Art Event: Patchings Festival 14-17 July 2022

After a long wait, we are delighted to be back at the Patchings Festival this year,
after a gap of two years due to the Pandemic. St Cuthberts Mill will be sponsoring the St Cuthberts Mill Festival Marque again. We have a superb lineup of artists waiting to see you.

Set in the rolling fields of Nottinghamshire, England, the Patchings Art Centre transforms the large grounds where it resides into a festival celebrating art. A se
ries of marquees pop up to create a vibrant village dedicated to art.

Each of the St Cuthberts Mill performances will last approx. 1 hour where you will experience first-hand, the journey that each of these artists undertakes to create their artwork, transforming a blank sheet of paper into a piece of beautiful work. 

ADEBANJI ALADE
Friday 15 July

Adebanji strives to bring the force and power of the sketch into every piece he embarks on. He is a strong advocate of sketching and believes everything in art starts with a sketch. 

The Artist in Residence for the BBC’s One Show, and regular contributor to the programme. He visited St Cuthberts Mill during the pandemic for the One Show and was filmed teaching some of the workforce to paint portraits. Author of The Addictive Sketcher and Sketches of a City Life.

He likes to focus on people because of the play of light, mood, emotion and beauty that each face brings, and places where the atmosphere, historical importance, mood and play of light inspire him.

MEDIUM: Known for working in oil, Adebanji also works in acrylics, watercolour and pastel. Adebanji will be painting in watercolour with a mixed media twist for the demonstration with St Cuthberts Mill.
STYLE: People, places, cityscapes.

DAVID BELLAMY
Thursday 14 July     Friday 15 July     Saturday 16 July

David travels extensively in search of subjects to paint and is especially fascinated by mountains, the Arctic in its various moods, and the sandy scenery in the Middle East. In search of subjects, he has fallen over a crocodile in Kenya, sketched on a dog sledge in Greenland, and taught spear-hugging Maasai warriors to sketch in Tanzania.

He paints mainly in watercolour with all his paintings done from first-hand experience and a keen advocate of sketching. David is a full-time artist and a prolific author, having written 21 books illustrated by his paintings including ‘Landscapes through the Seasons' and ‘Seas & Shorelines’.

MEDIUM: Watercolour
STYLE: Wilderness landscapes, coastal and pastoral scenes

PETER CRONIN
Thursday 14 July

Peter is known for plein air painting, where he finds engaging with the natural world using paint and brushes is a sublime experience, as a journey with no end. Recently he made his TV debut on the recent Channel 5 Watercolour Challenge, where Peter was the expert and judge for the Welsh heats of the series.
Specialising in watercolour and oils, Peter is a member of The Royal Society of Marine Artists, the Royal Watercolour Society of Wales and the Pure Watercolour Society. Based in South Wales, Peter finds himself outside a lot painting the world around him inspired by its natural beauty.

MEDIUM: Watercolour, oil
STYLE: Lansdcapes, marine, harbours, townscapes

SORAYA FRENCH SWA
Saturday 16 July

International artist and author, Soraya is a contemporary artist known for her expressive and colourful mixed media paintings on a wide variety of subject matters. Her paintings are vivid and known for their colour, light and expressive textures. 

Soraya’s work has received a number of prestigious awards and is a director and former president of The Society of Women Artists. Author of numerous books, including ‘Contemporary Flowers in Mixed Media’ and ‘Contemporary Landscapes’.

MEDIUM:  Mixed Media – watercolour, oils, pastels, acrylics
STYLE: Musicians, café scenes, African markets, flowers, travel

CARNE GRIFFITHS
Saturday 16 July

Working primarily with calligraphy inks, graphite and liquids, such as tea and alcohol, Carne focuses on the creation and manipulation of the drawn line. His images explore human, animal, geometric and floral forms, in a combination of both literal and abstract translations. Images are recorded in a dreamlike sense onto paper where his work creates a journey of escapism.

Carne was a successful professional embroidery designer before embarking on being a full-time artist. His works have been exhibited widely in the UK and overseas. Author of ‘The Organic Painter’.

MEDIUM: Ink, tea, alcohol
STYLE: Figurative

 

ANDREW HUCKLESBY
Thursday 14 July     Friday 15 July

Andrew is an advocate for pure watercolour and is a founding member of the Pure Watercolour Society. He was born in London and studied art, illustration and graphic design moving into a career in London as a designer and art director.
Throughout his career in design he never lost his passion for painting and finally moved to Cornwall in 2013 and was inspired by watercolour courses by James Fletcher-Watson RI, RBA, PWS.  From those early days, he developed his love of painting in the open air and now you will be hard pushed to find him at home. He particularly enjoys coastal scenes such as his favourite beach at Polzeath. He is a regular tutor at the Windrush Gallery.
MEDIUM: Watercolour
STYLE: Seascapes, landscapes, castles, townscapes

To purchase tickets for the Patchings Festival follow the link to their website.

These additional performances have a small extra fee, in addition to the general entrance fee.

https://patchingsarts.tygit.com/shop/groups/pk/dc4104183eabdf2c336eaec6dae4fba8 

To learn more about each artist, please visit:

Adebanji Alade: www.adebanjialade.co.uk 

David Bellamy: www.davidbellamy.co.uk

Peter Cronin: www.petercronin.org

Soraya French: www.sorayafrench.com   

Carne Griffiths: www.carnegriffiths.com 

Andrew Hucklesby: www.andrewhucklesby.co.uk 

In addition, experts from St Cuthberts Mill will be on hand in the St Cuthberts Mill Festival Marquee and the Art Materials Marquee, who will be ready to answer any paper related questions you have.