Summer Show

Sarah Wiseman Gallery is pleased to present their 2025 Summer Show, featuring Daniel Ablitt, Bee Bartlett, Dan Parry-Jones, Alison Pullen and Martha Winter. Each artist investigates landscape and nostalgia through painting, printmaking and mixed media.

Daniel Ablitt’s immersive landscapes illuminate the profound effect a sense of place has on us as human beings. Working from memories of his travels, Daniel combines places he remembers rather than depicting somewhere in particular, giving his paintings an ethereal sense of familiarity. He combines large brush strokes with tiny, detailed marks, building upon layers of oil paint to create an atmospheric depth. The use of a distant figure in the composition allows the viewer to make their own, personal connection with the landscape.

Bee Bartlett’s landscapes create a distinct essence of place; she abstracts elements, layering them upon one another to create her semi-abstract compositions. She collages materials into the paintings, often using autumnal leaves and textured paper. One of Bee’s favourite places to paint is Oxford’s Port Meadow, known for its open common land with the River Thames running adjacent, which we see nods to throughout the new collection.

Dan Parry-Jones’s works combine painting and printmaking, blending imagery from urban and natural scenery. He draws inspiration from southern Spain, the French Alps and his love for the American landscape, juxtaposing elements from each place to create vivid compositions. His sun-drenched palette is reminiscent LA, the inclusion of people diving into vivid blue swimming pools create notions of nostalgia.

Alison Pullen’s collaged interior paintings maximise the viewers experience of a room. Working in-situ, Alison builds each work up in several layers of magazine cuttings and gouache, while paying close attention to the ever-shifting light and movement of the room. The result is an ethereal, semi-abstracted work which seems to melt together, the details of the room emerging with each viewing, as if we are travelling through it ourselves.

Martha Winter’s pigment and sand paintings are informed by two contrasting environments – the minimal art and modern architecture of London, and the raw power of the Norfolk coastline. Martha’s fascination with geology and geometry result in calming and rhythmic compositions the viewer can get lost in. The geological materials Martha uses are collected from places like quarries, then meticulously separated and ground down before applying them to the board and painting on the pigment. She builds layer upon layer to create her sculptural finish.

The Summer Show will open on Saturday 14^th June, the gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday from 10am – 5:30pm.