Gareth Buxton

Derbyshire Landscapes Show - Starts 16th April

2011-04-13T23:18:00.004+01:00

On Saturday 16th April the Derbyshire Landscape Show starts at Gallery top in Rowsley Derbyshire. The exhibition will feature the paintings of six Derbyshire based landscape artists, including me!

Two of the the painters in this group exhibition are Colin Halliday and Kristan Baggaley. I have been a fan of their work since I started painting. Its been a lot of hard work over the past 6 years (when I started) but I am really pleased to have my efforts recognised and to be sharing equal billing with two artists who I admire.

For more details see

http://www.gallerytop.co.uk/contact/contact.htm

A selection, all but one of the paintings I will be showing are below.

Rain storm Derbyshire Moorland (8x88 inch)

Western Edge of kinder - Storm #2 (20x20 inch)

Western Edge of Kinder - Storm #1 (24x24 inch)

Mood Indigo (8x8 inch)

Curbar Early Morning

To see some of the other artists work have a look at the GalleryTop Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/galleryview

January photo and Paintings

2011-01-21T12:58:00.013Z

Misty Carsington Water January 2011. The effect of some areas being in focus and others not is created by simply blowing on the lens before taking the photo.

Raindrops on car window. Misty day near Carsington, Derbyshire

Indigo Moorland (50x50cm - Acrylic on canvas)

Immortal Nature #2 20x20 cm

Immoertal Nature (2011) (50 x 50 cm Acrylic on Canvas)

Currently reserved for Saatchi Competition

This kind of day,,,,

2010-12-10T17:08:00.002Z

Can't remember what happened but I had a day like this...

Colourful Moorland

2010-12-10T17:06:00.003Z

Spontaneous and colourful new landscape

Castle in the Storm - Painting

2010-12-10T17:01:00.002Z

Castle in the Storm
Available at http://www.minigallery.co.uk/Gareth_Buxton/art51659/

Details below

TITLE:	Castle in the Storm
ARTIST:	Gareth Buxton
MEDIA:	Acrylic
DATE:	November 2010
SIZE:	1220x760 mm / 48.03x29.92 inches
FORMAT:	deep edge box canvas
FRAMING:	framing not necessary
PRICE:	£800.00 GBP
DELIVERY	UK Mainland - Parcelforce 48: 30.00 GBP

Lights on a dashboard

2010-12-10T16:56:00.003Z

The can be something very beautiful about the "mundane". Even in an urban setting there is more beauty as a picturesque vista, its just a question of finding it. A few weeks back I took these photos as I was getting out of my car. The first is just street light in the rain through windscreen wipers, I love the painterly smearing and distortion of the lights.. The second almost looks like lepoard-skin but is the pattern caused by the light shining through a windscreen covered in raindrops.

Lights through windscreen. The car was parked!

Sodium street light reflected off dashboard of car

Life through the bottle

2010-08-20T15:26:00.005+01:00

No I haven't turned to drink just yet. But I was fascinated when I picked up a washing liquid bottle and realised that it might have some strange effects. I'd like to point out that I didn't try and drink it :-) I used the washing liquid in motion as a camera filter, holding my camera up against the body of the bottle. Focussing was thrown out for most of the image but I really enjoyed the effects that it produced. Maybe if you drink enough Absinthe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe) this is what you see?

Derwent Gallery Exhibition - Starts 4th September 2010

2010-08-20T14:58:00.004+01:00

I'm really pleased to announce that my next (solo) exhibition starts at Derwent Gallery in Grindleford on Saturday 4th September for 4 weeks. The landscape exhibition will feature all new work produced this year including some very recent paintings - painted in the last week or two!

Derwent Gallery is a great gallery in the Peak District situated near Cubar and Stanages "edges". Full details of the gallery and details on location and opening hours at http://www.derwentgallery.com/

Below is a preview of some of the paintings that are likely to make it to the final exhibition.

Lost on the Moor (20x20cm)

Mid Storm (60x60cm)

Moorland Mist (60x60cm)

Approaching Storm (60x60cm)

Alone on a Hill (60x60cm)

Henry Miller on Artists

2010-08-18T00:49:00.000+01:00

I found this wonderful Henry Miller quote on the TV series "Century of the Self" by Adam Curtis. I think its particularly relevant to artists;

"My argument with so much as psychoanalysis is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people’s suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives, instead of trying to cure ourselves of it constantly and avoid it, and avoid anything but that lobotomized sense of what they call “happiness.” There’s too much of an attempt, it seems to me, to think in terms of controlling man, rather than freeing him. Of defining him rather than letting him go. It’s part of the whole ideology of this age, which is power-mad."
Henry Miller 1960s

Most of the Adam Curtis documentaries are on youtube and are well worth a look.

Minigallery Portfolio Update

2010-07-20T22:37:00.002+01:00

I recently completedly updated my Minigallery portfolio, clearing out over 20 paintings, many of which are now being either reworked or having their canvases primed, ready to become new paintings!

Here is a painting in the gallery called "Kinder Just After Dawn" its available here

To see all of the newly updated online gallery at Minigallery please visit http://www.minigallery.co.uk/Gareth_Buxton/

Moon Moor and Sea: 22nd May 2010

2010-07-19T21:54:00.003+01:00

Saturday 22nd May was the opening of my exhibition at the Tarpey Gallery. It was lovely sunny evening but despite the fine weather we had plenty of visitors. I was particularly pleased to see some new faces amongst the crowd.

As you can see the Tarpey Gallery is wonderful light airy space with large walls that really bring out the best in the paintings. I'd like to thank everybody that attended.

Some of the paintings are still available so do let me know if you are still interested in seeing any of the paintings that might be left.

Tywyn by the Sea

2010-07-19T21:37:00.004+01:00

Tywyn - late afternoon

I took this picture at a relaxing break last month at Tywyn. Tywyn is in mid wales north of Aberyswyth and south of Barmouth. A pleasant seaside town with enough shops to survive comfortably but not too spoiled with touristy attractions. At the moment the sea front looks like a construction site, as it quite literally is. They are currently reinforcing the sea defenses, they have even created a mini island out at sea as part of this. For some reason this part of the world gets the most astounding sunsets. Sunsets whilst wonderful "live" are a bit "chocolate boxy" for me when it comes to photos and paintings. But I have included a photo any way below.

Tywyn - very late afternoon!

Devening Telegraph feature about me

2010-05-12T00:24:00.001+01:00

Last week Derby Evening Telegraph did an article about me and my paintings here http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Crash-turned-Gareth-keyboards-canvas-paintbrushes/article-2127732-detail/article.html .

Descent through rain

2010-04-29T12:03:00.001+01:00

I took this picture* (as a passenger not driver ;-) a couple of years ago. We were driving down the hill that leads into the the small town of Aberdovey (Aberdyfi). it was dusk and raining very hard, visibility was poor and its quite a narrow, coastal road. I think this photo captures the motion and darkness of the road.

*Taken with a mobile phone, a mobile phone is better than any high-end camera as you are more likely to have it to hand. What is better a low-resolution photo or none at all?

Moon Moor and Sea: Preview

2010-04-29T11:37:00.003+01:00

Kinder Mist

Winter Storm

Height of the Storm

Sun through clouds

Four of the 40 or so paintings featuring in my upcoming solo show at the Tarpey Gallery.

Exhibition Announcement: Moon Moor and Sea

2010-04-29T11:23:00.002+01:00

My solo show is coming up Tarpey Gallery Castle Donington. Its a significant exhibition for me as I will be showing over 40 paintings.

Full details at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=268066814481&index=1

Preview photos of some paintings to follow

Icy Lake - Markeaton Park - Derby

2010-03-21T12:56:00.002Z

Towards the end of february we had a surprise day of snow. We visited the local park to get probably the last chance to enjoy snow, this end of the year. Ice had formed on the boating lake and I captured a number of reflections with my camera. This was the best one.

The pressure as an exhibition approaches

2010-03-17T00:01:00.005Z

This month I have been hard at work trying to produce some good paintings for the exhibition in May. As an exhibition deadline gets nearer I tend to go into overdrive producing many paintings to select from. For every painting I am happy with there are at least a couple along the way that get painted over or reworked to the extent that there is nothing left of the original.

Work in progress 20x20 cm

Work in progress 20x20cm

The sea will be there long after we are gone.

2010-03-07T18:14:00.007Z

The cold dark sea at night. I like to watch the sea at night particularly if its stormy. I like to see the sea wrecking the coastline, breaking street-lights with sharp stones. The sea will be there long after we are gone.

Detail

Faces - Doodle

2010-01-22T17:12:00.002Z

As ever, experimenting with pen and ink. Pleased with the arrangement of the faces on this one.

New Paintings

2010-01-22T17:06:00.003Z

Moorland (09142) 20x20cm

Moorland (09137) 20x20cm

Moorland (09127) 20x20cm

New Paintings this month. All the following are 20x20cm priced at £95.

Landscape wallpapers for Blackberry Bold

2009-12-28T00:31:00.006Z

I thought I'd convert a few of my paintings for use as wallpaper on a Blackberry. These are designed to fit 480x360 pixel screens (Blackberry 9700/ Bold 2 in the US). If you want any for different phone types let me know and I will see what i can do. Feel free to redistribute, please mention my name/web-site if you do.

To use them right click and do "Save Image As"

Moonlight Storm Tywyn (2009)

Tywyn (2009)

Storm (2009)

Storm Tywyn (2009)

Tywyn (2009)

NewBloodArt

2009-12-10T20:37:00.002Z

NewBloodArt are well established online gallery that carefully select new artsist to represent online. Thankfully I'm one of them :-) They have recently revamped their web-site and it looks superb.

They get alot of national press and specialise in looking for artistic and financial sucessful artists of the future. From the following link you will see quite a few articles where Sarah Ryan (Director) advises on art investment. See http://www.newbloodart.com/press.php

To browse my gallery at NewBloodArt press here

Sunrise Through Condensation

2009-12-10T20:21:00.002Z

Sometimes its the little things that catch your eye. Couldn't help noticing the beauty in the drips of condensation running down the window at sunrise the other morning. Perfect.

Midland Open Exhibition at the Tarpey Gallery - I'm in it

2009-12-09T19:26:00.003Z

Good news I submitted three paintings to the Tarpey Gallary (in Castle Donington) for the
Midland Open Exhibition and they were all accepted

The exhibition runs 12th December 2009 - 16th January 2010
More details at http://tarpeygallery.com/index.php/art/current/

Sketch-a-Day

2009-10-17T22:02:00.002+01:00

I am attempting to 365 little sketchs in a year, target one a day, I'm a bit behind. The pressure is piling up as you can see from the self portrait above ;-)

Derby City Open Art Exhibition - Entries

2009-09-25T00:55:00.006+01:00

My entries for this year's Derby City Open Art Exhibition are below. Consists of two paintings and a sculpture
Judges will make decision by 1st October

Tywyn 24x24 inch: Acrylic on canvas

Your Heart Is Mine: 16x20 inch: Acrylic on Canvas

Momento Corpus: One Day I Know I Will Die
Mixed Media sculpture

Moonscape Painting

2009-09-20T22:33:00.002+01:00

Moonscapes, my favourite type of landscape

New Paintings - September 2009

2009-09-20T18:32:00.005+01:00

Moorland Mist Over Water (near Kinder) 20x16inches £415 including postage

Tywyn Storm 24x12 inches - £315 inc postage

Mist Near Curbar 20x20 £445 inc postage

After quite a rest over the summer I have started painting in earnest again. Below are two moorland landscapes and a seascape. I will be entering Derby Open again this year with a sculpture, a an abstract painitng and a seascape. I will put them up on the blog later in the week.

Sculpture: I got shortlisted for the London International Creative Competition.

2009-09-04T15:16:00.001+01:00

Great! Made it to shortlist of London International Creative Competition. Sculptures. See http://bit.ly/Ogz8E

New Paintings: Seascape and Moorland

2009-08-14T12:29:00.005+01:00

Incoming Storm (18" x 14")(detail)

Incoming Storm (18" x 14")

Mountain Mist (20"x8")

Ingleby Gallery Exhibition - June 2009

2009-08-14T12:22:00.003+01:00

Ingleby Gallery Exhibition - June 2009

Dwarf Sunflower

2009-08-12T22:37:00.002+01:00

I have been growing dwarf sunflowers this year, they produce multiple heads but only grown about12 inches high.

Charity Art Auction

2009-07-07T22:15:00.003+01:00

I have donated two of my paintings to a charity art auction run by the excellent artist Kaine Kulczak. There will be some fantastic art available from a range of artists.

Main exhibition 25th August to 5th September

More details at
http://ovendenart.blogspot.com/2009/07/charity-art-exhibition.html

Ingleby Exhibition Preview

2009-06-09T22:42:00.005+01:00

Some of the painitngs featured in the Ingleby exhibition

Misty View Over Curbar Edge

Moor View

Sun Through Clouds

Peak District Moorland Mist

Twilight Nr Buxton

Poppy in bloom

2009-06-09T22:31:00.002+01:00

Derbyshire Open Arts: 23rd -25th May

2009-06-09T22:15:00.003+01:00

Derbyshire Open Arts was an enjoyable weekend. We were a little apprehensive as the weather was very good. Sunday was the quietest day due to the glorious sunshine (dammit!) Still over the weekend we had over 230 visitors. Painting in the gallery window was not as scary as I expected and people took great interest in what I was painting and how I was painting it. One real surprise was the encouraging comments about my Face-a-Day books. With this I am planning to sketch a face a day for the whole of 2009. The faces are sort of doodles and often represent my current state of mind, some are grumpy and some are happy!

Thanks to everybody that attended, bought paintings and visited to show support. In some cases all three!

Gareth Buxton at the Ingleby Gallery

2009-06-02T22:51:00.001+01:00

Gareth Buxton will be putting on his largest exhibition to date the beautiful Ingleby Gallery in June. Months of work will be culminating in an exhibition of over 25 paintings at the gallery from the 14th June. The majority of the show will feature acrylics on box canvas with a small selection of limited edition prints.

Date: June 14th - June 28th 2009

Telephone: 01332 865995 / 01332 862301

Address: Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby, Nr Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 7HW

Preview: June 14th Noon till 4pm

INVITE BELOW!

About the Artist:

His dramatic landscapes and seascapes are inspired by places, memories and emotions. He finds more beauty in a dark rainy sea than in a glorious sunset. Many of his paintings show a battle between darkness and light, and this interplay creates a mood of tension and drama in his work.

“Elements like the wind, rain, dark skies, the moon and the light bursting through the clouds that stimulate me profoundly. Landscape painting for me goes beyond literal representation of the land: it’s as much about representing me and my state of mind.”

Framed 8 x 8 Landscapes at the Walker Gallery, Harrogate

2009-05-10T16:46:00.005+01:00

Framed 8x8 inch landscape paintings like the one above will be available through the Walker Gallery in Harrogate from mid-May

More details at http://www.walkerfineart.co.uk/

Dramatic paintings for upcoming exhibitions

2009-05-10T16:38:00.004+01:00

Aproaching Storm Near Tywyn

Gothic Storm #3

Curbar Summer

Tree Mist

Moonlight

2009-05-10T16:37:00.002+01:00

Masham Exhibition - Four Seasons in One Day

2009-05-10T16:34:00.003+01:00

Masham Exhibition - Four Seasons in One Day
Until May 24th 2009.

Masham Gallery website at http://www.mashamgallery.co.uk/index.html

My current exhibition

Masham Gallery Exhibition - Four Seasons in One Day

2009-04-18T14:30:00.001+01:00

Four red dots already on my work!

April 17th - May 24th 2009.
Masham Gallery website at http://www.mashamgallery.co.uk/index.html .

Gareth Buxton - Artist Newsletter - April 2009

2009-04-03T19:49:00.005+01:00

Gareth Buxton - Artist Newsletter
April 2009

Stormy Weather

I really enjoy this time of year. There is enough light now for some breathtaking cloud patterns but also stormy skies and fast moving winds to keep the landscape constantly changing. Managed to capture this wonderful moment the other day as a storm passed over Allestree/Kedleston area late afternoon. This pattern of clouds didn't last long and I waited until the sun came through before snapping this one. The photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called this the "decisive moment"

Don't forget - Masham Gallery Exhibition - Four Seasons in One Day
Next exhibition - April 17th - May 24th 2009.
Masham Gallery website at http://www.mashamgallery.co.uk/index.html .

Website Update

I have updated my web site at http://garbleart.co.uk/

I decided on a simple clean one page approach which should load up quickly. The new page has all the essential info and a grid with previews of nine of my paintings, clicking on this leads through to Minigallery for more information

Mad March Painting!

March has been a busy month as I am madly producing many paintings in anticipation of selecting the best for upcoming shows. Below are a few samples of what I am working on.

Stanage Edge

Moorland Vista #15

Mist Over Carsington #2

Twilight Near Buxton

Mist over Carsington

Doodles

Doodling has always been a compulsive habit for me. This year I decided to do a doodle a day, here's 3rd March!

Tweets from March

As you know I am a Tweeter and my Twitter my ID is garbleart (http://twitter.com/garbleart)

Here is a selection of tweets from March

Reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. On page 22 - only another 898 pages go!
Finishing two fleshy sculptures whilst listening to st germain. Not the legendary immortal occult figure but the house/nu jazz musician;-)
Listening to 'Black Celebration', Depeche Mode. Love the sinster noises @ start of title track. Superb album even after all these years.
Today is Ada Lovelace day. She was the world's first programmer. She didn't drink Jolt cola or keep a selection of pens in her top pocket
In the studio painting. Listening to 'telepopmusic - angel milk' . Window open spring air. Lovely.
Trilogy Meter by Dan Meth. Graphical comparison of movies and their sequels. Certainly agree with the Matrix one.http://tinyurl.com/bnn8gy
Joke: 'three fonts go into bar, the barman says sorry we don't serve your type here' ;-)
Chilli. Red wine. Bread and butter pudding. Zombie massacre via house of the dead. Got to stay awake!!

Regards

Gareth

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e: gareth@garbleart.co.uk

Upcoming Exhibitions Paintings - Preview of Derbyshire Landscapes

2009-03-29T21:27:00.002+01:00

I am currently preparing for two upcoming exhibitions, below are some of paintings that will be featured.

23 - 25th May 2009: Derbyshire Open Arts - Little Gallery Belper
14 - 28th June: Solo Exhibition - Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby

Twilight Near Buxton

Mist Over Carsington

Mist Over Carsington #2

Moorland Vista #15

Stanage Edge

Peak District - Landscape Paintings

2009-03-18T23:39:00.006Z

Thought you might like to see what I'm upto at the moment. I recently completed the the following paintings and they will be available end of May through Derbyshire Open Arts. Painted these in a confident mood with big bold strokes and resisted the temptation to overwork them, always a temptation.

Troll

2009-03-13T01:07:00.001Z

13/03/2009
Originally uploaded by garbleart

I love my Troll, found her in a charity shop a few years back. Nothing todo with art :-)

Exhibition: Four Seasons in One Day

2009-03-01T18:18:00.006Z

Four Seasons in One Day
April 17th - May 24th 2009.

I'm in it!

Peak District Moorland Mist

2009-03-01T17:51:00.001Z

Peak District Moorland Mist
Originally uploaded by garbleart

This is very my latest painting, which usually more extensive colour and slightly thicker layers of paint than my previous ones. Painted on a deep box canvas.

Doomstone

2009-02-28T13:41:00.002Z

doomstone
Originally uploaded by garbleart

This is a 12th century carved stone slab kept in the crypt at York Minster.

It depicts the day of judgement, with demons supporting a cauldron in which the damnedd are being pushed into and tortured.

Derbyshire Abstract Landscape

2009-02-27T17:13:00.001Z

Another 8x8 painting finished today

Derbyshire Landscape: Work in progress

2009-02-27T16:52:00.006Z

A burst of activity produced this one today. I was getting frustrated with other paintings and tried to not to try too hard, this oftens results in better paintings!

Work in Progress: Carsington Water

2009-02-16T20:59:00.003Z

Inspired by Carsington Water few miles away from wehere I live, still working on the mist.
Mist takes ages.

Exhibitions Calendar 2009

2009-02-14T00:48:00.003Z

Sun through Leaf

2009-02-13T19:46:00.001Z

Sun through Leaf
Originally uploaded by garbleart

At a workshop (in my non-artist life) in the break noticed the sun behind this leaf in a window.

Moonscape - Work in progress

2009-02-09T19:44:00.002Z

Working on this one. Last night I painted over the moon as its in the wrong place. Will add it back tonight more updates soon.

January Newletter

2009-01-22T23:05:00.002Z

Gareth Buxton - Artist's Newsletter
January 2009

What a cold start to the new year! I visited Harpur Hill near Buxton last weekend. Over night there had been freezing fog and everything above a certain height had been covered with the most beautiful white frost. Took a few pictures on a mobile phone camera, so quite grainy, hope it captures the moment, if not the freezing cold temperature :-) For more pictures click on the one below or click this link

Discovering Colour
Most of my output in the past has used a distinctive pallette limited to a narrow range of colours, much of this is deliberate as the colours match those of moorland and surround areas. I have recently been experimenting with some bold colours as the pictures below illustrate. To be honest I was quite taken aback when I had finished them. They seemed so bright, for me at least! I'd be really interested to hear your views, is too much colour too soon, or do you like this more saturated trend?

Moorland Twilight #2: (8x8 inch) - Acrylic on Canvas

Moorland Twilight #1: (8x8 inch) - Acrylic on Canvas

Storm View : (30x30 inch) - Acrylic on Canvas

Forthcoming Exhibitions 2009
The calendar is already filling up with exhibitions for the coming year, here are the ones so far.

17th April - May 24th: "4 seasons in one day" - Masham Gallery, Yorkshire
23 - 25th May 2009: Derbyshire Open Arts - Little Gallery Belper
14 - 28th June: Solo Exhibition - Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby

New Work for 2009
I've been quite busy already this year, to see my latest paintings checkout this gallery
or here http://www.minigallery.co.uk/Gareth_Buxton/newart/

Regards
Gareth

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e: gareth@garbleart.co.uk

Frost in the Peak District

2009-01-19T21:47:00.003Z

Visited Harpur Hill near Buxton last weekend. Over night there had been freezing fog and everything above a certain height had been covered with the most beautiful white frost. Took a few pictures on a mobile phone camera, so quite grainy, hope it captures the moment, if not the freezing cold temperature :-)

From Harpur Hill

Four Score Years and Ten

2009-01-17T15:20:00.001Z

Four Score Years and Ten is one of my more personal paintings, taking several weeks to develop with multiple layers - it expresses personal beliefs about mortality, religion and being human. As with other paintings and sculptures in this series its purpose is to remind myself and hopefully others, to cease the moment and make the most of relatively short time that we experience consciousness as a bi-product of our biological function.

Main View

Detail

Moonlight Painting on Saatchi - Please vote!

2009-01-05T20:16:00.005Z

Please vote for me on the Saatchi web site, click on the link below
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=190249

Paintings with Colour!

2009-01-05T19:43:00.006Z

Well ok they all have colour in, but these ones are a bit brighter than normal. I find using colour in this saturated quite scary. I'm reading about NLP at the moment and the use of saturated colour or black and white images is a way of intensifying or reducing a mental image and assocaited emotion. What does that say about me eh? Thats enough of the psychology!

Enjoy.

They are available through minigallery as usual sometime on 5th January

Moorland Twilight #2: (8x8 inch) - Acrylic on Canvas

Moorland Twilight #1: (8x8 inch) - Acrylic on Canvas

Derbyshire Moor #4: (8x8 inch) - Acrylic on Canvas

Triptych: Peak District Moorland

2008-12-21T17:35:00.001Z

This is my first ever Triptych. getting the three paintings to match up was quite a challenge but I was pleased with the result.

Winter Moon over Curbar Edge

2008-12-07T14:21:00.004Z

Latest painting, I resisted the temptation to over develop this one and it took a surprisingly short time to finish, as always the moon was the hardest, its the edges! And it has to be sort of circular :-)

Flesh - New Painting

2008-11-24T21:47:00.001Z

Main View

Detail one

Detail 3

Been working on this one for a few weeks

Belper Sunrise

2008-11-16T22:19:00.003Z

Sometimes its worth getting up early!
Sunrise over Belper the other morning, around 7 a.m.
Beautiful

Ridgeway Gallery: My page is up!

2008-11-12T18:54:00.006Z

Great news! I am now on the Ridegeway Gallery artists page, I'm really pleased with the results, click here to check it out

Curbar Mist

2008-11-12T18:48:00.003Z

I'm currently working on this rather large 48"x32" landscape, inspired by the view from Curbar Edge on a misty day. Its difficult to know when to stop adding mist :-)

"Your Heart is Mine" - New Painting

2008-11-08T13:08:00.000Z

Main image

Detail

In Situ

This is a personal reflection on the frailty of the human body and the inevitable decline programmed into our DNA. In contrast to this we have so many opportunities of love and pleasure and at times we transcend our physicality. The message of this painting is ultimately positive and on every viewing we are reminded to "seize the day"

"Athiest's Dream" Sculpture Selected for "Derby City Open"

2008-11-07T14:30:00.003Z

Good News Everybody! My sculpture "Athiest's Dream" has been selected for Derby City Open (Art Exhibition).

Pictures below.

Derby Open Entries

2008-10-30T23:40:00.004Z

Its that time of the year already, Derby Open is an annual painting and sculpture competition. I have entered for the past three years, getting entries in the first and third years. Some people get in every year some people try for years without success.

Anyhow here are the two paintings I'm submitting.

Wish me luck :-)

"Into the Woods" 24x24 inch

"Tywyn Dusk" 20x30 inch

Recent Paintings

2008-10-13T20:44:00.004+01:00

Tywyn Sea #3 (20x20")

Moor (20x30")

Seastorm #7 (20x16")

Shore (20x16")

Curbar (24x18")

Recent paintings, some of these are newly painted and others have returned from galleries, for more details see Minigallery

Expensive Shot

2008-10-12T23:15:00.004+01:00

I took this picture near Openwoodgate the other morning on the way to work, not long after I dropped my new compact camera down about three flights of stairs :-( It survived the fall except that the flash has stopped working. A tribute to the strength of the Panasonic Lumix brand! Have ordered another one this weekend. I'll be a bit more careful with this one.

Nice mist though :-)

Seascape Paintings

2008-09-23T23:42:00.002+01:00

I'm currently working on some new seascapes

Untitled as yet

Untitled as yet

Into the Woods

2008-09-14T17:18:00.005+01:00

Into the Woods (8x8) - see minigallery for more details

Continuing my exploration of dark forests, this is the third in the series of the "Woods Series". As an 8x8 painting its a more of a "sketch" for a bigger painting to come.

New Seascapes - September 2008

2008-09-14T16:51:00.006+01:00

Sea Mist (36x24) see minigallery for details

Seascape #1 (8x8) see minigallery for details

Recently completed seascapes of Tywn in mid-Wales.

Moors and Moonlight Exhibition - Photos

2008-09-05T11:29:00.003+01:00

Moors and Moonlight runs until 5th October
This exhibition runs until 5th October at Derwent Gallery in Grindleford (www.derwentgallery.com). This is my biggest exhibition to date and I will be showing over 20 new paintings. Some of the paintings in the Derbyshire Life article will be featured in the exhibition.

Derbyshire Life: Article

2008-08-21T15:00:00.006+01:00

The September Issue of Derbyshire Life includes a four page article interview and pics of my paintings. Ashley Franklin and the team have done a great job on producing a superb article, the choice of pictures is great and I'm pleased to say that he went for the dark ones :-) In newsagents now £2.40 article on page 152. Low res pics below.

Developing ideas for the next phase

2008-08-20T00:02:00.003+01:00

I'm currently having a small painting break I find from time to time a rest helps inspire me and helps me develop a sense of direction.

Part of the process involves looking through earlier painting, looking at artists in the outside world, looking through photographs and observing nature without actually putting paint to canvas

Looking to the future, one option I'd like to explore again is my "nightscapes", which were paintings I produced a couple of years ago, I exhibited one in the Derby Open and I might develop those ideas further.

Work in Progress

2008-08-19T23:57:00.004+01:00

A recent painting that I have been playing with

Breeze, Chaos Theory and new painting

2008-08-16T16:58:00.003+01:00

Sat out in the garden this afternoon reading all about Chaos Theory (its not all art!). Great breeze in the trees at the end of the garden.

Here is my latest painting, been working on this for a week or two and tweaking it. Its called Peak Hill Mist #2, inspired by elements of both the Peak District and Welsh landscape. I'm not selling it just yet, hoping to enter it into an upcoming exhibition/open art competition

Rejection!

2008-08-15T16:02:00.002+01:00

I applied to RedRag gallery a good sounding gallery , they sent me a rejection letter
Looking at it positively they did say

"We have looked at your work and can see why you have had the success you have had. Your work is certainly interesting."
:-(

Derbyshire Life - Article

2008-08-15T15:57:00.000+01:00

Ashley Franklin, for Derbyshire Life, has now finished the upcoming "Artist of the Month" article about me for the September Issue (due out 23rd August) . I think its a great article and he's done a fine job representing me and my painting. To coincide with the article I will be putting a range of new paintings online, some of which are featured in the article, keep your eyes on http://www.minigalleryworld.com/Gareth_Buxton over the next two weeks.

Exhibition: Moors and Moonlight (23rd August)

2008-08-05T21:06:00.007+01:00

I have a solo exhibition of landscape paintings called "Moors and Moonlight"
at the Derwent Gallery, Grindleford from August 23rd to September 27th.
www.derwentgallery.com

There will be over 20 paintings on exhibition (and available for sale)
Three samples below.

Storm over Stanage (30x20 inch) - £499

Moon Study #2 (24x24 inch) - £499

What I'm working on....

2008-07-07T21:39:00.005+01:00

As yet unnamed diptych (hence the line down the centre)

Just finished this one, tonight. This canvas has been sneering at me for a month and has undergone drastic changes! Tonight in a frenzied attack with the pallete knife and fingers, its come together, sometimes extreme circumstances turn out well :-)

Success - Derbyshire Open Arts

2008-05-26T22:33:00.000+01:00

This weekend was Derbyshire Open Arts, where artists all over Derbyshire open their studios and show paintings to the public. I was displaying a selection of landscapes at the Little Gallery in Belper.

Over the weekend we had over 130 visitors and it was a great opportunity to explain techniques, materials and the motivation behind painting. I popped out on a couple of days at lunchtime to visit two very interesting artists.

Emma Simcock-Tooth paints hyper-realistic portraits, her choice of subjects is fascinating and her latest commision involves painting hoodies.

Lewis Noble produces landscapes in very expressive and abstract style and I have been a fan of his work for long time, it was nice to finally meet him in person.

As well as getting some good feedback about my work and chatting with people I also sold three original landscapes and a print, which is nice :-)

Exhibition setup

2008-05-23T17:31:00.001+01:00

Derbyshire open arts at the little gallery in belper

Good Luck with Exhibition!

2008-05-23T00:40:00.002+01:00

From Martha X

Derbyshire Open Arts

2008-04-29T22:46:00.001+01:00

This month Derbyshire Open Arts 2008 will take place (Spring Bank Holiday Weekend: 24th to 26th May) . Artists and craftspeople from all over the county will be opening their studios to the public to show their art. I will be showing a large selection of paintings at the "Little Gallery" in Belper. There will be paintings of all sizes from 8x8 to 20x30 inch, a selection of prints and some "working" paintings. It would be great if you could pop in to show your support (there will be coffee/tea and drinks available!). I will be available at the gallery 10 till 5 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday (with a lunch-break from 12 - 2pm). The gallery is planning a preview evening on the Friday night.

Don't forget that there will a total of 105 other people exhibiting across the county, with a fantastic variety of creativity! For more details go to www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk

Coming Soon

2008-04-29T19:43:00.004+01:00

Seascape: Sea Mist #2

2008-03-16T22:58:00.003Z

This week this new painting will be going to a new gallery that I am working with in Monmouthshire.

Solo Exhibition at the Ingleby Gallery May/June 2009

2008-03-10T22:12:00.002Z

A while back I contacted the Ingleby Gallery with a "cold call" email, the owner Gill Watson rang me back within a couple of days expressing an interest in my paintings. Last Friday I took along a few samples with the idea of leaving them with her to "test customer reaction". However on seeing the paintings she offered me a solo show next year! This is a great opportunity, the gallery is gorgeous and Gill carefully selects the artists that she shows. The gallery is a short distance from the longest stone bridge in the uk Swarkstone Bridge (its a grade 1 listed bridge!)

I'm really looking forward to this one.

New seascapes

2008-02-18T20:40:00.003Z

New Sescapes. Unframed appearing on Minigallery in the next day or two

Derwent Gallery Exhibition: Autumn Exhibition

2008-02-13T00:15:00.000Z

For a while now I have been working with the Derwent Gallery in Grindleford. Over the Christmas period they found collectors for several of my paintings, my 8x8 paintings are particularly popular.

I am pleased to say that they have given me a solo exhibition which starts 23rd August for 5 weeks. To see a collection of my current work available through the gallery checkout http://www.derwentgallery.com/gbuxton.htm

Working on this seascape

2008-02-08T00:39:00.000Z

Currently working on this seascape. Yesterday it was a landscape ! Better picture when finished . This one is from a mobile phone .

New Gallery: TheArtBay

2008-01-28T20:01:00.000Z

Today is the first open day for a brand new gallery in the cultural quarter of Stoke called TheArtBay. Late last year I was contacted by the owner Alan and asked to join his portfolio of artists. He is particularly interested in my abstract, figurative paintings and sculptures including, "Gluteus maximus (you're lovely but)", illustrated below

Lou and myself visited the other week with a collection of paintings and I am pleased to say that my work has been put in the more risqué "side room" :-) Alan and Cheryl made us feel very welcome and we are currently talking about producing a range of limited addition prints of some of my Corpus Veneer paintings which I very pleased about. TheArtBay have a range of very accomplished artists on their books, including Jim Fitzpatrick and Chris Moore (who designed the cover of the paperback edition of the William Gibson novel, Burning Chrome).

I'll keep you informed of events and exhibitions that might be coming up.

New Landscape - via moblogging

2008-01-24T18:40:00.000Z

This is my first blog using my mobile phone. Heres an 8x8 painting that I have recently completed.

MoonStudy #2 - New Painting

2008-01-20T12:53:00.000Z

Latest Moonscape, size 24x24 inch

Available from Monday 21st January at
http://artgallery.co.uk/artist/gareth_buxton AND
http://www.minigallery.co.uk/gareth_buxton/index.asp

To quote one of my favourite bands;

"I love the night,
The day is ok and the sun can be fun but I live,
To see those rays slip away"

Blue Oyster Cult - "I Love the Night"

Cheers
Gareth

Walk on Crich Chase

2008-01-06T15:35:00.000Z

Took a trip up the road to Crich Chase, which is a nice bit of woodland not far from Belper, took my SLR with me and took a few snapshots, had great fun producing artifical mist by breathing on the lens something that I've not played with much before.

Misty Trees (Ok I cheated by breathing on the lens :-)

Close-up Moss, using a a narrow depth of field. Always looks like trees

What looked like petrified wood bark, again using a narrow depth of field (F5.6 or similar)

More misty trees

Moorland by Moonlight

2008-01-04T21:36:00.000Z

Moorland by Moonlight
48 x 30 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
2007

Deep edge box canvas £750.00 available now

Large scale painting (30x40 inch that is 75x120cm)

Dramatic Moorland by moonlight, inspired by my the local Peak District but captures the spirit of moorland by night everywhere. I am drawn to moonlight walks and these inspire expressionist paintings such as this.

This is my largest painting to date and I will be offering this to a gallery mid January 2008

Want to see it in a real gallery? I am happy to arrange viewing and sale through one of my established Derbyshire galleries. Contact me for details. I hope you take this opportunity to own the first of my large canvases.

Surgical Assistant - finds a home

2007-12-12T23:17:00.001Z

Earlier in the year (June) I produced a series figurative paintings and this week I sold one to a collector in Bolton. He emailed me today to say that he's very pleased with the painting.

Paintings still available from the same series at http://www.garethbuxton.ovendenart.com/garethbuxton/gallery.html