The title of our 2016 show is 'Art on the Edge', but each artist is interpreting this differently. Some choosing to depict the water's edge, boats, mud, rocks, waves, driftwood.... but also the edge of anything (beer mugs on the edge of a table, yellow lines at the edge of the road, even the edge of a piece of paper). Some have decided to interpret the theme emotionally - at the edge of sanity, despair etc...? What would you do?
Whatever the approach taken there's a huge variety of paintings, drawings and prints here so make a note in your diary to come along to Ashtorre Rock between 20th August and 4th September and see what's been produced.
Whatever the approach taken there's a huge variety of paintings, drawings and prints here so make a note in your diary to come along to Ashtorre Rock between 20th August and 4th September and see what's been produced.
Comments from members of the Ashtorre group:
Gillian Thomas... When I joined a watercolour group some 25 yrs ago little did I foresee how my art might develop. The influence of various tutors introduced me to different media, to other ways of looking at and treating subject matter as well as considering what I was trying to achieve. Richard Allman has introduced me to new approaches to art which I have found inspiring and liberating, for which I am most grateful.
Chris Waring... I think that my artwork is always 'on the edge' simply because I rarely seem to know beforehand exactly where it will end up. I usually start with a vague idea of colour or shape but that soon gets overtaken as the work progresses. Sometimes I literally have to shove it over the edge in order to find a satisfying resolution.
After a while, and with some happy chance, it will begin to feel right and then I am able to relax into it and bring it all together.
After a while, and with some happy chance, it will begin to feel right and then I am able to relax into it and bring it all together.
Jo Rowland...
 drypoint prints in progress | I'm very much a part-time amateur artist who enjoys experimenting with drawing, painting and printing. I like figure drawing and landscape and tend towards a figurative/ semi-abstract style which I hope to show in the exhibition this year. |
Chrissie Russell... 2 months to go before the exhibition and I’m looking at the theme and brainstorming some different aspects of “on the edge”. Should it also include “on the edge of life and death”. Different species of the plant and animal kingdom are on the endangered lists. I’ve always had an interest in nature and in the past I’ve depicted plants in minute detail. How can I move on from this and push myself to the edge of my comfort zone? Starting by drawing or painting something everyday…anything…and see where it goes.
Rosalie Wyatt... was briefly exhibiting with a Sheffield based group of artists, also 'On the Edge'. We shared an inspiring teacher and all lived in or near Nether Edge, one of the dark peak edges which featured often in our work. There was also the idea that we were beginning to leave our comfort zones and try an abstract approach. The thicker the paint the better.
On the Edge may be a unique vantage point, a dangerous place, and some of my work involves narrow escapes from cliff falls and vertigo. There is also the notion of Outsider Art. When is one an outsider? Does one have to be mad or just amateur?
Most of my current work is from sketches on site, remembered. Some is based on dreams and extrapolations. The late architect Zaha Hadid said, "I don't really feel I'm part of the establishment, I'm not outside, I'm kind of on the edge, I'm dangling there. I quite like it."
On the Edge may be a unique vantage point, a dangerous place, and some of my work involves narrow escapes from cliff falls and vertigo. There is also the notion of Outsider Art. When is one an outsider? Does one have to be mad or just amateur?
Most of my current work is from sketches on site, remembered. Some is based on dreams and extrapolations. The late architect Zaha Hadid said, "I don't really feel I'm part of the establishment, I'm not outside, I'm kind of on the edge, I'm dangling there. I quite like it."
Bethan Crane... I have completed my piece for the café exhibition. I got my inspiration in Morrisons, but I'm not prepared to say more than that!!
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