My new exhibition opens on 1st March and is on view to 30th April
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The theme of this exhibition is ‘Edgelands’, the places that transition between one kind of terrain and another; headlands, reedbeds at the water’s edge, hedgerows that divide field from garden, ancient dykes that mark where meadow becomes moorland, woodland paths, sea and estuary shores.
Edgelands provide endless inspiration to me as an artist and writer, and are often habitats rich in wildlife. They are places of endless fascination to me. I grew up by the sea and am continually drawn back to it, as to the wilder places where wildflowers grow. The best blackberries can be found along dykes where lizards and butterflies warm themselves in the sunshine. Here, too, birds and small mammals live and forage for food. The shores are constantly shifting, are places to linger and experience the light and the wind, the rushing tide and the wind-blown thorn trees that lean inland. I search for driftwood amongst the detritus cast up on the spring tides. ‘Edgelands’ is offered as a response to years of wandering, watching and living on the edge of things.
The exhibition, in the gallery at the Visitor Centre, is free to visit and in addition to my paintings there are prints and cards available. It is open open 10am - 5pm daily.
The gallery also doubles as the café seating area for the centre, so should you wish, you can enjoy a coffee, tea or or light bite whilst surrounded by my work.
And, appropriately the backdrop for my exhibition, the WWT reserve boasts magnificent habitat at the edge of the Solway Estuary.
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