http://www.cristus-gallery.com Contemporary Art: painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:58:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is something special about the light that falls on this fair corner of England. Artist friends are inspired by the huge skies above the channel, which seem to intensify the shapes and colours of the foreshore; but so often the land and seascape art we see is purely representational ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/06/farid-auonis-impressions-of-folkestone/1349/ Cristus welcomes Paul Bergin to its summer season. The style is unashamedly impressionistic, with Cezanne cited as Paul's main influence, but with clear references to Monet and Sisley evident too. The paintings are vibrant and immediate, but the opaqueness of Paul's style gives the sense of landscapes that are transient, ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/05/new-artist-bergy-and-the-shadowy-effects-of-light/1313/ We are pleased to announce that you can now find Cristus Gallery at Greenwich Market on the first and last Sundays of each month. We have the usual fine collection of new paintings, signed original prints, ceramics and unique art greetings cards that you can find at Sandgate, but now ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/01/cristus-at-greenwich/1298/ Cristus gallery is very pleased to welcome Anna Phelps to its winter exhibition. After two exhibitions of ideas’ paintings, we were looking for work that could complement in terms of technique and richness of palette, and we were also keen to leave the known world and all its troubles. Anna’s ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/anna-phelps-painting-from-memory-and-imagination/1165/ Victoria, good friend of Cristus, has twice been reviewed on this site and has for some time been available for portrait commissions at the gallery. This is, however, the first time that we have tempted her to exhibit, with two paintings in the winter exhibition. Both feature contemporary pre-Raphaelite subjects ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/victoria-fontaine-wolf-ideal-beauty/1203/ Two large and dramatic canvases from Philip Lee form part of the Cristus winter exhibition. They come from the artist's surrealist period, and have been carefully restored and framed at the gallery. Here's what Philip has to say about his work: 'The circular theme at the centre was the starting point ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/philip-lees-tempestuous-deluge-paintings/1208/ Please call the gallery for opening times, or to arrange a special appointment (01303 223005 or 07759 33 77 499) Deep rich colours feature in our winter exhibition, with raku ceramics from Shaun Hall, digital art by Dan McCarthy and paintings by Anna Phelps (featured above), Philip Lee, Tracey-Anne Pryke, Saffron ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/a-time-to-reflect-cristus-winter-exhibition-starts-30th-october/1153/ Opening Night Private View on Friday 25th September 6.30 - 9.30. Public Exhibition 26th September - 18th October Please call the gallery for opening times (01303 223005 0r 07759 33 77 499) Jane Kelly’s retrospective at Cristus Gallery starts on Friday 25th September, 2009 with a Private Viewing from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/09/jane-kelly-britains-most-controversial-artist-2/1126/ We're delighted to include a specially commissioned Tripod by Neil Jones in the upcoming HG Wells Festival. The Tripod - inspired by Wells' War of the Worlds - will be on display at the gallery from Friday September 4th. http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/08/the-tripods-are-coming-hg-wells-festival/1120/ To mark the upcoming HG Wells Festival, Dee Taylor has created "Griffin's Escape". According to Dee, it is an image that refers to a take on two of Wells' creations - The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man. "...A chaotic scenario of the inexorable, destructive march of the tripodic ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/08/hg-wells-festival-griffins-escape-by-dee-taylor/1102/