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House by the Sea Oil on panel 36 x 25 inches
SIMON GARDEN 5th - 22nd November 15 New Cavendish St London, W1G 9UB Tel: +44 (0)207 935 3595 Email: enquiries@thompsonsgallery.co.uk www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk
Private View 4th November 6-8pm RSVP to enquiries@thompsonsgallery.co.uk The complete exhibition can be viewed online at
www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk
Monday to Friday: 10:00 - 18:00 Saturday: 10:30 - 17:30 Sunday: Closed
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SIMON GARDEN’S
paintings could perhaps
be described as the painterly equivalent of Magical Realism. Rich with historical, biblical and literary references, Garden’s paintings present a re-imagining of life, a parallel world that flows just behind and through the more familiar one we know. Most of Garden’s paintings begin life on the floor, lying flat, so that the artist can move all the way around them. There is no ‘up’ or ‘down’, or ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ at this point. Very loose paint is applied from all sides with large ‘dust pan’ brushes. Many layers are built up until, gradually, from this primordial soup, the painting starts to emerge and to have its own clear voice. Simon graduated from Exeter School of Art with a first in 1982. In 2002 he was elected as Academician by the Royal West Academy. Garden exhibits widely across the UK, with regular solo shows at Thompsons London, Beaux Arts, and Brian Sinfield Gallery. His work appears in numerous private collections across Europe.
The Event Oil on panel 6 x 9 inches (above) Snow Painting Oil on panel 24 x 24 inches
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Evening Oil on panel 20 x 20 inches
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HENRIETTA GRAHAM
Wood Oil on panel 24 x 24 inches
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Atul Ko
Twilight House Oil on panel 9 x 6 inches
River Oil on panel 10 x 7 inches
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The Road Oil on panel 35 x 35 inches
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Silver Pool Oil on panel 12 x 9 inches
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Meadow Oil on panel 18 x 12 inches
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The Lovers Oil on panel 20 x 20 inches (above) Bridge Oil on panel 25 x 18 inches
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Sheds Oil on panel 26 x 12 inches
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Caravan Oil on panel 17 x 12 inches (above) Walled Garden Oil on panel 35 x 35 inches
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The Line Oil on panel 24 x 24 inches
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Window Oil on panel 18 x 25 inches
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Home Oil on panel 24 x 24 inches
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Woodsman Oil on panel 20 x 20 inches
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Swim Oil on panel 10 x 7 inches
Hut Oil on panel 9 x 6 inches
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The Chapel Oil on panel 24 x 24 inches
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Posy Oil on panel 6 x 9 inches (above) Whale Oil on panel 36 x 25 inches (right)
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Bonfire Oil on panel 24 x 24 inches
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Exhibition painted with brushes made by Rosemary & Co
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Garden Oil on panel 35 x 35 inches (frontcover)
Waiting at the Spinney Oil on panel 12 x 12 inches (left)
15 New Cavendish St, London, W1G 9UB Tel: +44 (0)207 935 3595 Email: enquiries@thompsonsgallery.co.uk 175 High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. IP15 5AN Tel: +44 (0)1728 453 743
Email: john@thompsonsgallery.co.uk
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