127. The Church at Kimpton
60cm x 60cm (63.6cm x 63.6cm framed)
Interactive Acrylic on Canvas
£260
Exhibited at "New Painting" at the Eagle Gallery 22nd July - 10th August 2019
Exhibited at Landscapes and Layers 21, The Workhouse, Wednesday 9th June - Saturday 10th July 2021
Exhibited at Kimpton Art Show, 29th April - 2nd May 2022, Parish Church of St. Peter and St.Paul, Kimpton.
I’d originally hoped to enter this piece for the annual art exhibition in the Church during the Kimpton festival April 2018. Unfortunately, I failed to complete it in time and so, this existed as a half-finished painting for over a year in my loft. I’m pleased to say I’ve now completed the work for the “New Painting” themed show at the Eagle Gallery (July 2019). Though if it hangs around I hope to also enter it into next year’s Kimpton art show.
The image is an amalgam from several sources, a different sky is added while the figures (me and my brother) are from a different graveyard completely! This is the first time I’ve shown a church centre stage- they generally make great compositions so I’m somewhat surprised at myself. Perhaps it’s the potential ‘chocolate boxness’ of it all that deters me from this topic. Hopefully there’s a little brooding mood present to take it away from the norm.
It’s quite texture heavy giving the viewer lots to see. Hopefully it gains an appreciative audience.
Interactive Acrylic on Canvas
£260
Exhibited at "New Painting" at the Eagle Gallery 22nd July - 10th August 2019
Exhibited at Landscapes and Layers 21, The Workhouse, Wednesday 9th June - Saturday 10th July 2021
Exhibited at Kimpton Art Show, 29th April - 2nd May 2022, Parish Church of St. Peter and St.Paul, Kimpton.
I’d originally hoped to enter this piece for the annual art exhibition in the Church during the Kimpton festival April 2018. Unfortunately, I failed to complete it in time and so, this existed as a half-finished painting for over a year in my loft. I’m pleased to say I’ve now completed the work for the “New Painting” themed show at the Eagle Gallery (July 2019). Though if it hangs around I hope to also enter it into next year’s Kimpton art show.
The image is an amalgam from several sources, a different sky is added while the figures (me and my brother) are from a different graveyard completely! This is the first time I’ve shown a church centre stage- they generally make great compositions so I’m somewhat surprised at myself. Perhaps it’s the potential ‘chocolate boxness’ of it all that deters me from this topic. Hopefully there’s a little brooding mood present to take it away from the norm.
It’s quite texture heavy giving the viewer lots to see. Hopefully it gains an appreciative audience.