BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9425@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20240604 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20240623 DTSTAMP:20240530T085428Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/arthouse-gallery-joint-show-by-m arion-bayliss-kevin-eccles/ SUMMARY:ArtHouse Gallery: ArtHouse Gallery: Joint Show by Marion Bayliss & Kevin Eccles DESCRIPTION:Joint Show by Marion Bayliss &\; Kevin Eccles\n\nArtHouse\,  65 Eastbank Street\, Southport\, Merseyside\, PR8 1EJ\n\n4th – 22n d June 2024\n\nAn exciting new joint show by first time solo exhibitors\, Marion Bayliss and Kevin Eccles\, will open at the ArtHouse in Southport this month.\n\nCentered around the theme of ‘My Journey’\, their wor k although independently created\, will combine early and recent artwork t hat demonstrates their artistic voyage and how they arrived at their disti nctive conclusions.\n\nHaving moved to Lancashire 2 years ago\, Marion Bay liss is still finding stimulation from her recent relocation: “I am tho roughly enjoying being in a new environment and am taking inspiration from my exciting new surroundings”.\n\nIn particular\, Marion has an affinit y with water that she can trace back to her childhood in Somerset: “My journey with water started when I was a very young child of 7 and my fathe r (an ex-Water Polo player) taught me how to swim. Since then\, I have alw ays had a connection with water through swimming and being constantly surr ounded by water in rivers\, ponds\, etc and of course the sea”.  \n\nM arion has journeyed further afield in her search for creative inspiration:  “I have often visited Devon and Cornwall to paint the sea and could be found sat on the beach with the sand in my toes\, hair and paint trying t o capture the atmosphere. It has been known that I will sometimes recreate the same scene 2 or maybe 3 times before I feel completely happy with the effects of trying different styles”.\n\nMarion investigative nature als o extends to the methods she uses to generate her art: “The media I lik e to use mostly are acrylics but I tend to use the medium that I feel will fulfil the effect that I want so it could be anything from watercolour pe ncils to oils and anything in between. Lately\, I have tried to experiment more with different methods of working such as abstract and collage which I have found very interesting\, fun and loosening in my working routines ”.\n\nSelf-taught graphite pencil artist\, Kevin Eccles\, from Hillside\ , is equally investigative in his highly detailed\, hyperrealistic re-inte rpretations of the world around him: “My work explores that what we tak e for granted and documents on paper in such detail\, your eyes will wonde r again and again. The amount of detail shows the level of understanding o f what I am creating”.\n\nAlthough Kevin has previously experimented usi ng watercolour and coloured pencils\, he keeps returning to graphite to ex ecute his ideas which remains at the core of his practice: “My preferre d medium is graphite pencil although this may expand in the future. With a monotone outlook\, the illusion is created using various shades of grey ”.\n\nNow retired\, Kevin has been able to draw upon his earlier career as an electrical engineer to structure a clear-cut system of execution:  “As an engineer\, planning and attention to detail is critical where t hat mind set can be an advantage when creating a complex piece. Once an e ngineer always an engineer”.\n\nRising to the challenge of attaining pho tographic precision\, when restricted to using a monochromatic palette\, i s even more testing given the wide extent of Kevin’s all-embracing visio n: “To date I have been influenced by the world around me which is vast \, mundane and diverse whether it be mechanical\, biological or bricks and mortar. If I can find a subject/object to push the boundary - my boundary - then let’s do it”.\n\nCertainly not one to be missed\, this latest showing by Marion and Kevin will be on display at the ArtHouse\, Eastbank Street\, Southport from 4th – 22nd June 2024.  The gallery is open  Tuesday – Friday 10.00-15.00.  Saturday 11.00-16.00. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2024/05/Marion-Crosby-Beach.jpg LOCATION:ArtHouse Gallery\, 65 Eastbank Street\, Southport\, Sefton\, PR81E J\, Southport\, United Kingdom GEO:53.645169;-3.004323 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=65 Eastbank Street\, Southp ort\, Sefton\, PR81EJ\, Southport\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=ArtHouse Gallery:geo:53.645169,-3.004323 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR