Please join us for the launch of

“A Private View” by Grahame Ashcroft

at the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead

on Friday 13th November, from 6-8pm.

The collection of work on show will give the viewer a "Private View" into the working processes and career progression of this fascinating artist.

Grahame is a professional artist, based in New Brighton, Merseyside. His paintings are in private & municipal collections, both in the UK & abroad. His work combines observation, memory and imagination, not always in equal parts. From these basic elements  the images are persuaded towards some kind of coherence. His paintings have been described as “brilliantly coloured, rather magical pieces, including landscapes which have a nostalgic, picture-book quality, like images of a world like ours, but not quite.”

The artist describes his working process:

“Truman Capote said, “My life – as an artist, at least – can be charted as precisely as a fever: the highs and lows, the very definite cycles.” I know what he meant. Inspiration comes and goes - interests germinate and blossom, fade and die away, only to be replaced by fresh blooms - but the compulsion to work remains fairly constant. Sometimes, I feel as though I’m on a treadmill; at other times, the paintings seem to paint themselves. I never know when a painting’s finished. No bells ring. I simply realise I’ve begun thinking about the next one.”

Admission is free.
The exhibition is open to the public at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, CH43 4UE, Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm from Saturday 14th November to Thursday 24th December. (Closed Mondays)

Please  call  0151 652 4177 for more details. 

Grahame is represented by Liverpool based dot-art. More examples of his work can be seen here.