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Tag: Rowley Gallery Window
Twig Works
Another wonderful windowful! Chris Kenny has it for August and September and he’s filled it with a selection of his twig works. Constructions with found twigs, set on pins and all beautifully framed in acrylic boxes or in his own handmade wooden boxes. Continue reading “Twig Works”
The Tarot Of British Birds (Part 2)
These 11 works conclude my series interpreting the Major Arcana tarot deck.
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One Hundred Houses
Chris Kenny makes art out of found materials: twigs, maps, snippets of text.
The material for One Hundred Houses is provided by strangers’ landscape paintings, bought at markets and online auction sites (at the lowest bid, nobody else wanting them). Continue reading “One Hundred Houses”
A Conversation With Howard Phipps
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 Tarot Of British Birds (Part 1)
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 (Part 1)”
A Month In Mukundgarh
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”
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. Continue reading “Paintings From My Shed”
The Cat Becomes A Fountain & Other Stories
“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”
Hollington’s Florilegium
Hollington’s Florilegium, paintings by David Hollington, a botanical alphabet, part 2: N to Z, in the window of the Rowley Gallery through January and February. They are accompanied by a selection of David’s miniature paintings, and a few words of introduction here below. Continue reading “Hollington’s Florilegium”