Lois Sykes – MY CHICKEN PROJECT
6th April to 30th April 2010
Open eve 7th April 2010 7-9pm

I think I suffer from “Fatal Chicken Attraction”. My brain can’t rest when I think of chicken wings, chicken feet and those provocative looks the girls have when taking a dust bath. This idea is so different from my previously more formal exhibitions but it involves a true passion, and since I can express this passion in a gentle humorous way I feel I would like to share it with you.

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Marisa Cherry Saunders – Dreaming With Your Eyes Wide Open
2nd March to 31st March 2010
Open eve 3rd March 2010 7-9pm

My images are created when I am lost in a sea of elaborate swirls and whimsical fancies; a dreamy yet conscious state of mind. This collection invites the viewer to discard reality for a spell and become submerged in the delicate detail of the art. Playful aspects frolic while darker elements hide amongst the innocent, and gentle wisps of folk art caress the paper.

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Joanna Martin – Embryonic Landscapes
6th January to 26th February 2010
Open eves 6th January and 3rd February 2010 7-9pm

Joanna uses oil paints, varnish and resin lacquer on aluminium sheet, to build up layers of abstract space and floating organic forms. She evokes a sense of familiarity and at the same time otherworldliness. This exhibition explores the confusion of scale, taking inspiration from embryonic images and human anatomy.

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Peter Cox – Spanish Flavour
6th April to 30th April 2010
Open eve 6th April 2010

Peter presents village scenes of Ojen in Sierra for his first major solo exhibition. Using acrylic Peter has drawn upon the Spanish style of painting using bold black line to create a distinct Spanish Flavour.

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Wesley Richards – Predominantly Pencil
6th April to 30th April 2010
Open eve 8th April 2009 7-9pm

Pencil Drawings predominate in this collection, being the preferred medium of Wesley Richards, a retired Architectural Illustrator and his previous profession is clearly reflected in his skill. Executed in pencil and watercolour this exhibition features a variety of subject matter and successfully highlights Wesley’s professional attention to detail.

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Ravens Wood School -New Beginnings
2nd March to 31st March 2010
Open eve 2nd March 7-9pm

A showcase for the work of students from Ravens Wood School’s highly successful Fine Art, Graphics and Photography courses. This is a wonderful opportunity to view the work of fledgling artists created in a range of media from the traditional to the latest cutting edge technology.

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Graham Clarke – Bromley Boy
2nd February to 26th February 2010
Open eve 2nd February 7-9pm

I will be exhibiting works in the media for which I am best known, hand coloured etchings. They are produced entirely by hand using techniques several hundred years old. In all works there is an element of humour, they are made with love and are for all ages.” Graham Clarke

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Katalin Ubornyak – Ludasto
6th January to 29th January 2010
Open eve 7th January 7-9pm

Ludasto (Hansakunda),means Swan-lake, Ludasto is found in the heart of Hungary’s country side. In this area families lived far a way from each other, on farms in the past. Many of them left their properties and lands or sold them after post world war decades. The exhibition is about this Holy Place. I would like to show you the mysteries of the forest, the fields, the trees and the sky that is full of holiness.

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Sezgin Kemal and David Woods – The Powers of Collaboration

6th January to 29th January 2010
Open eve 11th January 7-9pm

David Wood and Sezgin Kemal have collaborated on photographic projects for four years. In terms of technique this exhibition illuminates skills from both art and science as creativity and self expression are captured with the camera’s lens.

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25th August to 29th August 2009
Annual Summer Exhibition

Affiliated art societies and individuals display there artwork in two rooms. This show will also extend into our Music room and Foyer with a stunning photographic display throughout the annual Garden Party on Saturday 29th August 2009, where further works will be on show. Photography, watercolours, pastels, oils, acrylics, textiles, ceramics and pottery combine in this exciting and stimulating display. Free admittance weekdays by appointment .

Derrick Waller
30th November to 23rd December 2009
Open evening 1st December 7-9pm

Derrick, returns to display his affordable and much admired carved and colourful ceramics also paintings in varied styles and computer graphics. Great gifts for Christmas! As usual all proceeds will be donated to St Christopher’s Hospice.

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Tom Walker’s Snooker in the Frame
Tues 27th October to Thurs 26th November 2009
Open evening 30th October 7-9pm

Don’t be fooled by the title! Pastel artist, Tom Walker, takes you on a bizarre, funny, surreal adventure through snooker’s parallel universes. Not to be missed!

“ They are superb, and what I love about them is watching other people’s reactions to them…
They really illustrate the different tastes that people have. They all seem to have a favourite but rarely have I seen people agree on which one it is.”
6 times World Snooker Champion, STEVE DAVIS OBE

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Rose Colebridge: JUST FOR THE BIRDS
Tues 29th September to 23rd October 2009
Open evening 29th Sept 7-9pm

Colour is the constant thread that runs through my artistic practices even though stylistically I work in different ways. Just for the Birds is the fusion of colour and organic line that seems to occur quite naturally in the nature. The resultant combination is intended to make the viewer seek out the image for themselves with the visual disturbance making the lines and colours resonate and sing.

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Jennifer Kirby: A Miscellany of Etchings
Tues 29th September to 23rd October 2009
Open evening 30th Sept 7-9pm

Jennifer enjoys exploring a wide variety of subjects gathering inspiration from the desolation of Dartmoor and Dungeness, through busy market places to ruined Mountain Villages working mainly from sketches obtained on location. This exhibition features the award winning etching of Kakopetria Cyprus!!

Jenny Phillips
Wed 2nd Sept to 25th September 2009
Open eve 7th September 7pm to 9pm

This will be the third solo exhibition for Jenny Phillips at Ripley Arts Centre. The oil paintings represent her personal travels to Europe and Egypt. Each canvas depicts a moment captured on camera, and stored in her memory for translation with paint. This year the subject matter is about having the freedom to choose how and what to paint, without restrictions. The size of the paintings is much smaller than usual, depicting the intimacy of the thought behind the work.

Rose Atkinson: City and Nature
Wed 2nd Sept to 25th September 2009
Open evening 2nd September 7-9pm

Rose Atkinson is a photographer with a unique style. The works in this exhibition represent a contrast between the city and the beauty of the natural world close to home. On one side, they offer a fascinating and often fantastical perspective which challenges your perceptions; and on the other, an intimate observation of natural beauty in stunning colour.

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Jacqueline Glanvile: TROPICAL PARADISE
Mon 30th November to Tues 22nd December 2009
Open evening 30th November 7-9pm

Vibrancy and vivacity are immediately evident in the lively paintings of Jamaican born Jacqueline Glanvile. Jacqueline’s bold surreal expression of exaggerated realism bursts across the canvas and into your imagination.

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TOM WALKER’S SNOOKER IN THE FRAME
Tues 27th October to 26th November 2009
Open evening 30th October 7-9pm

This artist is also exhibiting in our other two galleries during this period.

Don’t be fooled by the title! Pastel artist, Tom Walker, takes you on a bizarre, funny, surreal adventure through snooker’s parallel universes. Not to be missed!

“ They are superb, and what I love about them is watching other people’s reactions to them…
They really illustrate the different tastes that people have. They all seem to have a favourite but rarely have I seen people agree on which one it is.”
6 times World Snooker Champion, STEVE DAVIS OBE

Amanda Haines: Away with the Faeries
Tues 29th September to 23rd October 2009
Open evening 7th October 7-9pm

This new exhibition by Amanda Haines is inspired by all things ethereal and mystical. Her bold use of colour provides the backdrop for her intricate collage.

Using paper, fabric, paint, beads and glitter Amanda has created a series of mysterious playful landscapes. What hides within the frenetic sparkling undergrowth? What will tickle your toes as you wander through the tangled grasses at dusk or dawn?

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Mike Calver: Recent Images
25th August to 25th September 2009
Open evening 26th August 2009 7-9pm

The works in this exhibition utilize the drawn line as a basis and the images in acrylic represent everyday moments or situations we all find ourselves in from time to time.