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A WA L K TO T H E S E A E L L E N WAT S O N
A WA L K TO T H E S E A E L L E N WAT S O N 16 October - 7 November 2021 at White Space Art, Totnes view exhibition online whitespaceart.com
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North Coast mixed media on canvas 100 x 120cms 2
Iris in Pot, Garden Near the Sea mixed media on canvas 100 x 100cms
INTRODUCTION
We are so pleased to host our first solo exhibition with Cornish based artist Ellen Watson. Her work has adorned the White Space walls and our art fair stands for several years and is appreciated far and wide. It’s a real privilege to have a gallery full of her amazing paintings. We particularly love her muted palette, with bursts of brilliant colour breaking out through the layers of underpainting. Ellen refers to the confectionery of her youth in some titles, such as jelly tots and pink fondant to describe her creations. The textures and colours merge and blend together in such a complex and pleasing way. One could look at them endlessly. In this exhibition, Ellen has experimented with a broader subject matter and varied compositions. It makes for a rich and contrasting solo exhibition. We hope you enjoy the paintings as much as we do. “A Walk to the Sea... every day usually starts with a walk, either to, near or next to the sea. The hound needs an outing and now I can’t work until I’ve had an airing. Inevitably any group of paintings I do will include a bit of sea, a suggestion of it, or a prelude to going out there. “I’m tidying up, which means scrubbing bits of paint off the walls and carpet. I paint in a room at the back of our home, because of its small size I move the paintings, still wet, around the house, different walls, different light, so I can live with them. “It’s tricky at this stage. Is the painting of any interest, which part needs to go? What works? We sprinkle our own perceptions onto whatever we look at or think about, or so I’ve read. That’s quite a challenge, all those personal takes. It’s why I’m keen to hear what others think. For most of my painting time I’m putting in disciplined attention spliced with wafty fancying... areas are rubbed, splodged, scrapped off, stirred, sanded away, dribbled and plastered. The end moment is not set in stone and neither is the seeing...” – Ellen Watson, September 2021
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The Window With Pots mixed media on canvas 122x152cms
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Three Anemones mixed media on canvas 122 x 152cms
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Grey & Ochre Beach mixed media on canvas 100 x 120cms
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Yellow Chair, Pink Cabinet mixed media on canvas 50 x 70cms
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The Present (in Courtyard) mixed media on canvas 50 x 60cms
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Fritillaries & Tulips mixed media on canvas 90 x 90cms
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Anemones II mixed media on canvas 92 x 92cms
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Rhubarb & Cream Morning mixed media on canvas 100 x 120cms
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Late Afternoon mixed media on canvas 36 x 46cms 12
Late Afternoon II mixed media on canvas 36 x 46cms 13
Late Afternoon III mixed media on canvas 36 x 46cms
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Apricot Grey Sky mixed media on canvas 40 x 40cms 15
Jelly Tots Sky mixed media on canvas 40 x 40cms 16
Indigo & Violet Cove mixed media on canvas 40 x 40cms
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Shoreline mixed media on canvas 122 x 152cms
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Porth Bean mixed media on canvas 45 x 61cms
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Porth Bean II mixed media on canvas 60 x 42cms
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Walking to Godrevy mixed media on canvas 100 x 120cms
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Gwithian mixed media on canvas 50 x 50cms
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Spring Morning mixed media on canvas 102 x 102cms
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Window With Flowers & Striped Mug mixed media on canvas 100 x 120cms
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Portscatho mixed media on canvas 70 x 100cms
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Anemones mixed media on canvas 80 x 80cms
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Doorway & Hilltop Village mixed media on canvas 91 x 76cms
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Soft Grey, Red Island mixed media on canvas 60 x 42cms
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Published by White Space Art, Totnes to accompany the exhibition A Walk to the Sea, 16 October - 7 November 2021 © White Space Art & Ellen Watson, all rights reserved
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Pink Fondant & Grey Sky mixed media on canvas 30 x 30cms
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