John Farrington - Oils

John Farrington

goldmark 2010

1. The Quarry,

oil on board, 2010, signed, 76.2 x 87 cm,

ÂŁ1250

John Farrington It is nearly twenty years since Rigby Graham introduced me to the paintings of John Farrington. Graham and I travelled to Bridgnorth in Shropshire to find him.

Over the years most of the subterranean rooms in which Farrington worked had turned into corridors as one finished oil painting after another was consigned to the ever growing stack.

Our first exhibition in Uppingham was a virtual sell out and we have sold his work ever since. Farrington has more space now as once or twice a year we are excited

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by the arrival of a van laden with new paintings. This catalogue shows many of the latest batch.

At nearly 80, Farrington has lost none of his power. He invites us to meet the strange characters and animals who inhabit his paintings and to explore the world that they inhabit. Ancient myths are reworked often sitting side by side with obscure tales of the present. Farrington offers no judgement. He neither condemns nor condones, choosing only to share with us what he has seen.

2. Landscape III,

oil on board, 2010, signed, 80 x 120 cm,

ÂŁ2000

3. The Giant in the Forest II,

oil on board, 2009, signed, 42.5 x 53.5 cm,

ÂŁ850

4. Mrs Paddock and the Frogs III,

oil on board, 2009, signed, 87 x 76.3 cm,

ÂŁ1500

Farrington's strange and mysterious characters temporarily transform the landscape, giving it a fantastical and other-worldly quality.

5. Injured Calf III,

oil on board, 2009, signed, 86.5 x 76 cm,

ÂŁ1500

6. Yoked Sheep I,

oil on canvas, 2009, signed, 90 x 104.5 cm,

ÂŁ2000

7. Landscape II,

oil on board, 2010, signed, 80 x 119 cm,

ÂŁ1750

8. The Sheep Walks I,

oil on board, 2008, signed, 79.4 x 38.5 cm,

ÂŁ1000

9. Bird Hunter,

oil on board, 2007, signed, 79 x 203 cm,

ÂŁ2500

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10. Bird Table I,

oil on board, 2008, signed, 57 x 48 cm,

ÂŁ1000

I look for the obscure, I don't really interpret anything.

I like to work on themes because ideas evolve and mutate.

11. Bottom of the Garden II,

oil on canvas, 2009, signed, 61 x 46.5 cm,

ÂŁ1000

12. Bottom of the Garden III,

oil on canvas, 2009, signed, 60.5 x 45.5 cm,

ÂŁ1000

13. Forest Raiders,

oil on board, 2009, signed, 92 x 214 cm,

ÂŁ2750

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14. Forest Invader I,

oil on board, 2009, signed, 77 x 87 cm,

ÂŁ1500

15. Forest Invader III,

oil on board, 2010, signed, 86.5 x 76 cm,

ÂŁ1500

16. Forest Invader VI,

oil on board, 2010, signed, 120 x 80 cm,

ÂŁ2000

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17. The Sheep Walks II,

oil on board, 2004, signed, 74 x 49 cm,

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ÂŁ1250

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