Sheila Smith Artist Statement I have drawn for as long as I can remember – people mostly. Eventually this love progressed into painting and a BA hons in fine art. I am a lover of bright colour and this is refected in my paintings whatever the subject. Oil on canvas is my favourite method of …
Carole Thirlaway Artist Statement Carole is a printmaker who works from her home in the Tyne Valley. She uses a variety of media to express her love of the environment and poetry. This includes Collagraphs and pastels but more recently Carole has been developing a large body of work as a wood engraver. The artist …
Derek Anderson Artist Statement My name is Derek Anderson and I am based in the North-East of England. I create sculptural metal art forms by employing the skills of a silversmith combined with the passion of an artist. Each piece of material I work with is unique: inspired by its natural properties, I hammer the …
Ray Quickfall Artist Statement I am proud to call myself a traditional artist. I work mainly in watercolours but have recently started painting in oils. I love to paint en-plein-air. This is my inspiration, working directly from my subject, painting as swiftly as possible to capture a scene before the light and the weather change. …
Rose Furlonger Artist Statement Making masks is a highly enjoyable activity; getting to grips with a large lump of clay and watching a character emerge, then using it as a mould on which to create a wearable mask! I make masks and puppets in a wide range of styles, sizes and materials; each one is …
Gillian McGinley Artist Statement Gillian McGinley is a glass artist specialising in architectural glass and fused glass who lives and works in Gateshead. Gillian enjoys creating fused glass inspired by nature’s ever changing colours. Each fused piece is individual; no two are ever the same. Materials react differently every time in the kiln, despite being …
Steph Jamieson Artist Statement I live and work in the North Pennines. I have always loved wilderness and desert like landscapes with their hidden diversity. Changes made by human activities, settlement, agriculture and mining are scratched on the surface of these lands. This collection of work, Smoke Fired, Garden and Figures are distinct but connected …
Andrew Crane Artist Statement Born: 1949 in London, United Kingdom, Andrew trained at The Central School of Art and Design in graphics and typography, and it was here that he developed a love for letters and numbers. You see them in his paintings, where they strut like ‘characters’ on a stage, telling a story in …
Here are some images of my work all titles are sold except Control and can be seen at the Gallery. Update added: 18-04-21: ‘ What wonder’s we may miss’, Cost: £1550, Size: [ 54” x 36” ] Text, phone or email if you want to make a purchase. We will operate a first come first …
We weren’t going to hold our Christmas Weekends this year for the obvious reasons, then thought why not. It’s become a tradition and is always well received. Then November was cancelled. Then we decided let’s do it in December [manic laughter]. So, for the 5/6 December and 12/13 December we will [much more manic laughter] …
Preview of our Sept-Oct Exhibition at The Dennis Kilgallon Gallery showing the work of Hazel Barron Cooper and Rowena Beaty. Hazel Barron Cooper – Artist Statement The paintings are inspired by the Northumbrian landscape along Hadrian’s Wall and also on Lindisfarne or Holy Island as it is also known. They are based on observations of …
Video Preview of our July-August Exhibition at The Dennis Kilgallon Gallery showing the work of Jenny Jennings, Maureen Stephenson, Elizabeth Talbot. Jenny Jennings – Artist Statement After spending a number of years developing a practice of abstract painting ~I’ve returned to making pictures from observation. I use mixed media – pencil, charcoal, soft pastel, acrylic …