A Brand New Year

Richard Thorn
Headland Waves
600mm x 800mm, watercolour on paper

We closed the gallery on Wednesday 11th of January and had a very dynamic and productive Strategy Day with everybody involved in the running of the gallery.  We have plans and aims and wishes and desires.  One of the first results of the day is that we have secured a stand at the prestigious Watercolours and Works on Paper Fair which is held at The Science Museum, London  on February 2nd-5th.  It is an exciting fair with all sorts of wonderful work exhibited.  We shall be taking several of our artists, an list will follow soon,  and with just over two weeks to get our Art Fair team into shape it is a good job they are so keen!   Almost concurrently is our first exhibition of the year "Still Lifes"  That is a very beautiful collection of work by some of our artists which will surprise and delight...but that's another blog post.
Visit us at the fair if you are in London, we will be on stand B30.

A Celebration of Watercolour.

All too often watercolour painting is overlooked and under-represented in many galleries today which is why we at Beside The Wave have taken the bold step in hosting a glorious celebration of watercolour. A number of our artists are experts in this exacting discipline, and now their work in watercolour can be seen and enjoyed in this special exhibition.

Watercolour is often seen as the poor relation to oils, not considered as "proper painting" by some.

It is also the first choice of many who are new to painting and yet it remains one of the most difficult mediums to master. 

The clean colours and expert draftsmanship of John Raynes work succeed in  making this art form look effortless.

The exuberant splashes and mark making of Richard Thorn are an emotional response to a multiple textured landscape.

The intimate delicate paintings of Amanda Hoskin are beautifully simple and yet wonderfully complex.

The layered colours that Sarah Wimperis employs give a jewel like luminosity to her work.

The chalky twin of watercolour is gouache and this is exhibited with the expert brushstrokes of  Richard Tuff.

We have a preview of this fascinating exhibition in our upstairs gallery from tomorrow, Saturday 1st of October with the full exhibition opening on Saturday 8th October and running until the 19th.