The Gallery will be launching its traditional Christmas show on the evening of Wednesday 16th November. The show is always something a bit special; a selection box of favourites, hopefully without the orange creams. Many of our regular exhibitors have prepared new work, some of the highlights of this year’s exhibitions have been brought back and a little space has been left for new artists whose work has caught my eye during the year. The front exhibition space in the gallery will have over 20 artists’ work on show – an eclectic mix with something to suit all tastes and, given the current economic concerns, we’ve done our best to include a range of affordable gifts.
Don’t miss our Launch on Wednesday 16 November 7-9pm
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor was largely the person who gave me the self confidence to become a professional artist and, as a tutor, has helped very many others to improve their art, but he’s also a very fine artist himself. One of my highlights this year was a show marking his tentative return to painting. We’re therefore particularly chuffed that he has kept up the painting and provided us with four new works featuring our region’s landscapes.
Jeremy Taylor JT18 ‘Bolton Priory from the North’ oil framed £450
Jeremy Taylor JT20 ‘across to Beamsley Beacon’ oil framed £550
Josie Barraclough
Josie was actually born on the coast at Scarborough but her life as a painter, illustrator and teacher has taken her far afield and she’s now based in West Yorkshire. Using oil paint on a collage of printed clippings, her work literally incorporates layers of meaning but her work remains fresh and appealing.
Josie Barraclough
Josie Barraclough JB29 ‘Roseberry Topping’ Oil and media 76x76cm £525
Josie Barraclough JB28 ‘Avocets’ Oil and media 50x50cm £350
Josie Barraclough JB27 ‘House Sparrows’ Oil 50x50cm £350
Josie Barraclough JB24 ‘Robin Hood’s Bay’ Oil and Mixed Media 50x50cm £300
Josie Barraclough JB22_’Storm Over Staithes’ oil and mixed media 50x50cm £300
Josie Barraclough JB26 ‘Song Thrush’ Oil and media 60x60cm SOLD
Josie Barraclough JB25 ‘The Tweve Apostles, Ilkley Moor’ Oil 60x60cm Sold
L. Amy Charlesworth
All regulars at the Gallery will know Amy’s work. Hyper-realist but with quirks of perspective and dramatiisation, not to mention humour, it’s very distinctive. For something totally new have a look at Amy’s carving skills on the Owl Log
For more of Judith’s work at the gallery click HERE
L Amy Charlesworth AC99 ‘Red Ribblehead’ oil on canvas 62 x 43cm SOLD
L Amy Charlesworth AC108 ‘Deep Thinking 1’ oil on canvas 33 x 52.5cm £180
L Amy Charlesworth AC100 ‘Lonesome Tree, Ribblehead in Winter’ oil on canvas (framed) 79.5 x 34cm £310
L Amy Charlesworth AC106 ‘White Throated Dipper’ oil on canvas (framed) 59.5 x 38cm £190
L Amy Charlesworth AC101 ‘Winter Treescape’ oil on canvas (framed) 79 x 39.5 £360
L Amy Charlesworth AC112 ‘Twig Legs’ oil on canvas 18.5 x 31.5cm SOLD
L Amy Charlesworth AC102 ‘Snowy Tree’ oil on cavas 28 x 25cm £55
L Amy Charlesworth AC111 ‘Sing, Sing a Song’ oil on canvas 30 x 30cm SOLD
L Amy Charlesworth AC103 ‘The Fifth Wheel’ oil on canas (framed) 69 x 52.5cm £230
L Amy Charlesworth AC104 I’m Feeling a Little Blue’ oil on canvas (framed) 59 x 53.5cm £300
L Amy Charlesworth AC105 ‘It’s a hummingbird ….kind of’ oil on canvas (framed) 55 x 70.5cm £ 240
L Amy Charlesworth AC107 ‘Small Blue tit’ oil on canvas 20 x 20cm SOLD
L Amy Charlesworth AC109 ‘Deep Thinking 2’ oil on canvas 33 x 52.5cm £180
L Amy Charlesworth AC110 ‘I Only had 1 pie, maybe 2…. fine! I ate all the pies!’ oil on canvas 33 x 36cm SOLD
L Amy Charlesworth AC113. ‘Owl Log’ Wood carving SOLD
Judith Levin
Leeds–based artist Judith Levin’s misty moorland oil paintings capture the beauty of these iconic, yet vulnerable, Yorkshire landscapes with purple heather and soft, misty skies. As Judith commented …… “Conservation of the land is so important; we cannot let the beautiful, local landscape fade away into distant memory.”
For more of Judith’s work at the gallery click HERE
Suzanne McQuade
Suzanne is a watercolor painter in the classic tradition who aims to capture the peace and tranquility of favorite locations, and to convey these emotions to the viewer. Suzanne admits that the medium of watercolour is a tricky one; its unpredictability can be frustrating at times, but serendipitously rewarding at others – allowing light to shine through the translucent elements of the paint.
Further, smaller, paintings by Suzanne can be found elsewhere in the gallerry. To view click here
Suzanne McQuade
Suzanne McQuade SM26 ‘New Day, Cow and Calf Ilkley’ watercolour 25x50cm framed to50x76cm £275
Suzanne McQuade SM27 ‘Saltburn Pier’ watercolour 40x70cm framed to66x96cm £325
Suzanne McQuade SM28 ‘End of Autumn Janet Foss’ watercolour 30x50cm framed to56x76cm £295
Suzanne McQuade SM29 ‘Tides Out, Robin Hoods Bay’ watercolour 30x30cm framed to 56x56cm £275
Pam Bumby
Pam, a former art teacher, is inspired by the effect of changing light on the landscape and by how it affects atmosphere and colour. Her compact oils glow with warmth, colour and light.
For more work by Pam click HERE
Pam Bumby painting at Roxby Beck Staithes
Pam Bumby PB12 ‘Salts Village Bakery’ oil on board framed £240
Pam Bumby PB13 ‘Spring Garden at East Riddlesden Hall’ oil on board framed £240
Ian Brooks
Ian’s work is rooted in landscape, capturing the sense of place, distinct to specific locations. During lockdown he focussed on images of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, visited whilst undertaking oceanographic research for his academic research in climate science at the University of Leeds. Other images in this exhibition feature the moors around his home in Haworth – the result of sketches made during regular walks on the moors, often revisited in different lights and seasons.
Ian works primarily with the traditional etching techniques of sugar lift and spit-bite aquatint, The image is built up in layers of tightly-controlled drawing, and more abstract, loose, semi-random marks which mimic the textures of the landscape and maintain the energy of sketches made on location. The images are acid etched on copper plates, and hand printed in the artist’s home studio on fine-art printmaking papers.
Ian Burdall
Ian Burdall IB06 ‘Aberdonian Aground at Staithes ‘ 20x24in oil on board SOLD
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Ian Burdall IB02 ‘Redcar Coble’ 24x20in oil on board £150
Ian Burdall IB01 ‘Wreck’ 24x20in oil on board SOLD
Ian Burdall IB03 ‘Afrikander Beached at Redcar’ 24x20in oil on board £175
Ian Burdall IB04 ‘Cowbar Nab at Dusk’ 24x20in oil on board £150
Ian Burdall IB05 ‘3 Boats Staithes’ 19.5×19.5in oil on board £200
Ian Burdall IB07 ‘Sunk Island on the Humber’ 24x20in oil on board £150
Ian Burdall IB09 ‘Rye Harbour” 24x20in oil on board £150
Ian Burdall IB10 ‘SS Skinningrove” 24x20in oil on board £150
William Morrison
William Morrison’s work falls into the long British tradition of landscape art. A native of Scotland, he moved to West Yorkshire over 40 years ago. He considers the county, “with its dramatic light effects, and the ever-changing weather, cannot be bettered as place to paint. As he explains “My art practice depends on the mood of the weather and the moods inside myself”. William’s paintings may include thin layers or thick impasto oil paint, much like the built-up strata of a moorland landscape with its layers of bedrock peat and heather, such that the painting conveys a feeling of time and place.
For more of William’s work click HERE
William Morrison WM30 ‘Above Wainstalls’ oil on paper 18.5×18.5cm framed to 52x42cm £250)
William Morrison WM28 ‘Rocking Stones flat’ oil on paper 18.5×18.5cm framed to 52x42cm £250
William Morrison WM29 ‘Rocking Stones, Halifax. Christmas 18’ oil on paper 18.5×18.5cm framed to 52x42cm £250
William Morrison WM26 ‘Above Wainstalls’ oil on paper 18.5×18.5cm framed to 52x42cm £250
William Morrison WM25 ‘Noorland Moor’ oil on paper 18.5×18.5cm framed to 52x42cm £250
William Morrison WM04 ‘Ryburn 2 ‘ oil on canvas 16x16in £580
William Morrisson WM18 ‘Evening River Wharfe’ Acrylic on canvas 50x50cm £750
David Starley
David, the proprietor of the Bingley Gallery, first studied art at Sydney University whilst working in a steel foundry, but then chose to follow a career in archaeology, before becoming a professional artist. He is a member of the Aire Valley Arts Group. David’s subjects explore the natural landscape of Yorkshire and beyond. Oil paint is very thickly applied (impastp) with a painting knife to produce a three-dimensional, almost sculpted, image. This not only adds great depth but produces a surface that responds subtly to the changing light of the environment in which the work is displayed.
Find more of david’s work here
ds646 The Salt and Pepper Pots Cowling Pinacle and Lund’s Tower on Earl’s Crag 36×24 2022 £450
ds664 Three Peaks from Burn Moor 60x30in 2022 £980
ds665 Kilnsey Crag from above Conistone 36x24in 2022 SOLD
ds667 ‘The River Aire at Hirst Woods’ oil 30x24in 2022 £420
Sarah Lyte (Seven hands Design)
Wilsden-based Sarah uses free motion embroidery on upcycled fabrics to depict the Yorkshire landscape in exquisite detail. As she says: ‘My Art reflects my environment and interests, with certain shapes, like the spiral, cropping up again and again, but colour, form, texture and pattern are key elements. …. Making never ceases to interest me in how it evolves. I may start with one visualisation, but the art is organic and moves to become something totally unforeseen.
Seven Hands SH05 ‘Go Gently’ free motion embroidery 16x16cm £150
Seven Hands SH07 ‘Evening Walk’ free motion embroidery SOLD
Seven Hands SH08 ‘Wilsden Hill’ free motion embroidery £200
Seven Hands SH09 ‘Whitby, Cleveland Way’ free motion embroidery £120
Kate Stewart
Kate is a self-taught, Bradford-based artist working from her Studio in South Square, Thornton, who doesn’t like writing artist’s statements. Her work combines paint and textiles with delicate embroidery and is responds in beautiful and subtle ways to transmitted or reflected light.
One frther work by Kate can be found HERE
Kate Stewart KS15 ‘Peacock’ machine embroidery £150
Kate Stewart KS16 ‘Moss’ hand embroidery £150
Kate Stewart KS17 ‘Yellow Tree’ machine embroidery £150
Kate Stewart KS18 ‘Grasses’ hand embroidery £150
Kate Lycett: Embellished prints from watercolours
Kate is a Hebden Bridge based artist, whose early influences include, aged 9, being taught technical drawing by her grandfather. More formal training included studying fine art at St. John’s in York, where she specialised in textile design. When commercial design work failed to enthuse her, she returned to painting and has built a strong reputation and a loyal fan-base.
She describes her style as follows “My textile design background is always present in the way that I paintand interpret what is around me. I see patterns in everything; the hills adorned with houses and washing lines, rows of flower pots and stripes of brightly painted drain pipes. Lines of gold thread trace paths through the landscape, and gold leaf changes the surface of my pictures with the changing light of day. I want to paint beautiful pictures of the places that I love. There are never people in my pictures but they’re full of life and warmth.”
Further work by Kate can be found HERE
Kate Lycett KL29 ‘Autumn at Bolton Abbey’ Ltd. Edn. enhanced print 64of150 69x120cm £360
Kate Lycett KL40 ‘Downstream’ (Bolton Abbey) Ltd. Edn. enhanced print 706of150 Mounted to 69x120cm £360
Kate Lycett KL39 ‘Malham Cove’ Hand Finished Ltd Edn print 16of150 mounted to75x50cm Sold- awaiting new stock
Kate Lycett KL38 ‘Cow and Calf’ Hand Finished Ltd Edn print 12of150 mounted to59x75cm £290
Kate Lycett KL48 ‘Whitby Breakwaters’ Enhanced Ltd edn print 78 of150 mounted to 75x59cm Currently out of stock
Kate Lycett KL34 ‘Fountains Abbey’ Ltd. Edn. enhanced print 62of150 120x69cm Sold but hoping to replace
Jane Fielder
Jane is the former owner of the Gallery and Bingley’s best known and well-loved artist. Her popular watercolour ‘Janescapes’ portray familiar surroundings and people in full quirkiness and raise many smiles. Some of the work on show for Christmas includes smaller works from her ‘Exciting World pf Jane Fielder’ show. But there’s also some of my favourite work by her featuring the recently demolished gas holders at Marley, Keighley.
We have a room largely devoted to Jane’s work. Not all is on the website but click HERE to see some of it
JF351JS ‘Heaven Horses Hewenden Snow 2’ water soluble oil on print framed to 56.5×33.5cm £190
JF141D ‘Moonlit Canal’ watercolour framed to 34.5x26cm £60
JF350JS ‘Musing Mallard’ water soluble oil on canvas framed to 106x45cm Original sold but prints available
JF332H ‘You’re the Best’ watercolour framed to 27.5×22.5cm £50
JF331H ‘You’ve Saved Me’ watercolour framed to 29.5×24.5cm
JF800A ‘Autumn Delights’ watercolour framed to 28.5×23.5cm £50
JF188F ‘Plum Dog Dusting’ plum stalk flesh and ink framed to 9.5×11.5cm £30
Deborah Dyer
Deborah is a Leeds-based artist who has been painting for 30 years. She now works mainly using soft pastels as this medium allows her to capture her love of vibrant colour and texture. Deborah is inspired by sketching and painting landscapes of the moors, rivers and woodland in Yorkshire and the Lake District capturing the cloud shadows over the moors and the ever-changing dappled light amongst the woodland trees.
Deborah Dyer DD01 ‘Above Sweden Bridge, Ambleside’ pastel 23.5×17.5in £450
Deborah Dyer DD02 ‘Towards Lanshaw Dam, Ilkley Moor’ pastel 20.5x18in £375
Deborah Dyer DD03 ‘Walk up to White Wells’ pastel 18×18.5in £300
Dan Metcalfe
The show will also introduce a new artist to the Gallery, Dan Metcalfe, who studied fine art at Bradford College of Art and Huddersfield University and is now based in Thornton. His oils are perhaps less ‘Turneresque’ but are still predominantly landscapes with considerable impact and a degree of abstraction, to leave something for the viewer’s own imagination.