The Discerner Art Publication February 2017 Issue 11

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Discerning The World of Arts

Christopher Engel’s “Shine On”. Please see page 12 for more works by Christopher

February 2017

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“Forms with Gainsborough Grey” - £800 Acrylic on canvas 41 x 51cm Available to view at the Discerner’s Residence in Mayfair

“Harbour” - £750 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 50cm

For all enquiries, please contact Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk or Sarah at studio@sarahbaddonprice.com

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“The IOU” - £700 Acrylic on board 32 x 40cm

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To become a member and join our exciting art events please contact: Celine Gaurier-Joubert at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Editor’s Letter Dear Readers, I hope that you have all started this New Year well.

Two exciting events are coming up soon: 1. Lou Hamilton’s solo exhibition at The Farm, William Building, 8 Marshall Street, London W1F 7EJ. The private view is taking place on Thursday 9th March between 6:30pm and 8:30pm.

Please RSVP by contacting Lou at lou@createlab.co.uk, or myself at celine@thediscerner.co.uk.

I will attend this wonderful event, and I hope that you will be able to join us.

2. “It’s All About Piano” Festival at The French Institute between the 31st March and the 2nd of April.

The fantastic artists Scott McLachan, Gillian Hyland, Lou Hamilton, Simon Kirk, and Letizia Reuss have been invited to exhibit a work that they have especially prepared for the occasion.

Please see more details about their ‘piano works’ on their respective pages.

I do hope that you will enjoy browsing through our February issue, and discover the works of extraordinarily talented artists!

Celine Gaurier-Joubert

Contact & advertising enquiries:

E: celine@thediscerner.co.uk W: www.thediscerner.com T: 0207 491 9925

Every effort has been made to ensure the content is accurate. The Discerner Ltd. does not endorse any of the advertisements in the magazine unless otherwise stated. No part of the magazine may be reproduced without permission of The Discerner Ltd. We reserve the right to refuse advertisement or editorial not suitable to the publication.

For private viewings of art work in Mayfair, please contact Celine directly at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Scott McLachan Scott, born in Scotland and now living in The Netherlands, was first inspired to create fantasy artwork by the likes of Chris Foss, Roger Dean and Frank Frazetta…his childhood painter heroes!

Airbrush based sci-fi work was his early passion but this developed into a more general fantasy theme using acrylics and large canvases.

More recently he has turned to the challenge of oils.

His work always tries to capture a snapshot within the context of an event…the outcome known only to the observer.

Scott shows his work at small galleries and venues where the scale of the work can be better appreciated.

“State of Exile” - POA Oil on canvas 120 x 60cm

“Someday” - POA Oil on board 30 x 40cm Available to view at “It’s All About Piano” Festival

“Into the Light” - POA Oil on canvas 120 x 120cm “The Stroll” - POA Oil on canvas 70 x 70cm

T: +31 611588706

E: scott@scottmclachlan.com

W: scottmclachlan.com

For all enquiries, please contact Scott or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Andy Davey I paint as a form of free expression. I use a range of media; acrylics for their suitability to quick, dynamic “action” painting, oils for their rich depth of colour and beautiful on-canvas mixing effects and watercolours for their luminosity. My abstract paintings mostly come out of half-sleep or meditation, though sometimes they are inspired by natural landscape. I look for a compositional balance between visual “comfort” and chaos. There is for me a point of beauty between the two, though where that balance point lies and whether I ever reach that point will be subjective for each viewer.

“Triangle” - £900 Acrylic on prepared canvas 100 x 65cm

“Blue-Yellow-Brown” - £690 Acrylic on prepared canvas 80 x 60cm

Available to view at the Discerner’s Residence in Mayfair

“Abstract 1108 Green” - £1590 Acrylic on canvas 120 x 90cm

T: 07831535982

“Blue Thicket Meditation” - £490 Acrylic on canvas 61 x 46cm

E: daveycartoons@gmail.com

W: andydaveypaintings.com

For all enquiries, please contact Andy or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk www.thediscer ne r . c om

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Gillian Hyland Gillian Hyland creates supernatural staged images, presented as film stills or dramatic moments. Hyland’s unsettling mise-en-scene are full of sex and desire, sadness and nostalgia. Narratives that are psychologically evocative - at once sublimely theatrical yet poignant.

Her dramatic photographs are based on her poems, and depict characters in human dramas and isolated emotional situations. Frozen in time, solitary and vulnerable moments are presented in glorious technicolor and timeless sets.

“Now & Then” - 2016 - £1450 Lambda Fine Art Print Mounted on Aluminium with a dark wooded tray frame Limited edition of 9 50.80 x 76.20cm

“Look Away” - 2015 - £1450 Lambda Fine Art Print Mounted on Aluminium with a dark wooded tray frame Limited edition of 9 50.80 x 76.20cm

Available to view at “It’s All About Piano” Festival

“Mirror Mirror” - 2015 - £1450 Lambda Fine Art Print Mounted on Aluminium with a dark wooded tray frame Limited edition of 9 50.80 x 76.20cm

T: 07884305658

“Lola” - 2016 - £2400 Lambda Fine Art Print Mounted with Perspex Limited edition of 9 76.20 x 114.30cm

E: gillian@gillianhyland.com

W: gillianhyland.com

For all enquiries, please contact Gillian or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Thomas Strumpel I was born in a place along the Rhine River and then some 20 years later, I studied art in Cologne, a hub for art and artists in Germany at that time.

I began with drawings but now my focus is on painting. I work with very diluted watercolours, which I apply multiple layers, until depth is reached in the picture. It creates a subtle colour play. The texture of the canvas is evident and becomes part of the painting.

I now live in Zurich, Switzerland and in 2015 Elten & Elten Gallery presented my work for which I enjoyed the exposure.

“Playground” - 2009 - £7500 Gouache on rough linen 120 x 160cm

“Three Faces” - 2013 - £3800 Gouache on rough linen 100 x 120cm

“A Spanish Afternoon” - 2012 - £5800 Gouache on rough linen 110 x 160cm

T: +41 786832655

“The Chemical Oven” - 2009 - £8000 Gouache on rough linen 120 x 180cm

E: struempel@bluewin.ch

W: thomas-struempel.net

For all enquiries, please contact Thomas or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk www.thediscer ne r . c om

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Lou Hamilton Fine Art Lou Hamilton makes paintings that celebrate simplicity & observe the impermanent nature of things. She aims to make work that creates moments of calm in which to pause and reflect. She explores light, texture, colour and form through the abstract interpretation of land or seascape and the ever-changing weather. She was recently selected to participate in The Other Art Fair London and regularly sells to collectors worldwide through Saatchi online. Lou’s work has been commissioned for site-specific projects, won prizes and been exhibited in both group and one-woman shows.

“Silence in between” - £800 Oil, cold wax, acrylic 50 x 50cm

“Misty Fields” - £800 Oil, cold wax, acrylic 50 x 50cm

Available to view at “It’s All About Piano” Festival

“City Night Sky” - £1600 Oil, cold wax, acrylic 100 x 100cm

“Fields through Sky” - £1600 Oil, cold wax, acrylic 100 x 100cm

E: lou@createlab.co.uk

W: louhamiltonart.com

For all enquiries, please contact Lou or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Caia Matheson Caia Matheson is an Award Winning Contemporary British Painter based in the United Kingdom. Caia Matheson has exhibited alongside Billy Childish Jamie Reid Yohji Yamamoto Sir Paul McCartney Chris Riddell David Lloyd Guy Venables. Caia matheson is inspired by wabi sabi or the beauty of imperfection.

Caia Matheson also produces prints that are individually printed to order and signed by the artist. They are printed on a vellum surface (slightly textured) 100% cotton rag 310gsm archival acid free mould made fine art paper and are Fine Art Trade Guild Approved.

“Samsara” - £3500 - 80H x 80W x 3D cm Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas

“Event Horizon” - £10000 - 150H x 153W x 5D cm Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas

Available to view at the Discerner’s Residence in Mayfair

“Illuminati” - £5000 - 100H x 100W x 3D cm Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas

T: 07961405351

“Jubilation White” - £10000 - 160H x 158W x 5D cm Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas

E: studio@caiamatheson.com

W: caiamatheson.com

For all enquiries, please contact Caia or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk www.thediscer ne r . c om

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Michelle Hold Art is my life and passion.

My work is based on capturing the essence of feelings, emotions and the invisible, eternal energy that pervades the universe, focusing on beauty and it’s scarcity in current time. I am inspired by nature and new science that meets spirituality. Creating from a place of no time, no space no body. Like an architect I love to construct the images with multiple layering, but at the same time leaving space for surprise, for something unexpected to happen, where my dance like gestures encounter the vibrations of colour.

“Quietly Blossoming” - €3700 Pigments and acrylics on canvas 120 x 120cm

“Roadmap to Change” - €3700 Pigments and acrylics on canvas 120 x 120cm

Available to view at the Discerner’s Residence in Mayfair

“Set me Free” - €3700 Pigments and acrylics on canvas 120 x 120cm

T: +393347864141

“Vital Signs” - €3700 Pigments and acrylics on canvas 120 x 120cm

E: michelle@michellehold.com

W: michellehold.com

For all enquiries, please contact Michelle or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Annie Darling Art

Between The Lines 32 x 32 in, Encaustic on panel. Currently on display at The Discerner’s Residence Please contact celine@thediscerner.co.uk for a private viewing.

Organic shapes, dynamic lines and energetic forms define Annie Darling’s work. Her luminous encaustic paintings are rendered in rich, natural color with deep layers of texture inviting the viewer to experience the depth of the work. Annie’s work can be found in public venues and private homes world-wide.

W: anniedarlingart.com

E: anniedarlingart@gmail.com www.thediscer ne r . c om

T: 011 207 838 1977

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Christopher Engel Christopher Engel is an American artist. His work has been exhibited in the USA and abroad, and is part of numerous private collections.

Engel’s work is characterized by powerful brush strokes and vibrant colors, weaving many layers of meaning into a single image. Both abstract and figurative, a positive energy vibrates throughout the work.

Engel states: “My work attempts to capture archetypal images, drawing the viewer into a communication with the ancient, metaphysical and transcendent. These images have appeared throughout history - in the first marks of our ancestors, on cave walls, on trees, in the sand – messages that though we are only passing through this life momentarily, we each are a part of something that never ends.

“Shine On” - POA Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper 45”x 60”

“Acrobat” - POA Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper 44”x 72”

“Hermes goes for coffee” - POA Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper 42”x 50”

“Talisman 4” - POA Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper 26”x 40”

E: artofengel@gmail.com

W: christopherengelart.com

W: kramorisgallery.com/christopher-engel/

For all enquiries, please contact Chris or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Marianne Hill Marianne is a commission based abstract artist from Hampton Court specialising in acrylic on box canvas artwork.

Part of a small Art Collective exhibiting permanently at The South St gallery in Old Isleworth and showing at various Art Fairs in the south.

Marianne’s work has been sold all around the country with particular interest and sales in and around Brighton. A commission piece was sold to a client in Canada.

Any painting can be framed in a ‘floating frame’. Quote can be given via contact details below.

“Angel In Scarlet” - £550 Acrylic on box canvas 76 x 50cm

“Angels With Dirty Faces” - £550 Acrylic on box canvas 76 x 50cm

“Stormy Weather” - £550 Acrylic on box canvas 76 x 50cm

“Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire” - £400 Acrylic on box canvas 56 x 46cm

T: 07703884092

E:mariannehill84@yahoo.co.uk

W: mariannehill.artweb.com

For all enquiries, please contact Marianne or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk www.thediscer ne r . c om

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Zbigniew Blajerski Zbigniew studied in the faculty of sculpture at the Academy of fine Arts in Kraków, Poland. It was here that he started to understand the characteristics of metal, wood and clay which he now uses when handcrafting these bespoke “Torso Sculptures”.

They are formed from the inside, and then built up with individual strands of clay, which is then heated at 1080c and finished off with a coloured glaze to eventually form the elegant male or female openwork design. The male sculpture is 54cm in height with the female measuring 48cm and are available in a selection of colours, including split colours, or a colour of your choice.

“Ceramic Head” - £149 Made from one mould 29 x 24cm

“White Head” - £149 Made from one mould 29 x 24cm

Available to view at the Discerner’s Residence in Mayfair

“Aqua Female” - £495

“Aqua Male” - £495

E: info@albasculpture.com

W: albasculpture.com

For all enquiries, please contact Russell or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Simon Kirk Fine Art Since beginning his career in 2007, works by Simon Kirk have proved a great investment and are increasingly sought after by art collectors, notably in America, Dubai and Continental Europe. He exhibited and sold at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He is a resident artist with the Turner | Barnes | Gallery and his work is regularly exhibited as part of their collections for the New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and London Affordable Art Fairs. He has had solo exhibitions in France, Denmark and the USA.

“Tom” - £750 Oil on board 25 x 19.5cm - 2017 Available to view at “It’s All About Piano” Festival

“Riddles” - £1500 Acrylic, collage and image transfer on board 76 x 61cm - 2017

E: simon@simonkirkfineart.com

“Idol” - £225 Acrylic, collage and image transfer on board 10 x 15cm - 2017

“The Collector” - £225 Acrylic, collage and image transfer on board 10 x 15cm - 2017

W: simonkirkfineart.com

For all enquiries, please contact Simon or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk www.thediscer ne r . c om

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Judy Clark Once described as “one of the most singular artists of her generation” Judy Clark studied at the Slade in London and her early work was considered influential, particularly in relation to the development of women artists. She has work in key national collections and her arts career includes projects in design and architecture. Embedded in current work are ideas on the subject of camouflage and hidden stories. Judy combines photographic, print and paint processes that are worked together to create resonant and compelling imagery.

“In the Grass with Stripes” - £1500 Acrylic and collage on canvas 100 x 40cm

“Down in the Grass with Blue” - £1800 Acrylic and collage on canvas 100 x 100cm Available to view at the Discerner’s Residence in Mayfair

“Six Men Standing” - £1200 Acrylic and collage on canvas 100 x 30cm

“Down in the Grass with Green” - £1800 Acrylic and collage on canvas 100 x 100cm

E: studiocva@gmail.com

W: judyclarkartist.co.uk

For all enquiries, please contact Judy or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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Letizia Reuss Letizia Reuss theoretical and philosophical work links polarised concepts, aesthetics, times and cultures.

She reinterprets metaphysical concerns and scientific quests in the light of evolutionary science and neuroscience.

She thrives to create antithesis in 3 dimensions.

“Nocturnes de Ravel” - £450 Polypropylene & acrylic 50 x 50cm

“Tesla Waves” - £500 Acrylic mirror & iron 120 x 120cm

Available to view at “It’s All About Piano” Festival

“What’s the colour of my panties?” - £2500 Mixed media 40x40cm

T: 07887 665 878

“ Plato’s “Crito” - £3500 After Chomsky’s evolution of linguistics & technology serie of 3 iPhones Led, plexi 1/5, triptych each 60 x 26cm

E: letiziareuss@me.com

W: letiziaart.com

For all enquiries, please contact Letizia or Celine at celine@thediscerner.co.uk

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