Contemporary work from artists working with
paint, printmaking and porcelain
Gill Curry
Karl Hughes
Sam Harrison
Kate Buckley
Thursday 2nd July – Saturday 8th August
Thursday – Saturday 11am – 4pm
Gill Curry
“The rugged limestone mountain range of Les Alpilles was an obsession for Van Gogh as he looked out from his room over Mt Gaussier during a year of treatment at the hospital adjacent to the monastery St Paul de Mausole in St Rémy. Amongst the places we visit, a few stand out and overwhelm us, for me Les Alpilles is one such place…”
Karl Hughes
“I am a figurative painter working in an impressionistic style across acrylic, oil, gouache & pastel mediums. Drawing and painting is a lifelong passion of mine and I enjoy the mix of problem solving and exploring creative possibilities it gives. My artistic inspiration is drawn from many sources – most recently capturing scenes from my travels at home and abroad…”
Sam Harrison
“I make bold and quirky abstract paintings that interpret the landscape through strong shapes, lines and collage. Living in Ulverston, I feel closely connected to the Cumbrian coastline, with its nautical and industrial heritage. I am drawn to the interplay of modern technology and ancient landscape, shaped by my experience as an engineer working on fast jets and submarines…”
Kate Buckley
Kate Buckley is a York-based sculptural artist working in coloured porcelain. Her work is rooted in a Japanese aesthetic tradition — quiet, controlled and deeply attentive to light, shadow and negative space. Through a distinctive process of press-moulding onto folded structures, she translates delicate geometry into a permanent medium — a fold fixed in time.
