Paintings From My Shed

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.

It proved to be a great success. Here are a few scrapbook snapshots…

It also prompted a few Instagram posts

AUTUMN INTO WINTER I
Oil & pencil on cotton 16 x 16cm
Paintings from my Shed

GUITARRA
Wood engraving

Opening today, Jonathan’s exhibition, Paintings From My Shed. 10am until 4pm. Includes wood engravings too, also music. Jonathan will bring his guitar. If you come early afternoon you might catch him playing it. Quite possibly Jonny Hannah too with his guitar. Rock & Rowley

Jonathan also invited Jonny Hannah to help out with proceedings.

Quel temps fait-il à Paris?
. . . that is the question.
Yesterday afternoon, Jonny Hannah & Jonny Gibbs played this selection of music at the Rowley Gallery as sunbeams fell upon Kensington Church Street, London
Set-list, drawings & The Postmen badge by @darktownresident
Plectrums, the other Jonny

SEXTUS
Watercolour

THRESHOLD TO THE GARDEN
Oil on wood

STRUCTURES IN BLUE
Oil on wood

BENEATH THE MOON
Oil on wood

“We had the moon in the window to smile on us for a minute and tell us the world was ours” – Barbara Kingsolver: Demon Copperhead

THE MOUNTAIN & THE SEA
Wood engraving

“White stones more plentiful every year… Of striking effect in the light of the moon… In contemplation of this erosion the eye finds solace” – Samuel Beckett: Ill Seen Ill Said

BELOW THE MOON
Oil on wood

Luna luna luna llena menguante
Luna luna luna llena menguante

La luna me está mirando
Yo no se lo que me ve
Yo tengo la ropa limpia
Yo tengo la ropa limpia
Ayer tarde la lavé
Ayer tarde la lavé

Luna luna luna llena menguante
Luna luna luna llena menguante

A FOLK TALE
Wood engraving

Somewhere there’s music
How faint the tune
Somewhere there’s heaven
How high the moon

The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon

A MURDER OF CROWS
Wood engraving

CURLEW RIVER
Wood engraving

SPRING FISH DISH
Wood engraving

SPRING FLIGHT
Wood engraving

THE SOURCE
Wood engraving

BOOK CITY
Wood engraving

DRAWN FROM LIFE
Wood engraving

FROM DARKNESS INTO THE LIGHT (DUSK TO DAWN)
Oil on wood

EAST COAST LINE
Wood engraving

The East Coast Line is the Edinburgh to London railway, it’s Jonathan’s route home, the track of the Flying Scotsman and a track on Jonathan’s eponymous CD (which can be won in the Rowley Gallery raffle – see earlier post). It’s also the title of this splendid wood engraving, included in his present Rowley exhibition, Paintings From My Shed.

Prize Draw!
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To accompany our new exhibition, Paintings From My Shed, we are offering a chance to win a rare box of delights
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East Coast Line is a CD by Jonathan Gibbs. It was originally published by St Jude’s in 2020. There are two tunes composed and played by the artist, East Coast Line and Keith Water, which was used as the soundtrack to his daughter Isabella’s animated film of the same name, and which we featured on our blog. You can see it here – https://blog.rowleygallery.co.uk/keith-water/
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The box also contains two badges, a booklet and a limited edition wood engraving, ‘Guitar’
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It is to be raffled on 30 April with all proceeds donated to Save The Children. Tickets are £5 each