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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/arthouse-sca-simon-dredge/
SUMMARY:ArtHouse Gallery: ArtHouse SCA: Simon Dredge
DESCRIPTION:\n\nI don’t believe there should be rules - I never want my p
 aintings to be dull\n\nWith a sigh of relief\, local artist Simon Dredge i
 s taking a much welcome breather from his recent sojourns around the globe
 .  He seems to have been on the go since the decade began – first off t
 o Spain\, where he stayed for 2 years\, then over to South Africa and Aust
 ralia via Japan.\n \nFor the last 7 years he has laid down anchor in Sout
 hport – “I love the coast and the feel of the fresh sea air. This is a
  beautiful part of the world.”\n \nAlthough painting has always been a 
 life-long obsession\, trying to fit it into his already busy work schedule
  was something of a struggle and it was often relegated to the back-burner
  – “Life tended to take over and the time to focus on it wasn’t ther
 e.  In 2019 I decided to go for it and pursue my passion.”\n \nSimon i
 s currently combining demands of work and his painting in a more beneficia
 l union: “I’m currently operating as a freelance photographic interior
  stylist. I work with clients to get the right setting for their products 
 etc. Over the years I’ve painted dozens of effects on walls for clients 
 and this really ignited my desire to paint again. \n \nNever daunted by 
 a challenge he is always keen to get out his paint and brushes: -  “I a
 m booked to show my work over in Manchester’s Met Quarter shopping centr
 e for the month of May this year. The walls are massive so I will be paini
 ng on the biggest canvases I’ve painted on.  Five feet by Four feet and
  maybe even bigger if I can find the room for them!”\n \nSouthport is l
 ucky to get this opportunity to see first-hand\, Simon’s latest painting
 s – “This will be my first solo show and I’m really honoured to have
  been asked to show especially at SCA.  It’s nerve wracking but it’s 
 incredibly exciting.”\n \nAbout the SCA exhibition he says: “All the 
 work on show will be work I’ve painted over the last 6 months. I’m cur
 rently busy painting a couple of new pieces especially for the show.” \
 n \nSimon loves experimenting with new subjects and media – “My work 
 at the moment is abstract. It’s the brightness of the colours that makes
  me feel good and I hope the brightness brings a smile to other peoples fa
 ces. I want people to see whatever they want to see in my paintings. I lov
 e mixed media. I used to paint exclusively in acrylic but now I mix the ac
 rylic with inks and watercolours. It’s an amazing experience to see how 
 the colours vibe with each other. It’s exciting. The experimental nature
  is incredible.”\n \nIt is his unconventional approach that gives Simon
 ’s paintings their attention-grabbing pull – “I want my work to make
  people see\, that although my work is abstract and not terribly tradition
 al\, it is still ART.  It still has taken time and thought and effort to 
 paint each canvas.”\n \nSimon’s paintings will be on show from 10th -
 28th March at SCA/ArtHouse\, 65 Eastbank Street (Tues thro Fri 10.00 – 1
 5.00 and Sat 11.00 – 16.00).  No stranger to SCA\, potter Chris Turrell
 -Watts will be collaborating with Simon with a special ceramic piece that 
 will complement the paintings. \n\n
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