As the Spring Exhibition at Gallery Fifty Five draws to a close, and as I sit here looking at the big blowsy peonies in a jug right in front of me, I thought I would just say a few words to celebrate this favourite flower of mine. My contribution to the current exhibition is a bare-faced celebration of springtime which, for me, quite literally means light filled blossom, bluebells, lime green vistas and light tinged lambs – but the peonies remain my favourite out of this collection of subjects and there are two peony themed paintings included at Gallery Fifty Five, as well as a quantity of wisteria paintings (which, I also note from where I am sitting, has just come into flower in my garden) plus the mayflower that came and went earlier this month. These spring themed blooms will only be on display for a further ten days, to be replaced by the Summer Exhibition which opens on June 8th – in which I will be featuring work on an entirely different theme….so if blooms are your thing, you’d better get along to Gallery Fifty Five post haste!
Gallery Fifty Five, High Street, Hartley Wintney, Hamshire, RG27 8NY