20" x 20" May 14-June 22 2020 14 King's Parade, Cambridge info@byardart.co.uk 01223 464646 www.byardart.co.uk
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Table of Contents Kate Aggett 4-7 Mike Bernard 8-11 Jennifer Collier 12-15 Charlotte Cornish 16-19 Anne Gournay 21-23 Sally-Ann Johns 24-25 Sam Hewitt 26-29 Rob Howard 30-31 Maureen Mace 32-35 Relton Marine 36-39 Beckie Reed 40-43 Sarah Rooms-Heaphy 44-47 Helaina Sharpley 48-49 Dawn Stacey 50-53 Martha Winter 54-57
Kate Aggett
After graduating with a BA honours degree in Fashion Textiles in 1992, Kate has developed and flourished creatively, moving on from her beginnings as a knitwear and textiles designer to collage artist. Kate works from photographs, sketches and memory to create beautiful images based on scenes from the Devonshire and Cornish coastline and countryside. Her abiding passions for colour, fabric and texture are key to these unique collages. Although her work could be described as mixed-media, Kate strays far from traditional artist materials. Instead she uses handmade papers, card, cotton, denim, silks and a whole array of other fabrics. These are all hand cut, torn, frayed, shredded and burnt to create an image executed with great dexterity and precision. Other ingredients found within her pictures are often sourced and collected whilst out walking her dog, such as lichen, bark, leaves and feathers. These organic materials add an authenticity to her work that makes it so unusual.
Moorland Edge Collage £1650 20”x 20” (framed)
Evening Hues Collage £1650 20”x 20” (framed)
Amongst the Heather Collage £1650 20”x 20” (framed)
Evening's Retreat Collage £1650 20”x 20” (framed)
Spring's Glory Mixed-Media £1350 20”x 20” (framed)
Fisherman's Haven Mixed-Media £1350 20”x 20” (framed)
Mike Bernard
Mike Bernard begins each work by making in-situ sketches. Subjects will vary from harbour coastal views to street and market scenes and the occasional still life. He is selective when describing detail, wanting to portray only the essence of the subject. Back in the studio Mike starts making his work by layering paper, newspaper, tissue, leaflets and pages from magazines onto his surface. When the glue is dry, he applies acrylic ink in bold random strokes. His freedom of line encourages what he likes to call happy accidents. This allows his work to retain a semi-abstract, impressionistic feel which engages the viewers’ imagination. Through this state of chaos, however, Mike still endeavours to define the subject through various drawing techniques to a finished stage where the subject is recognisable in a figurative sense.
Italian Fruit & Veg Market Mixed-Media 20”x 20” £1800 (framed)
Fishermen's Cottages, Cadgwith Mixed-Media 20”x 20” £1800 (framed)
Morning Coffee, Luca, Tuscany Mixed-Media 20”x 20” £1800 (framed)
Fishing Village, Tuscany Mixed-Media 20”x 20” £1800 (framed)
Low Tide, Polperro Mixed-Media 20”x 20” £1800 (framed)
Red Fishing Boats, Polperro Mixed-Media 20”x 20” £1800 (framed)
Jennifer Collier Paper pioneer Jennifer Collier creates exquisite sculptures from vintage recycled materials in conjunction with stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles, and a way of giving new life to things that would otherwise be thrown away. The papers serve as both the inspiration and the media for the work, with the narrative suggesting the form. Through this marriage of unlikely materials, old papers are transformed into something truly unique, delicate and complex. Each work has the power to communicate ideas about recycling, as well as themes exploring the body and literature. Most recently Jennifer has been collecting rarely used heritage stitches and discovering how to translate the art of lost stitch onto paper. These techniques are an important part of our creative heritage and she wants to continue to invest time in them to keep them in the present, offering them onto future generations. Since graduating in Textiles from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999, Jennifer has regularly exhibited her work in a number of solo and group shows across the UK and abroad. She has received a range of commissions, from creating a dress impregnated with seeds for Q Arts in Derby, to fashioning a series of ironic fruit bowls for Craftspace Touring in Birmingham. Jennifer's work has been awarded at major design and craft shows, receiving Best In Show at the London Craft Show in 2006 and the BCTF Award for Excellence in 2004.
Gloves for all Seasons Paper & Stitch 20”x 20” £195
Glossary of Gardening Terms Paper & Stitch 20”x 20” £195
Smocking 358 Paper & Stitch 20”x 20” £195
For View B Paper & Stitch 20”x 20” £195
Date 1922 Paper & Stitch 20”x 20” £195
Burda 5038 Paper & Stitch 20”x 20” £195
Charlotte Cornish “I am fascinated by the qualities of paint, the unending possibilities of colour and colour relationships, and the potential this has to create connections and reactions.� Charlotte graduated in 1990 from the University of Brighton with a degree in Fine Art, going on to postgraduate study at the Slade School of Art and Central St. Martin's, where she specialised in print. Charlotte's early involvement with printmaking has informed her practise as a painter. She builds her paintings using layers of paint, imagining each layer (often poured) as a distinct element. Working with acrylics allows each of the layers to dry overnight, giving her the opportunity to remove newly painted layers or elements without affecting the earlier works. Each painting takes several months to complete. Charlotte often finds inspiration from the places she has travelled to. She is drawn to places of intense atmosphere (colours, noises, smells) and tries to capture each element in her art. Photographs of these past trips are used as miniature starting points for the much larger compositions. It is during this initial process of experimentation that the images start to become abstracted. Her work is held in numerous public, corporate and private collections, including in several colleges in Cambridge University, Addenbrookes Hospital, Fujitsu and the Bank of England. She is regularly exhibited at major art fairs and galleries across the UK.
Logan's Meadow I Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Logan's Meadow II Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Finding Ways III Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Finding Ways IV Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Logan's Meadow III Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Logan's Meadow IV Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Anne Gournay
After having practised art in parallel with her marketing career, Anne decided to fully dedicate herself to her practice in 2003. She retrained and specialised in painting at l'Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris-Glaciere. She discovered printmaking at Central St. Martins, and decided to refocus her work on this highly demanding and technical medium. Anne's work is often inspired by nature. It is an attempt, she feels, to reconnect modern life with its roots. Her close-up screen prints of flowers are a long-running series started just after her father passed away in 2016. The series is a reminder of the joy to be found in life, as well as a nod to it's tragically ephemeral quality.
When Will We See Your Like Again (Edition of 10) 4-colour screenprint with gold pigment 20”x 20” £475 framed £350 unframed
I Will Sleep in Peace Until You Come to Me, Pink & Silver (Edition of 8) 6-colour screenprint with gold pigment 20”x 20” £475 framed £350 unframed
I Will Sleep in Peace Until You Come to Me, White (Edition of 4) 5-colour screenprint with gold pigment 20”x 20” £475 framed £350 unframed
Her Fortress is a Faithful Heart, Pink (Edition of 10) 4-colour screenprint with gold pigment 20”x 20” £475 framed £350 unframed
Her Fortress is a Faithful Heart, Red (Edition of 10) 4-colour screenprint with gold pigment 20”x 20” £475 framed £350 unframed
Every Valley, Every Cliff a Beauty Guards, White (Edition of 4) 5-colour screenprint with gold pigment 20”x 20” £475 framed £350 unframed
Every Valley, Every Cliff a Beauty Guards, Yellow (Edition of 10) 6-colour screenprint with gold pigment 20”x 20” £475 framed £350 unframed
Sally-Ann Johns
Sally-Ann Johns is fascinated with light. Her current work plays on the reflective qualities of gold leaf. Her gold-backed drawings are boxed into deep frames, capturing the luminescence of the gold, and inviting the viewer to imagine a whole other world within the case. Her stand-alone images constantly change with the effects of the light. The result is a magical drawing captured in reflected light. Her pre-occupation with the theme of light comes from an interest in the iconography of the Catholic and Apostolic Church. Each piece of work consists of one image, isolated and surrounded in gold leaf. The works are then displayed in their own beautifully handcrafted circular cases, turning them into precious artefacts. ‘For me, the circle symbolises the sacred nature of life and the spark of divinity that exists in each of us, even in the smallest of creatures such as the sparrows and the blue tits.’ Rather than painting religious imagery, Sally Ann has chosen simplistic, sometimes even flawed animals and birds. She intends to demonstrate the power of the ordinary to become extraordinary. Perfection within the imperfect.
Bluetit Perching 3 Mixed-Media 20”x 20 cm £395
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Sam Hewitt
Since graduating in Visual Art and Music from Brighton, Sam Hewitt has widely exhibited his paintings in galleries across the UK and in collections abroad. Sam's most recent work displays a fascination with light. His current collection plays with its obscuring and revealing qualities. His paintings are compelling because they urge the viewer to look closer, to squint and delve deep and imagine themselves in each scene. Light and shadow is where the figurative and the abstract meet, and his painting lies on the knifepoint of this balance. Alongside his own work, Sam is part of the conceptual art collaboration‘The Fortune Cats,’producing internationally acclaimed indoor and outdoor installations. In 2011, he was invited to create a three piece commission for Hiscox.
Passing Oil on Canvas Board £660 20”x 20”
Seperating Oil on Canvas Board £660 20”x 20”
Clinging Oil on Canvas Board £660 20”x 20” (framed)
Holding Oil on Canvas Board £660 20”x 20” (framed)
Arriving Oil on Canvas Board £660 20”x 20” (framed)
Knowing Oil on Canvas Board £660 20”x 20” (framed)
Rob Howard
Rob Howard was born in Cambridge and learned to draw while studying architecture at Christ's College. After diversifying into computer-aided design and becoming an academic in Denmark and Finland, he returned to drawing using pen and watercolour wash to illustrate buildings and landscape. Rob is interested in the space around buildings as much as the buildings themselves. Accurate perspective is important and the use of colour to show depth. He has drawn most of the village churches in Cambridgeshire but has also worked as an artist all over the world, including Scandinavia and other European countries, Australia, New Zealand and North America.
Christ's College, Cambridge Watercolour 20”x 20” £220 (mounted)
Maureen Mace
Maureen Mace lives in Cambridge where she spends her time painting and teaching art to small groups in her studio. Cambridge is a huge influence in her work. She loves the beautiful, historic city with its wide, open spaces, great architectural buildings, old university traditions and, of course, its cows. Maureen adds into her works the rich night skies, shining moons, and her taste for Medieval Art to form the basis for these intricate, dream like paintings. Maureen studied visual communication and worked for several years as a graphic artist and illustrator before qualifying rather late in life as an art teacher. Her early professional background still influences her work and she gets carried away with intricate detail using brushes that are far too small to delve into her whimsical, almost magical-realist world. Recently Maureen became a reader at the Parker Library at Corpus Christi where she draws from the illuminated manuscripts. She is hoping to publish some kind of illustrated book based on her research in the future. She is a member of Cambridge Open Studios and Cambridge Drawing Society and exhibits with them regularly.
Framed example
Lady of the Light Acrylic with Copper Leaf on Canvas 20”x 20” £1350 (framed)
Milton's Apple Tree Acrylic with Copper Leaf on Canvas 20”x 20” £1350 (framed)
Autumn Fall Acrylic with Blackened Bronze Marble Silver Leaf on Canvas 20”x 20” £1350 (framed)
Botanical Gardens: Cambridge Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1350 (framed)
Relton Marine
West Yorkshire-based artists Christine Relton and Tom Marine have been painting collaboratively for almost two decades. They begin each work with the memory of a real place or particular event, discussing their rough ideas of the composition, and then working together through a process of over-painting and adjustment. Tom is primarily in charge of the underpainting. This initial step is crucial in giving depth and texture to the finished work. Christine is more interested in the overall composition, transforming Tom's abstract marks into a specific landscape. The artists don't tend to work together at the same time. Rather, they get together during the process to discuss what is and isn't working. At this stage it isn't unusual to change the entire composition and repaint whole areas again. This collaborative process allows both artists to paint with the ultimate freedom and stops them from getting too precious about their work. The artists use acrylic paint as it dries fast and allows a lot of manipulation and repainting. Relton and Marine consider each work finished when the balance and composition feel right. Often the most successful works are amalgamations of imagery rather than specific places. The results are fresh and full of energy. The idea is to leave the viewer to interpret to a certain degree what they are looking at and leave space for their ideas to give meaning to the painting.
Kettlewell Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Walberswick III Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Appletreewick Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
From Beamsley Beacon Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Swaledale Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Littondale II Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1200
Beckie Reed
“I feel free and alive when I'm in the countryside on a long walk and there's something magical about being in the woods. I love the changing light and shadows and hope to create beautiful paintings that create a sense of escapism.� Beckie Reed lives and paints in East Anglia. She is constantly inspired by her surroundings, and regularly goes out on long walks (always with her camera) seeking inspiration for her art. She tends to work from these photographs, sometimes taking different images and merging them together. Beckie's lively canvases are full of contrast, with each piece a mix of expressive washes and areas of highly concentrated detail. Her work is always evolving, and she remains inspired and excited by the discovery of new techniques. But although Beckie loves to experiment in medium and style, the formal elements of painting are very important to her. Colour and composition always remain key aspects. Beckie started exhibiting with Byard Art shortly after graduating from Loughborough University in 2004, with a first in Fine Art Painting. Her work is now exhibited and collected worldwide and sought after in not only her home country but also as far afield as New York, Florida and Hong Kong.
Air Acrylic & Enamel on Canvas 20”x 20” £1450
Freedom Acrylic & Enamel on Canvas 20”x 20” £1450
Flutter Acrylic & Enamel on Canvas 20”x 20” £1450
Entwined Acrylic & Enamel on Canvas 20”x 20” £1450
Pulse Acrylic & Enamel on Canvas 20”x 20” £1450
I Need You Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1450
Sarah Rooms-Heaphy
Sarah loves the challenge of hand-building ceramics with porcelain clay. She spends time collecting shells, ammonites, rocks, leaves and all sorts of textures to create relief textures on her pieces. The white porcelain surfaces are printed with layers of coloured slip, delicate sea textures and pencil marks to create the atmosphere of the coast. Sarah works in her home studio, in Cambridge, though the coast is never far from sight or mind. She keeps herself surrounded by her photographs, paintings and sketches of the coast for constant inspiration.
Time-Worn Ceramic 20”x 20” £650
Weathered Ceramic 20”x 20” £650 (framed)
Tessalation Ceramic 20”x 20” £750 (framed)
Shore Ceramic 20”x 20” £650 (framed)
Saltwater Ceramic 20”x 20” £650 (framed)
Helaina Sharpley
Helaina Sharpley makes elegant and original wire sculptures. She graduated in Design Crafts from Herefordshire College of Art in 2006 and now works from her studio in West Yorkshire. Her work is informed by old Edwardian architecture as well as her love of everything related to tea. Helaina's passion for old architecture led her to create very linear drawings using pen and ink to capture the intricate detail of the buildings. This is how she began using wire as another drawing material. All the pieces she now creates start as pen and ink drawings, to then be translated into two and three dimensional wirework. Helaina's work has been awarded numerous times at the British Craft Trade Fair and Contemporary Craft Fair. She exhibits widely across the UK, participating in solo shows, group exhibitions and craft fairs.
Tree! Wire on Board 20”x 20” £760
Dawn Stacey
The rich diverse population of wildlife in nature reserves, lakes and woodlands inform Dawn's work. Reflections, frozen leaves, cracked ice or golden light may conjure up ideas for a piece. Each work is built up of layers of acrylic paint on canvas, the textured surfaces that develop incorporate detailed imagery from nature. The final piece is intended to capture an essence of a place, rather than its direct depiction. Dawn studied Textile Design as an undergraduate, and went on to complete an MA in Illustration. She has since painted professionally for over twenty five years and exhibited widely throughout the UK. Paintings have been bought for Brighton Hospital Trust and St. Wilfrid's Hospice.
A Breath of Forest Air (Anglesy Abbey, NT) Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20”
A Shared Moment Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20”
Catching Sunflower Seeds Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1150
Glowing Light Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1150
Night Flights Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1150
Merging Lily Pads Acrylic on Canvas 20”x 20” £1150
Martha Winter “Compositionally, I've become more interested in dispersal, in both how patterns start to form and how they break up. I express this in my current work by distributing parts of the form within an image. Points of reference are mapped and the eye can then speculate on the overall formation. I have also begun to introduce increasingly three-dimensional bass relief elements, by cutting into the surface and raising, tilting or piercing through. Both techniques accentuate the passing of time and allude to different perspectives and variations.� Martha's artistic practice has been profoundly influenced by exposure to two vastly different environments. A youth spent in London surrounded by minimal art and modern architecture gave her the visual language of reduced and economical form and a fascination with systems, repetition and order. This was coupled with the regular witnessing of the raw power of the East Anglian coastline. In this, Martha became aware of natural laws and gained an interest in the organised chaos of physical matter. Living near Cambridge, a city at the epicentre of scientific research, Martha became aware how scientific research influences our understanding of the natural world. Through observing nature and biomimicry, she has developed a process that allows her to draw with a sand solution. This painstaking method enables the creation of form through line and texture around which other materials and pigments are then accumulated over time. By reducing compositional elements to the minimum, the artist explores natural pattern. She uses repetition, sorting and accumulation to emphasise the organic ordering of parts to create heavily textured surfaces. The patterns she focuses on are present in many scales-reminiscent of satellite imagery and microscopy. Martha has exhibited and taken on multiple commissions worldwide.
Material Cycle i Pigment, Mica & Sand 20”x 20” £770 (framed)
Diagonal Flow Pigment, Mica & Sand 20”x 20” £770 (framed)
Material Cycle ii Pigment, Mica & Sand 20”x 20” £770 (framed)
Material Cycle iii Pigment, Mica & Sand 20”x 20” £770 (framed)
Receding Flow i Pigment, Mica & Sand 20”x 20” £770 (framed)
Receding Flow ii Pigment, Mica & Sand 20”x 20” £770 (framed)
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