A selection of new works by Jacqui Chapman

Endless Summer

Solo exhibition held in June 2012 at STAACKS GALLERY, 144 Banks Rd West Kirby, Wirral, England

This body of work was inspired by the landscapes around the Dee River Estuary on the Wirral Peninsular, in North West England.  With its low horizons and big skies, strong tidal variations and dramatic weather, the sensorial aspects provided ever changing triggers and inspiration

 Regatta oil on canvas 90 x90cm

 Marina II Oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm 2012

 Marina, West Kirby Oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm

New work recently shown below 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2012 at the 9th Oxton Art Fair, Williamson Art Gallery, Slatey Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, England where the Welsh Moors in North Wales inspired these landscapes. 

 Meadow, oil and acrylic on paper 29 x 29cm

 Welsh Moors, oil and acrylic on paper, 12 x 12 cm

 Woods,  oil and acrylic on paer, 29 x 29cm

These paintings below were a private commission, inspired by the Willows in Birkenhead Park this autumn. I was interested in the strong vertical lines of the Willow presented in a panoramic format.

Birkenhead Park was designed by Thomas Paxton in1848 -1851 and was the first public park of its kind in the world. Central Park in New York was fashioned on this design.

Since I have lived in England, emigrating here in 1995, Birkenhead Park was my local and first spacious refuge.
 I had no car, just a baby, a pram and some bread for the ducks.

Since then, I have exhibited in the Park’s Visitor Centre Art Gallery several times over the years, including in a De- Junk, Re-Junk group exhibition using recycled materials in July 2012. Selected work from this show is currently exhibited in the World Museum in Liverpool. (Oct 2012 – Jan 2013)

 Willow 1 oil on canvas 80 x 160 cm

 Willow 2 oil on canvas 80 x 160 cm