Bold and Beautiful at The Natural Eye 2022
The venue for our annual exhibition is the prestigious Mall Galleries in central London. It is a beautiful space comprised of three galleries and can easily hold 400 works. This year the work from several painters really stand out for their bold use of colour.
John Dobbs has spent time drawing from life in both India and Africa. He uses intense colour and bold marks to create beautiful paintings which really stand out at this year’s exhibition.
Another amazing colourist is Dafila Scott. Dafila creates atmospheric pieces with a beautiful pallette and strong mark making as well as carefully observed subjects which are a fantastic addition to the show.
Brin Edwards is well known for his strong use of colour and an abstract approach within his work.
Andrew Haslen’s paintings are full of life and energy and create an enormous impact at the far end of the West Gallery.
Another wonderful body of vibrant work belongs to John Foker. His joyful swifts and gorgeous geese are especially impressive.
Andrew Stock has five works on show this year including this vibrant painting of a whitethroat. Andrew has been exploring a looser style and writes:
This year I have made a determined effort to move my ‘art’ forward. For too long I have wallowed in my comfort zone, a tried and tested style of painting that works for me - it’s satisfying and also rewarding in that it generally sells.
However, at the same time a restlessness - an inquisitiveness - in furthering my technique has often nagged at me, and occasionally rises to the surface with a somewhat frenetic grabbing of the palette knife and trowelling on some thick impasto…that is usually wiped off moments later. Well, this year it’s not so much a frenetic grabbing, but a conscious and determined effort with the palette knife. And I’m loving it. There is a sense of freeing up, of liberation and self expression - and the results are encouraging. But it’s not easy. I’m still at an edgy, cautious stage, well out of my comfort zone. But, as we all know; ‘comfort zones are where dreams go to die' Andrew Stock
The exhibition closes on Saturday 22nd October 5pm but works are available to view and buy online.