Still feeling inspired by artists I showed with at The Other Art Fair in Bristol. Here are more shots showing the wide variety of art as I whipped round before opening time. Michelle Loa Kum Cheung’s landscapes, Olivier Leger’s intricately detailed drawings, and Sara Dare’s suggestive abstract paintings.It’s not just me is it? The last post in […]
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Artists at The Other Art Fair Bristol – 2 of 4
There really is something for everyone at The Other Art Fair as, I hope, the following images and posts will show. It’s well worth a visit wherever it is. From oil painted landscapes by Dawn Reader, another stand neighbour in Bristol, to a new series of paintings by John Hainsworth ;meticulous still lives by Hisham […]
The Other Art Fair Bristol – 1 of 4
Writing this as it rains outside, The Other Art Fair Bristol with sunbathers outside the Arnolfini Gallery now feels a long way off. Every TOAF event has its communal displays with the ones here including The Colours of Bristol, an Instagram project created over 7 weeks with Bristol 247, @porthjess and @joyfulbristol – I saw it […]
Artist Joy Gerrard at Kingsgate Workshops
Another artist I discovered at Kingsgate workshops was Joy Gerrard, whose large ink and brush paintings of protest crowds caught my eye. Again, all photos here are from her website as she was running a workshop when we popped in. Often taken from rooftops, the original images are pulled from the media; compression, structure and […]
Artist Anne Leigniel at Kingsgate Workshops
There’s nothing quite like visiting another artist’s studio to get an insight into their work so I make the most of open studios whenever I can. I finally got to visit Kingsgate Workshops , workspace to a range of artists and makers and met Anne Leigniel there. The viewpoint of an artist towards their subject and how they […]
Richard Long at M-Shed in Bristol
I’d never been to Bristol before (a few hours passing through decades ago doesn’t really count) so gave myself a few hours to wander around the city before setting up for The Other Art Fair. The area by the Arnolfini Gallery where we exhibited is really lovely with M-Shed just across the way. And what […]