Rowley Gallery Blog
We’ve a wonderful windowful of wood engravings by Howard Phipps. They’ll be here throughout August and there are also plenty more inside, in the Print Room and in the plan chest. Continue reading “A Conversation With Howard Phipps”
The kernel of the idea to create my own tarot deck developed in the summer of 2024. I had been to see an enthralling exhibition of the work of Leonora Carrington, the British/Mexican surrealist artist, at the beautiful Newlands House Gallery in Sussex. Continue reading “The Tarot Of British Birds”
Early Morning In Mukundgarh
I was invited to stay in an old merchant’s house in Mukundgarh, in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan and I was asked to make paintings of the house and the town and also a map to show where this extraordinary place is situated. Continue reading “A Month In Mukundgarh”
On Saturday 2nd March we opened a new window display of pictures by Jonathan Gibbs, and despite our usual habit of not having a launch party, Jonathan promised to bring his guitar along, so how could we refuse. He also produced these gorgeous invitation cards. Please call in if you’re passing. Go out of your way if you’re not. We’d love to see you. Continue reading “Paintings From My Shed”
“so now we see the cat is a shadow of the Virgin Mary. It is that part of the female nature that the Virgin Mary did not represent but would belong to a complete image of the feminine“
Marie-Louse Von Franz
The principle driving forces behind creating this new body of work were two interlocking books, Psychology and Alchemy by Carl Jung and The Cat by Marie-Louise Von Franz.
Drawing from these two sources created a framework from which I could project various scenes and scenarios.
There are seven stages of spiritual alchemy; if a person can complete them, it is thought that they will reach an enlightened form of consciousness. There are parallels here to Buddhism and Hinduism. Continue reading “The Cat Becomes A Fountain & Other Stories”
We’ve a windowful of wonderful engravings from Beatrice Forshall for June and July. Many were used to illustrate her new book, a glorious celebration of life on Earth and a poignant reminder of the life we’ve extinguished. Continue reading “The Book Of Vanishing Species”
A birthday card for Dominic, my Rowley brother and fellow tree lover, drawn by his father in 1985 when he was just 21. Continue reading “Trees I Have Fallen Out Of…”
It’s April 2023, and I will be 70 years old. What better way to mark the occasion than to plant 70 trees, not in the ground, but in the window of the Rowley Gallery. I sent out a call to 70 artists and got lots of replies. I could plant a small forest. So here’s a small celebration of trees, of their variety and complexity, their shelter and enchantment, and all their green, filtered, numinous enlightenment. Continue reading “70 Trees”
Emi Shinmura came over from Berlin especially to install our latest window exhibition, and we are honoured to host her series of recent wood carvings – Seats For Deities – until the end of March. Continue reading “Seats For Deities”