Sun, Sea and Saveloys is a cheerful mash up of local landscapes, street art Saveloy motifs and illustrative detail. Georgie Wheeler is a local artist and muralist, known primarily for her disgruntled seagulls on Bt boxes, she also curates group shows, teaches and illustrates for local enterprises.
This exhibition introduces a body of work produced in response to Georgie's enjoyment and immersion in our local landscapes around Hastings, Fairlight and Alexandra Park. A number of pieces were painted in situ, and added to later, lending an air of spontaneity and expression in the mark-making.
The saveloy character came about through Georgie's love of street art and impactful murals, she wanted to juxtapose a raw and slightly cynical character alongside the natural beauty and detail in landscapes.
Each tiny saveloy has been meticulously spray painted using a stencil and then painted into. The repetition of the act, is almost trying to impress on the audience the notion of the saveloy existing in real life in those locations.
Georgie recently sold a saveloy at Pett Level beach, in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and was short listed for the RBSA portrait prize; she exhibits broadly across East Sussex.
The exhibition is up from Friday 1st November, with a private view from 6.30 on Thursday 7th November.
Tricia Bowler is a painter of land and townscapes in the Hastings, Rye area in both oil and watercolour. Her style is mainly figurative and she uses a natural colour palette, preferring muted earthy shades.
She studied art at A level and returned, after a long gap, to painting after she retired in 2014. She has developed her skills further by attending classes with local artist, Mike Funnell as well as workshops with local artist, Mark Fisher. She is a member of East Sussex Art Club and Tuesday Painters of Rye and exhibits her work at their annual exhibitions.
Tricia has a love of the coast and the sea as well as town scenes – she has painted landscapes of her home county, Norfolk and after moving to the Hastings area 25 years ago, has learned to love the Sussex coastline and the towns of Hastings and Rye. She has tried to capture the quirky nature of Hastings Old Town and the Stade with its iconic fishing boats as well as the charming streets of Rye in her paintings.
Giulia Casarotto is a published illustrator, mixed media artist and educator studying at the prestigious MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Born and raised in Vicenza, a UNESCO World Heritage city located in Northern Italy, she has been living in the UK since 2015.
Her visual approach has been evolving features of contemporary character design and more traditional natural history illustrations. In her practice, she uses natural pigments, granulated watercolours, gouaches, pastels and strong pencil lines.
Some of her previous clients include Wealden District, Royal Museums Greenwich, Art Fund and Horniman Museum & Gardens. Her most recent books "At Tea Without Sea" and "Polly Plum: Brave Adventurer" are sold by all major booksellers.
"Natura" is her first solo exhibition: a visual love letter to the British Natural World, with original artworks on display and available to buy, along with her popular zines "All About Pigeons", "Seaside Memories" and "Natura".
Contact: giuliacasarotto.art@gmail.com
Instagram: giuliacasarotto_illustrations
Website: giuliacasarotto.com
I focus on climate crisis themes, diversity and inclusivity, and expressing through creativity using paints and pens.
I incorporate important topics and spread awareness whilst making art fitting for a range of settings.
Richard Platt produces his stained glass panels in a tiny Old Town studio, Light and Lead.
He started making stained glass images when he retired in 2018. Previously he was an author, writing more than 100 illustrated books for children and adults.
His work has been exhibited in the British Glass Biennale and the Sussex Open.
Kate Delany is a mixed media, semi abstract artist, drawing influence from where the manmade and the natural worlds collide. Originally from Stevenage, she studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University, and subsequently moved to Hastings 10 years ago.
There is a strong element of design in Kate’s work, from her background in interior and technical design, and love for mid century, utilitarian design and architecture. It’s the juxtaposition between these worlds that influences her unique style.
"PUBLIC | HOUSE is the largest collection of my work in one place to date. The subjects of my mixed media, collage paintings include everyday objects, locations and environments that satisfy my architectural obsession, which have been extracted from their own reality and abstracted back into mine, all for you to enjoy…I hope!"
Email: katelan1@hotmail.com
Instagram: @katedelanythe1st
Kirsten is a Sussex based fine art photographer specialising in landscapes, nature and heritage.
“My work is influenced by my deep love for the wonders of nature and wildlife, the abundant diverse landscapes of the English countryside, and my cherished ancestral connections with Sussex and Kent. My images are also inspired by and reflect my appreciation for the artistry of Victorian photography. Most of my images are taken in our beautiful nature reserves around Hastings and Rye.”
Email: kirsten.iles10@gmail.com
Ruth Cowell is a contemporary figurative painter who works mainly in oil paint on canvas.
She lives in Sedlescombe, East Sussex where she paints in her studio, often inspired by her surroundings.
Scott Garrett; a St Leonards based illustrator/artist/ceramicist.
He says: "I graduated from Kingston University in 1994 and have worked as a freelance illustrator ever since... (30 years!!!) Over those years I’ve worked for a large variety of clients globally in Advertising/Design and Publishing. Recent years have seen me working mainly in Childrens Publishing, including illustrating Henry Winkler’s (yes, the Fonz!!) “Here’s Hank” series of 12 books, as well as winning the Blue Peter Book Award for best non-fiction book “The Silly Book of Side Splitting Stuff” written by Andy Seed. ... I even got a Blue Peter badge!
However, this exhibition is none of that!
This is what I work on as a break from it. This is my personal art where I get to explore the themes that interest me. Which seems to mainly consist of primitive stuff, basic buildings/shelters and iconic, primitive, figures/heads.
I started painting at the end of lockdown, to scratch a creative itch I’d had for a while ... and to save my sanity! In doing so, a whole new creative world opened up to me and i’m still slowly exploring it. A continuing evolution of painting, drawing, prints and ceramics.
You can follow all of this on my Instagram account @garrettworld."
Jillian has always gained her energy and inspiration from light. From a young age she was surrounded by it especially over in The Netherlands, where she has family, where the big skies reinforced her love of open spaces, simplicity and the ever changing light.
Her photographs have a simplicity and calmness to them where she likes to focus on the subject. The paper silhouettes use her love of light to bring constant movement from the changing shadows as the day progresses. Even on misty days and dark winter evenings she sees exciting opportunities to capture an atmosphere in a different way.
All of Jillian’s images are limited in their editing as she tries to capture the right and most natural shot from the outset by reacting quickly to capture a moment in time. Her paper art sometimes has a plan, but those plans can change and on many occasions they can develop organically as she works.
The Crown Exhibition – all images are limited edition (individually numbered) Giclee prints and the paper silhouettes are unique hand-cut pieces.
Contact: burtonjillian79@gmail.com or Instagram at @72jsb