Why "creeping out of the shadows"?

As I was driving along a Cotswold lane, one morning, listening to Radio 3, the announcer was discussing a programme of music to be played later that day on the station. He described the music as "creeping out of the shadows" and immediately I knew this was exactly the phrase I'd been looking for to describe Paul's work, and indeed him! He is very modest about his talent and doesn't like to push himself forward into the limelight, but I know that his work deserves recognition. By exhibiting and discussing his work we're ensuring that the process of creeping out of the shadows is a worthwhile and productive one for him, and will inspire him to greater things!

examples of Paul's work

Much of his work uses wax, and coloured inks, which never dry, are sealed behind and between the layers. (so don't  put these pieces above a roaring fire or leave it over a hot stove...) Paul finds that it is this "living" quality that is so exciting for him- as the ink never truly dries, there is always the possibility of change, of the art developing.

In the same way, as he makes the pieces,  he doesn't know exactly how the various media will react with each other as he lays down the layers- often he will come back the next morning to find an exciting new effect has taken place.

Even the moon pieces are built up with wax and plaster and other "everyday" media. In previous work he has used matchsticks, old bin liners and so on, to great effect.

If you'd like to commission a piece or would like to know more about Paul's work, please do contact us on 07868 028246 or e-mail thegalleryattheendofthelane@gmail.com

Exhibition 21 October

This exciting, if very short, exhibition, of Paul Dingley's experimental abstract work  was received very well. It was interesting that yet another different style of work fitted in so well in the confines of the horsebox- Paul's most complex work faced you as you walked in, which created a great deal of impact.

Paul uses PVA, wax and ink to great effect. I believe that this work is very "sellable" and would sit well in all types of properties. It's also the kind of work that you could quite easily commission to fit with a certain colour scheme, fabrics etc- so we hope to pursue this line to ensure his art becomes better known.  Obviously the pieces exhibited were of a limited size, but, again, I am sure that they would look really dramatic, on a very large scale, in anything from a modernist tower block to a minimalist loft space.A few examples...

Secret Postcard Art- update!

I'm so happy (yes, happy!) that I'm still getting people asking to do some artwork for this show and sale taking place on 9th November.

For every piece of work we sell, we save the lives of perhaps a whole family, from the killer disease, malaria.

So if you haven't offered to do some art yet, or would like to take part in the sale, let me know! So far we have a wonderfully eclectic mix from photography, to computer art, printing and stamp making, watercolours, mixed media, stitching and needlework, oils, mosaic, pencils, stickers etc, so why not do something really different to help this good cause?

Help create an installation! Celebrate our industrial heritage!

On 20th October, as well as showing Paul Dingley's exciting mixed media work in the old horsebox, we plan to link in with National Wool Week, and celebrate our local industrial and cultural heritage, by producing an installation or work of art made by YOU, the visitors to the exhibition!

Please bring scraps of fabric, wool and other fibres suitable for gluing, weaving, knitting etc and be willing to help out create something really exciting! We are based in the rural hills where sheep have grazed for centuries, and the local valleys, in Cam, Dursley and Stroud and Nailsworth spun fibres, wove and produced the cloth that was shipped all round the world.  We want to celebrate that heritage, and what better way than through a community event?

If you bring some knitting or crochet you're working on, you'll also get a free cup of tea!

(but bring money to buy some scrummy cake to eat with it!!!!)

Please tell your friends about this project, ans we need lots of contributers to make it really worthwhile.

See you on 20th!

Posters for next exhibition

If you can help with distributing posters for our next exhibition, "Creeping out of the Shadows" mixed media art by Paul Dingley, please contact me!

All the work being exhibited will be for sale, so we hope for lots of visitors! Paul's work is very easy to live with despite his unorthodox creative methods!

Please tell your friends and family too; remember there will be retro teas available again, for sale at very reasonable prices!

Every cloud has a silver lining

Due to the change in date and venue of Secret Postcard Art we can now fit in another very short exhibition. Entitled "Creeping out of the shadows", it demonstrates Paul Dingley's exciting, experimental mixed media contemporary art you can hang on your wall. (I own a couple of pieces by him so I know they are great to live with!)

His exhibition will be on Saturday 20 October in the afternoon. Of course retro teas will be available for very reasonable prices along with his art works.

change of date and location for SHAPE Secret Postcard Art

Due to some technical hitches and probably lack of space, we're going to hold the SHAPE fundraising Secret Postcard Art exhibition on 9 November at the new White Hart Court Arts Centre in Berkeley. This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to network with other people interested in the the community participating in the arts so please do watch this space for information. By the way, I conduct The Skylarks Choir on a Tuesday evening, which is part of this community arts project- so do come along! It's a wonderful experience and we all feel amazing afterwards! Singing should be on prescription!

Remember, postcards of original art work, some by well known local artists, are on sale now at £5 each. You will be allocated a card depending on the number on the ticket you purchase and will be able to collect the card after the exhibition.  All in a wonderful cause (see links below)