Hello everyone,
There's just a few days more to enjoy our wonderful and uplifting exhibition, In the Company of Birds, that has been so enjoyed by those who have found the time to come to UG in February.
It would be remiss of us not to look in a little detail at some of the beautiful work created by artist Jenny Matthews specifically for this exhibition.
Have a look at this:
'Birds of a Feather I', watercolour on paper, by Jenny Matthews.
And this:
'Birds of a Feather II', watercolour on paper, by Jenny Matthews.
It will come as no surprise to learn that these two stunning paintings have attracted a great deal of attention since the exhibition opened. They are quite, quite beautiful, and a testament to the immense talent that Jenny Matthews has at her disposal. They are also testament to her commitment and attention to detail. As she explains:
'The feathers are so beautiful that I wanted to paint them as studies. The green feather I found in the Lake District 4 years ago, there are Jay feathers, Pheasant, Peacock, and seabird feathers from Tyningham beach. The black and white spotted ones are from my husbands sister’s wedding when his mother dressed up in the evening to entertain the guests in a hat decorated with feathers from a neighbour’s Guinea Fowl flock (they’re all farmers round there)! Note that I don’t use white gouache or masking fluid: the white is the paper.'
So, these paintings have been some four years in the making! Jenny collects items of interest wherever she goes, knowing that one day the right painting will materialise for them to find a home. Here are those feathers laid out for painting:
We would like to thank Jenny, and all the other artists who have taken part in In the Company of Birds, for contributing to what is an exhibition of outstanding quality and beauty.
If you haven't seen it yet, you're missing out.....
There's just a few days more to enjoy our wonderful and uplifting exhibition, In the Company of Birds, that has been so enjoyed by those who have found the time to come to UG in February.
It would be remiss of us not to look in a little detail at some of the beautiful work created by artist Jenny Matthews specifically for this exhibition.
Have a look at this:
'Birds of a Feather I', watercolour on paper, by Jenny Matthews.
And this:
'Birds of a Feather II', watercolour on paper, by Jenny Matthews.
It will come as no surprise to learn that these two stunning paintings have attracted a great deal of attention since the exhibition opened. They are quite, quite beautiful, and a testament to the immense talent that Jenny Matthews has at her disposal. They are also testament to her commitment and attention to detail. As she explains:
'The feathers are so beautiful that I wanted to paint them as studies. The green feather I found in the Lake District 4 years ago, there are Jay feathers, Pheasant, Peacock, and seabird feathers from Tyningham beach. The black and white spotted ones are from my husbands sister’s wedding when his mother dressed up in the evening to entertain the guests in a hat decorated with feathers from a neighbour’s Guinea Fowl flock (they’re all farmers round there)! Note that I don’t use white gouache or masking fluid: the white is the paper.'
So, these paintings have been some four years in the making! Jenny collects items of interest wherever she goes, knowing that one day the right painting will materialise for them to find a home. Here are those feathers laid out for painting:
We would like to thank Jenny, and all the other artists who have taken part in In the Company of Birds, for contributing to what is an exhibition of outstanding quality and beauty.
If you haven't seen it yet, you're missing out.....
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