Christmas Exhibitions

Christmas Exhibitions

 

 

My paintings are included in the Christmas Exhibition at Oriel Ceri Richards Gallery, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University. Opening today 12-6pm. All welcome:)

Ceri Richards Gallery

 

 My work is also included in The Albany Gallery Christmas Exhibition which opened yesterday.

 

The Albany Gallery, Cardiff

 

Both on until end of December.

The Fragrant Rose, watercolour, Ceri Richards Christmas Show

Pavlova Gala 2012 London Coliseum

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Mara Galeazzi in pastel

New painting of Mara Galeazzi, principal of The Royal Ballet in her dress rehearsal for Pierrot Lunaire. I like the dramatic simplicity and strength that came through the pose, but at the same time a vulnerability.
This week I also went down to Swansea Grand Theatre to capture Alice in Wonderland with the The Harry Secombe Trust. The children were very cute and very talented. Great costumes, a lot of work has gone into it and I'm sure everyone who goes will have a great night out.

Midsummer Nights Dream Shakespeare 4 Kidz

Original post 2011

This is a montage I painted in pastel of Midsummer Nights Dream when the amazing Shakespeare 4 Kidz company was visiting Swansea Grand Theatre. I wanted to capture the essence of the play so put all the main characters from different scenes together. S4K liked it so much they posted it on their website, which I am really thrilled about.
http://www.shakespeare4kidz.com/
They are an inspiring company and do an amazing job making Shakespeare accessible to old and young alike.

Mara Galeazzi in Pierrot Lunaire

Mara Galeazzi in costume rehearsal for Pierrot Lunaire. I loved her strong stance and the combination of the red

dress with the white hat. She is an amazingly strong and versatile dancer and I thought this captured her well. She was dancing with Edward Watson and Ivan Putrov who were equally wonderful to watch. This was a piece made famous by Nureyev. It is a great showcase for the dancers, as the choreography is wonderful and the costumes inspiring. The music however, is a little challenging for those who haven't seen it yet, but well worth it!!!!!

Bill Wyman at Swansea Grand Theatre

Bill Wyman and The Rhythm Kings performed at Swansea Grand Theatre at the end of 2009. I was really delighted to have been given permission to capture their performance from the auditorium and backstage. It was a great experience to watch a truly rocking performance and the packed house came alive with their fantastic music.

I wanted to capture them "performing" rather than in a set pose and chose oils to do this.
You can see one of my paintings below of the group and a portrait of Bill Wyman on my Theatre page.
To my delight Bill loved the paintings so much he and his band member Terry Taylor have now 2 of the paintings in their own collection and Bill has featured me in his blog on his official website. See link below under Sept 3-6 2010
http://www.billwyman.com/site/blog/628

The musicians in my painting of The Rhythm Kings are, from left to right, Terry Taylor on guitar, Frank Meade on clarinet and Nick Payne on saxophone.

The Rhythm Kings

post from 2011

Front Cover of Magazine Paint

News Flash!! Zoe was delighted that one of her Ballet paintings has been selected by The SAA, The Society for All Artists, for the cover of their September magazine, Paint, plus a full interview and more of her paintings inside. It is the largest art society in the world and she is thrilled to be picked. Zoe was thrilled it also came out at the same time as her solo exhibition from Sept 5th-23rd, in The Arts Wing, Swansea Grand Theatre marking her second year as Artist in Residence of the Theatre.

My painting on the front cover of Paint magazine

 

Origina post 2012