EMILY BALL AT SEAWHITE |
CONTEMPORARY DRAWING AND PAINTING COURSES |
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'Walk With Me'
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An exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by Emily Ball
At the Atrium Gallery, Seawhites, Partridge Green
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Image: Emily Ball working in the studio; tiny Hot Hill painting on canvas (Emily Ball) |
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Dear
You are warmly invited to the Opening day on
Saturday 7 December 2024, 10am - 4pm.
The exhibition is comprised of over 40 pieces of work - ranging from very large paintings, drawings and tiny paintings - and features two bodies of works that have been inspired by two - distinctly different - places that Emily has walked and worked in for many years. ‘Hot Hill’ describes the rugged coastal hillsides of the Algarve, whereas ‘Woodland Weave’ is inspired by landscapes closer to home and offers a meditation on the essential qualities of nature. The work exhibited is available for sale.
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Images: Hot Hill Landscape, Portugal; Drawing in the woods, WoodlandWeave (Emily Ball)
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“Walk with me over parched, crumbling, well trodden paths of orange earth. Stride purposefully feeling the sun on your back and the cool Atlantic breeze against your face. Rough, dry, plants brush the skin on your legs. Squint at the shimmering, jewels of brightness. Seek shade in the deep shadows of bushes. Marvel at the silvered stems of plants, brittle and gleaming.” ~ Emily |
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Image: 'Blindingly Bleached', Oil on canvas, 2023, 64cm x 90cm, Emily Ball
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Each year, Emily visits the rugged, coastal hillsides in the Algarve in Portugal. The paintings she has created are all about the shimmering heat, deep shadows and tough plants that cling on the hill. She layers, blurs, excavates, draws, rubs, scrapes, blends and reveals her response to the place as she works. |
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Image: Hot Hill 2 Portugal studies on paper, 2023, Emily Ball
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“Walk with me over cushioning moss; your feet sinking into the soft leafmold. Pick your way through tangles of bramble and bracken. Stand still and feel held in the quietness beneath the trees. Listen to the birdsong and clatter of leaves. Look up through slats of light between branches. Smell the damp and chill in the air.” ~ Emily |
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‘Woodland Weave’ is an ongoing series that Emily has worked on for several years now. The large paintings are full of memories of place and are a metaphor for the beauty, impermanence and rawness of Nature. A quiet space for reverie. She cluster marks, distresses, mops, edits, knots and balances between order and chaos in each painting. These paintings are a taster of more to come as she continues with this theme into 2025 on an even larger scale. |
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Image: In the Woods, Ink, white chalk and oil pastel on paper, 59cm x 84cm, May 2023, Emily Ball
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Exhibition Details & Opening Day |
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We hope that you will be able join us on the Opening Day and see these paintings and drawings for yourself, as well as chat with Emily about her work and painting in general. There will be warm drinks, homemade cake and mince pies to enjoy!
If you are not able to make the Opening Day but would still like to come and see the show, Emily is available to take you round the exhibition on the following dates:
Wednesday 11 December between 9.30 – 11.30am.
Friday 13 December between 9.30 – 11.30am.
Please email her if you would like to visit on one of these dates: emily@emilyball.net
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DATE: Saturday 7 December, 10am - 4pm
VENUE: Atrium Gallery, Seawhite of Brighton, Star Road Trading Estate, Partridge Green, West Sussex RH13 8RY.
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Image: Works in Progress, July 2023, Emily Ball
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