Shades of Green

The concept for Shades of Green came about through my love of nature, which was renewed during the recent lockdowns we have all endured. I spent a great deal of time looking at this breathtaking view from my bedroom window, as well as walking through my garden and the surrounding countryside.

This project is born of a very personal experience: I have developed relationships, named and even hugged many of the trees here...I am always amazed by the many shades of green in the landscape, the undulating hillsides and of course in the magnificent variety of trees.

This re-connection with nature inspired me to invite others to respond to this magnificent view, so I set about gathering these artists, intentionally diverse in their practices. I invited them to each respond to the same landscape view through their own personal response, and welcomed them to visit my home in Englishcombe. There was no specific remit, I simply asked them to relate to what they hear, what they see and what they feel when they create their works. The artists range from abstract to figurative, surreal and pop, thus the exhibition is as much a study of their individual emotional relationship with nature as the artistic depiction of it through the works they have created.

As they say, 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. I trust you will experience the beauty of the Somerset landscape through the personal visions these artists have shared for us to enjoy.

Sandra Higgins

The participating artists in this exhibition are:

JOHN BALL - IAIN COTTON - MARGUERITE HORNER - FIONA MCINTYRE - DAY BOWMAN - DAVID FERRY

TIMOTHY EMLYN JONES - ROY OSBORNE - LOUISA BURNETT-HALL - PETE HOIDA - SUSAN MCDONALD - RICHARD WALKER - DAVID WALSH

The exhibition is on show NOW at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, until the 24 July. A portion of the sales is going to 'art at the heart of RUH', a charity based at the hospital and led by Tony Smith and Hetty Dupays.

For more information about the artwork or to arrange to visit the exhibition with Sandra, get in touch at: sandra@sandrahiggins.com. For more information about purchasing the art, get in touch with Tony Smith at: tonysmith3@nhs.net.

Visit www.sandrahiggins.art/artists to discover more about Arts Advisor & Curator Sandra Higgins, and the Artists currently hosted on her website.

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