FFIN Y PARC COUNTRY HOUSE & GALLERY
Estynnir gwahoddiad i chi a’ch gwestai i AGORIAD ARDDANGOSFA Dydd Sul 18fed Fedi, 2 - 5 y.p. ARDDANGOSFA 60FED PEN-BLWYDD
DAVID GROSVENOR 60TH BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION You and your guests are invited to a PRIVATE VIEW Sunday 18th September, 2 - 5 p.m. 18.09.16 - 12.10.16
All works can be viewed on our website - www.welshart.net
FFIN Y PARC COUNTRY HOUSE & GALLERY
Front Cover Image: Pen y Pass, Snowdonia - Oil on Canvas, 99x99cm Left Image: Snowdon From Dinorwig V - Oil on Canvas, 99x99cm
Snowdon from Llyn Padarn - Oil on Canvas, 49x49cm
Sunset over Lliwedd - Oil on Canvas,49x19cm
Moel Hebog from Llyn y Gader Oil on Canvas, 59x59cm
Llyn Gwynant II Oil on Canvas, 49x49cm
Asters and Hydrangeas - Oil on Canvas, 39x39cm
White Peonies - Oil on Canvas, 40x29cm
Woodland Stream, Beddgelert Forest (Detail) - Oil on Canvas, 99x39cm
The Devil’s Kitchen, Cwm Idwal - Watercolour on Paper, 35x25cm
Slate Fence, Cwmorthin - Watercolour on Paper, 27x17cm
Cwm Lloer, Snowdonia - Watercolour on Paper, 27x17cm
Rain over Tryfan - Watercolour 27x17cm
Clogwyn Du’r Arddu, Snowdon - Oil on Canvas, 39x39cm
The Llanberis Pass III - Oil on Canvas, 49x19cm
Llynnau Mymbyr - Oil on Canvas, 16x12cm
Cwmorthin - Oil on Canvas, 16x12cm
Moelwyn Mawr - Oil on Canvas, 59x59cm
DAVID GROSVENOR Rydym yn falch iawn i gael casgliad newydd o waith David yma yn Ffin y Parc. Hwn yw ei bedwerydd sioe hefo ni, ar mwyaf eang hyd yn hyn. Mae’r sioe yn un arwyddocaol a phwysig i David hefyd: mae’n cyd-ddigwydd ynghyd a’i 60fed Benblwydd, ac mae yna enghreifftiau o’i waith cynnar, yn cynnwys ei lun cyntaf a grewyd dros 50 mlynedd yn ol! Mae yna tirwedd a bywyd-llonydd, olew a dyfrliw, pob un yn datgelu artist sy’n hyblyg ac yn feistr o’i gyfrwng; mae ganddo’r gallu i ddal mewn ffordd sy’n ymddangos mor syml a hygyrch, nid yn unig y newidiadau yn y tirwedd odan amgylchiadau’r tywydd a’r golau, ond eu cydadwaith gyda tirwedd mewnol unigryw’r artist neu’r gwyliwr. Mae ei ddiddordeb yn mynd yn bellach na’r dwr, yr awyr a’r mynyddoedd; tu hwnt i’r tymherau ar teimladau meant yn ennyn. Mae e hefyd mewn cytgord ag effeithiau ein deialog mewnol parhaol a’r llwythi sy’n ein canlyn, a’u gallu i weddnewid ein canfyddiadau. Mae ei balet yn awrywiol ac wastad yn llawn mynegiant ac arlliw, yn ddeallus ac yn gywrain. Gall y goedwig a’r llyn fod yn ffynhonnellau llawenydd a bodlonrwydd, yn llawn goleuni, nwyd ac ysgafnder; neu yn dynn ac yn gaeedig, yn pensynnu’n sarrug, yn llonydd ac yn wyliadwrus. I fynd efo’r sioe rydym wedi cynhyrchu llyfr argraffiad cyfyngedig. Mae David wedi dewis lluniau sy’n dangos ei ddatblygiad fel artist, yn ogystal a’r 107 o weithiau newydd. Mae David yn tyfu i fod yn un o’r artistiaid mwyaf poblogaidd a llwyddianus yng Nghymru. We are very pleased to have a new collection of David’s work here at Ffin y Parc. It is his fourth show with us, and his largest for us to date. It is a landmark show for David too: It coincides with his 60th Birthday, and there is a retrospective element to the show. In addition to 107 new works, there are examples of his earlier work, including his oldest surviving picture, produced over 50 years ago! The show contains still-life and landscape, watercolour and oil, all showing an artist who is in complete control of his medium; he is able to catch in a seemingly straight-forward and most accessible way not only the changes wrought on the landscape by light and weather, but their interplay with the inner landscape of the artist or bystander. His preoccupation is not merely with the water, the sky and the mountains, or with the moods and feelings that they arouse. He is also highly attuned to the effects of the freight and internal dialogues that we all carry with us, and their power to alter our perceptions. His palate is varied and always subtly expressive, nuanced and intelligent. The forests and lakes can be sources of joy and contentment, full of light, life and optimism; or they can be brooding and bleached, holding themselves tight, still and watchful. To accompany the show we have produced a limited edition book. It contains pictures that David has personally selected to represent his development as an artist, as well as the 107 new paintings. David is becoming one of the most popular, and best-selling artists in Wales.
FFIN Y PARC COUNTRY HOUSE & GALLERY
Open Wed - Sat (10am - 5pm) Sun (11am - 5pm) How to find us: Ffin y Parc is located 1 mile on the left on the outskirts of Llanrwst heading in the direction of Betws y Coed on the A470. Ffin y Parc, Betws Road, Llanrwst, Conwy, LL26 0PT Ffôn/Tel: 01492 642070
www.welshart.net
Still Life with Apple - Oil on Canvas, 19x19cm