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'All
Things Bright' at Coleton Fishacre |
Invited
to exhibit her work at Colerton Fishacre, Susan Elizabeth
Smith has an impressive display of 50 pieces in one room all
of which live up to the title of the exhibition with their
bold colours. With flora being the main theme, the delicate
imagery draw includes wildlife superbly executed in these
highly illustrative paintings and pencil crayon works.
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Susan
says about her work and the exhibition..
I can't
think of anything more relaxing than sitting at my desk in the
middle of a piece of work that is just starting to come together
, with some pleasant music playing in the background, my dog
at my feet, a freshly made cup of tea, a bag of aniseed balls
and no other sounds or distractions.
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I
have enjoyed painting in every decade of my life so far, and
can't think that it will change. Four years at college gave
me the opportunity to choose an area of art I wished to pursue
and I was spoilt for choice. Apart from all the technical drawing
and the advertising I have been involved in, I guess private
commission and gallery work have been the most successful. Painting
in a wide range of mediums and covering all sorts of subjects
such as vintage sports and high performance cars, bikes , boats
and race horses, chickens, parrots, pets and portraits, I had
never actually painted a collection of flowers and plants. So
here we are! And I've enjoyed every painting. I have always
been drawn to vibrant colours, so I could paint as brightly
as I wanted. Mostly photographic reference has been used and
choice of subject purely random. |
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She
goes on to say that she hopes everyone enjoys the collection
and thanks Coleton Fishacre for providing the wall space for
the exhibition.
Thanks
also going to Barrie Adams for working hard to get all the pieces
framed in time and to the friends who helped transport and hang
the work.
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The
exhibition was originally planned for a month but its run has
been extended up until the 29th October allowing plenty of time
to appreciate this busy local artists achievements.
With
Susan taking on much commissioned work her days are filling
up quickly, especially on the run up to Christmas, when work
includes Christmas Cards.
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Coleton Fishacre National Trust
01803 752466
Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 0EQ.
www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/coleton_fishacre.htm |
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