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New at Skylark 2: Ken McClymont

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Ken McClymont (right) is the latest artist to join Skylark Galleries, showing at Skylark 2 in the Oxo Tower Wharf, London.

Ken is delighted to be part of Skylark, saying: "It's fantastic to show my work and have the opportunity and exposure with committed, devoted fellow artists who take pride in the gallery. It’s a great set-up and unique by being run by the people who exhibit in such an attractive part of the city."

Ken was born in Glasgow and studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, where he first discovered abstraction. He has exhibited in shows in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hull and Brussels. As well as being a painter, Ken is an award-winning theatre director and designer, mostly working on new writing. He has directed more than 40 professional plays, details of which can be seen on his website. He enjoys graphic design and typography, designs theatre sets, T-shirts and publicity posters, and makes props.

"In a sense," he says, "my dedication to acrylic abstraction on canvas or board has allowed me the freedom to express more intensely some of the ideas and emotions I convey in the theatre. It is as if I were directing the shapes and colours to enable them to stage an experience. In this context, every gesture finds its place in the creation of depth and movement, not just in relation to the whole piece, but also in the connection established with the viewer. My smaller works in box frames make these relationships more palpable. Members of the audience should be engaged, even if they don’t agree with each other. My hope is that the intensity of the encounter is not quickly forgotten."

You can find out more about Ken’s work by visiting www.kenmcclymont.co.uk or visit Skylark 2 on the first floor of the Oxo Tower to see his work and meet him on the regular days he will be attending the gallery.

Skylark Summer Shows

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Summer is coming to Skylark Galleries with a vengeance this month with a pair of special seasonal shows of paintings, prints and sculptures by the galleries' 30 artists that are bound to tickle your artistic senses.

The shows focus on small, affordable, portable works with a summery subject to capture the easygoing, relaxed atmosphere of the South Bank of the Thames during August.

The exhibitions in both galleries open on Monday 15 August, continuing until Sunday 28 August in Skylark 2 and Sunday 4 September in Skylark 1.

Wondering how to find the Skylark galleries? Look no further than here. Skylark galleries are in the heart of London and artist-run, so you'll find an artist in the gallery when you visit.

Featured artist this month: Gill Hickman

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Gill Hickman, textural artist and director of Skylark Galleries, is the featured artist in both Skylark spaces from 18 to 31 July in her exhibition Embossed and Embellished. Gill's uplifting work, which draws from layers and textures in the environment, is a celebration of life in all its forms.

In Skylark 1 she is showing a selection of her white canvas works including “All Things are Connected”, and in Skylark 2 the focus is on her embossed paper pieces including “Wobbly Inside” and “The Chinese Elements Series” (right, Fire, embossed collage of fine papers embellished with gold leaf).

You can meet Gill at the galleries at these times:

Skylark 2 on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July from 2pm to 5pm (Open Weekend Event Collage Activity),

Skylark 1 on Tuesday 26 July from 11am to 7pm,

Skylark 2 on Sunday 31st July from 11am to 6pm.

On Friday 29 July both galleries will be open late from 6pm to 8pm. Join us for a drink while

you browse our latest collection. Gill will give a short talk in Skylark 2 at 7pm. This event is part of the SLAM LAST Fridays which happen across south London on the last Friday of each month.

www.southlondonartmap.com

www.skylarkgalleries.com

Open Weekend at Skylark 2

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There's just one year to the opening of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, and to help mark the milestone this weekend Skylark Gallery 2 is hosting one of the 1,100 events taking place across the UK in the London 2012 Open Weekend.

On Saturday 23 July and Sunday 24 July from 3pm to 5pm Skylark artists will be on hand to help visitors to the gallery make collages that represent their hopes and dreams. A similar event last year was a huge success - so join us for a second year, or don't miss out again this year. We look forward to seeing you on the South Bank!

www.london2012.com/open-weekend

Clare Johnson selected to show in Norwich

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Clare Johnson, who shows in Skylark 1, has been selected to take part in the Elements: Material Worlds exhibition at the Forum, Norwich, which is open to artists living in Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire. The artists chosen engage particularly with habitat, environment and both the natural and man-made world.

Clare is showing the work Scenic Sterries Wharf (pictured above).

Elements: Material Worlds
12-28 July, 9am-11pm daily
Millennium Plain, Bethel Street, Norwich, NR2 1TF
Directions to the Forum here.

Guest artist Orson Kartt at Skylark 1 this summer

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A new series of work by guest artist Orson Kartt titled "Shakespear, the Missing Chapters" is showing at Skylark 1 at Gabriel's Wharf on the South Bank, London, through July and August. Prices range from £25 to £1,000. There's a private view at the gallery on Tuesday 19 July from 6.30pm to 9pm, and the chance to meet the artist over a beer or glass of wine. More information about Orson can be found at www.orsonkartt.com.

Clare Johnson's work will also continue at the gallery in "Positive Perspectives of Industrial Landscapes": her works are on sale for £90 to £500. More details about where Clare's work can be seen will be posted here soon.

Wondering how to get to Skylark 1? Have a look here.

Skylark Galleries new on Facebook

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On Facebook? Find the new Skylark Galleries pages now to keep up to date with what's going on at the artist-run galleries on London's South Bank. The latest news, images, contact details... click the 'like' button!

Jane's Skylark Cupcakes

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Jane Skinner's special unlimited edition Skylark Cupcakes, which put in an appearance at the recent late opening at the galleries.

Skylark galleries open late Friday

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Both Skylark galleries will be open late on Friday 24 June from 6-8pm
as part of the South London Art Map Last Fridays

Come and meet the artists:

Carol Edgar's collages will be featured in Skylark 1 (left, Riverscape),

Michelle Elwell's digital photoworks will be featured in Skylark 2 (left, Red Heart I),

as well as Jane Skinner (left, Made in China, photograph) in Skylark 1,

and artist Gill Hickman
... and see works by all of our 33 gallery artists. Feel free to drop in.

www.southlondonartmap.com

Deana Lee shortlisted for top ceramics award

2011-06-07T17:18:00.008+01:00

We're delighted to announce that Skylark artist Deana Lee (left) has been short-listed for the inaugural Potclays Emerging Makers Award. This international competition was open to ceramic artists/potters who had completed their studies within the past five years. The finalists consist of four British artists, one American and one Australian.

Deana and the other shortlisted artists have been invited to the 2011 International Ceramics Festival, held in Aberystwyth from 1-3 July, where they will each give 15-minute presentations to the professional and amateur ceramic audience, who will then select the winner of the award.

The International Ceramics Festival is one of the world's most prestigious biennial events for professional and amateur potters, and features demonstrations, kiln building and firings, slideshows, films and lectures, exhibitions, trade stands and bookstalls. The festival attracts more than 800 visitors from across the globe who gather for the weekend to discuss techniques, watch demonstrations and share ideas. At the 2009 festival, Deana worked for Tom Barnett, the well-known kiln maker, helping to create the Fire Capsule.

We all wish Deana the best of luck — check this blog in July to see how she got on in Wales.

You can read more about the International Ceramics Festival here.

www.deanaleeceramics.com

Pictured: Sensual Abundances I by Deana Lee

Introducing Gina Parr at Skylark 2

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Gina Parr is the latest artist to join Skylark Galleries, showing at Skylark 2 in the Oxo Tower Wharf London.

Trained as a fine artist, Gina worked in London for 27 years as a production designer for television, designing and creating sets for studio, stage and location for the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. Always approached with a painterly eye, her production design credits include Shooting Stars, Goodness Gracious Me, the Brit Awards, the Royal Variety Performance, the Mercury Music Prize and major BBC sports events. She has also lectured and mentored in Art and Design and Design for Television.

Gina is delighted to be part of Skylark, saying: "It's such a vibrant and wonderfully diverse collective of artists, showing in such a prestigious spot in London."

She was born in Devon, where rolling hills and dramatic seascapes played a major part in her childhood, and then lived for the past 30 years in London. Both places seep into her expressive, bold, gestural paintings, which she has exhibited in shows in London, Milan, Brighton and Exeter.

Most recently, while visiting France and travelling in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, she has photographed series of transient forms and marks on walls and surfaces, each with their own pictorial resonance or echo. Many are redolent of things half remembered, some resemble fragments of old charts and maps, others feature overt elements of graphic representation.

You can find out more about Gina's work here, or pay a visit to Skylark 2, on the first floor of the Oxo Tower to see her work and meet her on the regular days she will be attending the gallery.

Above right, Rain and Gorse at Boscastle, and left, Dancin'

Skylark Galleries open late this Friday

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By the river Thames at the end of this week? Interested in an affordable, original work of art and in meeting the artist into the bargain? Skylark Galleries are open late this Friday, 27 May, until 8pm, with special presentations by the gallery's artists in both the Gabriel's Wharf and the Oxo Tower spaces.

In Skylark 2, Veta Gorner, whose prints are featured this month...

...Sara Sherwood, whose "Silver Sketches" are on show...

...and Gill Hickman will be present to chat with and share a glass of wine with.

Lucinda Beatty's collages are featured in Skylark 1...

The late night opening is part of the South London Art Map Last Fridays events.

Skylark at the Bristol Affordable Art Fair

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There's still time to visit the Skylark Galleries stand - C9 - at the Bristol Affordable Art Fair. Artists including Liz Meier, Clare Johnson, Nicolette Carter, Veta Gorner, Gill Hickman, Steve Yeates, Deana Lee and Trinidad Ball are showing work.

The fair is taking place at Brunel's Old Station, Temple Meads, Bristol, and is open today, Sunday 15 May, from 11am to 5pm. For more information see here.

Trinidad Ball at the Society of Women Artists Anniversary show

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Skylark 2 artist Trinidad Ball has been selected to show work at the Society of Women Artists 150th Annual exhibition, which runs from 30 June-9 July. The exhibition at the newly refurbished Mall Galleries, London, is being opened by HRH Princess Michael of Kent, the society's patron, on 29 June.

SWA president Barbara Penketh Simpson said: "The society, with its unique history, is constantly developing as a diverse, vital and forward-looking organisation seeking to promote talented women artists."

Skylark Galleries open late this Friday

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Both Skylark galleries will be open late on Friday 29 April as part of the South London Art Map Last Fridays events. Perhaps you've been in the city for a royal event and have time to linger along the river before heading home. The galleries will be open until 8pm, and gallery artists will be on hand to talk about their work, including Eileen Martin (right), Jane Skinner and Gill Hickman.

Deana Lee's smoke fired ceramics (pictured below) are featured in Skylark 2.

Skylark 1's Spring Collection is on show in the window of its Gabriel's Wharf space and a short walk away at Oxo Tower Wharf the Art in an Egg collection will be on view in Skylark 2 - they make the perfect artistic Easter gift.

Come and join us for a browse and a drink.

Find out about directions to Skylark Galleries here.

Farewell to Keith

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Today is veteran Skylark Galleries artist Keith Gretton's last day manning the Gabriel's Wharf space after ten years of being part of the artist-run studios. Keith's ceramic works and paintings have become a fixture of the gallery's roster over the years and so it is with sadness that we wish him farewell and the best of luck for the future.

Keith is a former head of art at Borough Road College, and a co-founder of the Battersea Contemporary Art Fair. His work will be on display in Skylark 1 until this Saturday, 30 April, so it's not too late to purchase his work through the gallery. He will continue to exhibit independently at fairs and events throughout the year.

Art in an egg

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Art in an egg! An Easter egg with a gift that lasts! From £35

This year Skylark Galleries are offering a selection of original works of art measuring 5 x 5cms that fit inside an Easter egg (some are chocolate some are not). Each unique work was created by a Skylark artist.

The idea was inspired by the "Smaller than a Lemon" exhibition.

After Easter, when all the chocolate has been eaten, your tiny artwork can be framed and enjoyed for years to come.

We're open over Easter and the bank holiday weekends, so pay us a visit.

Coming soon...

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Skylark 1 and Skylark 2 will be open until 8pm on Friday 29 April as part of the South London Art Map Last Friday event. Check back here soon for more details on what's going on.

Right: Jane Skinner, Mrs Overall, in Skylark 1

Gill Hickman goes Above and Beyond

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Gill Hickman's new show of paintings and prints, "Micro to Macro", which has opened at Toads Mouth Too Gallery, Brockley, London (until 30 April), has turned to worlds beyond ours for inspiration. Gill grew up stargazing through a suburban sky, marvelling at the first grainy images of earth seen from space, and in her teens listening to space-inspired songs such as those by fellow south-east Londoner David Bowie.

The new works range from solar paintings, which erupt with vibrant burnt oranges and blood reds, to the creation of earth, fire and water in her embossed and embellished collages. In the textured paintings, hugely magnified cells conversing in vivid blues with golden mitochondria continue the journey deep into the very essence of life. In her planet paintings we find ourselves “Above and Beyond” (pictured), gazing at the awesome beauty of the earth’s symbiotic relationship to the stars and planets.

“This is an exciting and energising departure for me,” says Gill. “Following a commission to paint the sun last year, I turned my gaze from human cells upwards and outwards and rediscovered the inspiring images of the solar system. It’s happening now, it’s amazing and we are on a fascinating scientific and artistic journey to discover more. It seems limitless.”

"Micro to Macro" is at Toads Mouth Too, Café – Gallery - Bar, 188 Brockley Road, London SE4 2RN until 30 April 2011. More about Gill Hickman here.

Spring comes to Skylark

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There's the hint of spring in the air and with Mothers Day drawing near - it's this coming Sunday, 3 April - why not take a gentle stroll along by the river Thames and pay a visit to Skylark 1 at Gabriel's Wharf and Skylark 2 on the first floor of Oxo Tower Wharf? Paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures, cards: what more do you need for the maternal figure in your life? Works on show are constantly changing, and there's always an artist in attendance to help you out. Where exactly are we? This is where we are. Shown here: landscape by Amanda Averillo in Skylark 1.

Last Fridays at Skylark: 25 March, 6-8pm

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This Friday, 25 March, is another great evening of art, wine and conversation at Skylark Galleries as part of the second South London Art Map Last Friday event. The galleries will be staying open from 6pm-8pm.

Two Skylark artists will be talking about their work during evening:

At 7pm in Skylark 2 in the Oxo Tower Wharf, Ruty Benjamini will give a short talk about her new work Trail-scapes (shown right).

At 7.30pm in Skylark 1 at Gabriel's Wharf, Gill Hickman will be talking about her new collection "Micro to Macro".

You can pick up an indispensable South London Art Map at the gallery, or find out more at www.southlondonartmap.com.

South London Art Map launches this week

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The South London Art Map, a user-friendly guide to galleries in South London, launches this week and Skylark Galleries are joining in. South London Art Map organises art tours and the late-night opening of galleries on the last Friday of each month. Visit the South London Art Map website for an itinerary of events, or pick up a printed map from art venues.

On Friday night, 25 February, Skylark will be one of the 90 galleries taking part in the first of these Last Friday events. The first 25 visitors to Skylark will receive a badge by Hew Locke commissioned by Tate Modern specially for this event.

The galleries will be open from 6pm to 8pm, so come and have a glass of wine and join us in the launch. Skylark 2's featured artist Gill Hickman will be giving a brief talk about her new series "Micro to Macro" on the evening.

You can find out more about the South London Art Map through its Facebook page and follow it at Twitter.

The South London Art Map is a one-stop resource for the visual arts in South London from Bankside to Greenwich

www.southlondonartmap.com

Follow Skylark Galleries on Facebook and Twitter

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Follow Skylark Galleries on Facebook!

New work, videos, the latest information: it's the ideal way to keep up with what's going on in our artist-run galleries on London's South Bank.

Up for a tweet? You can follow us — and we can follow you — with Twitter, too.

"Love Is" pop-up exhibition

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Fifteen artists, from Skylark Galleries and others, explode the theme of “Love Is…” creating an exciting, vibrant spectacle of paintings, sculpture and everything in between.

Presented by the London Pop Up Gallery, “Love Is…” is at Franny’s, 11-13 Frith Street, London W1D 4RB, in the heart of Soho.

It is open this weekend only, closing Sunday 6 February at 5pm.

This show will surprise you and inspire you, just in time for Valentines day!

The Lovers' Collection: Trinidad Ball at Skylark Gallery 2

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Trinidad Ball is the latest featured artist at Skylark 2, where her work is on show from 31 January to 14 February 2011.

Born in Barcelona, of Catalan parents, Trinidad lived in Spain and Latin America before moving to England where she has lived for many years. Her formal training was at Central St Martin’s, London. The interaction of colour is the basis for her work. “I’m excited by bright, strong colour and the drama created by darkness and light,” she says. Inspired by the Spanish masters and moved by the colours of Van Gogh, Trinidad’s paintings display fine technique, and an assured, heightened sense of colour and form.

“For me each painting is a challenge and an adventure. Observation is the key, working with the composition and background, this compels me to paint. Through the use of thin layers of high pigment oil paint, my aim is to render a translucent and luminous painting that gives the viewer the illusion of high realism”. Trinidad is also a Marmite lover!

Trinidad will be in attendance all day on Sunday 13 February at Skylark 2 Gallery and will be available to meet visitors and talk about her work and that of her colleagues.

Above, Marmite for Lovers, oil on canvas, 60x60cm, £1200.
Right, Cherries Royale, oil on canvas, 40x50cm, £650.

Find out more about her work on her website: www.trinidadball.co.uk.

Last week of Skylark sale

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One week to go! The sales at Skylark Galleries 1 and 2 now continue until Sunday 6 February, and there are still great bargains to be found. The galleries are open from Tuesday to Sunday (more details on visiting the galleries here).

All works on display have at least 10% off marked prices, and others have as much as 50% off. Kathleen Dutton's In Green (shown left) was £98, and is now £70, and Nicolette Carter's Pink (right) was £150, and now just £80.

Trinidad Ball portrait unveiled

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In December, a portrait by Skylark 2 artist Trinidad Ball of Professor Geoff Whitty, the director of the Institute of Education, University of London, was unveiled on the occasion of his retirement. It was unveiled by Lady Elizabeth Vallence in front of Professor Whitty, his family and members of the council. Here is Trinidad with Professor Whitty at the event.

Professor Dylan Wiliam, former deputy director of the Institute of Education, said: "I think the portrait is absolutely stunning. It captures perfectly both Geoff's penetrating intelligence, and also his sense of humour, but also the portrait has a great deal of warmth. I can't think of the words to say exactly what I feel about the portrait—someone once said "Words do not reflect the world, not because there is no world, but because words are not mirrors"—but the portrait is a wonderful and generous illustration of the complexity of the man."

Find out more about Trinidad's work at her website: www.trinidadball.co.uk.

Sale sale sale at Skylark Galleries!

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The January sales have come to Skylark Galleries, with great unrepeatable offers, while stocks last, from Sunday 2 January to Sunday 6 February. There is at least 10% off everything in both galleries, with as much as 50% off some works.

In Skylark 1, at Gabriel's Wharf, on London's South Bank, gallery artists have studio clearance works at knockdown prices - items are individually marked, with some items on sale at half price. Among the great offers are Keith Gretton's ceramic brooches (left), which now have a sale price of £18.

It's a great chance to visit the new Skylark 1 space, just a few doors away from its previous location.

In Skylark 2, in the Oxo Tower Wharf, as well as 10% off everything in the gallery, there is a special sale section, with individually marked works offering discounts of up to 50%. Trinidad Ball's Another? (right) is among the bargains, with a sale price of £50.

The sale is on now, and runs until Sunday 6 February. For details on how to find us, see here.

Ben Mosley: the footballers' artist

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Skylark 2 artist Ben Mosley tells us about his recent painting success in the world of professional football.

I was recently commissioned to do a painting by the League Managers Association (LMA), an organisation that represents football league managers from the Premiership to League 2. The LMA, which found my work through my website, asked me if I would be interested making a painting for its Hall of Fame. I was informed that it would be speaking to other artists, and that I would be given a brief and have to come up with a proposal. In the event, the LMA liked my proposal and I was selected to do a painting for them.

They liked the resulting painting, "The Manager" (shown here), so much that they bought it, and they then commissioned me to do another work to be auctioned off at their annual dinner at the Hilton Hotel in London.

The painting the LMA commissioned had to include all the football league clubs, the FA badge, the PFA badge, the Premiership logo and the Football League logo. I also had to include the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Premiership Trophy, the Championship trophy and the League 1 and 2 trophies. My painting, "A Manager For All Seasons" (illustrated below), shows a manager celebrating and consists of everything that is good about the game. The painting also had to be designed so that a famous manager could sign the painting. I designed the work so that Jose Mourinho could sign the advertising boards in the background.

The annual dinner was designed to be a celebration of the FA Cup, and among the people attending were some of the biggest names in football, including Fabio Capello, the England manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, formerly at Chelsea and now with Real Madrid, and Harry Redknapp, currently manager of Tottenham Hotspur.

The painting was eventually auctioned off for £3,000. Mourinho was particularly impressed with my work and took some of my business cards, as did other football celebrities including Fabio Capello, the England manager.

I have shown in a number of football related shows. “The Beautiful Game", a solo show in Gallery 93 in Bow East, London, in 2006, was a celebration of the World Cup in Germany, and it was televised on "The Lick" on MTV Base. My work was televised on BBC Look North in 2008 during my time as the official artist of Barnsley Football Club, after they had knocked Chelsea and Liverpool out of the FA Cup. I also participated in a show at Wrexham Arts Centre in 2004 that commemorated the 10th anniversary of "Let's Kick Racism Out of Football".

You can see Ben's work at Skylark 2 on the South Bank, London, and find out more about him at www.benmosleyart.com.

Skylark 2 Christmas Show opens

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The Skylark 2 Christmas Show is open now with plenty of great affordable art gift ideas, and something for everyone. The gallery is open from 11am to 6pm every day (except Mondays). It will be open late on Thursday 9 and Thursday 16 December - a perfect chance to warm yourself with mulled wine as you scour the walls.

Gift vouchers, which can be redeemed in either Skylark 1 and Skylark 2, start at £10.

Kathleen Dutton: Skylark 1 featured artist

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Kathleen Dutton is the featured artist at Skylark 1 gallery, Gabriel's Wharf, from 8-14 November.

"My work explores inner landscapes. Images emerge through meditation and observation and everyday life. Zen and Taoism inspire me. I strive to distill ideas and visualisations to their simplest essence, relying upon spontaneity to express emotion. This graphic, symbolic approach allows me the space to focus. I enjoy doing personal commissions and illustrations; each work is a unique challenge."

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Previous commissions: Conran Design Group, Nomura Investment Company (Japan), the Trade Development Council (Hong Kong), K2 Design (Japan), The Seer, Chelsea and Westminster Council.

A small selection of Kathleen's work is also at Skylark 2 Gallery • Unit 1.09 • Oxo Tower Wharf • SE1 9PH (first floor riverside up the stairs) • Tel 020 7401 9666

Skylark stand opens at Affordable Art Fair

2010-10-21T09:44:00.004+01:00

The Affordable Art Fair's charity private view opened last night, and as usual, the aisles were packed to overflowing with people viewing works by more than 1,000 artists showing with about 120 galleries. The works of ten Skylark artists are on show in the marquee: Nicolette Carter, Saskia Ellis Holden, Veta Gorner, Gill Hickman, James Hobbs, Clare Johnson, Deana Lee, Eileen Martin, Liz Meier and Steve Yeates.

The fair opens to the public this morning with these opening hours:
Thursday 21 October 11am-9.30pm
Friday 22 October 11am-6pm
Saturday 23 October 11am-6pm
Sunday 24 October 11am-6pm

Our stand number is G4 - come and give us a visit!

Sara Sherwood: in Vogue

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In fact, Sara's jewellery is not just featured in the November and December editions of Vogue magazine, but in the December issue of GQ magazine (see right). And that's not the end of her media blitz. In the new year, her work will be shown in the January and February editions of Brides magazine.

And her paintings are always on display at Skylark 2.

Coming soon: Skylark at the Affordable Art Fair

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The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park is coming soon, and Skylark Galleries are going to be there once more. More than 25,000 people come each year to the UK's leading showcase of contemporary art under £3,000. Running from 21-24 October, it is the perfect place to meet Skylark artists and find a great new piece of affordable work.

Skylark has special vouchers offering half price entry for up to two people. Like one? Email us at info@skylarkgallery.com, or come in to either of the Skylark galleries to pick one up.

More information about the Affordable Art Fair will be appearing here soon.

Dreambank images sent worldwide

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During the Dreambank weekend in July, visitors to Skylark 2 were given the chance to create a mini work of art on a postcard that expressed their hopes and aspirations.

About 40 postcards were made with Skylark artists over the weekend, and these have just been sent on to their creators around the globe.

Most have been sent to inland UK, but others were sent to France, Romania, Bulgaria and the United States.

Here are some of the works made by visitors to the gallery.

Greetings to those who took part!

The Dreambank weekend was such a success, the gallery has its own dream and aspiration: we are planning similar events in Skylark in the future. Keep an eye on this blog!

Four Skylark artists shortlisted in Blackfriars competition

2010-09-01T14:28:00.008+01:00

Four Skylark artists or with links to Skylark have been shortlisted for the London Lives competition - the winner, to be announced on 8 September, will have their work enlarged and exhibited on Blackfriars Bridge, the bridge closest to the Skylark Galleries.

Clare Johnson (above), Sara Sherwood, James Hobbs (below) and Kelly Stewart, the Edinburgh-based artist who showed in Skylark's recent Oxo Gallery exhibition, are among the 100 shortlisted artists whose entries will be shown at the Bankside Gallery, close to Tate Modern, in September. The competition is a partnership between the Bankside Gallery, Network Rail and Cass Art with the support of the Guardian.

The winning work will be shown on hoardings across the bridge while the new Thames-spanning Blackfriars railway station is being built. A selection of longlisted artists can be seen here on the Guardian's website.

London Lives, Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, from 9-19 September
more info

More images from Oxo Gallery

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There's still time to visit Skylark Galleries show at gallery@oxo, on the ground floor of Oxo Tower Wharf. The exhibition continues until 15 August. Here are a few images of what's been going on.

Artist Ben Mosley (left) congratulates Mark Alder, the winner of Skylark's recent World Cup competition, as he accepts his prize of a £100 voucher to spend in the gallery.

Child friendly: there's things for the kids to do while you look around.

Kelly Stewart demonstrates at Oxo

2010-08-06T21:34:00.007+01:00

Guest artist Kelly Stewart, who has arrived at the Oxo Gallery from Australia via Edinburgh, demonstrates her silkscreen technique to visitors to the gallery.

For details of more talks, demonstrations and workshops, see earlier posts here and here.

The exhibition continues until 15 August.

Photos of the Oxo gallery private view

2010-08-02T22:53:00.006+01:00

The gallery@oxo was crowded on the night of the Summer Sizzle private view last week. The exhibition of work by about 30 artists continues until 15 August.

Here are a few photos of the evening, starting with flowers for Skylark Galleries' tireless and enthusiastic director, Gill Hickman...

More images coming soon...

Images from Dreambank

2010-07-30T14:49:00.008+01:00

Dreambank at Skylark on 23-25 July - part of the series of Open Weekend events in the buildup to the 2012 Olympic Games - was a great success, with visitors to the gallery being challenged to make a postcard-sized artwork that portrayed their dreams and aspirations.

Kathy Dutton, one of the Skylark artists involved in the event, said: "It was busy right from the start, with people really getting into the creative challenge, making some fantastic work for the Dreambank. All the works will be photographed, and then uploaded to our website and Facebook pages. And finally we will post them to the creator of each card."

Here are a few images from the weekend.

Coming soon: talks and demos at Skylark

2010-07-24T02:00:00.001+01:00

During the Skylark Galleries group show at Oxo Tower Wharf, which runs from 29 July to 15 August (see previous posts), participating artists are taking part in a series of free talks and demonstrations at the gallery@oxo. There's need to book - just turn up on the day. This programme is being added to, so check back for more information.

See the previous post for details of workshops - you need to book these.

Fri 30 July 5pm and Sat 31 July 2pm
DEMO: Screenprints with Kelly Stewart – artist
Kelly, just arrived from Edinburgh, will demonstrate how she uses several acetates to create each of her unique prints
www.skellydesigns.com

Mon 2 August and Fri 6 Aug 2pm & 5pm
DEMO: What IS a Collograph? With Eileen Martin – artist
Eileen, one of the well-established Richmond Printmakers, will reveal some of the mysteries of how a collograph print is made

Thur 5 Aug and Sat 7 Aug 2pm & 5pm
TALK: Why I paint Happy Cells with Gill Hickman– artist
Gill (artist and director of Skylark) will explain how the first Happy Cells emerged in her paintings in 2006
www.gillhickman.com

Fri 13 Aug 2pm & 5pm
TALK: Tactile Ceramics
Ceramic artist Ruty Benjamini will talk about her inspirations and techniques and will encourage you to touch and hold some of her organic, tactile work that is on display www.rutybenjamini.com

Sat 14 Aug 2pm & 5pm
DEMO: Using Real Gold Leaf with Gill Hickman– artist
Gill (artist and director of Skylark) will demonstrate how she applies 23 carat gold leaf to the mitochondria in her Happy Cells paintings
www.gillhickman.com

Workshops by Skylark artists: book now!

2010-07-23T15:33:00.007+01:00

Details of workshops, talks and demonstrations at Skylark's group show at the gallery@oxo on London's South Bank (see previous post) are just in.

Workshop spaces are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment at info@skylarkgalleries.com.

Fri 30 July and Tues 3 Aug, 10 – 11.30am
Collage Creations with Christine Moores - artist
Use mostly recycled materials to create your own artworks to take home and hang on your wall
Cost: £5/ £8 per person – all materials included
Age group: 5 – 95 years

Sat 31 July 11.15am – 12.00 midday
Doodles & Drawings with Sara Sherwood - artist
Sara will encourage you to play with pencils. Create hand-drawn greetings cards or bring your own sketch pad
Cost: £20/£25 per person
www.sarasherwood.com

Weds 4 Aug and Tues 10 Aug, 10 – 11.30am
Marvellous mosaics with Concetta Perot – mosaic artist
Concetta will demonstrate how to decorate a picture frame, a small tile or a stone paperweight using vibrantly coloured soft glass pieces  
Cost: £25/£30 per person – all materials included
 Age group: 8 – 88 years
www.glitteringshards.com

Mon 9 Aug and Weds 11 Aug, 10am – 12 midday
Silk Painting with Gill Hickman - artist
Use gorgeous colours and soft natural silk to create one or maybe two A4 silk paintings to take home and hang on your wall or in your window. Bring your A4 design ideas
Cost: £25/£30 per person – all materials included
Age group: 8 – 87 years
www.gillhickman.com

Details of talks and demonstrations will appear here shortly.

Skylark Summer Sizzle, 29 July-15 August

2010-07-22T09:00:00.004+01:00

About 30 Skylark Galleries artists and others are showing paintings and sculptures that reflect the sparkle of summer at the gallery@oxo, opening this month (29 July-15 August). Running alongside the show is a series of talks, demonstrations and family activities by gallery artists to keep gallery-goers entertained over the summer. Check back here soon for more information on these events.

The gallery@oxo is situated on the ground floor of Oxo Tower Wharf, overlooking the Thames, directly beneath Skylark 2. The gallery will be open from 11am to 6pm, seven days a week, for the duration of the show.

It's a great opportunity, too, to meet Skylark artists, who will be present at the exhibition every day, and find out more about their work. We look forward to seeing you!

Dreambank at Skylark, 23-25 July 2010

2010-07-14T14:22:00.013+01:00

Dreambank... come and post your goals, dreams and aspirations

Skylark Galleries are delighted to be partners in this year's Open Weekend from 23-25 July 2010 as part of the buildup to the 2012 Olympics. Open Weekend gives audiences a unique opportunity to participate within a variety of London's world-class creative and cultural venues.

Skylark Galleries will be hosting a series of free artists events. Come and join the artists at Skylark Gallery 2 who will help visitors to create mini works of art on postcards expressing their hopes and dreams. All artwork will be collected into our Dreambank before being posted back to participants.

Friday 23 July, 3-5pm, visual artist Kathleen Dutton
Saturday 24 July, 3-5pm, textural artist Gill Hickman
Sunday 25 July, 3-5pm, figurative artist Dwayne Shirley

You can follow events on the London 2012 Open Weekend on Facebook.

Skylark Galleries are partners in the Cultural Olympiad for 2010
(Part of build up for the 2012 Olympics)

And the winner is...

2010-07-14T14:10:00.003+01:00

The winner of Skylark's World Cup competition (see last post) is Mark Alder of London SE1. He wins a £100 voucher to spend on a work of art from either of the Skylark Galleries.

Congratulations to Mark!

Skylark's World Cup competition - closing soon

2010-07-09T12:43:00.004+01:00

Time is running out to enter Skylark's World Cup competition and the chance to win a voucher worth £100 to spend on a work of art from either of the Skylark galleries. The competition closes on Sunday 11 July - the same day that the Netherlands and Spain meet in the World Cup final in South Africa. Just visit the gallery in the Oxo Tower and fill in an entry form. The draw will take place on 13 July at 6pm, and the winner will be published on this blog and on the Skylark website on 14 July.

Sunday 11 July is also the final day of Skylark 2 featured artist Ben Mosley's show of football-themed works that capture the energy and excitement of the beautiful game. England's exit from the World Cup may have been premature, but Mosley's work is an excellent reason to visit the gallery before the weekend is out.

Skylark 1's relaunch party

2010-07-08T11:09:00.009+01:00

The new Skylark 1 reopened last month with a launch party attended by artists, gallery regulars and passers-by. Here are a few photos from the opening night...

The new Skylark 1 gallery is at Unit 5 of Gabriel's Wharf on London's South Bank, just a few doors away from its previous venue. For directions and contact details, look here.

Skylark 1 relaunches Wednesday 9 June!

2010-06-08T13:36:00.005+01:00

Skylark 1 relaunches in its new venue at Unit 5 of Gabriel's Wharf — a few doors away from its previous location — with a Grand Relaunch Party on Wednesday 9 June from 6pm-9pm.

This coincides with the launch night of Wedding by Design, a new alternative wedding list service from designers and artists based at the Oxo Tower Wharf and Gabriel's Wharf, for which shops and galleries will be open from 5pm-9pm. There will be music and refreshments on offer.

It's a perfect opportunity to come and meet the Skylark artists, see the new gallery, and enjoy the long summer evenings on the South Bank. See you there!

Gregor Harvie's Gene Meme, 9-20 June

2010-05-28T14:01:00.007+01:00

Skylark artist Gregor Harvie is creating an installation about population in the crypt underneath St Pancras church, Upper Woburn Place, London NW1 2BA. Fifty beautiful paintings replicate and mutate, evolving from simple cells to complex crowds. Fifty elegies remember past societies whose rapid growth led to collapse. For each painting sold, Street Child Africa will offer a vulnerable child in Ghana a year's apprenticeship to help raise them out of poverty.

You can listen to Nicky Barranger of The Interview Online talking to Gregor about Gene Meme here.

Gene Meme runs from 9-20 June, Monday-Sunday 11am-7pm. On 10 June a public debate about population will take place in St Pancras Church from 6.30-8.30pm chaired by Radio 4's Geoff Watts with speakers including Professor Aubrey Manning of the University of Edinburgh, and Fred Pearce of the Guardian. Tickets are £6 - for tickets call 07949 093885.

Find out more at http://www.genememeart.blogspot.com/.

Skylarks in the Park

2010-05-23T07:12:00.006+01:00

Skylarks in the Park, an exhibition of works by 17 artists from Skylark Galleries and their friends, opens on Monday 24 May in Mile End Art Pavilion, in east London. The gallery is set next to a lake in the 90-acre Mile End Park in Tower Hamlets, a perfect place to relax in the sun and see the latest work from artists from the South Bank-based artist-run galleries.

There are works by Melissa Alley, Amando Averillo, Lucinda Beatty, Carol Edgar, Saskia Ellis Holden, Michelle Elwell, William Frost, Keith Gretton, Gill Hickman, Clare Johnson, Orson Kartt, Deana Lee, Eileen Martin, Ben Mosley, Sara Sherwood, Sally Swingewood and Steve Yeates.

Opening hours: 11am – 6pm daily
Dates: Monday 24 May – Sunday 30 May 2010
Venue: Mile End Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, Off Grove Road, Tower Hamlets, London E3 5BH
Public transport: 5 minute walk from Mile End tube

Skylark 1 is on the move

2010-05-19T17:04:00.003+01:00

Skylark 1 is moving - but not too far. Work is currently underway in Unit 5 at Gabriel's Wharf to prepare a brand new exhibition space in preparation for the move in a few weeks' time.

Gill Hickman, Skylark's director, said: "Unit 5, which is at the centre of the Wharf, is closer to the river, closer to the other galleries, and has a fantastic open outlook. I believe that we are really fortunate that this opportunity has presented itself just now."

The move is expected to be completed by the beginning of June - check back here for more details and images of the new space.

World Cup fever comes to Skylark

2010-04-17T15:11:00.008+01:00

The World Cup kicks off in South Africa on 11 June, and with perfect timing, Ben Mosley joins the Skylark team. His works explore the passion and unifying force of football and sport in general - and they're on show in Skylark 2 now.

"I’m 28 and a professional artist from Hertfordshire. Since completing my BA honours Fine Art degree in 2003 at the University of Liverpool, I have continued to progress as an artist and my work can be found in private collections throughout the UK. I have had solo shows in London and have been fortunate enough to have my work televised on MTV Base, and BBC 1 Look North respectively.

"I paint about football and sport because it is something that I have grown up with. In my work I try to convey the passion and emotion that football generates. It’s a tribal game and the spirit and the excitement that is felt by fans and players alike is special. The cultural side of sport is important as well because it brings together in celebration many different cultures from around the world. This is what I try and portray within my work.

"Through my paintings I look to bring together the world of art, football and sport, and portray the passion and raw emotion that football and sport can generate among both players and fans. I depict scenes within football and sport that provoke an emotive response from the viewer, such as scoring a goal, or celebrating an event that is completely magical such as the football world cup, which promotes cultural diversity and racial equality."

Find out more about Ben's work here.

Top, Team Spirit 5, right, The Trinity Hall Samba Boys

Ali Miller cards go on sale at Liberty

2010-02-23T14:57:00.008Z

Skylark 2 artist Ali Miller's greetings cards have gone on sale at the famed Liberty department store in Regent Street, London. It is selling eight distinctive designs from her "Home Sweet Home" range.

Ali's cards are also on sale at a number of other shops across London:
Bones in Muswell Hill,
High Tea in Highgate,
Daunt Books,
Milk Concept Boutique in Shoreditch, and
Constructive Lives in Portobello.

You can see more of Ali's cards here.

Featured artist at Skylark 2: Deana Lee

2010-02-12T13:56:00.007Z

Until 28 February, Skylark 2's Featured Artist is Deana Lee (http://www.deanaleeceramics.com/).

Deana creates tactile, organic, smoke-fired sculptures that have strong, round profiles and movement (below), as well as wall art (right), all of which are inspired by her passions: the natural world and travel.

Deana has always been drawn to the ancient method of smoke firing and how smoke and fire paint designs on the ceramic canvas, and she has taken these processes and used them in a more contemporary way to create a variety of effects that have depth and fluidity.

Come and visit the new-look Skylark 2 at the Oxo Tower on London's South Bank, and Skylark 1 at nearby Gabriel's Wharf.

Late First Thursday at Skylark: Gregor Harvie

2010-02-03T22:44:00.006Z

Gregor Harvie is Skylark 2’s Featured Artist, showing a selection of works on paper and oil paintings. Come and have a glass of wine on Thursday 4 February and meet the artist.

Gregor will give a short talk about GENE MEME, a spectacular exhibition he is holding in June about global population. Visit www.genememeart.blogspot.com to find out more.

We’d love to see you there between 6pm and 8pm, Thursday 4 February when there will be 10% off all sales.

Gregor's paintings expose the diverse ways we perceive our existence from one moment to the next. At times we are intensely aware of our inner consciousness; at others it seems we are merely a biological proliferation on the surface of the earth. This duality is reflected in Gregor's two bodies of work: his watercolours and his oil paintings.

His watercolours are emotionally-charged depictions of small groups of people engrossed in their inner worlds. Built up in layers of loose washes and masking fluid, they have a complexity that is both subtle and compelling. In contrast, his oil paintings are abstract representations of the continuum of life; masses of figures progressing endlessly through time. They are painted in a way that mimics the growth of organisms, with dense skeletal layers overlaid by transparent glazes.

Gregor has been exhibiting in London since 2001 when he graduated from art college and received the de Laszlo Foundation Award for Portraiture. He has a PhD in environmental design and is a qualified architect.

New at Skylark: Dwayne Shirley

2010-01-31T10:29:00.007Z

Painter Dwayne Shirley is the latest arrival at Skylark Galleries. A graduate of Medicine Hat College, Alberta, Canada, he also shows his work with his wife Sara Shirley at pitch 235 (www.gallery235.co.uk) at London's Bayswater Road railings each Sunday (weather permitting). We all welcome him to the Skylark team.

"I am a self-taught painter specialising in oil on canvas for the past 11 years. My work has always been intensely focused on 'self-transformation'. It is an ongoing project, which has lately been heavily influenced by my experiences of living in London.

My work is usually created in one sitting. This is because I am interested in true expression from being in the moment, always with the complete honesty of self but without distraction or external influences. This is what defines my art.

I am less concerned with identifying the individual concern; rather my work portrays the universal truth. My work attempts to explore current and relevant issues that are underlining the problems that affect us all. I cannot provide a clear explanation on what one may encounter from viewing my art, nor why. Perhaps the work is a reflection of our deepest pain or a feeling of uncertainty. In any case, my work stands without an artist’s explanation — it is up to the viewer to discover."

To see more of Dwayne's work see his website.

Top image: Sara with Hat, oil on canvas.

Sara Sherwood's jewellery range

2010-01-22T15:01:00.008Z

Skylark artist Sara Sherwood has launched a range of jewellery called Silver Sketches, with the inspiration coming from her line drawings. This new medium is fuelling her painting further, and her cityscapes have also taken on a new dimension with this cross-fertilisation of ideas between art and jewellery.

To see more of Sara's work visit www.sarasherwood.co.uk

The new-look Skylark 2 opens

2010-01-20T13:53:00.008Z

Sally, Liz and Gregor spent Monday this week reorganising Skylark 2 in line with the changes that were agreed before Christmas. Much to their surprise, all the necessary materials were delivered on time and the changes all went according to plan.

The main difference you will notice is a new panel in the window (shown left and right) providing a high-profile position for the Featured Artist — currently Gregor — that will grab the attention of passers-by and draw them into the gallery.

The second big change is that the desk has been re-positioned so it isn't staring out towards the door, and the browser has been moved to create a sales area in front of the desk.

There is also a new leaflet holder on the wall for the artist's A5 leaflets (right). This makes the leaflets much easier for visitors to find and see what they want. All the other leaflets, business cards and flyers have been removed, making the gallery much less cluttered. Visitors only need one source of information for each artist — it was just a bit confusing when there was a choice of business cards, leaflets and flyers.

We think these changes have made a big difference to the feel of the gallery. Pay us a visit at Oxo Tower and let us know what you think.

A chance to see: Deana Lee's ceramics

2009-11-19T06:08:00.008Z

Skylark 2 artist Deana Lee is showing her inspirational ceramics in two forthcoming events:

Art in Clay - the 13th Southern Pottery and Ceramics Show is at the Maltings, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR on 21-22 November (Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4.30pm). Contact Deana for a special 2 for 1 entrance voucher.
www.artinclay.co.uk

The London Potters Annual Exhibition is at the Morley Gallery, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT from 2-16 December (Monday-Friday 11am-6pm (7pm Thursday), Saturday 12noon-4pm).
www.morleycollege.ac.uk/gallery/

New at Skylark: Ali Miller

2009-11-17T07:00:00.003Z

Ali Miller is the latest artist to join Skylark Galleries, showing in the Oxo Tower space. Ali grew up in London, and studied fine art/sculpture at Brighton University, graduating in 2003, and her work was recently selected in the touring Young Masters show, as featured in the Independent. We welcome her to the team.

"I am a great admirer of Skylark Galleries, and was honoured when asked to join the team. It is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a likeminded group of artists that have come together to promote their work and run a gallery in the heart of London.

"My work is fundamentally an amalgamation of personal experiences, family history, religion and identity, exploring the relationship between the individual and the material.

"Memory for me is a source of euphoric inspiration and a Pandora's Box of the more remote qualities of human nature. While my work might signify a nostalgic reminiscence of years past, it also carries with it the weight of pressures and experience of real life. I have drawn from the obstacles placed before me in life in a desire to express and comprehend them. I believe memories shape my life and art first and foremost.

"The works are an expression of my design perspective and interest in family history, an unusual combination but one that I hope succeeds in creating an intimacy you will enjoy."

For more information about Ali's work see www.alimiller.co.uk.

Pictured: Ali Miller, Summer Holiday.

Sparkle at Skylark this Christmas

2009-11-13T05:47:00.006Z

Skylark Galleries are joining with 50 other independent shops, restaurants, cafes and bars at Gabriel's Wharf and Oxo Tower Wharf in the South Bank Sparkle, which opens this weekend and runs up to Christmas.

On Saturday 14 November there will be artists at both of the Skylark galleries, demonstrating how they make their work and ready to help visitors find the work of art that will make the perfect Christmas gift. The Skylark Galleries gift vouchers will also be on sale. The Christmas lights will be on, and at 5pm the Lord Mayor's Firework Display takes place, set off from barges in the Thames immediately in front of the wharf - making it the perfect time to visit.

South Bank Sparkle continues from Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm, until Christmas, with many shops staying open late on Thursday evenings. Visit www.coinstreet.org/shopeatdrink for offers, events and competitions.

And see you at the Skylark Galleries.

Ruty Benjamini at Skylark 2 this Thursday

2009-11-02T19:28:00.008Z

Meet featured artist Ruty Benjamini at Skylark 2 this Thursday evening (5 November) from 6pm to 8pm where she will be on hand to talk over a glass of wine about her exhibition of ceramic works to the sounds of boats passing up and down the Thames, while fireworks light up the night sky.

All works are for sale. The exhibition continues until Sunday 8 November.

For details on how to get to Skylark 2, look here.

Right, Ruty Benjamini, Fire Flower.

Skylark at the 10th Affordable Art Fair, London

2009-10-18T23:35:00.000+01:00

Ten Skylark artists are heading to this year's Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park, London, SW11, which runs from Thursday 22-Sunday 25 October.

About 120 galleries from the UK and Europe are taking part in the fair, which focuses on contemporary art costing less than £3,000. The fair is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and usually attracts more than 20,000 visitors over its four days.

The Skylark artists showing at and attending the fair are Nicolette Carter, Michelle Elwell, Veta Gorner, Gill Hickman, James Hobbs, Saskia Ellis Holden, Clare Johnson, Liz Meier, Jenny Wiggins and Steve Yeates.

For more details about the fair, entry fees and list of participating galleries, visit the Affordable Art Fair website. We look forward to seeing you at stand G4 — come over and say hello.

Opening hours:
Thursday 22: 11am-5.30pm
Friday 23-Sunday 25: 11am-6pm

Directions to the fair.

Top left: Liz Meier, Spirit of Southbank. Right: Veta Gorner, Hollow Bodies. Left: Michelle Elwell, Oiseau Bleu I.

Sarah Stokes storms Kent

2009-10-09T12:05:00.010+01:00

Here are three ways of keeping up with Skylark 2 artist Sarah Stoke's latest works in Kent.

1 Her playful storyscapes continue at Cristus Gallery, Sandgate, near Folkestone
www.cristus-gallery.com

2 Her work is part of Canterbury Festival's annual artists' open houses over three weekends on 17-18 October, 24-25 October, and 31 October-1 November, at 15 Pier Avenue, Whitstable
www.canterburyfestival.co.uk

3 And her work also continues at Margate's Old Town Gallery www.oldtowngallery.co.uk

Get to Kent!

Running to the Beach, 2009

In Artists & Illustrators this month...

2009-09-25T12:19:00.000+01:00

The work of Skylark 2 artist James Hobbs is featured in the October 2009 edition of Artists & Illustrators magazine, in an article about drawing in the city.

A freelance journalist as well as an artist, James is a former editor of the magazine.

The winner!

2009-09-23T07:28:00.004+01:00

The winner of last weekend's lucky draw at the Oxo Tower Showcase event is Paul Glen of Beckenham, who receives a £100 voucher to spend in Skylark Galleries.

Congratulations to Paul!

Skylark 2 at the Oxo Tower Showcase weekend

2009-09-14T06:45:00.013+01:00

Skylark 2 is joining in the Oxo Tower Showcase events this weekend with three artists giving demonstrations of the way they work — and there's the chance to win a work of art in a free lucky draw. The winner will be announced on Sunday at 6pm.

On Friday 18 September, from 11am-6pm, James Hobbs will be showing how he makes his work using a mixture of traditional and digital media (right). The gallery will be open until 8pm so people can meet Skylark artists over a glass of wine.

On Saturday 19 September, 11am-6pm, Gill Hickman (left) shows how she uses 24-carat gold leaf on her textured paintings.

And on Sunday, 11am-6pm, Eileen Martin, who creates collographs and oil paintings inspired by natural forms and movement (right), demonstrates how she makes her work.

The showcase weekend, which involves 26 design studios and shops in Oxo Tower, coincides with London Fashion Week, London Design Festival and London Open House.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The art of chocolate

2009-09-13T09:05:00.006+01:00

Brighton-based artist Holly Caulfield doesn't just show her work in Skylark 1 — her hand-made organic chocolate is on sale in a growing number of discerning stores. As well as John Lewis Food Halls in Oxford Street and at Bluewater, it is on sale in shops in Brighton, Hove and Lewes, and will be available at Fenwicks, Bond Street, and Waitrose, Brighton, for Christmas. The five main flavours she has created are chilli and coconut, geranium, cranberry and cinnamon, cardamom, and rich milk.

Holly was inspired to create the range after watching the film Chocolat, starring Juliette Binoche, and she has, of course, designed the packaging (right).

Mouth watering? From midday on Friday 18 September Holly will be doing a tasting of the five flavours at the John Lewis Food Hall in Oxford Street.

For more details see www.chocoholly.com
or follow her on Twitter @chocoholly.

New to Skylark: Gregor Harvie

2009-09-08T23:04:00.009+01:00

Gregor Harvie is the second new artist to join the Skylark 2 team, after Deana Lee (see below). He has a background in environmental design and architecture, and his experimental abstract paintings are informed by the works of Jackson Pollock, Terry Winters and David Reed.

"I am delighted to join Skylark 2 and hope it will be a long and fruitful relationship. I have been exhibiting in London since 2001 when I graduated from art college. I also have a PhD in environmental design and I am a qualified architect.

"My paintings explore our sense of ourselves and how we view ourselves in diverse and contradictory ways. At the moment, I am working on GENE MEME, an installation of paintings and prose about world population that will open next year. Please have a look at the project blog www.genememeart.blogspot.com where you can watch a trailer for the installation and vote on whether you think world population is a problem."

We welcome Gregor and Deana to the Skylark group of artists.

Pictured right, 97w, watercolour on paper

New to Skylark: Deana Lee

2009-09-06T08:55:00.012+01:00

Two new artists join the Skylark 2 team this month: painter Gregor Harvie, who will be blogging shortly, and ceramicist Deana Lee (left). Deana was born in Hong Kong and left a career in marketing to devote herself to sculpting with ceramics. Here she introduces herself.

"I was thrilled when Skylark Galleries asked me to join their collective as it is wonderful to be a part of an enterprising group of artists that have come together to promote their work and run not just one but two galleries. Prior to becoming a ceramic artist I worked in consumer marketing and I am looking forward to using my skills to assist in all aspects of the team's marketing plan.

"Since I was young I have always enjoyed playing with clay, and the organic sculptures that I create have strong forms and several facets. I spend hours ensuring each piece is highly burnished as this results in extremely tactile forms — my pieces are meant to be touched. As far back as I can remember I have been drawn to the ancient method of smoke firing and how the smoke and flames paint designs on the ceramic canvas. I have taken these ancient processes and used them in a more contemporary way to create unique effects that have depth and fluidity.

"I hope that you will have as much pleasure viewing and feeling my artwork as I have making them. I look forward to meeting you all very soon."

Deana is showing at:
Art in Clay: 13th Southern Pottery & Ceramics Show
www.farnham.artinclay.co.uk
21 - 22 November 2009
Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR

London 2012 Open Weekend at Skylark Galleries

2009-07-21T10:30:00.001+01:00

They may still be three years away, but the countdown to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games continues with the Open Weekend event, from 24 to 26 July 2009, which combines art, dance, music, film and, of course, sport. About 700,000 people took part in about 650 events across the UK last year, and Skylark Galleries is joining in once again this year.

Three Skylark artists will be sharing their creative process through demonstrations and discussions in the Skylark 2 gallery in the Oxo Tower, overlooking the Thames, throughout the weekend from 11am to 6pm. So come along, and join in.

Friday 24 July: Eileen Martin
Saturday 25 July: Gill Hickman
Sunday 26 July: Kathleen Dutton

www.london2012.com/openweekend

Left, Gill Hickman, Blue Cells in Conversation.

Right, Kathy Dutton, Serene Energy.

Featured artist at Skylark 1 and 2: Gill Hickman

2009-07-15T16:33:00.009+01:00

Gill Hickman is the featured artist in both Skylark 1 and 2 until Sunday 26 July.

In Skylark 2 Gill is showing "Blue Cells in Conversation", two large canvases in which the textured and embellished cells seem to communicate with each other across the void.

In Skylark 1 another large cell painting, "Happy Cells Just Chillin'", is displayed in the window along with embossed collage prints (Five Chinese Elements & Four Seasons Series, pictured) made by Gill in 2000 and 2001. Gill is now working on new editions of each which now include real gold and silver leaf. You can view the whole sets at www.gillhickman.com.

You can meet the artist on Saturday 18 July and Saturday 25 July at Skylark 2 from 11am to 6pm.

Skylark artists at Brockley Open Studios

2009-06-26T13:06:00.012+01:00

Three Skylark artists are taking part in the 17th annual Brockley Open Studios, in "the art capital of south-east London", which runs from Saturday 4 July to Monday 6 July.

The area is rich with artists, partly due to the close proximity of Goldsmith's and Camberwell art schools, so there are lots of great studios within easy walking distance of each other. It's just a ten-minute train journey from London Bridge station.

Carol Edgar (1 Wickham Gardens, SE4) is showing collographs and monoprints (left, Tulips),

Ann Taylor (Flat A, 93 Manor Avenue, SE4) is showing paintings, including large works made for this year's Chelsea Flower Show (right),

and Gill Hickman (45 Sprules Road, SE4) is showing paintings, prints and photographs (left, All Tumble Down, embossed print).

For a full list of the 42 participating artists and further details, visit the Brockley Open Studios website.

Opening hours

Saturday 4 July 2pm-8pm

Sunday 5 July 2pm-8pm

Monday 6 July 5pm-8pm

Getting there

Buses:

Lewisham Way 21, 36, 136, 321

Brockley Cross 171, 172, 484

Adelaide Avenue 122, P4

Brockley Road 122, 171, 172

Trains:
New Cross, New Cross Gate, Brockley, St John's, Lewisham, Ladywell, Crofton Park

Docklands Light Railway:

Deptford Bridge, Lewisham

Developing Cells by Gill Hickman

2009-06-23T13:49:00.010+01:00

Happy cells - at first visualised in her body and then subconsciously emerging in the paintings of HIV+ artist and Skylark Galleries director Gill Hickman - are at the heart of her Developing Cells exhibition at the Psychosynthesis & Education Trust, London, until Friday 3 July. The works trace her journey of empowerment, supported by psychosynthesis therapy, homeopathy, meditation, visualisation, t'ai chi, art and positive thinking, and mark 20 years since she was diagnosed.

Where:
Psychosynthesis & Education Trust
92-94 Tooley Street, London
SE1 2TH
020 7939 3991

When:
Show continues until Friday 3 July.

Information:
www.psychosynthesis.edu/
http://www.gillhickman.com/

New shows by Sarah Stokes

2009-06-06T10:21:00.014+01:00

There are plenty of opportunities to see the uplifting work of newish Skylark artist Sarah Stokes this summer. Firstly, her work is on show at the newly opened Cristus contemporary art gallery's summer exhibition until 22 August at
39 Sandgate High Street,
Folkestone, Kent
www.cristus-gallery.com
01303 223005

Farther along the coast, Margate's newest commercial gallery is showing some of her work in its Sea Fever exhibition
until 9 July
at 2 Lombard Street
Margate
Kent
www.ingoldsbygallery.co.uk
01843 292779

And Margate's established old town gallery is exhibiting some of her smaller works down at Whitstable's fashionable East Quay market village.
www.oldtowngallery.co.uk
01843 225565

Not to be missed is the Buddha-Creative mind exhibition presented by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy at Taplow Court on the weekend of 13-14 June.
www.iopuk.org

And finally, Sarah has her own open studio with friends that weekend, 13-14 June, in Whitstable and two weekends in July as part of the annual Oyster Festival on 18-19, 25-26 July
www.whitstableoysterfestival.co.uk

It's Belarus for Ruty

2009-05-31T12:12:00.008+01:00

Ruty Benjamini, whose ceramic work is on display at Skylark 2, will be showing wall work at Skylark 1 from 23 June to 5 July. A group named "Trails" was created in a ceramic factory in Boleslaviec, Poland, during a ceramic and sculpture symposium in August 2008.

This summer Ruty will spend four weeks near Bobruisk, Belarus. She has been invited to participate in the Art-ZhyZhal VII international plein-air ceramic symposium where she will be creating her work in experimental outdoor firings. We're looking forward to interesting new work!

Illustrated: Ruty Benjamini, Red and Green Trails.

News from Trinidad

2009-05-23T06:22:00.002+01:00

The latest news from Skylark artist Trinidad Ball:
"This has been a really good year for me, particularly at the moment. I have a group of paintings showing at Crisolart, a gallery in Barcelona, where I was born and my family live, which is very pleasing, and I am in the middle of my first 'solo' at the Advocate Galleries, Wimbledon Village. This has been a very good experience. It's a very good gallery too work with. It's very professional and proactive and the preview was very well attended and generated some good sales. The show will continue until Monday 25 May. Everyone is welcome."

From the Skylark stand

2009-05-17T09:18:00.006+01:00

There's still time to join the thousands of other visitors to the Skylark stand at the Affordable Art Fair, Bristol, where artists Nicolette Carter, Trinidad Ball, Veta Gorner, Eileen Martin, Clare Johnson, Steve Yeates, Gill Hickman, Ruty Benjamini and Jo Hodgen are exhibiting. Here is the scene of these artists' work at the fair, shortly before the crowds descended...

The fair is open until 5pm today.

Skylark at the Affordable Art Fair

2009-05-15T12:56:00.005+01:00

Skylark Gallery travels from London's South Bank to the Passenger Shed at Temple Meads, Bristol, this weekend as part of the popular Affordable Art Fair, running from Friday 15 May to Sunday 17 May. Gallery artists Nicolette Carter, Trinidad Ball, Veta Gorner, Eileen Martin, Clare Johnson, Steve Yeates, Gill Hickman, Ruty Benjamini and Jo Hodgen are exhibiting work in the Skylark space. It's the perfect chance to drop in, meet some of the artists, and pick up a new, affordable piece of work from the Skylark team.

Skylark is one of more than 50 galleries showing at the fair, which specialises in work that costs less than £3,000. Entry is £5 (£4 concessions), and free for children under 16.

Opening hours:
Friday 11-8
Saturday 11-6
Sunday 11-5

For more details see www.affordableartfair.com

Check back here soon for news from the fair.

Slow Down London at Skylark

2009-04-24T13:57:00.013+01:00

Skylark is delighted to be taking part in the Slow Down London festival in the following ways :

Exhibition:

The Art of Calm

until Monday 4 May

Skylark Galleries is hosting a special exhibition for Slow Down London of paintings, original prints, sculpture and ceramics that radiate a sense of calm, inviting visitors to linger and browse in the two venues run by this committed and enthusiastic group of artists.

Right: Ruty Benjamini, Angel Eggs, £80 and £100

Over the May Bank Holiday Weekend (2-4 May) this exhibition will radiate out of the galleries and on to the railings by the Thames at Bernie Spain Gardens (weather permitting), close to both galleries

Venue: Riverside Walkway railings, Skylark 1 and Skylark 2 Galleries, South Bank, London

Slow Down: Artists at Work

Come and enjoy the relaxing pursuit of creating works of art. Everyone can join in; you can...

become a pavement artist
join a collaborative collage
and watch our painters at the "easy easels"

...guided by artists from the Cool, Calm, Collective, Skylark Galleries.

Dates: Saturday 2 May, Sunday 3 May and Monday 4 May
Time: 2-6pm
Location: Bernie Spain Gardens (Adjacent to Oxo Tower Wharf), Upper Ground, London SE1

Very Slow Art: free talks by gallery artists

Three gallery artists each give a 10- to 15-minute talk about their current working processes:

Gill Hickman: "Why Happy Cells" - Gill will explain the background to her current series of textural artworks

Kathy Dutton: "Create Inner Space" - Meditation and Reiki healing inspire Kathy's inner landscapes

Lucinda Beatty: "Very Slow Art" - Lucinda will talk about the long slow process of papier mache.

Right, Lucinda Beatty, Buddha

Date: Thursday 30 April
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Skylark 2 Gallery, Unit 1.09, First Floor, Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House Street, London SE1

Creating Happy Cells - Visualisation

Skylark artist/director Gill Hickman invites you to: make time for yourself, relax, re-charge your batteries and give your immune system a boost. Gill will lead you on an imaginary journey inside your own body to create some vibrant, happy, healthy cells! Please bring a cushion to sit on.
(Sixteen of Gill's paintings of cells are on show at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1, until 7 May - see previous blog below for more details.)

Dates: Monday 27 April and Wednesday 29 April (Wednesday's session will be slightly different from Monday's).
Time: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Cost: £10 waged, £5 unwaged. Places are limited. Email info@skylarkgallery.com to reserve your place.
Location: Skylark 2 Gallery, Unit 1.09, First Floor, Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House Street, London, SE1

Find out more about Slow Down London

Gill Hickman shows at Guy's Hospital

2009-04-24T12:29:00.015+01:00

Gill Hickman: Cellscapes
Textural Paintings of Human Cells

Showing at
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1
Continues to Thursday 7th May

Diagnosed HIV positive in 1989, Gill Hickman believed she would not survive past the year 2000. Twenty years on, she is very much alive: successful artist, mother of a healthy teenager and director of Skylark Galleries, South Bank, London.

Her wholehearted change in lifestyle - leaving a stressful job as headteacher to embrace a life of art - has been central to Gill's continuing to lead a full and healthy life.

Long inspired by the way our bodies constantly renew and heal themselves, visualising 'happy, healthy cells' has been part of Gill's routine for years. As an artist, however, the depiction of these cells came quite unconsciously.

Taking the concept of the cell on to canvas, the happy cells have developed a life of their own, becoming more painterly and complex as textures evolved. Gill increasingly added other media - often in warm, rich golds - which represent the infinite dynamics of the millions of living cells we so take for granted.

To walk through the exhibition is to journey from a simple overview to a closer understanding of the power and beauty within our own bodies. As it is now well known that art can promote well-being and recovery, Gill is delighted to be showing in Guy's & St Thomas'.

Atrium 2, Bermondsey Wing
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas Street
London Bridge SE1

Gill is leading two Happy Cells Visualisation sessions at Skylark (see following blog above for booking details) on Monday 27 and Wednesday 29 April.

Directions and travel options
Gill's website

Top, Gill with Cellscapes Red, above left, Blue Cells in Conversation, and right, Happy Cells Just Chillin'.

Clare at the 40th Eastern Open

2009-04-08T23:45:00.004+01:00

Clare Johnson's Heart of Clark St 4 has been selected for the 40th Eastern Open, showing in King's Lynn until 16 May. The work won Clare 50 postcards of her work and inclusion in the postcard pack sold at the show.

The judges were Sook-Kyung Lee, exhibitions and displays curator, Tate Liverpool; Alison McFarlane, head of visual arts, Norfolk and Norwich Festival, the writer and curator Nicholas Usherwood and Judith Wyss of the Wyss Foundation, USA.

The exhibition is at the King's Lynn Arts Centre, 29 Kings Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1HA
www.kingslynnarts.co.uk
until May 16th

New featured artists at Skylark this month

2009-03-21T06:59:00.008Z

In Skylark 2
Clare Johnson: Industrial Jewellery
23 March-20 April
An exhibition of prints of gasholders

Late First Thursdays: the gallery is open until 8pm on Thursday 2 April

1st Floor OXO Tower, Riverside
020 7401 9666

Illustrated, Clare Johnson, Tiara of Pancras Boulevard 3.

In Skylark 1
Keith Gretton
Ceramics and paintings of heads
23-29 March

Gabriel's Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, London
020 7928 4005

Illustrated, Keith Gretton, Boy with Glasses.

Late First Thursdays: James Hobbs

2009-03-01T07:49:00.004Z

Late First Thursdays: with Skylark 2 featured artist James Hobbs
Thursday 5 March, 6-8pm

Come and see the prints and drawings of London by new Skylark 2 artist James Hobbs, and enjoy a glass of wine and some nibbles on the banks of the Thames.

Skylark 2 Gallery
1st Floor OXO Tower, Riverside
020 7401 9666
www.skylarkgalleries.com

Nearest Tube: Waterloo/Blackfriars
A few minutes from the National Theatre
Entry free, all welcome

The exhibition continues until 22 March. Tues - Sun 11-6

image: James Hobbs, Paddington Station, £120 framed, £90 unframed.

Love is in the air... with Valentine's Day Art

2009-02-04T11:33:00.000Z

To celebrate Valentine's Day the artists at Skylark 1 have put together a love-ly window display of Valentine's inspired art. Paintings about love, with red and pink, or just to celebrate in your own style - perhaps you can find a perfect token for your loved one?

Valentine's Day Feature

Skylark 1 Gallery

Monday 9th to Sunday 15th February

Image: "Hearts" by Lucinda Beatty (www.lucindabeatty.com)

Late FIRST Thursday - with Trinidad Ball

2009-01-22T11:44:00.000Z

A first for Skylark! We're moving the Late Thursday events to the FIRST Thursday of every month. This ties in with Time Out's First Thursday events in east-London, so if you're out and about for the evening why not stop by the Southbank on your way to or from east London?

For the first event of 2009 Trinidad Ball will be talking about her stunning realistic paintings - a mixture of the long tradition of oil painting and contemporary objects and icons.

Trinidad Ball
Late First Thursday
5th February, 6 - 8pm
Skylark 2 Gallery
1st Floor OXO Tower, Riverside
Free event - Everyone welcome!

(Image: "Three Physillis" by Trinidad Ball )

Steve Yeates's new studio assistant!

2009-01-20T11:21:00.004Z

Steve has a new assistant in the studio! He tells us she probably will come assist in the gallery sometimes too. Welcome Buffy!

Happy Holidays with Art!

2008-12-14T09:12:00.002Z

Special Christmas displays are on now at both Skylark galleries - featuring an array of smaller artworks alongside the usual range of work available from all of our artists.

Smaller Artworks for sale at around £100 -295.
Unframed work for sale £50 - £200
Selected by the artists for this festive season.

You cannot afford to miss it.

Plus!
LATE LAST THURSDAY BEFORE XMAS THURSDAY

18th DECEMBER 6 - 8PM

On the last Thursday before Xmas the 18th December, Skylark 2 will be open till 8pm for last minute gift purchases. Enjoy a glass of wine while you browse our wide selection of original quality artworks to find that perfect unique gift. Gallery Artists will be on hand to talk about their work.

Special 10% reduction on all purchases between 6 - 8pm.

(Skylark 1 Gallery will also be open on request, please come to Skylark 2
first)

seven@W11

2008-12-13T12:58:00.001Z

Exhibition at north London gallery West Eleven, featuring seven Skylark artists.

EDIT! Change of dates!

Due to gallery double booking the exhibition will be 15-24 December, with only a private view on 20th December (as previously)

Thank you Edinburgh!

2008-12-10T12:09:00.000Z

A bit belated but we wanted to say thank you to all our visitors and buyers, and Edinburgh in general!, for another lovely visit to Scotland for this year's Edinburgh Art Fair.

Tina Mammoser documented the fair live throughout the week via through her Flickr and Twitter so here are some of her images.

We hope to see you again next year!

Jenny Wiggins - Greenwich exhibition

2008-12-08T20:03:00.005Z

If you're in Greenwich, stop by Jenny's lovely exhibition of her works at the McPherson Gallery, just a hop from river near the Cutty Sark pub.

This is an intimate light airy gallery that sets off Jenny's large works perfectly. Although it looks private it isn't - it's just that the room is cold with the door open! Brrr. So don't be shy, just ring the bell and Paul will gladly let you in.

Exhibition on through 13th December.

Mon-Fri 11-6, Sat 10.30-3

Seven @ W11

2008-11-30T13:37:00.000Z

Skylark Gallery presents

Seven @ W11

Seven artists put on a show that will delight the senses. A delicious selection of paintings and sculpture that accentuate the positive and celebrate the brighter side of life.

Full info here

5 Blenheim Crescent Gallery

Notting Hill London W11 2EE

Tel: 0207 928 4005 or 0207 401 9666

Click here for map

December 13th-22nd 2008. Daily 11am to 6pm

Private Views: Saturday December 13th & 20th 6pm to 9pm

Preview Afternoon: Sunday December 14th 2pm to 6pm

Chocolate Tasting:

Thursday December 18th 2pm to 6pm & Friday December 19th 11am to 2pm with Holly Caulfield of Chocoholly

info@skylarkgallery.com

Physalis - Prize Winner at Discerning Eye!

2008-11-18T09:56:00.003Z

The prestigeous Discerning Eye Exhibition opened on Weds 12th November at The Mall Galleries, with a very special event The Art of Still Life, where our very own Trinidad Ball gave an artist demonstration which was extremely well received.

Trinidad's painting Physalis (see right) selected by Brenda Fenton, Collector, was among many works of art to sell that evening.

The following evening Thursday 13th November was the extremely well attended Private View where John Penrose described the show as "the best ever" and various prizes were awarded. Trinidad was completely shocked and then delighted to win the MEYNELL FENTON PRIZE of £1000, for her entry Physalis.

Gill Hickman's photo Bus Stop is also on display. This was selected by artist Anita Klein.

The Exhibition has received high acclaim and continues till 23rd November. Entry is Free.

Keith at the British Crafts exhibition

2008-11-18T09:55:00.000Z

Keith Gretton (he's busy this autum!) is showing his artworks at the British Crafts Autumn Exhibition, a great collection of jewellery, textiles, glass, ceramics and more from some of the best designer makers working the UK.

British Crafts Autumn Exhibition
Chiswick Town Hall
Heathfield Terrace, London W4 4JN
28-30 November
Friday 3-7pm, Saturday 11-6pm, Sunday 11-5pm
www.britishcrafts.co.uk

Mark the Date! Edinburgh Art Fair

2008-11-13T13:39:00.000Z

Skylark is pleased to be exhibiting once again at the Edinburgh Art Fair!

This year the artists include Steve Yeates, Trinidad Ball, Tina Mammoser, Gill Hickman, Clare Johnson, Eileen Martin, Veta Gorner, Jenny Wiggins, and Liz Meier.

Edinburgh Art Fair
Edinburgh Corn Exchange
11 Newmarket Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ
21st to 23rd November 2008
Map here

Sara Sherwood - Skylark 2 Feature

2008-11-11T13:34:00.002Z

Sara Sherwood is currently the featured artist in Skylark 2 Gallery.
The painting "Power, Times Square" (above) is one of the paintings on show, oil on canvas £975

Christmas Lights at Gabriel's Wharf

2008-11-05T13:47:00.000Z

Tina at Handm@de, Oxford

2008-11-01T10:50:00.000Z

Are you in the Oxford area? A group of artists, designers and craftspeople who met online have organised their own event - Handm@de Oxford.

Tina Mammoser is one of the participants and will be showing a range of smaller work, perfect for Christmas presents or just a treat for yourself.

Handm@de
Oxford Town Hall
Sunday 9th November
11-5pm
handmadeoxford.blogspot.com

Keith at the Windsor Art Fair

2008-10-31T11:45:00.000Z

Keith Gretton will be showing his unique and witty sculptures at this year's Windsor Contemporary Art Fair.

Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
Friday to Sunday, 7-9th November
Royal Windsor Racecourse
www.windsorcontemporaryartfair.co.uk

You can see more of Keith's work all the time at Skylark 1 Gallery Gabriel's Wharf, and on www.myartspace.com