Sun Day by Juliet Scott
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Alf by David Paynter
In the natural meadow Laura cleverly placed Adam Aaronson’s glass Twists and Flames such that they seemed to be growing. Alison Catchlove’s birds, especially the Hummingbird and the parrot Galah, lent a tropical tone to the setting.
All the work was engaging and very well placed, too many to mention but all adding to the impact of the whole experience. By May the garden was bursting with flowers and foliage.
We never know which artists will apply, how the selection process will fare and, ultimately, will there be something to "show"? Well there was a show. It was a feast for the eyes; visitors arrived and sales followed.
Henriette Van der Does, our Chair, curated the artwork in the marquee, tastefully placing paintings and sculptures in relation to one another. The "glazed" section to the marquee brought welcome light to flatter the sculptures such as Juliet Scott’s Sun-Day. Sami El-Dahshan’s glass pieces made your mouth water in their reference to boiled sweets as in Humbugs.
New to SSS, Michael Joseph’s work made steel 3D "drawings" caught the eye as in Balance and Man on a Bar Stool. There was sufficient space to admire all the art in the marquee and this curator’s tool is always good for helping the potential purchaser see the work clearly.
Thanks go to all who attended the Private View. We had an impressive guest list and I was pleased to see the marquee fill with excited people. Speakers included Henriette, Simon Whalley and our wonderful featured artist, Adam Aaronson.
It was a pleasure to hear Adam’s radio voice as he spoke so eloquently about Birtley, the exhibition, what it means to be an artist and, whilst a little tongue in cheek, he encouraged the possibility of sales enthusiastically. On Private View night the Sales Desk was buzzing. We had sixteen sales that night alone.
Lightness of Being by Rosie Jones