Hatch Gallery - Dorset

Hatch Gallery

I visited the Hatch Gallery in Christchurch, Dorset. It is a very small gallery focused on coastal theme artwork. Places like this really inspire me to get back to painting with oils and acrylics which is something I haven't really visited properly since finishing my a levels.

Jane Corner

Jane Corner's style is very different to how I work but I admire how brave she is with her media. I find it very difficult to keep my work loose and I think it is something I need to work on to make my images more expressive and emotive. I love looking at coastal artwork but this isn't a style I would normally be drawn to, although I think I can take inspiration from these pieces and try to be more confident with my image making techniques. I really want to start experimenting with paint again in my own time.

Alex Morton

Alex Morton uses paint combined with collage techniques to produce his coastal paintings.  What strikes me about his work is that the composition varies very little between his pieces but they all appear so individual. The only distinct changes are the placement of the horizon level and whether anything is visible in the close foreground but the textures and colours give each location its own identity. I am intrigued by his use of collage and the way he paints onto handmade paper, I think this is really beneficial to the textures he manages to create. I think this is something I need to think about in my own work, not only the media I sued but the surface I am applying it to.