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- Welcome. My name is Michael Featherstone, I am an artist and writer based in the North East of England. I love paint and like to try to represent the subject using simple brush strokes, especially with portraits. I like the boldness of Van Gogh, the Fauves, the Expressionists and many more. I am also interested in buildings as a record of a particular time and place. My conceptual paintings and sculptured boxes represent the mind and spaces. Many of my paintings feature roads that are a metaphor for the mind's journey through life. 2010:- Last month CAS had a great model Shannon who was dressed in an Edwardian costume. (See ‘Portrait’ Gallery.) People say that painting is relaxing but portrait painting requires a lot of concentration. On the 12th of June we were kindly invited to Skelton Castle which was built by the Normans in twelve hundred and something. This is a great place to paint – the work is still in progress. On Saturday the 19th of June I went to the Viridian gallery in Keswick to see the works of the Hartlepool Art group. 2010:- In July I visited the "Artsbank" in Saltburn and will be exhibiting some work there. It' s fantastic venue for Saltburn, Teesside and our corner of the North East. After viewing a huge variety of art you can go down to the beach on the Cliff railway, (Funicular.) have a walk along the pier and see the magnificent views. I have also made several visits to the superb Zillah Bell Gallery at Kirkgate in Thirsk. Over Christmas I had four portraits on display at the Macmillan College in Middlesbrough, the home of the Cleveland Art Society. On the 25th of August I visited "Nest", Barnard Castle's new gallery, studio, digital hub and cafe' in Newgate near the market cross. The furniture, paintings, photography and lunch were first class. On Friday the 11th of February 2011 I re-visited 'The nest' It has now been taken over by Arts Bank. Monday 14th Feb - Saltburn, Arts Bank is now featuring the Transporter bridge there are paintings and a large Meccano model. We are well into 2011 now and I'm sad to see that Saltburn Artist's Project is loosing its funding especially when the support for Mima is increasing. The smaller upstairs gallery has exhibited some brilliant but as for the ground floor content conceptual art is very much in the eye or mind of the beholder. For me only a small percent of it holds my attention for very long. Friday 17th June 2011 I went to Bianco Nero at 14 Bridge Road, Stokesley and viewed the exhibition by Sophie McKay Knight. - With a simple use of colour and form she has created striking images that I presume depict Sophie herself. Saturday 2nd of July we visited the Baltic at Gateshead. It's a great building with spectacular views but much of the exhibition was disappointing for the size of the venue. We went on to the Biscuit Factory over the river where I was particularly interested in Jim Edwards' new work. He has moved out of the city into the country and his slightly comic style landscapes reflect this. Brilliant!! Jim also has some work at Arts Bank. July 14th we visited the Gallerina gallery in Duke Street Darlington. http://www.gallerina.co.uk/news.html A really friendly and well presented gallery there were stunning portraits by Steven Lawler and landscapes by Mark Johnson amongst others. We also called at the Arts Centre, Vane Terrace - not too far away that featured brilliantly wacky sculptures, superb animal drawings and photographs. On the 11th of August I went to Gallery TS1 in Middlesbrough to the opening night of Shelly Oyston's paintings and on the 12th to see Miranda Richmond's work at the Python Gallery. Both of these artists are interested in the use of paint and colour which have an endless fascination for me. I must see Platforms Arts new exhibition space at Middlesbrough Station. In October we visited Zilla Bell and a new gallery in Thirsk. We then went on to Easingwold. (I am also a writer on the subject of Life After Death. See blog)
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