I am thrilled to have two paintings exhibiting with The Society of Graphic Fine Art 102nd Annual Open Exhibition at Mall Galleries.
The society promotes original artwork that shows excellence and evidence of drawing by hand in a wide variety of media including watercolour, pastels, textiles, oils, printmaking and graphite.
Silver Darlings - ink and watercolour by Lucy Clayton
Silver Darlings was inspired by a rough sketch of the Whitstable coastline and it reminded me of torn paper. Often the subjects I paint have a lot of space around them, sometimes with shadows to give them a sense of being on a surface. With this piece I wanted to explore the paper going out of frame and create a shallow depth of field with a simple shadow.
More details about the inspiration of this painting can be read on my journal page.
Seaweed with Pebbles - graphite, ink and watercolour by Lucy Clayton
Seaweed with Pebbles was a response to the theme, a sense of place. The coast and marine life’s a constant source of fascination and inspiration and I wanted to try to capture the shapes and patterns of the pebbles as my eyes scan the strand line searching for interesting objects. I created a repeating pattern and printed it as a lino block onto paper to form the background to the seaweed. More details about this piece can be found on the journal page.
Opening Times
North, East and West Gallery
13 to 18 March 2023
10am to 5pm
Artist Private View: Tuesday 14 March 2023
The Mall,
London, SW1Y 5BD
The Private View and prize giving takes place on Tuesday 16 March 2023 6-8pm and all are welcome.
The exhibition is available to view online here.