Of Time & T IDE
KIT JOHNS & K AT E R I C H A R D S O N
K I T A N D K AT E ’ S U N I Q U E , A N D I N S TA N T LY R E C O G N I S A B L E S T Y L E S C A P T U R E N AT U R E B O T H AT I T S M O S T S E R E N E , AND ITS MOST TEMPESTUOUS.
As far out as the tide may go, it will always return to the rocks, the shore, to you and to me. They never really leave us. Its just the push and pull of the tide. Olivia Lowry - The Coastguards Daughter Exhibition Opens 7 -21 October
Private View Friday 6 October 6-8pm
This October The Summerhouse Gallery is excited to showcase a celebration of land and sea, featuring the work of artists Kit Johns and Kate Richardson.
Of Time
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Kit Johns has gained critical acclaim throughout the South West for his ocean scenes using vintage maps as his canvas. The energy that this artist has, literally jumps out of his work. A variety of mediums are used including various bits of flotsam found on the shoreline in certain works. In this new work there are sunny summer beaches, bursting with colour depicting family holidays dotted with rainbow coloured parasols and windbreaks, these paintings beautifully contrast with the inky blues of his stormy seas and fiery winter sunsets. Since moving studios earlier this year, inspiration and vigor and will only further brighten the path of this rising star.
Kit Johns
his work has undertaken a fresh burst of
Kate Richardson
Kate Richardson is a favourite of many, her weather beaten trees are synonymous with the Cornish landscape, and set against a stormy sky or a sunny vista they become an object of beauty and intrigue. In this body of work we find secretive roadways and paths in paintings filled with the promise of a journey. There are incredibly beautiful autumnal scenes of the moon rising and lighting the river and landscape below, Kate has used a subdued more serene palette, which gives this work an ethereal look which entrances. We think her ever growing fan base will love this latest evocative work which captures the
Of Time and Tide will act as a reflection upon the changing seasons, as we transition from a summer of sunshine (and showers!) into the equally beautiful Cornish winter. We are thrilled here at The Summerhouse to showcase a collection of new work from two exciting and contrastingly striking artists. Both of whom have wonderful futures ahead. The show will open with a private view on October the 6th from 6-8pm, and will run on until the 21st. More information will be available on our website, www.summerhousegallery.co.uk.
enchanting change of seasons. Her hallmark gold and copper leaf can still be found, there are bursts of colour in these paintings that simply fill you with joy.
Jayne Elliott Owner, Director. The Summerhouse Gallery
1. Kate Richardson Wandering Minds 60 x 60cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
2. Kit Johns Chartered Surf 92 x 92cm Mixed media on used admiralty chart
3. Kate Richardson Listen 90 x 90cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
TOP: 4. Kate Richardson Quiescience 25 x 60cm Oil and mixed media on canvas BOTTOM: 5. Kate Richardson Wake Me Up 70 x 70cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
6. Kit Johns Cornish Sea Thrifts 50 x 60cm Acrylic on Vintage 1935 newspaper clipping
7. Kate Richardson Moment To Moment 40 x 40cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
8. Kate Richardson Silence 40 x 40cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
9. Kit Johns Summer Settings 30 x 30cm Mixed Media on artist paper
10. Kit Johns Take Me Back 38 x 38cm Mixed Media on artist paper
11. Kit Johns Winter Walk 38 x 38cm Mixed media on artist paper
12. Kate Richardson
Tender Current 76 x 100cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
13. Kit Johns Flickers Of Cornwall 40 x 40cm Mixed Media on Authentic Vintage Map
TOP: 14. Kate Richardson Chain Reaction 30 x 40cm Oil and mixed media on canvas BOTTOM: 15. Kate Richardson Tender Flow 30 x 40cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
16. Kate Richardson Ancestry 20 x 20cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
17. Kate Richardson Eccentricity 20 x 20cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
18. Kit Johns Into The Blue 80 x 80cm Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
19. Kit Johns Making Memories 29 x 39cm Mixed Media on artist paper
TOP: 20. Kate Richardson Leaning To Blues 40 x 80cm Oil and mixed media on canvas BOTTOM RIGHT: 21. Kit Johns Brewing Storm Over West Cornwall 58 x 58cm Mixed media on used admiralty chart
22. Kate Richardson Elegant Shadows 20 x 20cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
23. Kate Richardson Sky Dancing 20 x 20cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
24. Kit Johns Caerthillian Sea 30 x 30cm Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
25. Kit Johns Kennack Waves 40 x 40cm Acrylic on artist paper
26. Kit Johns Lost In The Swell 60 x 60cm Acrylic and mixed media on authentic vintage map
27. Kit Johns City Lights 50 x 60cm Acrylic and mixed media on authentic vintage map
28. Kate Richardson Hardly A Whisper 50 x 50cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
29. Kit Johns Making The Most of The Summer Surf 20 x 20cm Mixed Media on artist paper
30. Kate Richardson Pensive Moment 40 x 50cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
31. Kate Richardson Silent Majesty 80 x 80cm Oil and mixed media on canvas
TOP LEFT: 32. Kit Johns High Seas 50 x 60cm Mixed Media on Authentic Vintage Map TOP RIGHT: 33. Kit Johns Fowey Cornish Echo 40 x 40cm Acrylic and Collaged Newspaper Cutting BOTTOM LEFT: 34. Kit Johns The Cornish Waves 50 x 60cm Mixed Media on Vintage 1935 newspaper clipping
35. Kit Johns Blue Skies 20 x 30cm Mixed Media on artist paper
Located in Marazion and only a stone’s throw from one of Cornwall’s most dazzling bays, The Summerhouse Gallery is the perfect place to discover wonderful artwork. Since opening the doors in 2011, The Summerhouse Gallery
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has become a welcoming and exciting destination with a selection of both established and emerging Cornish artists.
TSHG, Market Place, Marazion TR17 0AR 01736 711 400 www.summerhousegallery.co.uk