KATE RHODES
There are two important things we should give our children; one is roots and the other is wings
Hodding Carter
have always loved the sentiments of this quotation – it resonates with my upbringing and has been a guiding mantra for our children. It is also the bedrock of my art practice. am inspired by open landscapes, the light, the space – the wilder the better. Whether walking through a landscape, sitting amidst sand dunes, sheltering behind a stone wall or in the shade of a tree, I am continually sketching and absorbing my surroundings –capturing the changing elements and character of a place. This sketchbook practice grounds me, and my work, and gives it strong roots.
Once back in the studio, I want my paintings to have their own freedom. am not trying to replicate a specific view or scale up a study, but rather find my painting through starting intuitively, playing with different palettes of delicious colour and explorative mark-making. This process of applying paint, pouring, pushing, sweeping, and working spontaneously – building up the layers and textures – is key to my work. am responding
to my experience of the landscape but enjoying the unknown journey, and the happy accidents encountered when taking risks. am forever curious to explore new directions. ‘Roots and wings’, or one could say ‘soul and risk’, are core to my work.
Kate Rhodes
Following Kate Rhodes’ artistic development over the last decade has been a great adventure. Her ‘roots’ are strong; a creative family history, a passion for drawing, and an innate sense of colour. It is only relatively recently that Rhodes, a graduate from Edinburgh College of Art (BA Hons) 1984-1989, has turned her attention to painting full-time. And with ‘wings’ outstretched her work has gained strength as demand for her colourful canvases grows apace.
Leslie Pratt, Cricket Fine Art
KATE RHODES
ROOTS AND
LONDON at 2 Park Walk, London SW 10 0 AD Tuesday 25th October 2022 6 – 8pm Paintings are for sale on receipt of this catalogue The entire exhibition can be viewed online at www.cricketfineart.co.uk
WINGS
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ART Exhibition dates: 26 th October - 11 th November 2022 front cover (detail) Still Deep Oil on canvas 102 × 152 cm £5,900 back cover Petal Punch Oil on board 38 × 26 cm £975
Photo by Douglas Atfield
2 3 Out of the Mist Mixed media on canvas 100 × 100 cm £4,400 Western Isles Oil on canvas 92 × 122 cm £4,750
4 5 Stargazers and Friends Oil on board 76 × 61 cm £2,750 A Memory from Hilldrop Oil on board 51 × 76 cm £2,500
6 7 Froth of Cow Parsley Oil on canvas 100 × 100 cm £4,400 Froth of Cow Parsley II Oil on canvas 100 × 100 cm £4,400 Patchwork Peccioli Oil on canvas 92 × 122 cm £4,750
8 9 Winter Willows Oil on canvas 50 × 120 cm £3,250 After the Rain, Mull Oil on canvas 92 × 122 cm £4,750 Listening to the Lake Oil on canvas 50 × 120 cm £3,250
10 11 Heading South Oil on canvas 102 × 152 cm £5,900 A Tuscan Life Oil on canvas 102 × 152 cm £5,900
12 13 The Company of Water Oil on canvas 92 × 122 cm £4,750 The Road Less Travelled Oil on canvas 100 × 100 cm £4,400
14 15 Hedgerows and Bridlepaths Mixed media on canvas 70 × 100 cm £3,750 Bonfires and Blackberries Mixed media on canvas 70 × 100 cm £3,750 Hyacinths, Narcissi and Tulips Oil on canvas 70 × 100 cm £3,750
16 17 Running Free Oil on canvas 102 × 152 cm £5,900 Beyond the Bracken Oil on canvas 102 × 152 cm £5,900
18 19 Heat of the Land Mixed media on canvas 100 × 100 cm £4,400 Wild Oats (triptych) Oil on canvas 120 × 90 cm (each canvas) £12,500
20 21 Sky Mirror, Norfolk Oil on canvas 92 × 122 cm £4,750 A Cloud of Cosmos Oil on board 76 × 61 cm £2,750
22 23 Lapping Lake Water Oil on wood panel 42 × 60 cm £2,250 Lapping Lake Water II Oil on wood panel 42 × 60 cm £2,250 Hebridean Harmony Oil on canvas 50 × 120 cm £3,250
24 25 Under a Tuscan Sun Mixed media on canvas 76 × 102 cm £3,750 To the Castle (Castelfalfi) Mixed media on canvas 76 × 102 cm £3,750 Beneath the Dancing Clouds, Iona Oil on canvas 70 × 100 cm £3,750 Tide Lines, Polzeath Oil on canvas 70 × 100 cm £3,750
26 27 Going Their Own Way Oil on wood panel 50 × 50 cm £1,950 A Generous Bunch Oil on wood panel 50 × 50 cm £1,950
28 29 Swallows are Gathering Mixed media on canvas 100 × 100 cm £4,400 Dancing under the Harvest Sun Mixed media on canvas 100 × 100 cm £4,400 La Dolce Vita Oil on board 60 × 80 cm £2,800
30 31 Parched Oil on board 26 × 38 cm £975 Quenched Oil on board 26 × 38 cm £975 Wild Frontiers (triptych) Oil on wood panel 50 × 50 cm (each canvas) £3,900 A Taste of Tuscany Oil on board 38 × 51 cm £1,700 Sky Float Mixed media on board 26 × 38 cm £975
32 33 Twilight Blue Oil on canvas 102 × 152 cm £5,900 Cornflowers and Cosmos Oil on board 51 × 41 cm £1,700 Heirloom Harmony Oil on board 51 × 38 cm £1,700
34 35 Running High Oil on board 38 × 51 cm £1,700 Cool Shadows Oil on board 38 × 51 cm £1,700 Long Shadows Oil on board 38 × 51 cm £1,700 High on a Hill Oil on board 38 × 51 cm £1,700
36 37 Splash of Colour Mixed media on board 51 × 41 cm £1,700 Little Bloom Oil on board 38 × 26 cm £975 Dear Dahlias Oil on board 76 × 61 cm £2,750
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