22nd June – 20th July 2010
Pictorial Record of a Day in the Life of Alford
20th April - 11th June
From Lincolnshire to Lucca
Work by Brian Trotter
A painter/printmaker, I was educated at Carre’s
Grammar School, Sleaford and Coventry College
of Art. Working in art and design education, I
eventually progressed to the Headship of Rugby School of Art. My
own interests usually involve working “en plein air” in the British
Isles, Southern Europe and more recently Scandinavia, choosing
the media most appropriate to interpret the particular subject matter
and my response to it.
I keep sketchbooks on my travels and often interpret the subject
matter in printmaking, on my return to the studio. My oeuvre is
extremely varied but the mark making and paint application draw it
together.
15th June - 6th August
Lovely Lincolnshire
by Tom Brooker
Tom, a Louth person, studied art at both Grimsby
and Birmingham Schools of Art. He works on
paintings in both watercolours and oils and
subject matter is mainly landscape and coastal scenes. Living in
Lincolnshire all his life, has enabled him to understand the many
changes in mood and character of the area and it is this which
predominates his work. He is a member of the Lincolnshire Artists
Society and the North Lincs Artists Society as well as being a
member of the Society for all Artists. His work is available from local
galleries and exhibitions and commissions are undertaken.
10th August - 15th October
Breath-taking Botanicals
Paintings by Toni O’Neill
Toni was born in Boston and studied art at Boston
High School.Career-wise, she worked in Banking
and the Civil Service before running her own
business in Berkshire. Latterly, she worked in an estate agents in Essex.
She and her husband retired in 1997 and settled in Woodhall Spa
when she stook up painting again.
Her particular passion is botanical painting inspired by her lovely
garden but she undertakes a wide range of subjects in various
mediums.
She is a member of several art groups including the Horncastle
Botanical Painters Group and she exhibits regularly in Lincolnshire and
has had exhibitions in Horncastle College and The Sir Joseph Banks
Centre in Horncastle.
19th October - 17th December
Mixed Media and Textiles
by Glynne Bulman and Gabrielle Harris
Glynne and Gabrielle first met in 1979 whilst
teaching in Liverpool.Until 1987 they worked and
exhibited together at Skelmersdale, Southport,
Derbyshire, Warrington and Liverpool University.
In 2001, having lost touch for a number of years,
they met again by chance, at a car boot sale in
Lincolnshire and now support each other’s artistic
endeavours.
Glynne is head of art at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar
School (QEGS) in Alford while Gabrielle works both
at QEGS, and King Edward VI Grammar School in
Louth.
A selection of paintings and textiles will be on view and for sale during
this exhibition.
To accompany the mixed media work we are pleased to introduce
Canal Barge Art
by Melanie Clare
After a life long interest drawing and painting, it
was a holiday on a narrow boat which sparked
Melanie’s interest in this traditional folk-art form. A
lengthy period of research and study has resulted in
what has become a passion, not only for canal art
but for the history and future of the waterways in Britain.
Melanie Clare is one of a handful of artists keeping the canal art
tradition alive. Her use of historic canal art motifs and vibrant colours
not only enable boaters to add some “authenticity” to their craft, but
anyone with a passing interest in our waterways heritage to have a
small piece of that long history in their own home.