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Here & There Again 9 - 26 OCTOBER 2018 From the industrial docks to the coastal beauty of the Welsh coast, Gareth Parry creates a collection of stunning paintings for his upcoming exhibition at Thackeray Gallery, Kensington, London, ‘Here and There Again’, 9 - 26 October 2018.

His seascapes, industrial landscapes and interior still lives, whilst inspired by his local environment of Wales, are more about weather and the natural elements than the place alone. Parry creates extraordinary energy, manipulating the atmosphere of each painting, by the application of thick impasto paint. His work is full of colourful textures, creating paintings that possess great freedom and expression.

Gareth Parry has been with Thackeray Gallery for 15 years. He has exhibited over many years in both London and Wales, and his work can be found in both Public and Private Collections both in the UK and Worldwide.

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Cover: Detail: Window by the Sea, Wooden Bird - oil on gessoed board - 51 x 61cm

Summer Sea, Passing Shower oil on canvas - 61 x 91cm

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Sheltered little Bay, Sunset oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

Coastal Path, Spring oil on canvas - 51 x 66cm

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Fishing off the Rocks Llyn Peninsula oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm

Farm above the Sea, Winter oil on canvas - 51 x 66cm

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Morning Sun, Llyn Peninsula oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

The Sea, Spring Morning oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm

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Little Lane to the Sea, Llyn Peninsula oil on gessoed board - 61 x 61cm

Out in the morning, Lobster Fisherman oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm

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Rocky Coast and Lobster Fisherman oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm

Rain Clouds over Distant Sea, Bwlch Tocyn oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

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Sea and Rocks, the Storm Clearing oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

Sea and Sunset oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

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Sea Cliffs and Distant Yacht, Llyn oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm

Summer Morning in the Mountains, Snowdonia oil on canvas - 61 x 91cm

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The Farm by the Sea oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

The Lake in the Mountains, Snowdonia oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

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The Farm by the Sea, Llyn Peninsula oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm

Old docks, Busy River at Sunset oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

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The Wide River and Old Docks oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm

Watching the Breakers oil on gessoed board - 61 x 61cm

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“Shire”, a nice walk by the River oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

Spring Mist and Yellow Flowers oil on canvas - 61 x 61cm

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Window by a River, Spring oil on canvas - 51 x 66cm

Yachts and changeable Weather oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

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Window by the Sea, Wooden Bird oil on gessoed board - 51 x 61cm

Small Town Boys: Rainy Friday Night charcoal on card - 31 x 38cm

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Top: Detail: Sheltered little Bay, Sunset - oil on canvas - 51 x 61cm

Bottom: Detail: The Wide River and Old Docks - oil on canvas - 61 x 76cm 30

BIOGRAPHY Gareth Parry was born in the slate quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales, in 1951. After leaving school he went on to study at the Manchester College of Art in the late 1960’s.

Following that, he worked at a local mine for two years before starting to paint once again, embracing all that came his way, illustrating or undertaking commissions as varied as landscapes, portraits and still lifes.

For many years he painted en plein air only: “the best training I could ever have had”, before reverting to studio work based on sketches and memory, which he thinks of “as the companion of observation”. His landscapes and seascapes, whilst inspired by his local environment of Wales, are more about weather and the natural elements than the place alone. He works predominantly with a palette knife, creating extra-ordinary energy and light with the paint. He lets the paint ‘do the work’, creating paintings with great freedom and expression.

Gareth has exhibited over many years in both London and Wales, and his work can now be found in both Public and Private Collections and has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2007.

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