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Modern Artists Gallery 

presents

Paintings Textiles and Other Works

 featuring  new work by
 Rebecca Swainston  Janet Shrimpton  Kate Kessling  Justine Holt 

  Emma O'Rourke   Jacqueline Abel    Gillian Trotman

Press Release:    Paintings Textiles and Other Works

Paintings Textiles and Other Works  brings together six Berkshire based artists:  
 Rebecca Swainston, Janet Shrimpton,  Kate Kessling, Gillian Trotman,  Justine Holt and Jacqueline Able. 
 + Emma O’Rourke  who is UK  born - now living in Washington.
 
Seven artists who have put  Berkshire on the map for cutting edge Contemporary Art.

Rebecca Swainston’s paintings on gesso board arrest you with colour before you even consider the intriguing narrative content.

Janet Shrimpton’s  wistfully, romantic, soft chalky  portraits  again on gesso board,  deeply etched,  each with the hint  of  an ancient fresco.   

Kate Kessling  Conceptual  work – The humble button  becomes a powerful image. 

This series of four Button  Works  need not be  buttons,. Think rare  Chinese vase,  Royal Doulton Flambe  or maybe Wymess Pottery  (as suggested by James Harris) .  

HABITAT recognized Kate Kessling's  talent as we did.    Soon  we will be seeing more of Kate Kessling images  & designs  on a global scale.

Jacqueline Abel paints small but powerful images.   Later we will be showing her landscape  paintings.

Gillian Trotman  - Conceptual artist.  Every one who views this work:  'How did she do it- let alone think of it'.    This is rare sculpture and the finished quality of Gillian Trotman's work is exceptional.

Justine Holt  paints flowers  -   Each painting has  an  almost enamel  finish.  The background  is  bare  and   luminous joined by the often lonely looking but beautiful single stem    
flower.  Justine  Holt  is avaialble for commission work.

Emma O’Rourke‘s  paintings complete this exhibition of seven artists   A new artist for Reading via Washington - who is as passionate about her work as we are.   ‘Nana’s Roses’   a soft gentle ultra feminine painting.

For further information about the artists and the gallery please contact Peggy Brodie/Olivia O'Sullivan: info@modernartistsgallery.com.