Exhibition: Ferens Open Exhibition 2024 and Feral Reveal, Pier Street, Hull

 Exhibition: Ferens Open Exhibition 2024

Pastoral, oil on canvas, 76cm x 102cm

I exhibited my oil painting of the Lord Line Building, Pastoral, at this year's Ferens Open Exhibition. The building is an iconic site on St Andrew's Quay, which was Hull's fish dock. It forms part of Hull's rich fishing heritage. Now unused and derelict, I captured the site in the glow of the evening sun with late summer grasses in the foreground. The old pump house which worked the lock gates can be seen to the right. I aimed to capture memories and nostalgia within my rendering of the view.

Feral Reveal, June 2024

The exhibition comprised of a range of recent artworks made by students at the Feral Art School, Guildhall Road, Hull. I attend the Hull Print Collective classes there. The gallery was a good venue in Pier Street, off Humber Street, the old Fruit Market in Hull. The event was a type of "pop up" art show and the large space was ideal to show off the students' work. Some of my prints were experimental in the use of new techniques, such as sugarlift and the use ofTetra Pak.

The Gallery for the Feral Reveal, Pier Street, Hull

A selection of my recent prints

On show were some recent prints I had made at the Feral Art School (middle section):

- On Deck, etching with aquatint

- The Walk, tetra pak 

- Recital, tetra pak

- Guy's peas, sugar lift

- Into the woods, sugarlift

General views of the Gallery Space:

Exhibitions: East Riding Artists' Open Exhibition, Pocklington and Beverley, Open Exhibition, Eastgate Studio, June/July/August 2024

 East Riding Artists' Open Exhibition, Pocklington, June 2024

Relics (top)

Humber (below)

General view of hanging space

My Paintings

I exhibited two of my paintings at the Pocklington Arts Centre as part of the East Riding artists Open Exhibition.

Relics is oil on wooden board. I tried to capture the strong light and shadows from the old wooden stakes along an inlet at Hessle on the Humber Estuary called "Jean's Walk".

Humber is also an oil painting on wooden board. The view is part of the same walk on the north bank of the Humber leading to the Humber Bridge. I was inspired by the bridge, framed by the trees and my eye was lead in by the narrow path. The water glimmered in the distance.

The gallery is dedicated to a series of changing displays and occupies a good position within the market town of Pocklington. There was a diverse display of works.

"Beverley", Open Exhibition, Eastgate Studio, Beverley, June to August 2024

The theme of the Open exhibition was "Beverley" which gave printmakers much scope to work with. From the historic town and  the Minster to the open fields of the Westwood, artists had a variety of scenes and ideas to inspire them which visitors enjoyed.

My work centred on Beverley Beck which runs through the centre of the town, and the Minster which towers above the surrounding countryside. I entered two framed prints (below).

The Beck, etching with aquatint

Boats still moor up along the Beck which was once a hive of activity. there was a ship building yard along its banks, and factories, such as leatherworks lined its route. Vessels could sail right into the centre of the town, as can be seen from the houses in the background to my print.

Green Man, Beverley Minster, monoprint and etching

The interior of the Minster is rich with medieval sculptures, including many "Greenmen".  I started this print with the monoprint process to add colour and texture to the subject matter. I then printed an etching on top to add detail to the image.

I also entered some unframed works on the same subject, a selection of which is illustrated below.