Description

The second of two exhibitions programmed to coincide with the Constable exhibition in the main gallery, City Space presents the work of two outstanding local artists, Kate Dicker and Peter Jarvis.

Kate Dicker: Paintings in mixed media of landscapes in the Itchen Valley. 
Kate is an artist-printmaker. Her walks in the Hampshire countryside have been the inspiration behind her exhibition and the places that trigger her imagination are the water meadows and their surroundings. Of a view, she accumulates her responses by making sketches in a small notebook. Later she works in the studio, relying on her observations and memory. The view would be particular for its feel of weather and atmosphere, just as it was meaningful for Constable in his time (www.katedicker.com).

Peter Jarvis: Watercolours and drawings exploring historic buildings and local landscapes.
Peter is an artist and illustrator who has a passion for and belief in the sketchbook as a means of understanding his subject matter, the use of which is central to the success of his watercolours. He is attracted to historic buildings in those quiet, out-of-sight areas in the rural environment and in particular church architecture and ruins. Using his in-depth knowledge of perspective in both man-made forms and nature, Peter shows us the importance of viewpoint selection according to weather conditions, lighting, shade and, in particular, using cast shadows to help describe shape and form.