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Wild Tracks
Jim Whitty, 16 October - 6 November 2021

Wild Tracks: Jim Whitty

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Overview
Jim Whitty, Darkness Holds the Light in Place

Jim Whitty, Darkness Holds the Light in Place

Sarah Wiseman Gallery is excited to introduce Jim Whitty in his solo exhibition ‘Wild Tracks’ this autumn.
His latest series of paintings continues an ongoing exploration of his local Somerset landscape, focusing on the beautiful wooded valley of Vallis Vale, near Frome.  ‘It is a place that I never tire of,’ he says. ‘It’s constantly surprising me with its secret paths, which might lead under a fence into a hay field, or end at a precarious makeshift camp perched on the cliff edge of an abandoned quarry looking out above the tree canopy'. 
Jim Whitty’s work is unusual in its approach to English landscape.  Distinct by its saturated colour, Jim favours precise brushwork and flat-planes to describe the woodland and waterways that surround his home. He likes to work in large scale, offering the viewer an immersive experience, the landscape appearing to encircle them. 
The atmosphere in each of the works is brooding, almost bringing out a sense of strangeness and mystery, whilst his use of colour is unromanticised, capturing nature’s intensity.

 

Michèle Oberdieck: Glass works

Jim Whitty's paintings will be displayed alongside new works in glass by Michèle Oberdieck. Michèle and Jim both graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the same year, so they are delighted to be exhibiting together once more!

Michèle specialises in glassworks inspired by natural forms and organic structures, exploring balance and asymmetry through shape, surface and colour. Using sculptural forms as a gesture, or expressive mark, often combining a few pieces together, a narrative is created. Sarah Wiseman Gallery carefully selects the best of contemporary craft makers to display alongside paintings creating enticing, dynamic displays to inspire.

Meet the artists at the gallery on the day of the opening, Saturday 16th October, 12-5pm. 

 

  • View the exhibition catalogue for Wild Tracks
  • View available glass pieces by Michèle Oberdieck
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Works
  • Jim Whitty, A Summer's Day
    Jim Whitty, A Summer's Day
  • Jim Whitty, Autumn Morning
    Jim Whitty, Autumn Morning Sold
  • Jim Whitty, Crackling Light
    Jim Whitty, Crackling Light
  • Jim Whitty, Darkness Holds the Light in Place
    Jim Whitty, Darkness Holds the Light in Place
  • Jim Whitty, Deeper Heights
    Jim Whitty, Deeper Heights
  • Jim Whitty, Deeper Into the Dream
    Jim Whitty, Deeper Into the Dream
  • Jim Whitty, Falling
    Jim Whitty, Falling
  • Jim Whitty, Forest Constellation
    Jim Whitty, Forest Constellation Sold
  • Jim Whitty, Fragments of Time and Space
    Jim Whitty, Fragments of Time and Space
  • Jim Whitty, Fugitive
    Jim Whitty, Fugitive
  • Jim Whitty, Luminosity
    Jim Whitty, Luminosity Sold
  • Jim Whitty, Palette 73, Quarrying Time
    Jim Whitty, Palette 73, Quarrying Time
  • Jim Whitty, Palette 78, October
    Jim Whitty, Palette 78, October
  • Jim Whitty, Palette 89, From Night To Day Through the Universe Between
    Jim Whitty, Palette 89, From Night To Day Through the Universe Between
  • Jim Whitty, Reflections
    Jim Whitty, Reflections Sold
  • Jim Whitty, Rise
    Jim Whitty, Rise
  • Jim Whitty, Slipping By
    Jim Whitty, Slipping By
  • Jim Whitty, Solasynthesis
    Jim Whitty, Solasynthesis
  • Jim Whitty, The First Wild Night
    Jim Whitty, The First Wild Night
  • Jim Whitty, Vale
    Jim Whitty, Vale
  • Jim Whitty, Wild Tracks
    Jim Whitty, Wild Tracks
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Bronze Amber Rotunda
    Michèle Oberdieck, Bronze Amber Rotunda Sold
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Charcoal Blossom
    Michèle Oberdieck, Charcoal Blossom Sold
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Cinnamon Cigarillo
    Michèle Oberdieck, Cinnamon Cigarillo
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Distraction Bowl, Amber
    Michèle Oberdieck, Distraction Bowl, Amber Sold
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Mero Dusk Blue Vessel
    Michèle Oberdieck, Mero Dusk Blue Vessel
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Midnight Ochre
    Michèle Oberdieck, Midnight Ochre
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Mint Umber Vessel
    Michèle Oberdieck, Mint Umber Vessel
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Plum Cigarillo
    Michèle Oberdieck, Plum Cigarillo
  • Michèle Oberdieck, Sierra Reflections
    Michèle Oberdieck, Sierra Reflections
News
  • 'Wild Tracks' is now open

    'Wild Tracks' is now open

    See the immersive new paintings by Jim Whitty with luminous blown glass by Michèle Oberdieck. Read more
  • Opening event: Wild Tracks | Jim Whitty

    Opening event: Wild Tracks | Jim Whitty

    Saturday 16th October, meet Jim Whitty and Michèle Oberdieck 12-5pm Read more
  • Michèle Oberdieck

    Michèle Oberdieck

    Contemporary Glass Read more
  • Jim Whitty | Studio visit

    Jim Whitty | Studio visit

    'Wild Tracks', 16th October - 6th November 2021 Read more

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    Michèle Oberdieck

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