THE WYKEHAM GALLERY Matthew Alexander | Colin Carruthers | Teresa Lawton 10th - 24th September 2022
· The Beach Huts · oil on canvas · 12 x 14 in.
Above: Colin Carruthers Teresa Lawton
· Secluded Cove the Riviera · oil on canvas · 24 x 32 in. Front cover:
WYKEHAM GA LLE RY THE WYKEHAM GALLERY Matthew Alexander | Colin Carruthers | Teresa Lawton OPENING DRINKS | Saturday 10th September | 12 – 2pm Monday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm All work can be viewed on our website under Exhibitions/Forthcoming. All work is for sale immediately. High Street | Stockbridge | Hampshire | SO20 6HE 01264 enquiries@wykehamgallery.co.uk810364 www.wykehamgallery.co.uk
MATTHEW ALEXANDER Matthew Alexander, born in 1953, has a well established reputation as a renowned and leading contemporary British landscape painter. He demonstrates a mastery of technique that easily rivals the Modern British painters such as Edward Seago and therefore places him as one of the country’s finest landscape painters.
Matthew Alexander View Over Marshside · oil on board · 28 x 36 in.
His father Chris Alexander (1926-82) the noted artist and lecturer has been the main influence on his painting. In the summer of 1981 he left the security of the teaching profession and became a self-employed artist. He was soon exhibiting his paintings in many of the major galleries in the South of England and encouraged by strong demand for his work began to submit to major exhibitions in London including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The Royal Watercolour Society, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters and The Royal Society of British Artists to which he was elected a member in 1985. The artist has a focused approach to his work saying, ‘as a landscape painter my senses are stirred by the landscape I am in or travelling through. It is the light and shadow, the sun or the cloud patterns - my concern is to express impressions from all my senses and to try to give form to them in purely visual terms’. His paintings are included in private, public and corporate collections throughout the world.
Matthew Alexander Rain Reflections la Madeleine, Paris · oil on canvas · 16 x 20 in.
COLIN CARRUTHERS Colin Carruthers was born in Antrim Town in Northern Ireland where he spent his early childhood. He lived in Germany for a time and at various locations in the U.K., before moving to Birmingham in 1985. Having studied Fine Art at Margaret Street in 1994, he was drawn towards painting and completed a B.A. Honours degree in Colin1997.is an intuitive painter sometimes working from sketches or photographs as a starting point. He works with oils, acrylics and watercolour and often works with a palette knife. When Colin is not painting in his studio, he likes to draw inspiration from trips to the countryside and coast. He enjoys the experience of being outdoors and emotionally connecting with the landscape and its Thesurroundings.Coted’Azur has long attracted artists and creators who have been inspired by the natural beauty of La Belle France. Following recent trips to this region, Colin has been fascinated with the clarity of light and the beautiful blue skies and landscape of Le Midi . The distinctive pines, so typically Mediterranean, often now feature in his French coastal paintings, along with many familiar wildflowers that grow in the hilltop villages of Provence. Colin’s paintings are to be found in collections around the world.
Colin Carruthers Open window, Cote d’Azur · oil on canvas · 39 x 32 in.
Colin Carruthers Early Morning Light, St Paul de Vence oil on canvas · 24 x 24 in.
Teresa Lawton Higher Hill Farm · oil on canvas · 12 x 14 in.
Born in Poole, Dorset she studied at Bournemouth college of Art and went on to receive a B.A.(Hons) Degree in Fine Art from Winchester in 1994. Teresa then lectured part time at The Arts Institute, Bournemouth University from 1998 to 2004. In 1994 after graduating she took a studio in the historic village of Corfe Castle. In this idyllic setting by the side of the old railway station she set about establishing herself as a painter. Until recently she lived in a cottage in a remote area near Studland at the edge of Poole Harbour. Purbeck was very much her home for ten years before relocating to Weymouth. The Dorset coast is an important influence on her paintings. Teresa has been successfully exhibiting for over 20 years. She has exhibited at The Royal Academy Summer Shows and at the New York & Singapore Art Fairs. In 1997 her coastal paintings were selected by HRH the Prince of Wales for the Discerning Eye Exhibition in London. Her paintings are in private collections from Beijing to New York.
TERESA LAWTON Teresa Lawton lives and works from her studio between Dorchester & Weymouth.
Teresa Lawton Causeway to the Farm · oil on canvas · 12 x 14 in.
Matthew Alexander Sun and Cloud at Oare Creek, Kent · oil on board · 8 x 12 in. Matthew Alexander Barges on the River Orwell oil on canvas 14 x 18 in.
Colin Carruthers Evening Light, Port de l’Olivette oil on canvas · 48 x 59 in. Colin Carruthers Cineraria, Cap Ferrat oil on canvas · 16 x 16 in.
Teresa Lawton The Lodge oil on canvas · 12 x 14 in. Teresa Lawton Bridge Over West Farm oil on canvas · 16 x 20 in.
High Street | Stockbridge | Hampshire | SO20 6HE 01264 810364 | enquiries@wykehamgallery.co.uk www.wykehamgallery.co.uk Matthew Alexander · The Blues and Royals on The Mall · oil on board · 16 x 24 in.
