Christine Allen
I work mostly in acrylics, sometimes mixed media, combining intuition, spontaneity and a sense of experimentation to create both subtle and complex surfaces of texture and colour.
The inspiration for my work is often mundane and overlooked but to me contains a wealth of visual information. Often these sources are found on peeling paint on driftwood, a lichen covered rock, rusty metal.
Through the process of texturing and paint layering, adding and subtracting I endeavour to convey an emotion, a fleeting moment, and the passage of time.
My paintings invite close examination – to focus and engage with their complexities, thereby creating a visual narrative with the observer.
EDUCATION
1971 - 1974
1996
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Certificate of Education - Main Subject Art
Art as a Therapeutic Agent Course
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EXHIBITIONS
1995
1996
1996
2000
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2001
2002
2002
2002
2002
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2003
2003
2003
2004
2004
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Camborne School of Mines, Group Exhibition
St Just Open Art Exhibition
Islington Wharf Mixed Exhibition
Steele Gallery Falmouth, Group Exhibition
On Line Web Page Installed
Open Studios Southwest
Taking Space, Penzance - 19th Exhibition at Hypatia Trust
Taking Space, St Ives - 20th Exhibition at Mariners Gallery
Summer Light, Falmouth Art Centre
Open Studios Southwest
Taking Space - 21st Exhibition at Trelowarren
Taking Space - 22nd Exhibition at Newlyn
Summer Light, Falmouth Art Centre
Falmouth Festival of Literature and Art
Taking Space - 26th Exhibition at Royal Cornwall Museum
Mount Prospect Hotel, Penzance |
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