YOUR INVITATION TO AN
EXHIBITION by
Martin Bullivant “DREAMING SHORES” 1st ~ 15th November 2014 STUDIO 18 LTD
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23a Beresford Street Tel: 734920
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St Helier
Martin Bullivant Martin’s exhibitions are always keenly anticipated and this one is no exception. Martin has his own style and his bold and colourful vista’s of the Island have caught the imagination of the public over the years. We are delighted to be putting on another exhibition of Martin’s work and the pictures in this catalogue do not do justice to the depth of colour or the nuances in his paintings. Martin paints in acrylic and many of the paintings in this show incorporate a glaze that enriches the colours and give the paintings a certain warmth. We hope you will pay us a visit during the show. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed. This is what Martin says about this body of work for his exhibition: I have held several solo and joint exhibitions in Jersey over the years, and this show contains my latest work as I continue to depict the Jersey coast and landscape. These latest paintings display the contemporary, bold and vibrant colours for which I am well known in the homes, hotels and offices of the island, in addition to my many paintings in private and corporate collections world-wide. “Some places in the world just cry out to be painted” The new movie just out, 'Mr Turner' is about my hero, J.M.W. Turner, the greatest painter who has ever lived. He travelled the known world of his day to paint some of the most beautiful places like Venice, and the great European mountains. He was known as a painter of light, and he is my greatest inspiration. Jersey is a unique place, and like Venice, the amazing light of Jersey's early mornings, evenings and sunsets just stops me in my tracks time and again. Whether on the water, sand, rocks or just illuminating the immense skies that tower over St Ouen's Bay, that light is at the very heart of what it is like to walk Jersey's coastline. It is always my mission to capture it. “A painting is a way of preserving a moment, perhaps a quiet early morning walk, or a passing instant one evening when the last light fades and the landscape seems to glow for that minute, and is gone. By capturing it in a painting, we can stay in that moment forever”.
Martin Bullivant
A warm summer morning
acrylic on board
And the sun is so bright
acrylic on canvas
Martin Bullivant
Crisp & clear spring morning - Archirondel
acrylic on board
Early Light ~ St Brelade’s Harbour
acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
Fire, water, earth & air
acrylic on board
Heat Haze ~ North Coast
acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
Magical Evening ~ La Pulente
acrylic on board
Silent Evening ~ St Ouen’s Bay
acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
The closing of the day
acrylic on canvas
The Path to the Castle
acrylic on canvas
Martin Bullivant
The Two Old Friends
acrylic on board
When the Ocean meets the Shore
acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
Skies of Autumn Gold
acrylic on canvas
Study for La Pulente Point acrylic on board
Meadow ~ St Martin
acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
Gleaming Sand
Sentinel of the Western Shores
acrylic on board
acrylic on board
September Swell acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
Miles & Miles & Miles
acrylic on board So Far to the Surf
acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
Momentary Light ~ Seymour Tower
acrylic on board Plemont ~ Evening Swell
acrylic on board
Martin Bullivant
My Meadow ~ St Martin
acrylic on board
STUDIO 18 LTD 23a Beresford Street • St Helier • Jersey • JE2 4WN tel: 01534-734920
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