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Join us for the launch of "Landscape, Stems and Form", an exhibition of recent works of Kathy Nettles, Jane and Ali Hirst, which reflect on their shared interest in interpreting the natural world. Each artist holds up their own unique lens to a world around them but, perhaps by chance, finds similarities in their experiences as they consider the tension and balance between man and nature, the beauty and decay where these two worlds cross, and the embodiment of fragility and destruction on both sides of this relationship.

The two painters, Jane and Kathy, work in natural materials such as oils, linseed and wood and both work directly from their chosen subject. Kathy usually starts with abstract marks on paper as she captures the lines, light and atmosphere of a place, then refines and finishes her work back at her studio. Her process begins as she tries 'to capture, on the paper, what I see, hear and feel, using words, colour and marks that suggest rather than directly recreate the subject in front of me'.

Jane, also works directly from nature beginning her process en-plein air having spent many days getting to know the space intimately, and then finishing her work back at the studio. She explains her process is a 'searching for a way to find balance and harmony' 'Through my brushes and canvas, when to pause, what to explore, reflection, solitude with nature, '

Ali's creations are brought to life in clay. She has developed a combination of slabbing, coiling and sprigging techniques. She explains that she 'really enjoys the technical challenge of building larger pieces and exploring different ways of working with coloured slips, using transfers and gold lustre to create layers of images on the surface of the clay'.

The launch will take place on Friday 20th September 6-8 pm when you can meet the artists and learn from them more about their work and practice. The exhibition will run until 16th October.

For more information visit, www.art-hub.co.uk/ex/sept24