JANINE Baldwin, Angela Chalmers, David Chalmers and Lindsey Tyson have joined together for an exhibition at the Inspired By…Gallery at The Moors National Park Centre, Danby, wherein they interpret North Yorkshire's landscapes in their individual styles.
The artists respond to an inspiring natural world, capturing the changing light, colour and seasons through the diverse forms of painting, photography, mixed media and textiles.
Janine Baldwin creates paintings, works on paper, prints and collages, all inspired by a lifelong affinity with the landscape. Living on the Yorkshire coast, she is surrounded by the moors, woodlands and shores that are a constant source of inspiration; her interest lies in the sensory experience of the natural environment.
North York Moors In Autumn, pastel and charcoal collage on card, by Janine Baldwin
In her paintings, Janine works predominantly in oil and oilsticks – oil paint in solid form – are often used to integrate painting and drawing. Her artistic practice is focused on works on paper, combining dry media such as charcoal, graphite and pastel. By exploring textures and layers in the landscape, Janine seeks to capture the energy of the natural environment.
Angela Chalmers, from Scarborough, expresses her ideas through both painting and experimental historic photographic techniques. Her latest works draw inspiration from the natural environment, selecting subjects from the landscapes and wild gardens of the North York Moors. Her images connect with her fascination with the Victorian age, especially that time's obsession with pressed flowers and the collecting of botanical specimens.
Hare, by Lindsey Tyson
Angela has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally and she was shortlisted in 2014 for a photogram prize at the Silverprint Gallery, London. She runs cyanotype workshops at her Scarborough studio.
Fellow Scarborough exhibitor David Chalmers trained as a graphic artist and then began to take an interest in photography, which became his passion.
He likes to work with the landscape and nature, producing hand-crafted photographs using traditional black and white techniques and early pioneering processes, such as carbon transfer printing and salt printing, the first ever photographic printing process, invented by William Henry Fox Talbot.
The Kiss Of Peace, cyanotype-triptych, by Angela Chalmers
Textile designer and artist Lindsey Tyson, now based at the Woodend Creative Workspace in Scarborough, originally was a weave designer in the automotive trade, but sidestepped into the world of contemporary craft. She creates sophisticated felt products to sell at art and craft galleries and craft fairs around the country.
Lindsey’s love of colour and texture, and the evocation of mood and atmosphere, are an important part of her work, where her materials often take on a life of their own and can be as much the inspiration of a piece of work as something visually striking.
The exhibition runs at the Inspired By...Gallery in The Moors National Park Centre, Danby, until September 27, open 10am to 5pm; admission is free.
A Meet The Artists event will be held in the gallery on September 10 from noon to 3pm. For more information, go to northyorkmoors.org.uk
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