Local Artist - Alison Parry

Among those exhibiting in Art in Woodstock are three recent graduates who all live locally and whose work is all very different. They are Alison Parry, exhibiting at Creative Art Gallery, Emma Smith at the Old School House and Sarah Moncrieff, exhibiting at the local garage!
Environmentally minded Emma returned to University as a mature student and Sarah changed direction entirely to pursue her artistic talent. Alison traveled for 6 months before emabarking on her degree at University.

Emma Smith Painter - Abstract
Emma has recently completed a two year part-time foundation course in Fine Art which has given birth to a new direction in her art. her paintings in acrylic and oil on canvas and metal and collage prints, all embody a bold abstract style, exploring colour and shape alongside issues of humanity and the environment.

Alison Parry Mixed Media - Abstract

Exhibiting at Creative Art Gallery - will be in attendance on 24th to 27th OctoberAlison graduated with a 2:1 in Fine Art from Southampton Solent University in July 2006. The central focus of her work is memories. By exploring a variety of mediums and techniques, such as paint, print, sound and video, Alison portrays her concept and ideas in many different ways."Everyone has memories hidden somewhere; secrets untold; feelings unsaid; my work is a way of me expressing some of these".

Sarah Moncrieff Painter - Cityscapes

Sarah is an artist living and working in Woodstock. She has been painting all her life but in the last few years decided to give up her career as a Solicitor and return to University to study Fine Art in order to concentrate on painting full time. Since graduating in 2005, Sarah has had several solo exhibitions and has been involved in numerous group shows. Her paintings are sold in various galleries and she is also a freelance knitwear designer, selling her designs to various national publications. She now teaches art for Oxford County Council's Adult Education department and on a private basis.

Click here to view Alison's work

Meet the Artist - Peter Wileman

Peter Wileman, Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, will be here at Creative Art Gallery on Saturday 27th October 2007 1pm-4pm to unveil his breathtaking new collection.

Theres magnificent new collectable Canvas Editions from Peter Wileman present water as a living mirror. Seas, rivers and lagoons reflect blazing sunsets and glorious cloudscapes in a dazzling array of purples and golds.

Come and join us for a glass of Champagne and canapes and views this superb array of Canvas Editions and Original Paintings

Tickets are complimentary please contact the gallery for details
info@creativeartgallery.co.uk

Art in Woodstock - Artist Alison Parry at Creative Art Gallery

WOODSTOCK is staging a celebration of the visual arts, which will take place from October 23 to 28, and involve most of the shops, hotels, and galleries in town.

Even the local garage and the old school is taking part.

Artist Alison Parry, pictured, who works at the Creative Art gallery, in High Street, is particularly excited about the celebrations, as several of her atmospheric abstract works will be on display in the gallery. They will be hung alongside several very colourful paintings by the highly acclaimed, award-winning artist Peter Wileman, vice-president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He will be at the Creative Art gallery from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday, October 27, to talk about his work.

Other establishments, such as the Marlborough Arms hotel, will be staging talks. On Thursday, a panel discussion on The Artist's Ego will take place there at 7.30pm, and on Friday, at 7.30pm, Tom Kemp will be asking What's The Point of Art?, while Nick Owen discusses photography.

There are also artist's workshops throughout the week, including a drawing workshop with the popular children's book illustrator Korky Paul, who will be inviting children aged eight to 14 to join him at the town hall from 2pm to 3pm on Thursday, October 25. Those who know Korky's work or have watched him interact with a group of youngsters don't need to be told this workshops will probably prove to be one of the highlights of the the celebration.

A drop-in workshop with sculptor Anne Carrington for children aged from five to 16 will take place in the Woodstock Museum gardens from 11am to 4pm on Saturday. For children who enjoy landscape painting, George Mogg will be staging a morning workshop for children aged five to eight, and an afternoon workshop for older children at the Marlborough School, on Sunday, October 28.

On walking around the town, visitors will discover that there are works of art in virtually every shop window - making Woodstock a great place to visit next week.

A BIG thank you to everyone who kindly sponsored Alison and I for our 10K for Cancer Research at Blenheim Palace on Sunday 30 September 2007.

We raised a MASSIVE £325 and both completed the course still smiling!!