Blog – Page 4 – Sue Purcell

“My job at Laura Ashley” an illustrated talk for the Kinnerton WI group

9th February 2018

2018

I received a warm welcome by the WI on Wednesday afternoon this week. It was a pleasure to walk down memory lane and share my experience with the group about when I worked for Laura Ashley 1984 – 1989 I am available to deliver future talks for groups on the following themes: “My love affair between textiles and fine art” An illustrated talk through drawings & paintings I worked in the Laura Ashley textile design studio in Carno in the…

Completed site-specific drawing installation

22nd November 2017

2017, drawing, exhibition

This shows the progress of my large scale drawing that I created along side my show OUTSIDE IN at the Wyeside gallery. It wraps around the bar area and is part of my EMBRACING SPACES SERIES.

Pastels in Action at Wyeside

16th November 2017

2017, exhibition

I will be in the gallery this Saturday (November 18th) from 2.30pm on-wards. Where I will be adding to a large drawing as part of the gallery corner installation, this is part of my ongoing ’embracing spaces’ series.

CORES new art work on show until 30 November at Wyeside

14th November 2017

2017, 3D

Drawing now in a Column in a Corner at the Wyeside

23rd October 2017

2017, drawing, exhibition

A new large scale drawing created on Saturday in the gallery celebrating the Big Draw October’s International Festival of Drawing. With thanks to Tony Thorp of the mid-Wales geology club who inspired this drawing by introducing me to PITCHSTONE – a volcanic glass.

‘Wyeside Corner Space INTERVENTION’

20th October 2017

2017, drawing, exhibition

Saturday 21 October 2017 I am back in Wyeside gallery from 2.30pm onwards for PART 2

GALLERY CORNER Wyeside

16th October 2017

2017, drawing, exhibition

On Saturday I worked on PART I of the corner installation – embracing spaces series: large scale drawing in pencil and pastels, inspired by my garden. This Saturday 21st October I will be back in the gallery 2.30pm onwards working on PART II of the installation.

BIG DRAW meet the artist day

11th October 2017

2017, exhibition

I will be at the Wyeside this Saturday 14th October from 2.30pm onwards: KEEPING DRAWING ALIVE where I will be working on PART 1 – embracing spaces series, focusing on the tunnel corner of the gallery.

Outside In

9th September 2017

2017, exhibition

This is my solo exhibition at the Wyeside Arts Centre Gallery, starting on 3rd October until 30th November 2017. The main inspiration for this show has been geology, flora, fauna and mid-Wales historic mining sites.

Welcome to my new website.

9th December 2016

2017

On this site you can view examples of my work for exhibition, commissions, outdoor public art and greetings cards. I use a wide range of materials in my work, including oils, acrylic, glass, reclaimed windows, mirrors, pebbles, slate and other mixed media, much of it being reclaimed and recycled from its previous uses, something which I always do as much as is practical.