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Artist in Residence, David Starley presents his most recent oils with some trees and various views of pleaces close to home – and heart. Additionally the show will include a selection of rather beautiful wood panels from Baildon based Gavin Edwards<\/p>\n
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Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n David Starley 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<\/a>. David\u2019s subjects explore the natural landscape of Yorkshire and beyond, with trees as the central focus of much of his work. Whilst trees are familiar objects in our environment, they are too easily passed without attention. By portraying the forms and character of individual trees, or groups in woodland, the viewer is led to a greater appreciation of these living structures \u2013 changeless yet changing, strong yet vulnerable, never to be taken for granted.<\/p>\n 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. David has exhibited widely in Yorkshire and beyond, as a solo artist and as a member of the Aire Valley Arts Group, artistic influences include the Canadian, Tom Thomson; Australian, Arthur Streeton, and Corot and his fellow painters of the French Barbizon School. David\u2019s style, however, remains unique and his greatest inspiration comes from nature itself.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery admin_label=”ds Gallery” gallery_ids=”6441,7055,6573,7053,6572,5470,6442,6371,6092,5928,5926,5924,5922,5921,5279,5337,4722,4716,4281,4707,4709,3666,3667,3213,5923,7054″ posts_number=”40″ _builder_version=”3.20.2″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text admin_label=”ds Text 2″ _builder_version=”3.20.2″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”GE Text 2″ _builder_version=”3.20.2″]<\/p>\n Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n Having previously worked as a Cartographer, Field Archaeologist, Archaeological Curator and finally as Museum Collections Manager, working with wood is Gavin\u2019s latest career choice. An unconventional background perhaps but, having always enjoyed working with wood, he took the opportunity to explore where his love of wood might take him.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is an intrinsic beauty in the fine detailing of the internal structures that are created as the tree grows, with many variations in grain quality and colour. It is this finer detail that really attracts my attention and which I hope to enhance through the way I prepare the surfaces, and by using very simple forms\u201d<\/p>\n Gavin uses a wide range of native and non-native woods, birch plywood and reclaimed wood. In most cases the design element of his work is intended to showcase the character and quality of the wood itself. It is sometimes an unusual feature in the wood that provides the inspiration for the design.<\/p>\n Surfaces are hand sanded to a very fine level, then finished off with wood wax, rather than varnish, to allow items to develop their own character over time. Stains or paint, are used only on baseboards and designs. He believes it is the quality and appearance of the wood is that matters most.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery admin_label=”GE Gallery” gallery_ids=”6284,6283,6281,6279,4133,3564,2427,2205,2195,2194,2190″ posts_number=”20″ _builder_version=”3.20.2″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.20.2″ background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row background_color_1=”#000000″ _builder_version=”3.20.2″ background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”3.20.2″ background_color=”#000000″] Artist in Residence, David Starley presents his most recent oils with some trees and various views of pleaces close to home – and heart. Additionally the show will include a selection of rather beautiful wood panels from Baildon based Gavin Edwards [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"For more of David’s work click HERE<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
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The Gallery will be launching its traditional Christmas show on Tuesday 16th Nov (7-9pm) which will then open ever day until Christmas Eve. It is always something a bit special; a chance for regular exhibitors to prepare new work, the past year\u2019s soloists to return with potential Christmas offerings and to give space to new artists who have caught the eye during the year. The front exhibition space in the gallery may have as many as 20 artists work on show. There is always a little uncertainty as to what turns up on installation day, but an eclectic mix can be expected, with no themes, no tonal co-ordination- and a huge range of media- a true Christmas Variety Show, with something to suit all tastes. With concerns over the global supply chain in the run up to Christmas, it is good to know that locally produced goods are still available, with the additional benefits of minimal, transport-related, carbon emissions, support for local producers, and the survival of independent retailers. The Bingley Gallery, has been based on Park Road, Bingley for the past 15 years, originally under the ownership of Jane Fielder and more recently by David Starley. Both are artists themselves, and both continue the tradition of supporting many other talented artists that work in our region by providing exhibition space and marketing for them.<\/span><\/div>","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibitions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7037"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7271,"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7037\/revisions\/7271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidstarleyartist.com\/bingley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}