September 18 2004, Saturday, 10.30am-3.30pm
ANNA-MEI CHADWICK’S EXHIBITION OF RECENT WORKS BY ARTISTS, AGGS, BLANDY, CLARKE, CORNISH, FELTS, FREER, NISHIKAWA, PENNY, SEDDON, TILMOUTH & WALTY - FROM PLACES LIKE BIRMINGHAM, NORFOLK, SWITZERLAND & TOKYO - INCLUDES PORTRAITS ALONGSIDE SCENES OF FIELDS, FLOWERS, FRUITS, PLANTS, TREES PLUS VIEWS OF WEST SUSSEX, CHISWICK, ETC.
For those that recognise
the name, Anna-Mei Chadwick, you may also remember that she used to have an art
gallery in New King’s Road, south west London. Well, today, she exhibits the
works of her portfolio of artists, at various venues. So, for this occasion –
with the works of nearly a dozen artists, she has turned to the large and very
spacious, Gallery in Cork Street. The artists, whose, ‘Recent works’ are on show
are: Christopher Aggs; London-born Vancouver resident, Kitty Blandy;
Norfolk-born, Enid Clarke; Amanda Cornish; Shirley Felts; Birmingham-born, Roy
Freer; Tokyo-born, Midori Nishikawa; Charles Penny; Joyce Seddon; Sheila
Tilmouth and Swiss-born, Margaret Walty. Today is you last chance to see some of
their recent works, all under the same roof. We met several of the artists –
Christopher Aggs, Kitty Blandy and Midori Nishikawa, when we visited one of the
exhibition’s opening receptions, earlier in the week. Let us look first at works
by Christopher Aggs. This artist and art teacher has a good collection of West
Sussex scenes on view. His attributing comment – printed on his typed CV, which
we picked up at the opening reception, begins, ‘The landscapes are usually the
countryside around our house, sometimes the view from a window, and the objects
in the still lifes are things I find lying around.’ As for the hopes, he has for
his pictures, ‘I hope the pictures have a positive feel, they are meant to be
enjoyed for their own sakes.’ And, yes, we found them positive as anyone will,
upon entering the gallery, after climbing the half-dozen or so steps. Aggs
pictures are to be found directly in front of you, and to the right.
Kitty Blandy’s
figurative works can be seen at the back of the open-space gallery. Her wealth
of experience – which includes nearly 20 years of solo and two-man shows – can
virtually be seen in the wonderful brush strokes, which make up the figures in
her paintings. Japanese artist, Midori Nishikawa’s works can be seen on the left
wall, as you enter the gallery. Her works reflect the things she desires, which
include tranquillity and serenity. Let us look at some of the works done by
other artists exhibiting. Enid Clarke and Joyce Seddon’s miniatures are
enjoyable, some of which appear on the permanent column, located within the
gallery space, quite near to the back and built-in glass cabinet. On this same
column, is one of our favourite pictures from the exhibition. Namely, Margaret
Walty’s detailed acrylic, "River Alphabet" (53cm x 30.5cm, £600). In choosing
this as our favourite, we must say that we liked many of the other works, by the
aforementioned artists. And being fans of realism, we must also applaud Sheila
Tilmouth’s still lifes of fruits. Not only that… we also like long walks by the
River Thames, so Charles Penny’s watercolour, "Chiswick Low Tide" (22cm x 22cm,
£325) really brings back some tidal memories. Prices for all the works/memories
are good value and not too expensive, so it might just be worth thinking about
some early Christmas shopping. There are plenty of paintings to choose from, and
your spending can finish mid-afternoon, in time for afternoon tea – the time
when Chadwick’s show comes to an end. Anyway, whatever time you do go along,
enjoy it!
MENU A: Free
B: 8, 9, 14, 19, 22 or 38
L: The Gallery in Cork Street, 28 Cork Street, London, W1
N: 020 7437 2812 (during exhibition) 020 7938 3757 (after exhibition)
T: Green Park (Jubilee, Piccadilly & Victoria lines)
W: http://www.ag.gs/
