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Martha Holmes | Between Land & Sea

with ceramics by Chris Keenan

29 May to 26 June

Martha Holmes |Greens over Gwithian, oil on board

Beginning Whit Bank Holiday, New Craftsman Gallery St Ives present Between Land and Sea, and exhibition of 50 new works by landscape painter Martha Holmes. Inspired by the beautiful Penwith coastline, Martha's new collection explores the relationship between land and sea at the point where the bright, optimistic greens of Cornwall's rural landmass meet the deep, dramatic blues of the Atlantic Ocean. In each of these works, the solid board surface beneath Martha's semi abstracted marks becomes integrated with the work itself, by way of texture and a strong ground of colour, becoming part of the painting's dynamic, like the stone beneath the soft layers of a landscape which are suggested only through colour and simple shape.

Also on show is new work by ceramicist Chris Keenan. Chris is an internationally recognized potter specialising in Limoges porcelain, and his hand thrown tableware is designed to enhance the pleasure of simple domestic rituals.  In this collection of bottles, beakers and ceramic spheres his regular palette of mirror-black and rust-coloured tenmokus is enhanced by the addition of striking deep reds.

For further information contact New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore St, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1HE.01736 795652 | info@newcraftsmanstives.com | www.newcraftsmanstives.com

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MARTHA HOLMES Greens over Gwithian

Editors Notes

New Craftsman St Ives

With an international reputation amongst art and craft collectors for its painting, sculpture and quality studio ceramics, the New Craftsman is regarded as one of the most important spaces for contemporary artists in St Ives. Founded in the mid-1960s by potter Janet Leach, it holds an unrivalled reputation as one of the country's leading art and craft venues. Today the gallery's annual programme of mixed and solo exhibitions continues to support the work of Cornwall's and the UK's very best painters and craftspeople.

New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore Street, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 1HE | Tel: +44 (0)1736 795652 |info@newcraftsmanstives.com|www.newcraftsmanstives.com

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