See videos of The Gallery and Artists
Posted on Friday 11th April 2008
See portrait artist Elenor Priestley sketching "Moda John" ..... here
See Ed & Margaret Burke's exclusive Folkestone Glass ..... here
See Mark Sutherland ..... here
See Afro Celotto creating his Glass.....here
See Tracey-Anne Pryke video.... here
See Vic Bamforth video ..... here
See The Old High Street (just before Christmas 2007)..... here
Elena Priestley ..... Portraits
Posted on Wednesday 3rd June 2009
20th June to 5th July
Elena will be at the gallery during her exhibition from 11am to 4pm (closed Mondays
View a number of her completed works; watch her draw and paint, sit for her for few minutes, see your likeness tranferred to paper ... for you to keep!
Elena’s work shows a competent maturity of styles, technique and composition linked with a youthful and vivacious though sensitive portrayal of her subjects. She can use her brush to create delicate and subtle or bright and strident studies of the people around their character and spirit. A lasting legacy of a family member, your baby, children, your darling cat or dog, your lover ..... Elena can deliver!
Annie Soudain ... “Birds - Flowers - Fruit ”
Posted on Tuesday 21st April 2009
An exhibition of Paintings, Linoprints and Heritage Toys 2nd to 31st May
Meet Annie on Friday 1st May 6.00-8.00
Born near Dover in Kent she studied for four years at the then Canterbury College of Art. Taught art in Brighton, left to have three children and lived for several years on boats in England and France before settling by the sea in Sussex.
Following an exhibition at Folkestone's Metropole Arts Centre, Annie was one of several artists from the South-East selected to contribute work for the cabins of a refurbished Saga cruise ship, the Saga Rose. She was also commissioned to paint three large panels for a bar area, and later, when the ship underwent further refurbishment, three even larger panels were commissioned and installed, depicting 'Birds, Flowers, and Fruit of the World'.
Commissioned to decorate a life-size fibreglass cow for CowParade London 2002. ‘Dawn Cowrus’ (Annie covered the cow with birds) stood in the grounds of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood throughout the summer and autumn of that year. It was voted ‘CowParade Champion’ in a Farmer's Weekly poll and was later auctioned at the Royal Smithfield Show to raise money for charity.
Annie Soudain enjoys painting in watercolour, gouache, and silk dyes (wax-resist); also printmaking — mostly linocuts, using various techniques. Fabric collage is another favourite medium.
Siddy Langley ... "from Glass Lens to Glass Art”
Posted on Thursday 26th March 2009
A selling exhibition of new work by the renowned glass artist, Siddy Langley.
28th March to 19th April
Siddy has been a keen photographer since 1970, and in the studio, will often be making glass pieces with a curling photograph on the glassblowers chair beside her.The advent of digital photography has made this practice all the more accessible, and these days a piece of glass is frequently being formed within minutes of a photo being taken.In this exhibition Siddy will, for the first time, be revealing the inspiration behind so many of her pieces - the photos from which she has worked.Siddy regards these initial photos as her primary “sketches” for the work and will then work through the idea with a series of glass pieces until she is happy that she has interpreted the concept to her satisfaction. All the works will be available for sale.The exhibition will especially include a range of new designs not previously seen in a variety of vases, bowls, flasks, scent bottles and her ever popular pebbleweights.Stan Rosenthal - A 60 Year Celebration of Art -1st to 22nd March
Posted on Saturday 28th February 2009
Meet Stan at the Gallery on Sunday 1st March from Noon to 4.00
the exhibition continues until 22nd March
Because of his informality and friendliness, it is easy to forget that Stan Rosenthal has long been an artist with an international reputation. At the age of nine while staying at Battle near Hastings, as an evacuee, he was given his first drawing lesson and decided he wanted to be an artist. During his time as a student, he had contact with two artists who were to become his heroes, Graham Sutherland and John Piper. Their printmaker was Stanley Jones of the Curwen Studio, and the young Rosenthal was not to know that many years later he would be collaborating with this same world-famous stone and plate lithographer. Stan Rosenthal produced his first stone lithograph over 50 years ago. He initially became known as a painter and as prices for his paintings increased, fewer people could afford them. He turned to printmaking because prints can be more affordable and he likes the idea of his images being in many homes.
The exhibition includes Stan's original works and affordable handmade prints.
HOME and GARDEN ..... Art Glass by ROGER TYE
Posted on Saturday 10th January 2009
HOME and GARDEN ..... an exhibition of Glass by ROGER TYE
31st January to 21st February 2009
Roger will be in the Gallery to meet you on Saturday 31st
Roger’s career working in glass spans more than 30 years. He has been chief glassmaker for two of the UK’s premier studios, has been a visiting lecturer in glass and has run his own studio for 16 years.
‘My inspiration is drawn from observations in time, of place, the elements and moments of clarity and purity inspired by Zen Haiku poetry. I am still as passionate about glass as I was the first time I gathered glass from the furnace and I still get excited about the exploration of form, the manipulation of light and playing with colour.’
In 2003, Roger was commissioned by Saga to create a retirement gift for it’s retiring Chairman, Roger de Haan. A large handmade plate containing silver leaf was engraved with a detailed image of the cruise liner ‘Saga Rose’.
Now, Roger concentrates his time on individual, limited run and sculptural work for exhibition and commission.
This exhibition will show Roger’s organic ‘Garden’ pieces as well as his latest contemporary work.
Pixels & Brushstrokes .... Pictures by Dave Smith
Posted on Wednesday 5th November 2008
PIXELS & BRUSHSTROKES a selling exhibition of Pictures by DAVE SMITH
22nd November to 13th December 2008
‘I’m very much looking forward to the day when canvases come preloaded with imaging software.
No cleaning of brushes laden with chemical pigment; no disposing of print cartridges; no excessive paper output – how green is that?
In the meantime, as a habitual 'drawer', I’ll continue working in two contrasting media that work together to give me as broad and flexible canvas as I need to record my visual ideas and observations.'
After 30-plus years in the ever-changing, technology-laden world of graphics, Dave returned to the world of fine art in 2006. This exhibition with its eclectic mix of figurative, abstract and classic themes brings together his freehand digital drawings and painted canvases for a first-time, out-of the-closet, airing.
Shed of Leaves ..... and Other Illuminations ..... supporting the Folkestone Literary Festival 2008
Posted on Tuesday 21st October 2008
31 October - 13 November
An exhibition by White Shed artists: Deborah Crofts, Nicholette Goff, Sally Higgs, John Howard, Giles Illsley, Cheryl Papasian, Sharon Rouse, Mark Sutherland, Gillian White and Candida Wright.
The recently formed White Shed is a collective of Folkestone based artists that has emerged in response to the opening of studios in and around the Creative Quarter. Many of the White Shed members have been attracted to the developing creative scene in the town and have relocated their practices, contributing to the cultural regeneration of the area.
From There to Here.....
Posted on Saturday 23rd August 2008
A selling Exhibition of Figurative Paintings by Mark Sutherland ..... 10th to 29th October
Mark Sutherland is an Artist living and working in Folkestone, Kent. Born in 1966, he lived in South Africa until moving to England after his Graduate Exhibition at the end of 2005.
Although well known for his sculpture, he has been painting and drawing figures and portraits for the past 30 years. Since 1998 he has been exhibiting and selling predominantly nudes and portraiture done traditionally in oil, as well as sensitive and atmospheric drawings and paintings done in a wide variety of media.
Mark’s current work ranges from naturalistic to atmospheric oil nudes, portraiture and gritty sculptures in wood, metal and felt. Perhaps unsurprisingly his pseudo-mechanical sculptures are informed by the human body.
Mark treats each of his works as a voyage of discovery. He is not afraid to experiment with media and process, believing that this is vital for the continued development of any artist. As a result, each of his pieces embodies a unique combination of freshness with a professional execution.
Mark has exhibited in many group exhibitions in South Africa and in England.
Demons and Dreamers ... 28 June - 26 July
Posted on Thursday 26th June 2008
A selling Exhibition of work by Clive Soord and Lindsay West
ONE MAN’S DEMON IS ANOTHER MAN’S DREAMSome dream of hope, some hope to have a dream, some are overtaken by demons. Childhood dreams, adult nightmares and the endless possibilities of new life.Through this body of work we have explored the nature and variety of the dreams and demons that we all possess. CS
As a small child I dreamed of being an Artist without really knowing what that meant. I played with horses that I made out of mud and gazed at the stars.In later life I took a degree in sculpture and learnt how to make things that didn’t turn back to dust. I have been a practicing artist ever since, making both two dimensional and three dimensional works which include ceramics, bronzes, photographic imagery and mixed media pieces.My life as an artist has become a lively combination of exhibiting, teaching and completing commissions. LW
Chelsea Pottery 1952-1997 10-31 May
Posted on Tuesday 6th May 2008
Probably the largest one-owner collection of of Chelsea’s rare figures; press moulded, slip-cast, coiled but mostly hand modelled by a small body of artists. The works are mainly humorous and do include recognisable figures such as Leo McKern as Rumpole of the Bailey and Andrew Sachs as Manuel in Fawlty Towers. The collection also includes two enormous figures each over two feet high, of which, I believe just over a dozen different were ever made. The works will appeal to all especially those from one of the most hated professions, the Law....policemen and lawyers!
The Exhibition runs from 10th to 31st May, all the items are for sale
