April Artist Preview

Join us to celebrate our April Abstract Showcases featuring Diannah Lowry and F. G. Davis.

Selected Works of F. G. Davis

George Davis is a leading contemporary artist who has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, sharing his working time between his homes in Devon and the South of France.  Known principally for his exquisite use of colour, texture, and pattern, he explores many and varied themes with acrylic, collage, watercolour, gouache and mixed media. His work is unique in its diversity, encompassing a wide range of subject matter taken from his everyday experiences and memories, working in a full range of scales, from intricate detailed pieces to bold large works.  Interpretations are often witty and playful, capturing the essence of his starting points with a keen perceptive insight, frequently completed as part of an extensive series of work which testify to his love of experimentation and his unerring ability to tantalise the viewers’ imagination. His work retaining a painterly integrity which shines through.

For more on the exhibition, visit art-hub.co.uk/ex/fgd23

Bolt from the Blue

We’re pleased to announce an exhibition of works by Diannah Lowry, an Australian-born artist who now lives in South Devon, England. The exhibition will run from March 29th to April 22nd, 2023, with an artist preview on March 31st from 18:00 to 20:00.

Lowry’s work is inspired by both the external world around her and by our own inner spaces. She is interested in exploring the abstract forms and shapes found in the drama and moods of the Devon landscape, and equally in examining how abstract form can be used to express our own inner moods and landscape.

“I’m thus inspired to paint intuitively, reflecting on the shifts in my own inner world,” says Lowry. “I’m passionate about exploring the many ways that shape and form can form cohesive wholes, as well as how colour, shape and form can be constructed to reflect the ambiguity and uncertainty of our lives. In this way my interest is in both the simplicity and complexity of abstract form, and it is this that characterises the different subject matter of my work and my approach to it.”

Lowry uses a variety of media including acrylics, oils, watercolour, inks, and pastels. She also likes to use a variety of different surfaces. She uses brushwork when capturing the movement, light and tone of her external and inner landscape, and make use of layers of brayer work, a dark palette, and iconic symbols of ‘forbidden spaces’ such as barbed wire to convey a sense of both external and internal boundaries. Her paintings are not confined to one particular genre or style, Lowry enjoying the challenge of exploring different subjects and techniques. The portfolio of her work is thus broad in scope.

The exhibition will feature a selection of Lowry’s recent paintings and the opening night will include a meet-and-greet with the artist, as well as light refreshments.

For more on the exhibition, visit art-hub.co.uk/ex/lowry23