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Sue Bartlett

 
Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Baby Baby Blue Cupcake on Red   Wax and glass on canvas   £240   25 x 25cm unframed size Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Baby Baby Blue Cupcake on Pink   Wax and glass on canvas   £240   25cm x 25cm unframed Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Four Pink Poppies   Wax and glass on canvas   £1050   40cm x 120cm Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Four Pinks   Wax and glass on canvas   £1200   120cm x 57cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Pale Blue Flowers in Blue Grass   Wax and Glass on Canvas   70cm x 70cm    £800 Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Pinky Meadow Flowers   Wax and Glass on canvas   £745   60cm x60cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Dark Purple Blousy Flower   Wax and glass on canvas   £1050   80 x 80cm Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Navy Blousy Flower   £845   Wax and glass on canvas   70cm x70cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Night Garden with Orange Poppy   Wax and glass on canvas   £1400   100cm x100cm    SUBR8 - Sue Bartlett   Icy Grey Flowers   Tryptich of three panels H120cm x 30cm   Wax and glass on canvas   £1750 Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Leaves and Pomegranates   H75cm x 110cm   £1300   Wax and glass on canvas    Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Grey and White Pomegranate   £1150   90cmx 90cm   Wax and glass on canvas Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Two Orange Poppies with Brown Seeds   £845   70cmx 70cm   Wax and glass on canvas Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Four Jolly Red Poppies   £1050   40cm x 120cm Unframed Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Fantasy Garden with Turquoise Poppy   Wax and glass on canvas   £1100   H57cm x 100cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Long Fantasy Garden with Orange Poppy   Wax and glass on canvas   £1050   H40cm x 120cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Baby Fantasy Garden with Turquoise Poppy   Wax and glass on canvas   £250   Size 25 x 25cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Baby Fantasy Garden with Pale Lilac Poppy   Wax and glass on canvas   £250   Size 25cm x 25cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Baby Fantasy Garden with Dark Pink Poppy   Wax and glass on canvas   £250   Size 25 x 25cm  Sue Bartlett - Sue Bartlett   Muted Green and Mauve Flowers   Wax and glass on canvas   £1400   Size 100cm x 100cm

Sue Bartlett
´Baby Baby Blue Cupcake on Red´
Wax and glass on canvas
£240
25 x 25cm unframed size

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Sue Bartlett's striking wax and glass paintings immediately catch the eye, they are bold, colourful and energetic. Sue Bartlett's seemingly spontaneous work is underpinned by strong technique and a willingness to experiment with materials that have been used in art for hundred's of years to create something that is contemporary and unique. Sue has undertaken a number of commissions; more recently her paintings were spotted on the BBC2 documentary 'Saira Adopts Abroad' with The Apprentice runner-up Saira Kahn (The result of a Sarah Wiseman Gallery commission!)



 

 

SUE BARTLETT BIOGRAPHY

Sue BartlettSue Bartlett - Mini Cupcake

Sue BartlettSue Bartlett - Landscape

Sue BartlettSue Bartlett - Glass Flowers

These images are representative of the artist's work and may no longer be available. Please contact the gallery for further information.

STATEMENT

Sue Bartlett studied at Thames Valley University, Reading and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 2005.

She now works from a studio in Mortimer, Hants and regularly exhibits work in UK.
Sue Bartlett comes from a family of makers, parents, grandparents and siblings who made their living as furniture makers, seamstresses and French polishers. The familiar scents and textures of their raw materials were part of her childhood and she felt that although their 'art' was their occupation, there was still a deep fulfillment to the 'making' and producing the extraordinary out of the very ordinary.

It is this fascination with the process of making and the experimentation of materials that Sue Bartlett brings to her own work, producing colourful, abstract wax pieces that are tactile and have been described as 'organic' and almost 'edible'. She enjoys the idea that they appear to be spontaneous and gestural and yet are very carefully considered both in the choice of shape and form and of colour.

Sue Bartlett's work is innovative, using materials that have existed in art for hundreds of years but with a unique slant.

Sue Bartlett's bold semi-abstract paintings take the essence of the flower in the drama of shape, colour and texture. The medium of wax and a glossy glass resin allow Bartlett to exaggerate this natural beauty to brilliant effect.

Sue Bartlett's works have an energetic quality they appear to be spontaneous due to the expressive way the wax has been applied however they hide careful consideration of shape and form.

The colour is vibrant and direct, the way the wax is applied ensures that the integrity of colour is retained thereby creating a drama of it's own on the painting surface. The medium gives each canvas a distinctive, almost ‘edible' texture and a three dimensional quality.

EXHIBTIONS

2010 Affordable Art Fair, Bristol, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2010 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2010 Henley Festival, Henley on Thames, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2008 ‘Pausias Passion', Sue Bartlett Solo Show, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2008 Affordable Art Fair, London, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2008 Glasgow Art Fair, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2008 Bristol Affordable Art Fair, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2007 Sarah Wiseman Gallery Mixed Exhibition

2007 Bristol Affordable Art Fair, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2007 Autumn Affordable Art Fair, London, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

2007 Christmas Exhibition, Sarah Wiseman Gallery

CARE ADVICE

Wax paintings stand the test of time. You can see portraits in the British Museum that are still intact and some are believed to be over 2000 years old.

One question that is often asked is ‘will the wax melt?' Beeswax melts at around 150 degrees centigrade, giving rise to one artists comment: ‘if the wax painting is melting, there isn't a problem with the wax… your house is on fire!'

Wax does prefer heat to cold however, and it can happily withstand heat generated from lighting, but at the opposite end of the scale, it doeS not like freezing temperatures. It is preferable not to place the piece directly in front of a sunlit window on an extremely hot day as, like with all paintings, fading could occur.

One of the beauties of the wax is that it is very tactile and, while it looks fragile, is actually quite robust. A natural resin is added to the wax, which allows the wax to harden even further over time.

Like any painting, it is susceptible to damage from a hard knock. Should this happen it can easily be repaired. Obviously, once hung, the painting is perfectly safe.

Lastly, if necessary, the painting can be cleaned with tepid water on a damp cloth and polished afterwards. Finger marks on canvas can be erased gently with a baby wipe.

Sue Bartlett

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