In Paint & Print
Colliers Wood Group
3 – 14 Sept (Private view: Tues 3 Sept)
Come and view the latest work of Georgina Kyriacou, Derek Lomas and Gina Musa of Colliers Wood Artists at this exciting and eclectic show. All three have produced vivid landscapes and seascapes – in oil on canvas from Derek, acrylic on paper, wood panel and canvas from Gina, and ink and acrylic on paper from Georgie – while their more idiosyncratic offerings include quirky painted characters and slogans (Gina), expressive portraits and still life (Derek), and mixed-method semi-abstract prints and collages (Georgie). Cards, giclee prints and unframed mounted work will be available along with the framed work.
Georgina Kyriacou experiments with different printmaking techniques, including collagraph, drypoint etching, and different types of mono printing, e.g. using a gel plate with either ink or acrylic paint. Sometimes she adds chine collé, which is coloured tissue stuck to the print as it goes through the press. Georgina also make collages using her own hand-printed papers. She works full-time as an editor for a climate change research institute and fits her art around that, using the presses at the Mary Ward Centre.
Derek Lomas is a figurative artist working with oil, charcoal and pastel. He studied photography at the University of Kent but now spends more time painting and drawing. Derek has most recently exhibited at the Trinity Buoy Wharf prize in 2023.
Gina Musa Gina is a mixed-media artist who has been painting for just over 3 years and who is primarily self-taught. Gina’s work invariably starts out with ‘playing’ intuitively and attempting to let go of the need to know or control the outcome. She rarely knows what will emerge but often finds herself painting abstract landscapes, evocative of her childhood environment in Sussex. She also has a number of quirky characters that make an appearance! She is currently improving her drawing skills with Adebanji Alade, as part of the Addictive Sketcher movement.
Stories in Glass and Cloth
Bren Keyte & Lin Merchant
17 – 28 September, 11am to 5pm (Closed Monday)
Lin Merchant.
I am a Designer Maker - artist, screen printer, machinist, hand stitcher - of sturdy items for practical, everyday use.
I draw inspiration for my patterns and images from myths and legends and Folk arts and crafts from across the World and Time.
My aim is that the bag or apron that you buy will give pleasure and good service, whilst being practical and creative brings positivity to my day.
At least 50% of my work is produced on recycled fabrics. Prices range from £3 for a small gift pouch to £50 for a large, individually designed bag.
I shall be adding fresh designs throughout the course of the Exhibition.
I will also be doing a free workshop every day
Free Afternoon Community Drop-in Drawing. 2-5pm Drop in for 2 minutes or 20, no need to book
This was a really joyful experience at Lin’s exhibition last Summer, with people of all ages joining in to add their lines/patterns/images to a long strip of lining paper rolled out on the table.As each strip was finished it was displayed in the window.
There is no age-limit - the very young were lifted out of baby slings and buggies, and sat on the paper, laying about them with pencils clutched in their fists.
Bren Keyte
BREN’S KILN-FUSED GLASS ART
Glass FUSING is only one method of creating glass art and is one I discovered whilst exploring the more familiar process of stained glass art – most commonly seen in church windows.Fusing requires a kiln to meld cut pieces of glass together by heating to a high temperature. Initially, a collage is assembled on a flat glass base and, depending on the temperature used and the chemical composition of the glass, different effects can be produced.
The influence of L.S. Lowry and his “stick figures” can be seen in some of the pictures, many of which tell a story prompted by daily observation when I’m out and about. However, the design of plates and bowls is more often the result of inspiration gained from the beautiful colours and streaks of a piece of glass.
I have had my glass pictures exhibited and sold in the Mall Galleries, St James, SW1, in Sprout Art Gallery SW16, the Woodfield Pavilion SW16 and annual Streatham Festivals.
@brendak142
Open House Exhibition
OCTOBER 1 – 13
All Sprout artist members are invited to apply for our members’ group exhibition as part of the Wandsworth Artists Open House event in October. The exhibition runs from 1st-13th October.
If you are a current member, you should have received an email today but if not, please email us - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for T&Cs and how to apply. The deadline for applications is 6th September 2024.
Autumnal
a solo exhibition by Jana Rychvalska
15 – 26 October: Private View 17 Oct 5 to 8:30pm
My art is heavily influenced by listening to classical music. This genre of music frees me and channels my creativity. In January 2020 I took a leap of faith and I have put myself out as a professional artist. I started using Instagram @jana_dragonfly when I had my first professional art exhibition in The Sprout Art Gallery, October 2020. My e-shop www.jrcreativeart.com serves both as a tangible and downloadable(ready for printing A4-A3) artgallery. Currently, I am most known for my abstract pieces, which have been compared tostained glass windows, Gustav Klimt, or to the lands as seen from above. Some see African or Aboriginalinfluences due to the use of a primary color palette and the dotting technique. My abstract pieces are the result of expanding my original artwork ‘Abstract in Red’ 2006.A vibrant piece composed of primary colors in geometrically influenced composition.
Another key element in my work is the use of gold leaf and use of acrylic enamels. They too feature in my 2006 piece, although I have since developed several different ways of texturing and positioning the shimmer.Skulls are not my natural choice of an art topic, but during the ‘Human Skull’ commissioned work I have developed a newer approach to my dotting technique, which I then particularly enjoyed executing in the abstract painting ‘Sonavar’. In July2023, myfracture accident limited me what I could make during the first few months. This is how my colorful paper format ‘Framed Summer Abstracts’ and ‘Framed Mixed Media’ came to exist. These became my top selling works and now I see my accident as a ‘silverlining’ experience.
In October 2023 I painted ‘Ruby’, ‘Autumnal’, ‘Rowan’ and ‘Otherwise engaged’ and my vibrant ‘Variable Expanses’ and ‘Agamor’ were influenced by my trip to Morocco, 2024. In July 2024, I completed my first 3D piece, a female mannequin dummy titled ‘Artist Assigned At Birth'.This work first featured in the Parallax art fair(July), followed by three weeks solo ‘Emancipation Of Colour’ in the Woodfield Pavilion (August) and now in The Sprout Arts during ‘Autumnal’ exhibition.
‘HouseKeys’ project started in August 2024 and it is my photod ocumentation of objects we handle everyday, yet hardly anyone has a photo of their own housekeys. My target is to photograph 1000, then 2k and so on. I am awaiting a response to my project proposal submitted to the Tate Modern. Thank you for participation in my ‘HouseKeys’ project, especially when we are heading towards technology locking systems and these will one day be a relic of the past.
Jana was born in Slovakia and moved to London in 1995. @jana_dragonfly
NOVEMBER
29 – 9 David Mumby
11 – 23 Ania Pieznik
December
CHRISTMAS MARKET
