A centre piece of Dorset Art Weeks in Weymouth is an eclectic art show involving ten contemporary artists in one of Weymouth’s historic building, The Old Town Hall. To find it, you have to travel back in time down the original High Street along the quayside of Weymouth and it’s cited directly opposite the oldest pub in Weymouth The Boot Inn. For those who have been on a Ghost Walk of Weymouth, you will know this to be where they begin.
Ten Artwey artists will be hosting a group show and for the duration of Dorset Art Weeks will be setting up individual temporary studios with the hope of working there as much as possible over the two weeks of DAW. If you come along to visit us you will see some high quality art from:-
Ingrid Ellis -Textile Artist
Images in both abstract and representational in vibrant colours, monochrome from the bijoux to wall hangings. These machine and hand sewn pieces would be a treasure to own.
Charles Maher – Painter
Charles’s use of media to capture the interplay of light, air and movement particularly on water is definitely worth coming to see.
Stevie Durston – Painter
Stevie until recently worked mostly in watercolour but is now using vibrant acrylics in her studies of flowers and wonderful sea and landscapes in order to capture a stronger accent in light and shade.
Julie Hackett – Painter Photographer
Sarah’s work is influenced by her background in textile design, which has given her the ability to precise the visual source into wonderful images. Her latest works are based on our beautiful Jurassic coastline.
Sarah Simpson – Painter
Sarah’s work is influenced by her background in textile design. She also uses
photography to capture elements in a familar subject that we perhaps don’t
always see and produces wonderful paintings in mixed media. Her latest works are based on our beautiful Jurassic coastline.
Karen Bruce – Painter
Karen manages to capture the intimacy of social venues in a very vibrant way. Scenes of everyday life have a movement and a spark about them.
Caro Lester – Printmaker, Photographer & Digital illustrator
Pattern, typography found materials, fabrics and laser cut elements combined with a love of bright colours are the exciting elements found in Caro’s work. A lot of her work is based around Greenhill beach area of Weymouth and the fantastic flora found there.
Clare Frances Buckle – Abstract painter & Printmaker
Clare shows an interest in pattern when using materials that comes from her profession as an exhibition and set designer. Juxtaposing the use of relief in painting with translucent or opaque colours. She also combines these mediums with printmaking with some extremely interesting results.
John Davey – Painter & Sculptor
John’s work plays with geometry, order and chance in the way they behave when worked and likes to juxtapose wood with stone. His work showsthe patterns that reflect the fundamental truths that run through life and nature.
Ian Rowden – Digital Artist
Ian takes a simplistic approach to the production of his work and uses iconic imagery combined with backgrounds forming stunning montages and he often uses mythological a theme as a reference. He is showing a different twist to his usual work in that he is not using Photoshop.
For further details about venue please check our website at www.artwey.co.uk
Each week an artist will write about their work, their inspiration and post it with images from now until you can meet us in person daily from 11am till 6pm at the Old Town Hall Weymouth from 24th May till 8th June. We’d love to see you.
