THE LAND & SEA IV 15 January - 1 February 2019
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overleaf: detail Matthew Snowden Hebridean Breakwater acrylic on canvas 90 x 130cm
Joanna Carrington [1931-2003] Winter Woods, 1994 oil on canvas 100 x 100cm
Exhibiting Artists Gordon Bryce RSA RSW Judy Buxton Joanna Carrington (1931 - 2003)
Lewis Noble Ann Oram RSW Gareth Parry RCA
Vanessa Gardiner
Anna Perlin
Anthony Garratt
David Smith RSW
Michael Honnor
Matthew Snowden
Eleri Mills
Ethel Walker
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GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW Surf, North Sea - oil on board - 46 x 60cm
GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW Flock of Sheep, Netherley - oil on board - 24 x 38cm
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GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW Sheep Aberdeenshire - oil on panel - 20 x 25cm
GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW Strathdon, Autumn - oil on board - 62 x 87cm
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GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW Little Beach, Traigh - mixed media on board - 20 x 25cm
GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW Sheep Pen, Kingswells - oil on board - 20 x 25cm
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GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW Blackfriars Bridge - oil on panel - 30 x 40cm
Judy Buxton Colbalt Sky Reflected II oil on canvas 121 x 135cm
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JUDY BUXTON Canal Water II - oil on board - 20 x 31cm
JUDY BUXTON Canal Water I - oil on board - 20 x 31cm
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JUDY BUXTON Creek Drifters I - oil on board - 20 x 31cm
JUDY BUXTON Creek Drifters II - oil on board - 20 x 31cm
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VANESSA GARDINER Aegina I - acrylic on plywood - 30 x 30cm
VANESSA GARDINER Godrevy Point 20 - acrylic on board - 42 x 60cm
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VANESSA GARDINER Godrevy Point 17 - acrylic on board - 58 x 58cm
VANESSA GARDINER Pentargon I - acrylic on board - 41 x 40cm
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VANESSA GARDINER Godrevy Point 25 - acrylic on board - 28 x 36cm
VANESSA GARDINER Pentargon 3 - acrylic on board - 30 x 30cm
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VANESSA GARDINER Godrevy Point 29 - acrylic on board - 99 x 51cm
ANTHONY GARRATT Watching Water, Shipley Bridge - mixed media on canvas - 90 x 90cm
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ANTHONY GARRATT Where it begins mixed media on canvas 120 x 120cm
ANTHONY GARRATT The First Time I went to Sea mixed media on canvas 150 x 150cm
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ANTHONY GARRATT Dust, Stars, Fire, Rain - mixed media on canvas - 90 x 90cm
ANTHONY GARRATT Marsh - mixed media on canvas - 60 x 60cm
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ANTHONY GARRATT Veld Veranda mixed media on canvas 90 x 90cm
ANTHONY GARRATT Oudeberg Veranda mixed media on canvas 90 x 90cm
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ANTHONY GARRATT Small collage 12 - mixed media on canvas - 20 x 15cm
ANTHONY GARRATT Small collage 2 - mixed media on canvas - 20 x 15cm
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ANTHONY GARRATT
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Small collage 18 - mixed media on canvas - 20 x 15cm
Small collage 8 - mixed media on canvas - 20 x 15cm
ANTHONY GARRATT Small collage 16 - mixed media on canvas - 20 x 15cm
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MICHAEL HONNOR Gweal Neck, Sunset - mixed media on linen - 32 x 38cm
MICHAEL HONNOR Dart Gorge, Autumn - mixed media on paper - 75 x 78cm
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ELERI MILLS Borderland Ponies - ink, charcoal & pastel on paper - 64 x 90cm
ELERI MILLS Revisiting the Garden - mixed media on paper - 58 x 94cm
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ELERI MILLS Journey past the fields - gesso, paint and ink on khadi paper - 30 x 42cm
ELERI MILLS
Reclining poet - flowing stream - gesso, paint and ink on khadi paper - 30 x 42cm 39
LEWIS NOBLE Limpets, Morning Tide,Varley Head, Port Issac - mixed media on canvas - 100 x 100cm
LEWIS NOBLE Port Issac Bay II - mixed media on canvas - 30 x 30cm
LEWIS NOBLE Orange Buoy,Varley Head, Port Issac mixed media on canvas - 30 x 30cm
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ANN ORAM RSW Plockton II - acrylic on board - 30 x 40cm
ANN ORAM RSW Hill Village, Tuscany - acrylic on board - 30 x 40cm
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ANN ORAM RSW Meadow - acrylic on board - 66 x 101cm
ANN ORAM RSW Plockton I - acrylic on paper - 70 x 100cm
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GARETH PARRY RCA Old docks, Busy River at Sunset - oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm
GARETH PARRY RCA Sheltered little Bay, Sunset - oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm
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GARETH PARRY RCA Sea & Sunset - oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm
GARETH PARRY RCA The Farm by the Sea - oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm
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GARETH PARRY RCA Out in the morning, Lobster Fisherman- oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm
GARETH PARRY RCA Summer by the Sea, Incoming Tide - oil on canvas - 61 x 91cm
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GARETH PARRY RCA The Farm by the Sea, Llyn Peninsula - oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm
ANNA PERLIN First Snowfall - mixed media on canvas - 41 x 51cm
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ANNA PERLIN October Tree mixed media on canvas 76 x 76cm
ANNA PERLIN Daffodils mixed media on canvas 76 x 76cm
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ANNA PERLIN Misty Autumn Morning mixed media on canvas 102 x 76cm
DAVID SMITH RSW Drying Nets, Skye - oil on canvas - 13 x 41cm
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DAVID SMITH RSW Customs House, Skye oil on canvas 102 x 102cm
DAVID SMITH RSW - Fishing Boats, Collioure - oil on canvas - 41 x 61cm
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DAVID SMITH RSW Seil Island - oil on canvas - 76 x 76cm
DAVID SMITH RSW Morning Applecross - oil on canvas - 76 x 76cm
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MATTHEW SNOWDEN Red Sun, Tide Turning - acrylic on canvas - 100 x 140cm
MATTHEW SNOWDEN Storm Passage, Saligo - oil on canvas - 100 x 160cm
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MATTHEW SNOWDEN Etive Beag, Glencoe - acrylic on canvas - 60 x 80cm
MATTHEW SNOWDEN Traigh Mhor, Barra - acrylic on canvas - 50 x 60cm
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MATTHEW SNOWDEN Bagh nan clach, Barra - acrylic on canvas - 60 x 80cm
MATTHEW SNOWDEN Hebridean Storm - acrylic on canvas - 40 x 50cm
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MATTHEW SNOWDEN Barafundle, Pembrokeshire - acrylic on canvas - 60 x 80cm
ETHEL WALKER River Mooring - oil on board - 72 x 57cm
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ETHEL WALKER Easdale Island - oil on board - 38 x 76cm
ETHEL WALKER Kilmartin Hills, across Loch Crinan - oil on board - 38 x 76cm
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ETHEL WALKER Rain across the Locch - oil on board - 61 x 122cm
ETHEL WALKER October Evening, Duntrune - oil on board - 66 x 82cm
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ETHEL WALKER Summer Sky oil on board 92 x 92cm
SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES For full biographies, please visit www.thackeraygallery.com GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW (b.1943) Gordon Bryce was born in Edinburgh. After graduating from Edinburgh College of Art, he moved to Aberdeen, where he was appointed as a lecturer in printmaking at Gray’s School of Art in 1968. He then became Head of Fine Art from 1986 to 1995, before devoting himself full time to his painting. Gordon paints in the Scottish Colourist tradition, and has developed an outstanding reputation for his landscapes and still-lifes. JUDY BUXTON (b.1961) Judy Buxton graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 1993, receiving a First Class Honours Degree. She then went on to gain a Masters in Fine Art at the Royal Academy Schools in London. Over the years, Judy has received several awards, including First Prize, Gold Medal, The Worshipful Company of Painters – Stainers in 1996, Natwest Finalist and Prize Winner in 1997 and The Hunting Art Prize, Second Prize Winner in 2005. Judy’s work can be found in many public and corporate collections, such as Tresco Estate, Swiss Bank, Firmdale Hotel and Connaught Hotel amongst others. Thackeray Gallery has been representing Judy since 2008. JOANNA CARRINGTON (1931-2003) Joanna Carrington was born in Hampstead, London. Daughter of Noel Carrington and niece of Dora Carrington (Bloomsbury Group), in 1948 she went to Paris, studying under Fernand Léger and from 1949-1952, she attended Central St Martins, London where her tutors were Keith Vaughan, William Roberts and Louis le Brocquy. Whilst there, she was awarded the Queen’s scholarship. From the 1980s, exhibitions in London and France became regular events and her work keenly sought after by both public and private collectors. Her last solo exhibition was held at Thackeray Gallery in 1999 and the Gallery continues to work exclusively with her Estate as well as privately dealing in her work. VANESSA GARDINER (b.1960) Vanessa Gardiner was born in Oxford in 1960. She completed a Foundation Course at Oxford Polytechnic in 1978-1979, followed by a BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree at Central School of Art & Design, London. Her work resides in numerous private and corporate collections and she is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Arts Council South West Fine Art Award. Vanessa currently lives and works in Dorset, England and has been represented by Thackeray Gallery since 2013. ANTHONY GARRATT (b.1979) Anthony Garratt was born in Sevenoaks, Kent. He studied at Chelsea College of Art and then Falmouth College. Having worked as a designer for a few years in London, he was then able to take up painting full time. Anthony was a Director of Jamaica Street Studios in Bristol but now lives and works and Devon. He has exhibited work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition as well as numerous other galleries across the country. In 2012 Anthony was invited by the BBC to be one of twelve artists to paint the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant and has since featured on various BBC television programmes including Show Me the Monet (2012) and Countryfile (2016). Since 2015 Anthony has been teaching at Newlyn School of Art, Cornwall. Anthony has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2011.
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MICHAEL HONNOR (b.1944) Michael Honnor was born in Dartmoor, Devon. He left Devon to study English at Oxford University and then painting at Hornsey College followed in turn by a year at Byam Shaw School of Art, London. In 1978, Michael returned to Dartmoor, basing himself on the edge of the Erme Valley. It was at this time his involvement with Dartington Hall began and he set up their renowned print workshop and was the Director there for over thirty years. Michael has exhibited widely in the UK and his work is in many public, private and corporate collections worldwide. Michael has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1988. ELERI MILLS (b.1955) Eleri Mills was born in Wales and grew up on the family farm, developing her love and engagement with the land. In 1977, she went to Manchester Art School to study Art and Design. Her time in Manchester gave her a new perspective and deeper understanding of the history of Wales, which has clearly inspired her work from then on. Eleri’s work has been exhibited throughout Europe, the USA and Japan. In 2009, a 4-piece installation was exhibited at the National Assembly for Wales. In 2010, Eleri won the Creative Wales Ambassador Award by the Arts Council of Wales. Her work has been exhibited at Thackeray Gallery since 2000 and is in many public, private and corporate collections worldwide. LEWIS NOBLE (b.1967) Lewis Noble was born in London but has lived and worked in Derbyshire since 1996. He studied for a Fine Art degree at Birmingham Margaret Street from 1989 to 1992 and has exhibited extensively across the UK in a variety of solo and group shows. He was the recipient of the Vickers Art Award in 2001 and his paintings lie in public and private collections in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, America, Australia and Asia. ANN ORAM (b.1956) Ann Oram was born in London in 1956. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art between 1976 and 1982 and became a part time lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art between 1983 and 1985, and again in 1991 to 1993. Ann was elected to RSW in 1986. Following that, she was a visiting lecturer at the University of Northumbria in 1988. She has been involved in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the UK and her work resides in many collections worldwide. GARETH PARRY RCA (b.1951) Gareth Parry was born in the slate-quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. After leaving school he went on to study at Manchester College of Art in the late 1960s. He then worked at a local mine for two years before starting to paint once again, embracing all that came his way, illustrating, or undertaking commissions as varied as landscapes, portraits and still lifes. Gareth has exhibited over many years in both London and Wales and his work can be found in public and private collections. Gareth has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2007.
ANNA PERLIN (b.1979) Anna Perlin grew up in rural Oxfordshire, giving her a love of the countryside and British landscape which inspires much of her work. Graduating in Textile Design and Marketing in 2001, Anna initially started working in retail whilst exploring her love of painting through joining a local art society and taking part in evening art groups. After beginning to exhibit and winning several awards, she followed her passion and became a full time artist. Her work has been exhibited widely including at the Mall Galleries, and following on from reaching the semi-finals of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016, Anna won Artists and Illustrators Artist of the Year 2017. She creates her distinctive work from her studio in Hertfordshire where she now lives with her husband and two children. She has been with Thackeray Gallery since 2017. DAVID SMITH RSW (b.1957) David Smith was born in Dunbartonshire and studied in Glasgow School of Art. David works en plein air to create distinctive landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, Island and the coast. He has been the recipient of a number of Awards including, the prestigious David Cargill prize in 2001, By Distinction Art Award in 2014 and The Rendezvous Gallery Artist in Residence Award in 2015. His work can be found in many private and public collections including: Fielden House, House of Lords (London), Glasgow Caledonian University, Miller, Becket & Jackson, and The Law Society, Glasgow. MATTHEW SNOWDEN (b.1969) Matthew Snowden was born in Heswall, Merseyside in 1969. He studied at Withens Lane Art College, 1989 followed by Industrial Design (BA Hons) at Teesside University, 1990-93. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions from 1999 across the UK and his work resides in collections in UK, Europe, USA, China, South Africa and New Zealand. He has been with Thackeray Gallery since 2016. ETHEL WALKER (b.1941) Ethel Walker studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1959-1964. She is a highly established Scottish Artist, famous for her interpretation of light and weather. Her work is collected all around the world. Ethel exhibits regularly in both London and Scotland and her work is in Private Collections worldwide. Her Awards include, The Anne Redpath Award in 1982, The Glasgow Herald Painting Competition in 1986, the Alva Computers Purchase Prize and The Whyte & Mackay Group Award both in 1995, the Scottish Provident Award in 1997, Barclay Lenney Award in 2000, and Mabel McKinlay Award in 2002. Exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1982.
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