Exeter Phoenix Show, December 2010

This was a solo show I organised in the cafe/bar at Exeter Phoenix. Featuring work from both the Wales Bridge and The Bears series of paintings. The Wales Bridge series of paintings were created in 2010, specifically for the show. They were inspired by a journey on a coach between England and Wales. It was a wet, wintery night and I was ushered onto a rail replacement service. As I moved through the landscape, I was struck by the beauty of the neon lights in the distance, smeared by the speed of the coach and the droplets of rain on the windows. I took some pictures on a camera phone and these paintings stem from those pictures.

The gallery manager said my work was the best they'd had in there for a while. I was thrilled, natch. 

Some pictures of the work in the space:

 

Art for Amnesty

In 2009, I donated two paintings to an art auction in aid of Amnesty International held in Bristol. I think they raised something like £100. They weren't paintings I cared for, just experiments really. That is all.

2010 Work

I have been working on some little bears for my Phoenix show in December. They're not really bears, they're actually dogs, leopards and monkeys, but they're part of the bear family! (to me)

Virtual Tour of Exeter Phoenix Space

I found this link on the Phoenix website that let's you take a virtual tour of the venue, including the cafe/bar space. It looks alarmingly big when you know you have to fill the walls in a couple of months.

http://www.devondigital.co.uk/vr/phoenixgalleries/1_fl.htm

Gallery

All the bears in all their glory. All work copyright Rosie Jones, 2009.

Little Bear, 9 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas.

Angry Bear, 12 x 24 inches, acrylic on canvas.

Nonchalant Bear, 24 x 30 inches, mixed media on canvas.

Melancholy Bear, 24 x 30 inches, mixed media on canvas.

 

Growly Bear, 24 x 30 inches, mixed media on canvas.