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The group of artists that exhibit as 4 Shades of Purple are coming back to exhibit at King John's House in Romsey, after a successful event last year. Exhibiting are painters Richard Paul, Neal Griffin and Chris Marlow, jeweller Monica Wilson and ceramicist Tim Thornton.
Richard Paul paints the British landscape in a realistic style that gives the feel of actually being there that the camera so often fails to capture. From wild beaches to forests, mountains, town and industry, let his oil paintings transport you to corners of the country you never knew existed, and the local views you may have missed.
Neal Griffin is a professional multi award winning artist and finalist of the DSWF Wildlife artist of the year 2018. He has always displayed a passion for art with much of his inspiration coming from his love of the natural world. He works in both 2D and 3D working in a variety of mediums including, oil, pencil, charcoal and clay creating highly detailed studies of the subject concentrating mainly on wildlife.
Christine Marlow lives in Romsey but works from Roake Farm Studios at Broughton. Her work is generally of a semi abstract nature based on the landscape, flowers or sometimes purely abstract. She likes to experiment with different mediums and styles of working, making for an interesting body of work.
Monica Wilson is inspired by the textures and forms of nature which surround her Test Valley based workshop, where she hand-make miniature wearable silver artworks which are proving very popular with nature lovers. Using techniques which range from chasing and repoussé, to casting and hand forming, she makes each piece individually to her own designs, as well as to commission.
Tim Thornton produces ceramics for the home from his studio, also in Nether Wallop, and fires some work in a large wood-fired kiln in Oxford. His work is based on producing vessels, whether functional tableware or more decorative vases and other pieces. His forms are loose and relaxed, bringing out the nature of the material, and he brings out the surface of the work, whether that is by texturing unglazed clay, or by using glazes that he has developed.
The exhibition is on both floors of the 13th Century King John's House in Church Street, Romsey. Opening times are from 10am to 4pm, from Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th April. Entry is free, and Miss Moody's Tudor Tea Room will be open if you are in need of refreshments, as well as the adjacent gardens.
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