Jacqueline Synnott Exhibition at Ripley Arts Centre –
2nd April – 19th April 2025
viewing times please call 0208 464 5816
Jerry Outram Exhibition at Ripley Arts Centre – 15th January – 25th January 2025
Open evening Thursday, 16th January 7pm-9pm
light refreshments will be available, all welcome to open evening
For other viewing times please call 0208 464 5816
Jeremy Paul Outram
I was born in Dingwall, in the highlands of Scotland, along with my twin sister Rebecca. I have two brothers Dudley and Martin who are also twins, born 18 months before.
We soon moved from Scotland and my early years were spent in a place called Thornham Magna, Eye, Suffolk, which was very remote with no electricity or inside lavatory. My father worked as a dairyman and my early school days were good, although I was never going to be a natural scholar.
I first became interested in art at about 8 years of age when I was given some soft pencils and a pad, spending hours drawing the numerous pets we had. I then went to Eye secondary modern school where I was lucky enough to have an art teacher who took a great interest in my work and inspired me to be an artist.
I applied to Lowestoft School of Art. My interview included a whole day at the college, painting a picture of my choice and showing my portfolio. The interview went well and two weeks later I received the offer of a place. So at the age of 15 years, I was living away from home, in a boarding house with a landlady who cooked my meals and generally took care of me.
I had two wonderful years at Art College and during my second year I learned about hand lettering and calligraphy, which I took to straight away. My first job was in Ipswich as a junior signwriter, where we did posters for local theatres and signs for lots of local companies, sometimes on site.
When I was 18, I emigrated to Australia, known there as a ‘£10 pom’! As I was only 18, I did not even have to pay the £10, but the requirement was that I would stay at least 2 years. I arrived in Melbourne on 3rd February 1967, in the heat of the summer and my first job was a tram conductor, which I hated. I was in a full uniform including a hat, was absolutely sweltering, and consequently only lasted two weeks. Fortunately, as a child, my father had taught us a lot of things, including adaptability so I did try a number of different jobs in Melbourne, before I decided to move to Sydney with a good friend. Within a few days I had applied for and got a job as a Junior Artist at a large retail company called ‘Grace Brothers’ and I never looked back! I progressed to working in the largest Advertising Agency in Sydney, called ‘George Patersons’ and I became an all round artist doing lettering, make-up, airbrush and logo design. At 26, I then decided to work for myself, as by then, I had got to know lots of advertising people, who wanted to work with me. At one point I even had my own art studio with a staff of 6.
On the 13th December 1982, I met my now wife, Jane. We got married on probably the hottest day of the year on 7/7/84 in West Wickham, where we still live. We have now been married for 40 years and have three wonderful children, Robert 36, Nick 33 and Lily 28.
It was March 1984 when we returned to England and I started to look for work in London. I was very lucky as my sort of work was in great demand and within six months I was working as a freelance artist and never looked back. By the year 2002, my sort of work in the advertising business was coming to an end, due to the computer age. From then onwards, I have been working as a gardener, which I love, and any spare time I get is spent in my studio, painting pictures and also doing occasional life drawing classes.
I like to paint landscapes, sunsets, seascapes and other scenes but I also like intricate work such as William Morris style patterns and I am currently putting together a collection of different paintings which I am thoroughly enjoying. I like working with acrylic paints most because the colours seem to come through so well and it is quite a forgiving medium.
A few years ago now I won a local art group award for the painting of the year, which was of Thai fishing boats at sunset in Southern Thailand. It inspired me to do so much more and also gave me the confidence to try different styles and techniques.
I held an exhibition at Ripley in July 2019, which was very successful and hope to continue to paint and exhibit whenever I can. I have also painted a few commissions for friends and am happy to do so for anyone who has a favourite photograph or scene.
I hope you enjoy the exhibition and thank you for coming.
Dawn Fincham Exhibition at Ripley Arts Centre – 3rd-12th December 2024
Open evening Thursday, 5th December 7pm-9pm
All welcome at open evening; other times please ring to view: 020 8464 5816
Dawn Fincham Exhibition 3rd December to 12th December 2024, Open evening Thursday 5th Dec 7pm to 9pm at Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley
Dawn morphs hand drawn images with digital graphics and photographs to illustrate her interpretation of the world around us.
The work inspires the viewer to look and look again by building narrative through layers and encourages them to gain a different perspective each time.
The use of strong characters and compact surreal landscapes populate Dawn’s artwork alongside vivid colour palettes to hide the work’s darker meanings.
Dawn generally starts with the characters and has a rough idea of direction, but on most occasions it develops fluidly. Her most recent work has been inspired by portraiture and the renaissance period. Dawn recently got married and wanted to use the portraits as the voyeurs and additional guests at the wedding!
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Art Exhibition in the New Gallery Space!!
Exhibition 6/11/24 to 13/11/24 with the Open evening 7th November 6.30pm to 9.30pm, come join us for a glass of wine and nibbles for the first exhibition from the Ripley Portrait Class!
For other viewing times please call 020 8464 5816.
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1/10/24 – 7/10/24 Exhibition of Art
Open evening 1/10/24 6pm-9pm
Come along to the opening night for a glass of wine or coffee and talk about Art, Painting and Sculpture.
Entry is free
Paintings will cost £10- £50 by local artists, Hugh Henderson, Cliff Orsi, and Alistair Payne
For further opening times please ring 0208 464 5816
Hugh Henderson
Hugh is a local artist and tutor. He likes people and he likes painting and sculpting people. He particularly enjoys group scenes. He is a painter of narrative and he is a keen observer of the human condition. His subjects can be weighty, ironic, brutal, absurd, beautiful and funny. Often all at the same time. He paints from the heart, with an expressive often whimsical
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Cliff Orsi is an artist in the broader sense of the word, mainly self taught, and operating in both music and the visual arts. Within these spheres his work encompasses a wide spectrum; as a musician blending Rock, Jazz, Folk and Ambient and as a visual artist ranging from line drawings to abstracts.
Alistair Payne
Alistair only ever wanted to be an artist. He went to Art school at 17 and graduated with an MA from Chelsea Art college. He spent the next 30 years restoring the richly decorative interiors of some of the countries most iconic buildings. At the age of 45 he branched out and formed a company specialising in fibre glass mold making and fine plaster casting. Alistair now retired from the craft industry is a prolific sculptor, his work crosses the boundaries of the classical to the Avant guard including Abstracts in stone informed by his early architectural background and works informed by the convex forms and curves of nature.
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