Winter Light6th December - 3rd January

Winter Light6th December - 3rd January

An eclectic winter exhibition featuring stately interiors painted in watercolour by Hugh Buchanan, landscapes by Ben Lowe and Daisy Cook, still lifes by Julia Cooper & Diana Matthews, etchings by Trudy Montgomery and snow landscapes by Nick Tidnam. The exhibition is accompanied by a selection of stoneware ceramics by Christine Feiler.

3 - 4 Bartlett Street Bath BA1 2QZwww.davidsimoncontemporary.com

gallery@davidsimoncontemporary.com01225 460189

Hugh BuchananHugh Buchanan, born in Edinburgh in 1958, studied at Edinburgh College of Art. After completing post-graduate studies, ‘with distinction’ in 1981, he was awarded travel scholarships to the Middle East, North Italy and the Balkans and has travelled regularly throughout Europe to visit and paint in watercolour buildings and interiors from the Renaissance to the Baroque. Over several years he worked on commissions for the National Trust and in 1987 was invited by the Prince of Wales to paint a series of interiors of Balmoral and at Highgrove in 1994. In 1988 he was commissioned by the House of Commons to paint four interiors in the Palace of Westminster.

Hugh Buchanan’s paintings are in the Collections of HM The Queen, HRH Queen Elizabeth the late Queen Mother, HRH The Prince of Wales, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Edinburgh City Art Galleries, the Palace of Westminster, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Aberdeen, the Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Flemings Bank, Deutsche Bank, the National Trust for Scotland and the National Trust for England. In 2002 he was commissioned by the House of Lords to paint the lying in state of the Queen Mother at the Palace of Westminster. In 1987 he was one of Ten British Watercolourists shown at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Bilbao, Spain. In 1991 he exhibited at the Lincoln Centre, New York. In 1998 five works by Hugh Buchanan were included in the exhibition Princes as Patrons: The Art Collections of the Princes of Wales from the Renaissance to the Present Day shown at the National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff. In 2005/6 his paintings featured in Watercolours and Drawings from the Collection of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh and Queen’s Gallery, London. He has held fouteen solo exhibitions in London.

Blinding Light at Versailleswatercolour on paper38 x 56cm£6,500

Packets No’s 16,17,18watercolour on paper28 x 38cm£3,500

Penny Redwatercolour on paper28 x 38cm£3,500

Packets No’s 16,17,18watercolour on paper28 x 38cm£3,500

Penny Redwatercolour on paper28 x 38cm£3,500

Study for Dissolving Light, Harwickwatercolour on paper56 x 38cm£6,500

Julia Cooper

Julia Cooper paints using different media including oil paint, water colour and mixed media. Surfaces are washed with colour then scored, scraped back or obliterated to create an interesting narrative which allows her to explore colour and rhythm. Whether abstract or figurative the image is discovered through this process. Julia’s studio overlooks Fowey harbour where the changes of light on the water’s surface are reflected in her use of colour.

Julia has exhibited her work widely in the United Kingdom and her work has several times been featured in Cornwall Today. She was also included in Cornish Muse, Helen Hoyle’s ‘Women Artists.’ Her studies include a Fine Art Diploma with Distinction and Interior Design Diploma, the latter which resulted in her working with the Cornwall National Trust on their 87 holiday cottage refurbishment projects.

Bollingermixed media on board38 x 48cm£750

Sagemixed media on board22 x 28cm£475

Vanillamixed media on board22 x 28cm£475

Sagemixed media on board22 x 28cm£475

Vanillamixed media on board22 x 28cm£475

Aperitifmixed media on board22 x 28cm£475

Hazenutmixed media on board22 x 28cm£475

Ann Gover

Ann Gover is an established artist, working in etching, enamel and pastel. Ann is spends a lot of time travelling in differnet continents and her travels are a constant source of inspiration and subject matter. She has held exhibitions in London and the West Country and exhibited her enamels in Japan, the USA and Europe. Her work has been exhibited regularly in the Royal West of England Academy annual exhibitions, the Tobacco Factory and the Bath Society of Arts.

Venicedrypoint etching15 x 11cm£370

Departuredrypoint etching17.55 x 15cm£370

Midnight Gardenmonoprint etching15 x 11cm£390

Reveriedrypoint etching19.5 x 13.5cm£370

African Nightdrypoint etching19.5 x 13.5cm£370

Ben LoweBen Lowe’s work uses layers of abstract forms to capture atmosphere and emotion through landscape painting. One of six finalists in BBC2’s ‘School of Saatchi’ – a significant achievement considering that he his largely self-taught, but yet he has developed a unique and powerful style. Ben Lowe has undertaken many commissioned projects in luxury private apartments and restaurants.

Count Them Inoil on canvas100 x 100cm£3,250

Count Them Inoil on canvas100 x 100cm£3,250

Landscape Ioil on canvas80 x 95cm£2,500

Landscape IIoil on canvas70 x 100cm£2,500

Diana Matthews

Diana Matthews rained at Bath Academy of Art under William Scott, Antony Fry, Gilian Ayres and Peter Lanyon. She went on to teach fine art at various institutions and now paints full-time and exhibits her work regularly in London and Bath.

The work of William Scott is still an ongoing influence and, indeed, her work brings a fresh approach to the subject of still-life and has the confidence of a lifetime of painting and being immersed in this environment.

Bottles and Compoteoil on board25 x 35cm£995

Yellow Pepperoil on board35 x 45cm£1,200

Bowl of Grapesoil on board30 x 40cm£995

Trudy Montgomery

Trudy Montgomery was born in Bristol, England in 1970 and has studied in the UK, France and USA. Following a degree in political science she lived and worked in California from 1999 working in technology companies in Silicon Valley. Supplementing her passion for art, she studied art history and painting and drawing with tutors from UC Berkeley, San Francisco Art Institute, and Otis School of Art & Design in Los Angeles.

After moving into the art world as an art advisor in 2005, Trudy began painting full time in 2009 and has exhibited her work in London, California and India. She returned to the UK in late 2012.

All That Jazzmonotype etching with chine collé22 x 21cm£350

What You See Is What You Getchine collé22 x 21cm£350

Silver Liningmonotype etching with chine collé22 x 21cm£350

Winged Flightmonotype etching, edition of 1022.5 x 19.5cm£350

I know where the Faeries Livemonotype etching with chine collé22.5 x 19.5 cm£350

Winged Flight (pink & green)monotype etching with chine collé22.5 x 19.5 cm£350

Nick Tidnam RBA

Born in Leicestershire and brought up in London, Nick Tidnam studied at Camberwell School of Art in the sixties under tutors including Christopher Chamberlain, Dick Lee and Michael Rothenstein. In 2001 Tidnam was elected a member of The Royal Society of British Artists. In 2003 he contributed to the publication ‘Learn to paint and draw’ and ‘Oils and Acrylics’ by Cassell Publications in 2004. His works are in public and private collections in the UK and private collections in the USA, Australia, Germany, Greece, India, and France.

Hill Farm, Winteracrylic on paper53 x 70cm£850

Snow Formsacrylic on paper80 x 97cm£2,800

Night Walk, Essaouiraacrylic on paper46 x 60cm£850

Lochcarronacrylic on paper47 x 60cm£850

Daisy Cook

Daisy Cook, born in London in 1965, has been a full-time artist since 1995, with very successful solo exhibitions in London, the United States of America and Bath. Predominently recognised for her landscape painting, her work looks at the subject of landscape with an abstract perspective, with a particular play on the relationships of the meeting point of land, sea and sky.

Slumberingoil on canvas95 x 50cm£2,950

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