Jill Coughman... in my work, I explore my inner and outer landscapes, trying to express my reaction to what I see and how I feel...
Jill Coughman's work on display at this year's 2018 exhibition
Jane Jones...
Circles can represent continuity, perfection, movement, femininity, completeness, fulfilment, strength, timelessness, a flat or a 3D shape, self-containment, mystery and beauty. I am drawn to them and they constantly feature in my artwork. My ‘All Fall Down’ series began as an exploration of colour mixing with oil based printmaking inks. I cut circles from squares of lino block and began the process of inking up each block individually and running it through the old press in my studio. As I got into the momentum of inking and printing, the process led to the image. Often the ideas that emerge are at first unconscious. The ‘falling down’ became the theme. I repeatedly inked up the plates and ran them through the press, leaving days between each print in order for the ink to dry. After a few days I had numerous sheets of paper hanging up in the studio to dry but few seemed resolved. I then combined prints by collaging shapes from one to the other. The result is the prints that you see...
‘All Fall Down’ series by Jane Jones
Chris Waring...
 'Abstract circle' is in acrylic paint and ink by Chris Waring | My work does not conform to any rigid pattern or brief. I feel that a specified subject puts too great a burden on my thinking than I like to have. Therefore I make a great effort to get away from any constraint of title or theme. I sometimes work in a series but still wander freely wherever the medium takes me whether in paint or print work. The resulting chaos can yield some very pleasant surprises when I least expect them. |
Chrissie Russell... Inspired by my love of nature and especially plant life, botanical illustration was my first introduction to watercolour, eventually submitting paintings for the Eden Project Florilegium. Recently I have been experimenting with various printmaking techniques with the Saltash Press Gang per those shown here...
These mono prints (each one is unique) of teasels and poppy seed heads by Chrissie Russell were achieved by cutting stencils and laying them on an inked plate. They were passed through a press several times using the back and front of the stencils and progressively darker colours.
David Gamblin... has meanwhile joined a group led by Louise Courtnell at Kingsand where these 90-minute studies were done from a live model. As a student of Robert Lenkiewicz in the late 1980's Louise feels a responsibility to pass on to another generation some of what she learned, especially about tone. You will already know that Lenkiewicz spent much of his time painting the down-and-outs, the mentally ill and the misfits of society although none of these sitters here appear to fall into that category...
25 x 90-minute studies in acrylic on black primed board - David Gamblin
Ellie Russell-Hsieh...
Dry-point prints by Ellie Russell-Hsieh
Rosalie Wyatt...
As a small child Rosalie was taken to Plymouth City museum and Art Gallery and saw an exhibition of work by refugee children. All her childhood work to GCE O-Level was lost when Rosalie's family disintegrated. During university in Leeds and work in London Rosalie made very few marks but enjoyed galleries and bought others' work.
On early retirement in Sheffield Rosalie could not afford full time college but took part in tuition and workshops where she learnt to make freer larger marks in various media, and also exhibited, mainly with others. Above all Rosalie wanted to return to the coast-anywhere...
In 2011 she returned to Plymouth after 50 years and finds it an ideal setting for her work.
Drawn to rocks and wild places, but also to colour, Rosalie continues to experiment using ink, acrylics, and other water based media, also beachcombing and upcycling things. She feels very privileged to continue exhibiting with Ashtorre Artists, endebted to all at The Artmill, Peninsula Arts, and many more who contribute to Plymouth's vibrant art scene.
| Jo Rowland... I am an amateur painter who tries to escape from work and fit in my art when I can. I love both black and white and colour and at the moment am experimenting with a limited palette. I especially like landscape and figure drawing and painting. I paint what I see. more to follow... |  |
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