In a new exhibition at the LAKE Gallery, three artists focus their attention on the everyday.
From glimpses of domestic objects to impressions of seemingly unremarkable outdoor spaces, Anna Clark, Dennis Spicer and Shani Wray-Jenkins celebrate the ordinary in paint, transforming the familiar and finding beauty in the often overlooked.
Anna Clark
The inspiration for Anna's pieces in this exhibition has come from her immediate surroundings. The starting point is usually quick sketches and photographs which provide her with the information for an artistic makeover back in the studio. Anna's work often combines a number of processes including print, collage, drawing and paint. She likes to build up translucent layers, adding an element of chance and sometimes resulting in the unexpected reframing of familiar views and objects. Anna graduated as a mature student in 2014 with a degree in Fine Art from Wirral Metropolitan College, followed by a year's Fellowship.
Dennis Spicer
"It is possible to find the extraordinary everywhere. For me, it happens when disparate objects come together by chance in the studio or out walking, when the rhythms of twigs in a pile of leaves or the way the sun strikes a gate will compel me to record these fleeting moments."
Dennis has been painting now for many years. He has regularly exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London as well as exhibiting in group and solo exhibitions both in the north west and around the country.
Shani Wray-Jenkins
Painting intuitively, Shani likes nothing more than to turn on her favourite music, close her eyes and make the first mark on a blank canvas, each stroke informing the next. A self-taught artist working largely in acrylic, Shani's still life paintings are a joyful, colourful celebration of everyday life. An avid collector of old pots and vessels from her travels and trips to flea markets, she is surrounded by an abundance of inspiration to call upon.
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