HELLO, SUN IN MY FACE | THE CHAPEL, ABERGAVENNY

15 Jul- 30 Sept 2021

We are very excited to share with you a gallery of our new fresco panels which are on exhibition over 2 floors in a 19th century baptist chapel in Abergavenny with The Art Shop & Chapel.

The collection of 30 frescoes is entitled ‘Hello, sun in my face,’ after the opening line in Mary Oliver’s poem, ‘Why I Wake Early:’

“Hello, sun in my face.
Hello, you who make the morning
and spread it over the fields
and into the faces of the tulips
and the nodding morning glories,
and into the windows of, even, the
miserable and crotchety–...”

— Mary Oliver

It is an exuberant celebration of abundance, gardens, joy and summer. As with all of the studio’s work, the frescoes also focus on the idea of connection, both materially and spiritually, seeking to connect art, place and people, and searching to create opportunities to be present and experience moments of individual truth.

You can read more about our inspiration and process for the frescoes on our Journal.

Each fresco was created in an intense window of time, working with the setting pigmented plaster, using trowels, spatulas and blades, layering, stripping back and mark-making. Some strokes are broad and vigorous whilst others are gentle and comforting, using hand-mixed colours, and a process that is both methodical and expressive. There are lines, curves, and bursts of blossom, or splash-like, markings. Intriguing details, blends and layers can be found, and intangible, eternal landscapes are suggested.

The frescoes are conceived and developed by us both, and painted by Charles. All are available to buy (except those already sold). You can read more about the studio and Charles’ artistic practice here. Please find the exhibition details below and we look forward to seeing you soon:

Dates: Thursday 15th July - Thursday 30th September 2021
Opening Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 9-5
Address: The Chapel, Market Street, Abergavenny. NP7 5SD
Tel: 01873 736430

To purchase frescoes please contact The Art Shop.