Autumn Exhibition (From Saturday 1st October 2022)
Gallery Forty-Nine's autumn exhibition is a showcase of artwork by Annie Bousfield, Andrew Cheetham, Chris Hall and Lee Wise.
This collection of work, which includes paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolour as well as lino etchings, explores and documents the dramatic landscapes of Yorkshire and the UK.
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Exhibition Catalogue
A catalogue has been produced for this exhibition which details each of the artworks available for sale. Please click on the button below to download the catalogue in PDF format.
All artworks in this exhibition are framed. The dimensions listed in this catalogue refer to the size of the artwork before framing.
Annie Bousfield
Annie Bousfield lives in Easingwold, North Yorkshire. She has embraced a love painting following a career in nursing and podiatry.
Annie has sold paintings online and in galleries and shops for several years, whilst also attending various courses and workshops for further inspiration.
"I use various techniques and bases," says Annie, "but most of my paintings are on either handmade blocks or on canvases mounted in handmade frames. My biggest passion is being out in the countryside, right in the middle of it all, and my colourful textured painting is in some ways just 'what I bring home.'"
She concludes: "We aren't on this planet for long so let's do something that makes us happy."
Andrew Cheetham
Andrew Cheetham was born in Heywood, Lancashire, in 1971 and trained at Liverpool John Moores University and St Martin's College of Art. He lives and works in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, where he had a studio in one of the baiting sheds on the harbour. He has been painting the sea and documenting this coastline since 2000.
Andrew says: "I began documenting Scarborough’s fishing industry in 2000, and after making enquiries to the Harbour Master, I converted an empty baiting shed on the harbour’s West Pier into a studio. During this time I have witnessed the decline of fishing fleets, with owners selling boats and gear. Whilst at first the fishermen were wary of me - they are now used to me drawing them at work and I have accompanied them out on their boats. Throughout this time the sea has been a constant in my work. Constantly changing, constantly inspiring."
For this latest collection of work, Andrew has been exploring the Yorkshire Wolds and Flamborough Head, taking inspiration from this ancient landscape, seeking out the Howe’s and barrows and the site of the discovery of the Folkton Drums.
Andrew has exhibited widely and featured in major exhibitions including Art and Yorkshire, from Turner to Hockney. He was artist in residence at Knaresborough Castle with a solo exhibition the Mercer Art Gallery 2007. In 2009, he was artist in residence at Rosedale Abbey on the North York Moors. Andrew's work can be found in the collections of Scarborough Art Gallery, Mercer Art Gallery, and Lord and Lady Derwent.
Chris Hall
The landscape of the Yorkshire Coast is the starting point for many of Chris Hall’s horizontal prints.
"A process known as the Krummholz effect is responsible for the sculpted shapes of the trees and hawthorn that mark the field boundaries on the high cliffs around Flamborough Head and north to Bempton Cliffs and Filey," says Chris. "The prevailing north-easterly wind has forced the hedgerows to grow at strange angles, providing permanent evidence of the wind’s direction.
"The stake nets visible at low tide on Scotland’s Galloway Coast, as well as Spurn Point’s groynes and crumbling sea defences, have also informed my work and provide vertical structure to punctuate the multiple horizons."
Recently, Chris has opted for a round format, which suggests a restricted view, as if looking outside from inside. Chris says: "The intention is to create a sense of place without direct reference to it".
Chris has taught Art at St Peter’s School, York, for over 30 years, where he specialises in printmaking. He trained at Hull College of Art, the University of Leeds, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Leeds Metropolitan University.
Lee Wise
Lee Wise is an established artist based in Hornsea. Having been an artisan for over 20 years working with wood, he started painting in 2010, and quickly realized that a lot of the skills and techniques he had already learnt now applied to his new medium.
Lee has since gone on to have great success as a painter, having been acclaimed for his art in numerous prizes, including winner of the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize, winner of the Cliftons Art Prize, runner up in the Moran Portrait Prize, and finalist in the Archibald Prize.
Lee says: "I work from a combination of reference and memory, trying to evoke the feeling of actually being there in that moment. This involves putting down a spontaneous alla prima ground, which is then built up in layers using glazes and impasto. I want to create a feeling of being energised by the natural movement of the water and peaceful tranquillity of the trees.
"Paintings for me are about escaping from reality for a brief point in time in order to rest and rejuvenate.”