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TAAG Summer Open Exhibition

Saturday, August 3, 2019 10:00 AM 10:00
Friday, August 16, 2019 5:00 PM 17:00

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The 2019 TAAG Summer Open Exhibition

Artists taking part include …

Amy Burton Smith, Andrea Winnchild, Avenda Burnell Walsh,

Bev Samler, Annabel Jones, Catherine Locke, Clare Fowley,

David Beer, Faith Rose, Filipe Da Silva, Dawn Robinson,

Jackie Colclough (Beach Cove), Jane Ripley Thompson,

Kwerky Krafts, Migglet, Mike Leaman, Nicolette Dann,

Pam Brooker, Rob Parrish, Roger Lissenden,

Sally Davis, Sheila Aldous, Veronica Boniface

ROGER LISSENDEN WIRE SCULPTOR

Having learnt the basics from renowned wire sculptor Celia Smith I have progressed to develop my own styles and techniques.

My original inspiration was the bird life of Devon’s coast and countryside. This allowed me to create life and movement in my interpretation of the subjects.

Encouraged by success at my latest exhibitions and falling back on the design aspect of my commercial career I have sculpted, from reclaimed metal, a series of impressionist silhouettes based on the sea and abstract shapes from nature.

I will be showing this collection along with new works in my original style at my forthcoming exhibitions.

Avenda Burnell-Walsh

In my figurative work I am fascinated by what we are led to believe is beauty and beautiful. We are bombarded by images of apparent perfection, yet we appear to miss the entire point of the beauty of soul. My current work looks back over centuries of figurative representation to re-evaluate the place of women in societies that demand beauty from them.

Continuing my series, The corsets are off, and they are not going back on, I am looking at feet/footbinding/stiletto heels and other ways we hogtie ourselves in the name of beauty. Delighted to see the current Dr Who in huge flat boots. As usual I am looking back to some of the greats for style inspiration, Schiele, Modigliani, Klimt. I think their weirdness suits me.

Currently on the road in a motorhome touring France and Ireland for a few months so working very, very small. These are just some ideas I will be working up for the TAAG Summer Open.

Faith Rose

David Beer

David originates from Whitstable in Kent and trained as. teacher at Bishop Otter College in Chichester.

He stated painting at evening classes whilst at Corsham, Wiltshire, where he was a Head Teacher.

He also attended St Ives School of Painting on residential courses during this period and became captivated by St Ives, moving there in 1986 and then taught for 11 years in Penzance, where he had special responsibility for art in his school and ran in-service art courses for teachers in the area.

David retired from teaching in 1998 and spent much of the next 12 years painting and running his gallery in St Ives. In 2009 he moved to Saltash and the following year the gallery was closed.

A further movie in 2012 took him to Menheniot near Liskeard where he continued to paint seascapes and landscapes in oils using a palette knife, and making life studies using pastel and acrylics.
He exhibits in galleries around the country and has also exhibited in New York.

Amy Burton-Smith

Amy will often work with oils and has a particular affinity with boats.

Her painting journey began when she won a painting competition at the age of 14. Her painting was of a boat on the the back beach of Teignmouth and her prize was a year's membership of the River Teign Rowing Club.

She has not really stopped painting boats since.

Dawn Robinson - Aurora Seaglass

Auroras seaglass local artisan making seaglass jewelery and pictures from locally colllected seaglass from Teignmouth beach.

Dawn also makes beach inspired jewellery

Sally Davis

Leather bags purses and little accessories.

Flower brooches key rings and fun bits

Migglet

An ex-professional dancer and self-taught artist, I am continually inspired by my loves and life experiences.
I adore painting quirky 'smile making' animals full of fun, expression and character.

I specialise in paintings of dancers, from ballet & contemporary to street dance and anything in between & I also love to create stylised portraits.

I use a great many mediums, work in a variety of sizes and continue to experiment with freedom & passion. I simply could not love being an artist any more, it gives me the same exciting buzz that I used to feel when dancing on stage!

Rob Parrish

Rob Parrish will be concentrating on exhibiting his unique affordable abstract acrylic painted framed tiles. Also on display will be small abstract a typical paintings, cards and prints.

Pam Brooker

Pam has been potting since 1991 and specialises in thrown tableware. She uses red earthenware clay and decorates her work with coloured slips.

She currently teaches pottery classes at Voyage Fair Trade in Teignmouth

Andrea Winnchild

Andrea works in acrylics oil and w/colour

Clare Fowley

I am a Teignmouth based arts and crafter who loves living by the sea and river. I like to use shells and driftwood I find beachcombing in my pictures and am inspired everyday by the beautiful views I am lucky enough to have on my doorstep.

Mike Leaman

Mike is still very passionate about his lifelong hobby and with over 40 years experience you can expect only the highest quality hand turned products lovingly crafted from locally sourced materials.

Each piece is unique in terms of markings within the wood and the finished design.

Jackie Colclough

Bev Samler

I am a printmaker and mixed media artist, working in Kingsteignton. I focus mainly on organic elements especially rocks and trees and have been playing, lately, with small experimental work.

Filipe Da Silva

With a passion for art from a very early age Filipe Da Silva gets much of his inspiration from Banksy's thought provoking street art.

Born in Madeira, but raised in England, he enjoys incorporating cultural messages within his pieces.

Starting the self taught journey into clay only 5 months ago, he has rapidly advanced into creating and casting his own artwork.

Sheila Aldous

Sheila Aldous is a prize winning poet who writes about history, nature and human emotion. Each poem paints its own picture. In Paper Boats, The Burning of Teignmouth and Shaldon, 1690 she writes imagined scenes and these are translated into some of her framed illustrations and cards.

Annabel Jones