Rowley Gallery Blog
Jelly Green came to visit us last week with a new herd of paintings. They include a group of Charolais cattle energetically rearing and stretching their necks, a Hereford in profile and a lovely portrait of a Jersey cow painted with all of Jelly’s distinctive enthusiasm and vitality. Continue reading “Jelly’s New Herd”
The Moo Man has appeared before on Frames of Reference but now there’s a proper trailer we couldn’t resist another look.
In an attempt to save his family farm, Stephen Hook decides to turn his back on the cost cutting supermarkets, and instead stay small and keep his close relationship with the herd.
Artists’ attempts to envisage heaven on earth through painting landscapes is explored in works comprising rows of little houses built from discarded amateur pictures of idealized Nature, their facades incised with large letters to spell out mythical paradises such as Arcadia and Elysium. In Kenny’s vision the houses “become little streets or queues, identities waiting patiently dreaming”.
Chris Kenny’s recent work is being exhibited at England & Co from 12 November – 7 December.
Doric is the title of a family of paintings by Sean Scully, an ongoing series inspired by ancient Greek architecture, first shown as a group at the Benaki Museum in Athens last year. Since then there have been Doric exhibitions at IVAM in Valencia, the Hugh Lane in Dublin and the MACM in Mougins. Continue reading “Little Doric”
200 years ago Jane Austen wrote a masterpiece. About four years ago I read it. Since then I have become a devoted Austen fan. Her books have inspired my most successful series of prints. For a poor foreigner like me, reading the novels is like munching a delicious cake made with words. I couldn’t help it but to carve on lino the images she put in my imagination with her amazing dexterity in the use of the English language. Continue reading “Pride & Prejudice”
Dear Chris, I attach an image of a new linocut by Chris Brown, commissioned by Jennings Fine Art and being launched at the Edward Bawden exhibition at The Art Workers Guild. I also attach a lovely short essay by Chris and information & an invitation for the show. Continue reading “Edward At Roche Rock”
Christopher Corr has been sending us photographs of miniature buildings. If he spots one he snaps it and it joins the collection. This is a Lego version of the Pompidou Centre seen at the Royal Academy’s Richard Rogers exhibition. Continue reading “More Miniatures”
David Hollington has started bringing us miniature portraits. Whenever I see him he pulls another set from his pocket. They are like fragments from a larger work, a cast of characters that can interact in any number of different stories. Continue reading “Miniatures”
I don’t know if Samuel Beckett ever visited Orford, but when we were there – I took advantage of being at the seaside to lay in a store of sucking stones. Click on the play button below for an excerpt from Molloy spoken by Jack MacGowran. It’s one of my favourite pieces of Beckett tomfoolery.