Capturing rich colour and texture

ADRIAN Sykes has a solo show of 30 new works at Marine House at Beer on Saturday, April 22 until Friday, May 5.

When the gallery first met Adrian in 2015 his star was already on the ascendent, being a winner of many art prizes including the Bristol Art Prize, The Bath Art Prize and a finalist in the UK Young Masters Art Prize.

With ‘Observation and Imagination’, his fifth solo show at Marine House, Adrian has firmly established himself as a widely loved and collected artist whose oil paintings stand out with their ability to intrigue and satisfy. Rich in colour, depth and texture, they are products of his fertile imagination, often quirky and lightly humorous.

Trees and greening are very much a topic of the moment, but coincidentally they exist deep in Adrian’s psyche. He celebrates this with a number of almost tree hugging paintings in this collection; nothing quirky, just a celebration of grandeur.

Adrian said: “My tree paintings allow me to explore my fascination and joy in depicting sunlight and the interplay of light and shade in nature. In some ways they look back to my past to my first love, the impressionists. These painters had a major influence upon me and inspired me to become an artist.

“I have chosen to concentrate on trees as a subject of fascination for me. They are a response to the Bristol landscape I see daily. I wanted to portray the familiar in a new and poetic light where the trees act as living meditations and portals to a deeper experience and connection with the landscape.”

The gallery is sure that this fine body of work will delight his existing legion of fans and entice more to join Adrian’s journey.

The paintings are for sale now. A free colour catalogue is available and the works can also be viewed online. Visit the gallery for the opening on Saturday, April 22 and meet the artist.

For more details call on 01297 625257 or visit www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk.

‘I wanted to portray the familiar in a new and poetic light where the trees act as living meditations and portals to a deeper experience and connection with the landscape’ Adrian Skyes

SPONSORED FEATURE > Dappled, 75x75cm, £4,495

> The Golden Hour, > All works are oil and 90x45, £3,450 mixed media on board

> The Dressing of the Set, 45 x 90, £3,450

> Outing, 45 x 45, £1,995