We’re sponsoring Black Swan Arts Open this year, and as part of that we gave away a £100 framing voucher to go towards the cost of a bespoke frame. We were invited to a sneak preview of the exhibition ahead of the opening last week, and we got to choose our favourite piece. This was one of the hardest choices we’ve ever had to make! We loved everything, and found it really hard to select even ten favourites, let alone one. But with the pressure of time, we had to make a decision, and went for Kate Walter’s amazing painting, My dog Keeps watch as I Pray.
One of the great things about art is how is subjective it is, our choice was not a binary matter of our favourite piece; we liked a number of works equally. Here’s a rundown of just a small selection of our favourites:
Nicola Grellier – Chair, Ottoman, Dog & Rug
Alex Hermon – BBRR
Steve Clarkson – I tink U R amazn my princeS
John Robinson – Dear Diego
Miriam Sheppard – Quiet I
Lizbeth Spurgeon – Mist in the Hills
Gillian Widden – Ball & Chain
Ruth Piper – Seeing in the Dark
Michael Falzoni – Palm Trees
Kay Lewis Bell
David Smith – The Instruction of Prophesy
There were many others we loved – too many to mention. See them all for yourself and visit Black Swan Arts, on until 19th Nov. www.blackswan.org.uk