paintings Archives - Blackpool Social Club

19 Sep

Art Exhibition Review: Paintings by Elizabeth Ward

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsart exhibition, blackpool art scene, paintings, tea amantes

The month had turned to September and that meant a new exibition at the Tea Amantes venue. This time local artist, Elizabeth Ward, had taken over the cafe walls. David Simper caught the service 61 bus once more to view this collection of paintings. On entering the Tea Amantes gallery a tidy crowd was already in residence, admiring the paintings upon the walls. Blackpool-based Elizabeth is a graduate of Blackpool and the Fylde College. Her work includes vibrant renditions of landscapes, seascapes and portraiture. This latest collection employs mainly oils, many developed from plein air work along the Fylde Coast.…

11 Jul

Exhibition Review: Sandra Openshaw at Tea Amantes

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsart exhibition, blackpool art scene, drawings, fine art, paintings

Sandra Openshaw returns with a second exhibition at Tea Amantes cafe and gallery. David Simper caught the service 61 bus to check out the show opening and see how things had moved on since his review of the first exhibition. Sandra Openshaw's work is a set of finely honed images of great pictorial quality using a range of materials, including charcoal, pastel, watercolour and ink. Subjects include picturesque buildings from foreign locations, animals and flowers. One might say that these are traditional subjects, but they are executed with aplomb and love. The colour palette is carefully selected so that these…

29 Jul

Art show review: Say it with Flowers – Laura Shevaun Green at Central Library

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsart exhibition, art show, Blackpool, blackpool art scene, blackpool central library, Exhibition, floriography, laura shevaun green, paintings

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thursday saw me at the Central Library for a lovely evening viewing Laura Shevaun Green's solo exhibition - Say it with Flowers. Set on the library's gallery wall, the pieces looked particularly striking. The space is light and airy, in what is an iconic local building. Consisting of semi-abstract, mainly floral paintings, overlain with text, these pieces have a powerful impact.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid grid_id="vc_gid:1659191761119-9642cc91-45b5-4" include="35563,35558,35564"][/vc_column][/vc_row] Of her work Laura says: Back in the 19th century, Victorians used to present one another with gifts of flowers to deliver messages. These messages were often so secretive or unconventional that they couldn't possibly be…

01 Apr

Open Studio: Sam Jayne Simpson

Laura Green0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, Blackpool, dance, fine art, Music, paintings

With a range of diverse and dynamic artists living and working on the Fylde Coast there is a wealth of creative spaces on our doorsteps that mostly go unnoticed day to day. We often encounter art work on social media or in shops and galleries. It is easy to forget that the final product you see in those digital and physical spaces start their life somewhere and that “somewhere” might just be a little closer to home than you think. Creative people often need to think outside of the box when it comes to finding a space to let their…