South London Adventures

I went on an adventure with my friend Charlotte to Brixton, Herne Hill and Dulwich. We went to the Kitchen Counter the newest Mae deli where we scoffed some nice food then we walked to Dulwich Picture Gallery and enjoyed the sculptures in the garden.

Talking of gardens, we walked past some amazing floral displays in the suburban streets of Herne Hill and Dulwich, in particular on Burbage Road.

Here is a selection of photos from the day:

An amazing mural outside a shop in Brixton en-route to Herne Hill

Pretty shops and cafes outside Herne Hill station

The Kitchen Counter at Herne Hill

A beautiful rose in a garden on Burbage Road in Herne Hill

A section of the Phlegm mural in the Dulwich Picture Gallery garden

Peter Randal-Page 2009 sculpture in the Dulwich Picture Gallery garden

Bartley's florist in Dulwich Village

Beautiful rugs and containers in Brixton Village indoor market

Bright Lands exhibition Dulwich Picture Gallery

Last summer I enjoyed the 'Into the Wild' art course with artist Liz Charsley-Jory and produced five oil pastel studies of the trees and woodland of Dulwich Park. A month or so ago I was contacted by the staff at Dulwich Picture Gallery asking if they could use an image of one of my pieces of work in Liz Charsley-Jory's exhibition to show the diversity of workshops she has provided during her residency at the Gallery. I was delighted to say yes and took the journey out to Dulwich village on the 19th May to see the exhibition and visit the Dulwich Festival Artist Open Houses too.

The Bright Land Exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Liz's work is influenced by the 'Group of Seven' Canadian artists who were influenced by the majestic landscapes of Canada and worked outdoors. They worked during the 1920's - 1930's and stove to capture the light and bold structures of the landscape and felt that it should be captured whilst being 'close to nature'.

Tom Thomson - The Jack Pine

Liz Charsley-Jory

My work is on display in the exhibition (right hand side single birch tree)

The Dulwich Festival Open Houses - Graffiti House

This was a brilliant gem. Street artists such as: Phil Ashcroft, Thierry Noir, Phlegm, Remi Rough, Run and Stik were given permission to decorate an abandoned house on Lordship Lane. It was open to the public for two weekends and the house was filled inside and out with mad, crazy and awesome graffiti and street art.

Here are a few photos of the best bits:

Into the Wild art course with Canadian artist Liz Charlsey-Jory

I attended an Art Course at Dulwich Picture House based on the landscape work of the Canadian artist-adventurers. We spent two days drawing landscapes in Dulwich Park and I created these colourful oil pastel works reminiscent of the Group of Seven.

I worked on the four pieces through rain and shine - in fact the rain helped create some of the wonderful texture in the works. I used white spirit with oil pastel for the first time and experimented with spray techniques using the paint-brush dipped in white spirit and flicked it onto the paper.