Iain & Lynn Selwyn-Reeves

Furzedown Art Studio

Wandsworth Artists' Open House 2017 (Venue no.70) 

3rd to 15th October 2017

Private View: Tuesday 3rd October, 6pm to 8.30pm

Opening Times:

Saturday and Sunday 11am-6pm

Tuesday 12-5pm

Wed to Friday 11am-5pm

 

Contemporary Photography, Pen & Ink Illustrations, Prints, House Portraits and Personalised Artwork.

 

 

Iain's work includes vibrant contemporary photography & digital manipulation, abstracting architecture, textures and everyday objects

Lynn's hand drawn illustrations form the basis of her personalised artwork, house portraits and prints. She will also be showing typographic artwork and photography.

Wandsworth Artists' Open House 2017

 

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Serenity

by Magdalena Del Mar

Tuesday 19th to Saturday 30th September 2017
Open 11am to 5:00pm

 

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New Faces 2017

Tuesday 17th to Saturday 29th October 2017
Open 11am to 5pm Daily
Private View and Refreshments on Tuesday 17th October, 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Bricolage Workshop at Sprout Arts

 

 

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Steve & Sue Owen @ The Sprout Gallery

Tuesday 5th to Saturday 16th September 2017
Open 11am to 4:30pm Tuesday to Saturday
Private View and Refreshments on Saturday 9th September, 5.30pm to 8.30pm

 

Steve and Sue’s work explores  the abstract quality  of rhythm,  texture, colour, and shape through print making and creative textiles. There are hints of figuration, with retro comic book and old graphic imagery often used as a starting point for screen prints. The more mundane the stimuli  for  the work the bigger the challenge for Steve!  Sue’s work often features a combination of print and stitch her work evolves according to the materials being used and she embraces the concept of a ‘happy accident’ in her work.

 

 

Sue Owen - Sue taught fashion and textiles for over 20 years before taking early retirement from teaching.  She now enjoys creating her own textile art using a variety of techniques.  She enjoys combining print with stitch and her work often displays layers of fabric and colour with the addition of hand and machine stitching.  A recent development has been to work with sheer fabrics, over printing and layering to create patterns and tonal interest in her work. Sue finds that her work develops spontaneously, growing and developing from her large collection of printed samples which undergo metamorphosis until they reach a natural conclusion.

Steve Owen - What may appear spontaneous in the work is often a consequence of much obliteration and reworking. Screen prints go through a series of transformations and developments until recognisable figurative imagery eventually appears. ‘There is a point along the scale somewhere between abstraction and figuration at which the finished painting rests. Finished paintings are not really recognisable as specific representations of places or events but neither are they abstract investigations of colour, shape and tone.’ Steve studied Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon School of Art before embarking on a career teaching Art in secondary schools and in further education. He has now returned to his original intended career path of painter and printmaker.

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Jacqueline Merry Bernard

'Arboretum'

Tuesday 31st October to Saturday 11th November 2017
Open 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
Private View and Refreshments on Wednesday 1st November, 6pm to 8pm

An arboretum is an organic experiment, a place where imported trees may or may not thrive according to the nurture they receive. So it is with creative ideas emerging at their own pace and place. This exhibition began with the experience of a walk in woodlands interpreted through oil paintings, pastels and felt works together with work created over the past ten years in which a previously unrecognised form of a 'ghost tree' appeared and I have nurtured this encounter.

 

 

 

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Making the Unfamiliar Familiar-

An Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Prints by Emily Morey

Tuesday 25th July to Saturday 5th August 2017
Open 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
Private View and Refreshments on Tuesday 25th July,5.30pm to 8.30pm

 

 

Emily's work is based on storytelling and visual thinking based on stories from the bible, folklore and recent residency trips in Scotland. In her work she draws from a variety of references from her surroundings, semi abstract and semi figurative in a painterly language. She is interested in capturing the sensations of these subjects, and exploring the expression and subjectivity of colour, inspired by Johannes Itten's teachings and explorations on the art of colour. Her work conjoins observation and the imagination through the interaction between conscious thought and the subconscious. 

Emily is a London based artist, who recently graduated from the The Royal Drawing School 2015 and a previously from Brighton in Fine Art Painting in 2011, where she received the Nagoya University award for 'The Highly Commended: Outstanding artistic achievement at Brighton University Degree show'. Emily has exhibited in Berlin, London and West Sussex, including at Christie's and The Hyatt Regency Hotel with the Saatchi Gallery, London, and in group and solo exhibitions at The Project Gallery in West Sussex. She also frequently partakes in residencies, previously in New York and Berlin, and recently in Italy and Scotland, granted by The Royal Drawing School, during her BA she was also granted a student exchange programme to study at Seoul National University, South Korea.

**Emily will be holding a workshop exploring the imagination,looking at stories,poems and words for inspiration. Thursday 27th July 5.30 - 7.30pm (Adults and Children Price: £3.00 donation. Materials provided!)**

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From Syria to the UK-

An Exhibition detailing paintings of architecture in both Syria and the UK

by Esam Hamzeh

Tuesday 14th to Saturday 26th August 2017
Open 11am to 5:30pm
Private View and Refreshments on Sunday 20th August,11am (breakfast inc.)

Esam Hamzeh has lived in London for several years but she recreates the wonders of Syria through her beautiful paintings.  Many of these historical and iconic buildings have been destroyed in the ongoing war in Syria and Esam has many stories to tell about the architecture, the landscape and the people.  Join her for a private viewing of her paintings on Sunday 20th August at 11.00am and enjoy a Syrian breakfast and  a conversation with Esam.  

Esam developed her painting skills through the support of South Thames College and she has previously exhibited in Open House and at St Georges Hospital.  Her paintings also encapsulate the wonders of London and the bridges of the River Thames.  

 

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Shhhh.... our very own Secret Postcard event returns to Sprout in June 2017!

Secret Postcard 2017 @ Sprout Arts       

Tuesday 13th to Saturday 24th June 2017

Tuesday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm (closed Mondays)

Private View Tuesday 13th June 4:00pm - 8:00pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sprout Secret Postcard event is coming..... Would you like to take part?

Anyone can take part, all ages and you don't need to be an artist to pick up a pen, paint, print, collage, use photography or write.... whatever you fancy!

Pick up blank postcards from Sprout asap and get them back to us by 19th May and we will include them in the exhibition which opens 13th June and runs until Saturday 24th June.

This annual event raises much needed funds for our fab little art space whilst at the same time giving visitors the chance to choose a miniature piece of artwork without knowing who the artist is until they buy it! The photo shows some of the amazing pieces we had in last year's show.

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You can still take part by picking up a postcard from Sprout Arts at
74 Moyser Road, Furzedown SW16 6SQ 

Sprout Arts Team x

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TAT London Presents 'Reinvented with Love'
Tuesday 21st February to Saturday 4th March 2017
Open 9am to 5pm daily
Private View and Refreshments on Wed 22nd February,6.30pm to 8.30pm

 

 

After a successful stall at the Furzedown Festival Big Day Out, TAT (Tooting Artful Transformations) London Returns to Tooting, showcasing our new collection. We hate to see furniture looking down on its luck and headed towards landfill. We lovingly restore the piece whilst adding a contemporary twist. This collection we have been influenced by the mid century modern period and have complimented the collection with soft furnishings and unique collectible pieces.

Tracey Morant is an art teacher who in her spare time began renovating furniture, along with her other creative outlet of pottery. She loves to find new ways of reusing old things. She met Rachel 17 years ago whilst working in the travel industry and they have remained firm friends, and painting partners, ever since.

Rachel Young is a busy mum who spends a lot of time sanding down old furniture whilst the children are at school. She also works as production manager for the Secret Pillow Project, empowering women in India through training and work opportunities.

**Tracey and Rachel will holding a small sculpture workshop Saturday 4th March free drop in workshop from 10am-midday and will be suitable for 5-12 years (some help will be needed for little hands!)**

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