Manju Shandler

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White Shell 2019 Acrylic, Wood

Sweeney

Joe Sweeney has used landscape painting as a metaphor for his own search for a sense of balance. Some of the themes he explores in his work have to do with man’s relationship with nature, the effects that man has on the environment, and expressing the character and essence of “place”. He spends hours looking, thinking and selecting a location for the work. The foundation of most of his work is small “Plein air” paintings that will often find their way onto larger canvases.

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Ceto 2016 Photography

Rachael

Talibart

Rachael Talibart grew up on England’s south coast in a yachting family and this close connection with the ocean informs her work. For Rachael, the coast is a potent location; it isn’t the end of the land, it is the beginning of imagination and possibility. In her work, she expresses the many moods the ocean provokes, from serenity to exhilaration. As a child, during long sea crossings, she watched the waves and became fascinated with how they moved and the almost sculptural shapes they made.