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February 7 2005, Monday,
10am-6pm (continues until February 11 2005, Friday, 10am-6pm)
Fleur Deakin –
one of the artists we met, along with her friends and mother, at last
month’s private view - has six works on show, ranging in price from £95
(for a pair of pictures, showing tulips) up to £360 for two, showing
flowers – namely, daffodils and more tulips, in Regents Park. In fact,
one of our favourite paintings in the whole art show was this very
colourful, "Tulips in Regents Park." Needless to say, you might soon be
seeing some of her future flower/park works appearing (and disappearing,
to the homes of happy purchasers) on either side of the flower shows
that London and Hampton Court are renowned for. Nigerian, Michael A.
Echekoba – who we also met and chatted with, has five works on show,
ranging in price from two at £400 each, for similarly titled works,
"Serenity 1" and "Serenity 2" (which show Swazi landscapes), up to £550
for, "Swazi Ladies." Our favourite Echekoba work is his very colourful,
"Ebo Mask," priced at £450. And do not miss a portrait he has done,
which is located at the bottom of the stairs that you descend to enter
the soon-to-be-extended exhibition space. Echekoba has had a number of
exhibitions, and is sure to have his works seen at many others. Oliver
Enwonwu has two works on show: "Remember Nefatiti" at £300, up to
"Natural Beauty" at £350. Both can be found at the end of the corridor,
where most of the artworks are located, and which leads to two of the
club’s conference rooms. A third artist we met – and possibly the eldest
of those exhibiting, is Londoner, Althea Gee. She has four works on
show, with parks and paths much inspired by Canada (Toronto
specifically, through to Yellowstone in the USA) and, "Alpine Cottage"
inspired by French scenery. Prices range from two at only £150
(including our favourite French cottage) up to one at £300. Her pictures
can be seen on the right, as you go down the previously mentioned
corridor. Uri Marie Joseé has a single work, "Family Photo" on show,
which, sadly - like half a dozen of the exhibition’s exhibits, is not
for sale. Kent-born, Vivien Lodge has two black and white works on show,
each priced at £80 (£68 unframed). They are titled, "New Zealand Bush"
and "Ponga + Beech."
Likewise, Brian Hardy
has black and white work on show. His "Ashford Town Park," at £150, caught our
attention. Mali from India, who initially invited us to the five-week
exhibition, has half a dozen of his warmly-appreciated works - based mainly on
miniature books – on show. We liked his, "World of Commonwealth" – very
appropriate, we thought, when considering where we were. Essentially, it is an
encased box – with a clear transparent front – which encloses a display of
miniature books, each with a flag from a Commonwealth country. His novel (excuse
the pun!) use of raw plugs in "Army of the Book" is certainly worth a look!
Prices for Mali’s works range from four at £250, up to two at £500. Portraiture
is a theme close to artist, Tom Mole’s heart. He has four on show - two male and
two female - at the exhibition, though none are for sale. Having said this, and
having met him and knowing that he is doing/has done a Masters in Art, he is
bound to go far in the fields of portraiture and related art. Finally, the ninth
artist – when taking things alphabetically, is Karel Roegho. Roegho has two
works on show, both of which are not for sale. But, having said that - according
to the price list we have – in total, there are some twenty-seven works, which
are for sale. One of them could be just the thing to brighten your room,
or even make you feel you are somewhere else. So, go along and discover more…
about, both, art and the Commonwealth. We know, we shall - again, someday!
MENU A: Free
E: (see websites) / artists:
fleurdeakin@yahoo.co.uk; tommoleuk@yahoo,com; vivien@meloprint.fsnet.co.uk
L: Royal Commonwealth Society at The Commonwealth Club, 18 Northumberland
Avenue, London, WC2.
N: Curator, Gwen White: 020 7930 6733 ext 209
T: Embankment (Bakerloo, Circle, District & Northern lines)
W:
http://www.echeks-paintings.com/
http://www.rcsint.org/
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