"The Beyondness of Things"

                            
                                   A new work from the Jurassic coast of Devon, England.

                                         
                                    "The Beyondness of Things"- Acrylic on canvas 12"x 12"
                                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Lost in the Humming Air"

                  The air is hot and still. In the distance the black, volcanic hills are starting
                  to glow in the reflective light of the setting sun. I'm at a rest stop on the
                  island of Lanzarote - "Fire Island" - returning from a visit to the "Fundacion
                  Cesar Manrique in Tahiche, back to the south of the island to reflect on this
                  unique landscape.

                                        
                                                  

 

"Lost in the Humming Air"- Acrylic on canvas 20"x 20"    

 

 

"Being there"

                     The view from the clifftop is stunning. Looking out over the crystal-clear
                     aquamarine water of the bay at Pefkos in the summer heat reminds me of
                    why I love this place. I walk past the houses and small olive groves and
                     head towards Kavos beach.

                     Two men are sorting through their fishing net in a small boat anchored
                     in the shelter of the bay. I wave, "Kalemera", they wave back as I walk to
                     the end of the small beach where it gives way to rocks and the main beach
                     at Pefkos. Near enough that you can wade through the water and reach the
                     golden sand.

                    The shallow water is clear and fish swim between your toes. I look back
                    from the warmth of the sea to the clifftop from where I've just descended.
                    I walk back up the dusty slope to the garden of the taverna that overlooks the
                    bay and order a beer.

                    I sit in the shade of a pine tree and listen to music through my headphones.
                    "Being There" by the Tord Gustavsen trio.

 

"Being There"- Acrylic on canvas 24"x24"

Andrew Hood (Artists in focus No.5)

                 I spent the morning with the artist Andrew Hood. Based in Bristol England,
                 he was holding a studio exhibition entitled "City + Land" featuring recent
                 paintings and drawings from locations as diverse as the city of London to
                 beach scenes from the South of France. 
                                                        
                                                                      

Andrew Hood in the studio

 

Hood uses sketches made on location and produces, back in the studio, smaller

works on board to further explore the subjects and produce the finished work.

 

 

 

Sketchbooks

 

 

Using a variety of mediums including oil paint, bitumen and even barge paint!

has given Hood a direction in which "happy accidents" and the "fluidity" of paint

produces work in which an element of chance is embraced.

 

 

 

 

 

Finished framed paintings

 

 

 

 

 

To see more of Andrew's work go to www.andrewhoodgallery.com

(hover mouse if website fails to appear due to white on black type)

Beer & Lyme (not a drink!)

                       Another recent visit to the towns of Beer and Lyme Regis on the
                       East Devon / Dorset coast. Bright weather and even warm Autumn
                       sunshine made for rich colours and a respite before Winter sets in.

                                                               

                                                       "Fishing boats - Beer beach"
                                                                                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Gulls following a fishing boat entering Lyme Harbour"

 

 

 

"Crows over Beer"- Acrylic on paper 10"x 10"

("rough cut" sketch for finished acrylic on canvas)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greek island painting

                    A new piece of artwork from the sketchbook and photographs from
                    the trip to Pefkos on Rhodes. Looking out onto this hill I could watch a
                    herd of goats make their way down a track each day and sometimes come
                    through a gap in the fence to nibble the grass in the hotel grounds that the
                    gardener was attempting to grow!

                                                             
                                                                

 

                                       "Rocky outcrop Pefkos" - Acrylic on canvas 20"x20"

Mixed group exhibition

                   A number of my paintings have been selected as part of an exciting new
                   mixed group exhibition. The Combe Grove Manor hotel near Bath, England
                   are now showing my work with the work of fellow artists throughout their
                   country house hotel.

                                                               

"Combe Grove set in seventy six acres of beautiful landscape"

 

 

The work will be on permanent display and the paintings will be  changed

 periodically to keep the exhibition fresh. I currently have ten paintings on

show in various locations throughout the hotel rooms, the eleventh painting

"Receding Tide", (see previous post), sold on the first day ! As all the work is

  for sale at affordable prices this promises to be a great way for the public to engage

in contemporary art on a day to day basis. Contact myself to buy any of the pieces

   

            E:  alanvistaphoto@aol.com or    T: 01275 831582 .      

 

For more details about the hotel go to their website www.combegrove.com

(Hover mouse if website fails to appear)

 

 

                                 Three paintings in the "Roman Room"                                              

 

 

                                                                               

                     
                                                                              

 

 

"Paintings hung in the Library"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summerhouse in the hotel grounds