28 July – 8 September
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To coincide with this year’s Olympics in London, Lander
Gallery artists have produced work relating to various sports and leisure
activities seen around the coastline of Cornwall.
Not only are Cornwall’s beaches and shorelines special places
because of their stunning vistas, but they are also a playground for the young
and old, whether it is surfing the big waves, building sandcastles, flying
kites or just walking the dog.
Surfing is not surprisingly one of the most popular sports
in Cornwall and features in the work of several artists in this show. None more
so than Paul Nicholls, whose dynamic paintings feature surfers actually in the waves, his titles such
as ‘Grip lip’ and ‘Barrelled’ reflecting the technical terminology of the
sport.
Newquay based artist Ian Fox has captured the more vigorous
sport of gig racing with his portrait of the Newquay Gig about to get under way
as well as surfers getting ready to go in the water.
After a hard day in the water, surfers walking across a huge
expanse of beach on their way home are the subjects for Richard Lannowe- Hall’s
impressive colourful paintings. Kevin Cooper also uses the imagery of surfers
collaged with tidal maps and other graphics to make his contemporary limited
edition prints.
Gordon Hunt uses his unique pointillist style to capture the
reflected light from the beach and silhouettes surfers against it. He also uses
the same technique to portray families playing beach games such as cricket and football.
Dinghy sailing is another popular sport on the coast of Cornwall
and Bodmin based artist Sally Jones has created some vivid paintings of sail
boats racing and jockeying for position at the start of a race.
Caroline Atkinson’s paintings of Praa Sands and Mount’s Bay
are still predominantly about the view but do feature the more leisurely
activity of walking.
John Laver, whose beachscapes are always popular at the Lander Gallery, has
included on this occasion views of the
North coast Harlyn, Tregirls and Trevone beaches with
kite flying and sea fishing as
the sporting activity.
But the beach, for
children, is all about having a close encounter with a seagull or digging or
building a sandcastle. Cathy Stringer’s paintings make all of these children’s
activities the focus of her delightful paintings.
Whether you are a Sports fan or not, this show has something
for everyone.
You will find details of some of these on our website,
www.landergallery.co.uk
We can usually arrange to have things delivered to your door
by the next day.
Apologies to those who tried to link directly to our website
last time- the link was incorrectly spelled.
We are open Monday to Saturday, 9am – 5.30pm.
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What was it Wordsworth said? “To see the children sport upon
the shore And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore” ..
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