This final part of our virtual tour takes us away from
the town centre to The Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park, Summerhills Garden
Centre and Kingswood Sports Club.
At the Green Centre you will find
work by artists Lisa Smith and David Smith as well as some beautiful drawings
and bug sculptures created by local children
Lisa
Smith – Contact: lisamart@hotmail.co.uk
Installation view at The Green Centre |
Cythera on show acrylic natural form painting |
Lisa explains
about her work saying “In this series of drawings and paintings I have explored
cell forms found in the natural world. Using bold complementary colours I have
experimented with the use of positive and negative”
Prior to the art
trail Lisa delivered two workshops at The Green Centre where children were invited
to draw image of bugs and make a 3D sculpture. Here are the amazing works
created by children and young people from the age of 2-17 years.
The children's tree of 3D bugs |
Which one is your favourite? |
David Smith
– Contact: david23ihome@hotmail.co.uk
This is David’s
first ever exhibition of his photography. David say’s “I am an amateur
photographer and have been taking photos for the last 20 years. This is my
first exhibition and is an example of the things that have captured my
imagination”
Installation view of David's photographs |
The Needle, can be viewed at The Green Centre |
If you visit Wat
Tyler Country Park keep your eyes open for Danielle installation works and
photographs on view
Danielle Janes
– Contact: Danielle_janes@hotmail.co.uk
“I create my work
in public areas, using many everyday objects that people are familiar with, but
changing the context that they would usually be used in, allowing the audience
to engage in something that they wouldn't usually see on a day to day”
Installation view of Danielle's photography on show at Wat Tyler |
Peg installation within the country park |
Animal and
portrait artist Steve Stott’s work can be viewed at Summer hills Garden Centre,
Steve will be taking part in numerous drawing sessions whilst showing at the
garden centre.
Steve Stott
– Contact: sstevestott@blueyonder.co.uk
“Animal
expressions can be very much like humans and I try to capture this in my work”
Venue -
Summerhills Garden Centre
Installation view at Summerhills Garden Centre |
Steve's beautiful graphite works on paper |
If you visit Kingswood
Sports Club, why not grab a cup of coffee and sit back and relax whilst viewing
the abstract work of Shea Coffey.
Shea Coffey
– Contact: shea_coffey@btinternet.com
Shea Coffey paints in oil, pastel
or mixed media for her portraits, landscapes and collages and often tackles
politically sensitive subject. This is her 3rd year on the Art Trail and
features new abstracts on the subject of cyberwar and leaks.
Shea Coffey's canvases installed at Kingswood Sport Club |
Cyber Art by Shea Coffey |
Don’t forget all works of art on
the Basildon Art Trail are for sale and a piece of work by all Art Trail
artists will be exhibited in Gallery 2 opposite New Look on level one of
Eastgate Shopping Centre until the 28th October. For more
information about the Art Trail, any of the artists or piece of work please
contact basildonarttrail@hotmail.co.uk