The Triton Gallery

For the first Exhibition of the 2011 season, the Triton Gallery is proud to present work by villagers from the parish of Welwick and Weeton in Holderness. The group, known as ‘HomeWorx’ is supported by Associated British Ports, Hull, with the simple aim of celebrating their proud heritage in as many different media as possible. Led by resident artist Larry Malkin, the group are displaying 2D creations in photography, calligraphy, water colours, acrylics, oils and painting on silk. Also featured will be models of sculptures, intended for a planned sculpture trail in the village. The creations include pieces dedicated to Egil Skallagrimmson and Harold Hardrada, Vikings, Edward Duke of York; Henry Bollingbroke; Edward Balliol; Hugh Halton, religious rebel, John and Christopher Wright, Gunpowder Plotters and Mary Ward, foundress of the Institute of The Blessed Virgin Mary and many Roman Catholic schools for girls, all of whom have either lived in the village or passed through on their way to or from Ravenspurn.

The painters are Angela Bell, Barry Whiting, Claire West, Hector Fraser, Maggie Moor, Mimi Claughton, Phil Entwistle, Sheila Woodmansey, Kay Jones, Sue Straw and Sue Deighton. All the painters will be using a variety of mediums. Jill Grinstead works mainly in Pastels; Working in metal, David Athey and working in papier maché, Nicky Clacy will both show a variety of sculptures.

Izzy Kitt & Martin Waters
The Passage of Time

Take four artists and generous friendship, the result: FORM created 10 years ago; an exhibiting group of artists challenging boundaries in textiles, mixed media and print making. All are present at the Pre-view on Sunday 8 May, 2011 and are happy to discuss our inspirations, ideas and your responses to pieces. Alternatively, quiet reflection is equally valid. One room is devoted to our current theme: Energy and all its manifestations!

Selina Fennell: Animal Portrait Artist Selina Fennell loves and paints ‘All creatures great and small’.
Penny Decorte: When sculpting objects of art, Penny strips away the distraction of detail, creating fluid, aesthetic design with smooth and sensuous form, fulfilling her passion for working with clay. Carving, hand-building and burnishing generate a tactility in her work that demands to be touched and enjoyed.
Steve Dove: A vibrant colourist, Steve’s paintings of the Yorkshire landscape encapture the Wolds with its undulating patchwork of fields in yellows, greens and browns and its quaint East coast fishing ports with boars in rich primary colours lining the harbour walls.

This is an eclectic exhibition, bringing together a group of artists working independently but with the common aim of producing thought-provoking, imaginative work. The artists employ a range of media to showcase their talents with a selection of themes personal to each individual.

Susan Slann’s work explores a personal fascination for the workings of the mind and body, in particular the concept of ‘memory’, a process which is visualized internally. Through the use of textured surfaces and wallpaper, she creates a kind of visual narrative to this private world. The imagery is repeated and distorted, in order to illustrate the constantly changing and fragile nature of our memories. Susan Slann recently completed an MFA at Leeds University.

Judith Ellis – Judith is an abstract artist who has produced a Sea Series for the Sledmere Exhibition. She works mainly in monochrome and uses a variety of media which includes oils, ink, graphite and mono-prints. Judith Ellis

Jane Worthington - "Art, like life is constantly changing. Whatever I decide to paint when working in oils, the most important characteristics of my work are colour and texture, be it abstract, still life, or land and seascapes." Jane Worthington

Jessica Cathcart - Jessica’s paintings explore the effects of reflected light upon landscape. She finds great inspiration in the countryside around her home on the North Yorkshire coast, and she particularly references man’s mark upon the landscape through farming practices, and through habitation. She is drawn to atmospheric effects and to the half light of the edges of the day, and has developed this interest in her latest series. She works in oils, watercolour, and in mixed media. Jessica Cathcart

Belinda Rymer - My paintings are about light and drama and the shifting interplay between ever changing weather conditions, which create atmosphere and mood. It is an attempt to describe an emotional response, which is embedded within, absorbed, half remembered or half forgotten, real or imagined, an unconscious force that plays a part rather than a topographical place. Each painting consists of a visual interpretation, captured and felt in the landscape at that moment. Nature display endless moods, each day, hour or minute which presents something new. It is that something new, a timeless quality, where elemental forces are at work that I attempt to capture, recreate on a canvas. To create something of great beauty that has mood and drama that uplifts you out of reality is what drives me. A difference in what we see in our surroundings and how we react and respond to it is a fascination to me, there are no absolutes.Belinda Rymer

The Art of Chris Flinton (BA Hons)

Pastel, charcoal, pens, natural, and man made fibres, paper, glue, dripping paints and inks are some of the mediums I love to work with. It is the experimental side of creating a painting, which excites and inspires me to create unique artworks. I love to tear, shrink, pull, push, heat, burn, and distress materials to find novel ways of interpreting the environment around me. The use of texture has over the years gradually become an increasing feature in my work.
Another major aspect, which always captures my attention, is the use of bold colours, I especially like blues, and sometimes I use a limited palette to concentrate upon, or highlight certain shapes and patterns. My use of simplified shapes and unusual angles repeated both in size and shape can be observed in the “Art of Recycling” series. My pastel and painted works also mirror these features especially in the “Coastal and Marine” work.
My main influences are increasingly ancient and medieval art, architecture, churches, statues, and icons. I enjoy the old and antique look of objects, the use of gold and metallic gilding, along with bright colours in ancient religious paintings. The lack of perspective, flatness, and unusual viewpoints always intrigue me in these early paintings. This is allied with my study and interest in 20th century “modern” artists such as Matisse and Picasso, who deliberately reduced their drawings and paintings to more simple and abstracted shapes.
I am not a camera, therefore when beginning a sketch or painting I do not wish to produce a representational image of the subject matter. I want to create my own interpretation of what I see and experience; this is to my mind a much more creative, exciting, and fulfilling endeavour. I really love working with mixed media, and seeing the surprise effect of the combined materials; not imagined prior to the attempt. Intended actions and deliberate experimentation may sometimes metamorphosise into totally unexpected and delightful outcomes.
I am continuing to work hard and experiment with mixed media using the beautiful local landscape of North Yorkshire as my inspiration. I believe that like the weather in this area, my work will develop and change in unexpected ways.

Elaine Wilshaw
Elaine's paintings and drawings are predominantly figurative with an emphasis upon portraiture. A source of fascination to Elaine is the contribution of the psyche of the sitter, painter and viewer to the process and final outcome of the work. This is because it opens up a debate as to whose reality is seen and felt when viewing the work. Features of Elaine's style include expressive mark making, use of line, occasional distortion and non-naturalistic colour.

Speth Milnes
“The paintings I am exhibiting in this Exhibition are an attempt to capture the romance and mood of the North Yorkshire Moors, an area which has been a life long inspiration to me an remains so.”

'Both Sally and Neil have been influenced by the North York Moors and coastline in particular and both have captured the colours and textures of the elements, Neil in particular of the shoreline and Sally of wood in its rotten state and the way cells interact with each other.

Sally explores the physicality of paint through experimentation with various processes such as dripping, pouring, staining, texturing and building. Differing outcomes of fluidity, luminosity, density, opacity and translucency are emphasised to provide a physical and emotional response to landscape whilst expressing colour, texture and shape. Sally is particularly fascinated by the ways in which a cell can mirror an aerial view of the world and thus illustrate the mutuality of microcosm and macrocosm. Spatial relationships with optical suggestions are formed by creating certain lines and colours which complement each other, intermingle and interplay. This is often achieved through the overlapping of colour planes, suggesting a feeling of space, monumentality and translucency.

In Neil's photographs, where the area covered can be measured in millimetres but are enlarged to sometimes five feet by four feet, we find great swirls of vibrant colour and texture. The colours are not touched up but are probably present for only a short time. It is this feeling of capturing something which has been there for millions of years, rocks stained by iron, quartz, mud and coal which Neil fixes in his photographs. However, these photographs could be interpreted as aerial views of the earth, or microcosmic cells or views from space of outer planets. This is what gives them their timeless feel.'

David produces hand forged ironwork matching traditional techniques with modern designs. This is exhibited alongside copper repousse panels reflecting the wildlife and landscape of Yorkshire.

An Exhibition of oil paintings by renowned Yorkshire based artists – Malcolm Ludvigsen, Kate Kenney, Jean Luce and friends. The Exhibition will showcase a variety of styles including vibrant plein-air paintings of North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire coast and sketch/studio work featuring the rugged wild places of South Yorkshire.

Established in 1950, DPS has grown to over 50 members and is now the premier photographic society in East Yorkshire. Work on display shows the members’ ability to capture great images from what they see. Areas of interest include landscape, natural history, portrait, still life, aircraft, architectural and other aspects of photography.

For over 60 years the society has provided demonstrations, talks and practical workshops for the members covering a wide range of media. The group also holds an annual exhibition and outdoor exhibitions on the North Foreshore in Bridlington. The monthly meetings are held on the 1st Friday at North Bridlington Library, guests welcome.

Selina Fennell: Animal Portrait Artist Selina Fennell loves and paints ‘All creatures great and small’.
Penny Decorte: When sculpting objects of art, Penny strips away the distraction of detail, creating fluid, aesthetic design with smooth and sensuous form, fulfilling her passion for working with clay. Carving, hand-building and burnishing generate a tactility in her work that demands to be touched and enjoyed.
Steve Dove: A vibrant colourist, Steve’s paintings of the Yorkshire landscape encapture the Wolds with its undulating patchwork of fields in yellows, greens and browns and its quaint East Coast fishing ports with boats in rich primary colours lining the harbour walls.

This is a collection of work made by artists living in Scarborough and Whitby. The work has something for everybody and includes landscape, figurative and abstract paintings plus beautiful stained glass by Alan Davis. Many of the artists exhibit in London and around the country, this show promises to be varied and colourful.

Selected artists will be invited to create work in the Gallery that explores the narratives of space, to react to the environment, the history of The Wolds and the local landscape. Artists will be encouraged to react to each others work in sound, digital technology, paint, performance or sculpture.

The Yorkshire Wolds Art Group are once again showcasing their work at the Triton Gallery. The group has held two very successful exhibitions here in previous years, the gallery provides the perfect venue for amateur artists working in mediums as diverse as metalwork with the opportunity to showcase their work. Come and enjoy our preview day with wine and nibbles on Sunday 31st July from 11a.m.

This is a collection of work made by artists living in Scarborough and Whitby. The work has something for everybody and includes landscape, figurative and abstract paintings plus beautiful stained glass by Alan Davis. Many of the artists exhibit in London and around the country, this show promises to be varied and colourful.

Although the Hull Art Circle is known as a club which meet twice a week in order to paint and draw portraits, most members work at home to produce paintings, drawings, sculptures and pottery. During the summer months, we meet for outdoor sketching. We exhibit our work regularly in Hull & Beverley, either as a group or individually.

Interconnections – explores the relationships between man and nature through a unique depiction of rural and urban landscapes and the connective networks which link the two. As well as showing individual work Ian and Stef will be collaborating to produce new work, bringing together their discrete skills in digital printmaking and painting.

Matisse, Chagall and Miró

A rare opportunity to view and purchase original lithographs and etchings by these three world famous artists in descending on The Triton Gallery. An event like this should not be missed by any discerning art lover.