Chris Dolling Gallery

NEWS

The next chance to see my work will be at TADWORTH ART GROUP'S Winter exhibition at St John's Chruch Hall, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 on Friday (evening), Saturday and Sunday 18/19/20 November 2011. Please see the Tadworth Art Group website for opening times.

Welcome to my gallery!

'Derby Fascinators' - Oil

I hope you will enjoy the items I have displayed in my gallery which have been chosen to show the range and style of my work. I welcome any questions and comments you have about them.

I have drawn and painted all my life and some of my earliest memories are of toying with plasticine and crayon and trying to represent the visual world around me.

There must have been signs of early promise when my teacher at infants school set aside a classroom to myself for an afternoon so that I could paint a picture of Tower Bridge. She was rather disappointed when what emerged was a scene of cowboys and indians!

Things became a little serious more when, aged eight, I was given a collection of tubes of oil paint by a neighbour about to emigrate. This opened a new world of colour and subtlety.

I now work in a variety of mediums: oil, water-colour, acrylic, ink and, less frequently, in pastel. I take inspiration from many sources but my pictures overwhelmingly reflect the interest I have in the light of the Impressionists, the colours of the Fauves and the German Expressionists and the charm of the Art Deco period. My pictures also draw from my travels, places and events, and the fascination of the human form. The Mediterranean - especially Provence and Italy - are special sources of inspiration for me.

Some of my paintings are available as limited edition prints and I welcome inquiries via email or the guest book.

I am an active member of the Tadworth Art Group, details of whose events and exhibitions can be found at

http://www.tadworthartgroup.org.uk/

Please enjoy!

Chris Dolling