Art Dog

Fishponds Christmas Fair

Dulwich Craft Fair – Saturday 14th November

 Dulwich Craft Fair

St Barnabas Church Hall
Dulwich Village, London SE21

Sat November 14th, 2009
St Barnabas Church Hall
10am – 5pm
Nearest Stations: Dulwich North & Dulwich West

Meet the artist – Chris Lessware

Tell us a little about you?  I am an ex-teacher, born and living in London, working from home.

What type of art work do you do?  At the moment, abstract paintings on canvas, done in acrylics, often with oil pastel and/or charcoal as well.  I have previously worked on watercolour paper using same materials and have done some watercolours too.

What inspires you / influences your work?  Experimentation.  I try to use a variety of approaches – few/many colours, smooth/rough textures, grounded images/ filled canvas… it pretty much all comes out looking like mine, however.  I’m often inspired by the last artist I was looking at (see below for list).  Definitely Mitchell and Hilton.  I listen to advice from Marion Jones – it’s always right.

How did you come to be doing this type of work?  I got bored with doing pastel and acrylic pictures of the South Bank area and switched to small abstracts on paper – it grew from there.
 
Where did you train / develop your work?  Putney School of Art and Design.

What do you like about being an artist living or working in Tooting and Furzedown?  It’s home.  Lots of other artists about, too.

Who is favourite artist / art work and why?  All the greats from Cimabue to Picasso and -  Joan Mitchell, Asger Jorn, Karel Appel, Wols, Gillian Ayres, Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton, Patrick Heron, Sandra Blow, Richard Diebenkorn.. and Francis Bacon, for the way he talked about art as well as the paintings. 

What new projects do you have planned next?  Bigger canvases, or maybe some dyptichs and tryptichs – like Bacon, but probably not as good (cheaper, though).

And finally, do you have any exhibitions planned? Yes – two Artdog exhibitions at -

 1. Dartmouth Arms, Sydenham, November 4^th  2009– Jan 6^th  2010.

 2. The Duke, Creek Road, Jan 6^th – March 3^rd 2010. 

Both exhibitions with Marion Jones.

Thank you!

Fishponds Christmas Fair – 28th November

Saturday 28th November
4pm to 8pm
27 Fishponds Road
Tooting SW17 7LH

All your Christmas shopping under one roof!

Hand crafted jewellery, cool kitchen gadgets, paintings, glassware, vintage textile accessories, beauty products, handmade Christmas decorations, ceramics, enamels, Christmas cards, stocking fillers and much more for all the family.

Come and visit us, and enjoy a warm welcome, a glass of mulled wine, mince pies and a festive evening.

Games and Christmas craft activities!

Donations from our profits will be made to St Georges Hospital Charity.

Local artists and designers include Sunny’s beautiful handcraft jewellery, Silvia’s cool kitchen gadgets, Valerie’s paintings, Ann’s glassware, Fabric Nation’s vintage textile accessories, Christmas decorations, Lesley’s ceramic dogs, Julie’s enamels, beauty products and Christmas cards and tags. All handmade in Tooting!

Meet the Artist – Marion Jones

Tell us a little about you?
Have been painting for last 20 years in a studio in Camberwell and now have a studio at home. Have shown in a variety of venues and galleries and have pictures in a number of private collections.

What type of art work do you do?
Non figurative oil painting.

What inspires you / influences your work?
Structure and form and a close examination of textures and surfaces.

How did you come to be doing this type of work?
I take motives from previous paintings and build up layers using a variety of painting and printing techniques.

Where did you train / develop your work?

 At Chelsea and Camberwell.

What do you like about being an artist living or working in Tooting and Furzedown?
Good to meet other artists working in the area.

Who is favourite artist / art work and why?
Raoul De Keyser, Philip Guston, Robert Ryman, David Reed and Malevitch. All artists who are interested in how paint works and how the viewer relates to the picture.

What new projects do you have planned next?
Have been working on a series of paintings that relate in a way to a passage in Ulysses –‘The trees of all Ireland’.

And finally, do you have any exhibitions planned?
In The Dartmouth Arms and The Duke in SE London in November until early Dec.

See more of Marion’s work here!

Thank you Marion!

Affordable Vintage Fashion Fair – this weekend

Sunday 25th October
12noon to 5pm

 

Sustainable Studios
65-71 Scrutton Street, London EC2

Nearest tube: Old Street

and the winners are…

and (drum rolls)… the winners (cheering)… of the Tooting Art Trail (more drum rolls) are (appluase)…

Katie’s silver cufflinks – Henry Parritt (and his Mum, Sylvia)
Sally’s glass Christmas decorations – Kelly Evans
Louise’s pearl chain necklace – Sandra Lester
Sue’s 20 greetings cards – Ania Heasley and family
Fio’s ‘Mini Tissue Chair’ sculpture – Rhonda Gregory
Gillian’s ‘Yellow View’ painting – Chris Giles
Emma’s ‘Floral Burst’ print – Lia Kalm-Zattmann

Well done everyone, and thanks to all of you for taking part.  Winners will be contacted individually about collecting their prizes.

Thank you

A huge thank you to everyone that visited open houses and took part in the Tooting Art trail.  It was lovely to meet you all. Competition entries are being judged this weekend and the winners will be annouced soon!!  At Fabric Nation more brooches and bunting were made last weekend.  It was inspiring seeing so many ideas! Some of your creations are pictured here.

More prizes…

We have more prizes added to our art trail!  Including this tissue paper chair sculpture from Fio Adamson…

…and sets of art cards from Sue Rowling (see below).  Don’t forget to hand your completed form in to the last house your visit, or Contact T’Art with your guess and contact details.   Good luck and have fun this weekend!