This exhibition will be running through to the end of July, work may be added in at any stage,

If you would like to know more about a piece or would like to purchase please contact the artist directly....

 

Paul Francis

Paul Francis’ work centres around urban and rural landscapes depicting the beauty , balance and contrast associated with the conflicting need to both development and conserve buildings and land.

 

Born in Luton in 1965 , he moved to Ampthill in 1986 where he now resides. Much of his work is directly influenced by the immediate surroundings of Ampthill with its mix of historic town centre, new developments and surrounding countryside.

 

This is illustrated by his painting “The Man with Glasses” with its panoramic view from the top of Breakheart Hill.  The beauty of open countryside is interrupted by the industrial chimneys of Stewartby Brickworks. Yet a balance and harmony is achieved. The title of the painting refers to Francis’ fear of what he sees happening to this balance with the proposed development of a large Incinerator Plant in the area.

 

The idea is taken forward in “Some Towns Do” which refers to how some towns are able to absorb new industrialised areas in a sympathetic way.  The painting once again shows rolling countryside. However a closer inspection reveals a towering chimney stretching from top to bottom of the painting.

 

Similar themes of conservation and growth are developed throughout his work. Ranging from the sheer enjoyment of discovering ancient buildings in an “Old Town House” to the mixed emotion induced by the arrival of the surveillance society in “CCTV Shook the Town”.

 

Despite the sentiment behind his work , Francis maintains that his overriding reason for painting is to produce items that are admired for their beauty, balance and contrast.

 

Unframed items approx 40 cm x 60 cm:-

Man in Glasses,Lights are on,Observatory,The Yellow House,Wurlitzer - £295

Green Houses, Urban & Rural  - £250

 

Canvas - 90 cm x 90 cm:- Old Town House - £450

 

pfrancis808@ntlworld.com     T:01525 404337

 

Myra Hutton

My most recent work is  a combination of  my felted techniques, dye and stitch. Revisiting a favourite and popular theme in the bright Tuscan pieces against a bold backdrop evoke the warmth and colour of a summers day.

 

I love the variations of old boats lined up at the quay-side each with their own stories to tell and the ideas behind giving them character in ‘The Boat Race’ and ‘Gala Day’ have been gathering pace over some time. By combining my techniques I have been able to achieve the effect I wanted. This theme is continued in my series of smaller pieces from which ‘All dressed up 1’ comes.

 

‘Cottage Garden Flowers’ is a new series of  flowers in pots and baskets in dye & stitch.

 

50 x 70 cm framed pieces -  The boat race,  Gala day, Verano in Toscana, Casa sur la collina.

23 x 23 cm mounted pieces - Cottage Garden Series,

24 x 19 cm mounted - All dressed up 1

 

www.myrahutton.co.uk     myra@myrahutton.co.uk     T:01908 583316

 

Trevor Hutton

Combining photography and the computer-  I concentrate on producing images in a variety of almost traditional styles.

 

Several decades working with computers (I remember 8” floppy discs!) has given me a taste for bits and bytes which I now combine with my love of photography to produce a kind of hybrid digital art.

 

My work starts with the photograph, and these days I normally go out purposely to take my own ‘stock’ photographs with a particular project in mind. Sometimes I even remember to take a few holiday snaps while I’m at it! I work with a variety of the latest professional digital art tools, and am keen on montaging and layering and introducing subtle effects.

 

Most of my images combine multiple source photographs with Backgrounds drawn from ancient stone or stucco walls. On the whole I try to achieve a kind of traditional feel to my work, whether that is watercolour, ink and wash, or most recently lino-cut - but it is all achieved with the most modern of tools and techniques. Again ... Back to the bits and bytes!           Trevor - June 2010

 

www.trevorhutton.co.uk   trevor.oldposts@dsl.pipex.com   T:01908 583316