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I remember one of the first things my tutor at art school said,”open your eyes, look at the world through painter’s eyes”. I have done that ever since and I try to keep that sense of wonder in my paintings. Initial inspiration comes from being outside; the weather, smells, sounds, light. The changing moods brought on by the sky fascinate me. I love watching the clouds flit across the mountains or the dark purple grey of a storm looming, with tiny flashes of sun on the hills. Brief moments like these form the spark of an idea. I then work on the paintings in my studio, which allows time to take a hand in the process. It is important to me that a painting has a ”life” of its own and is not just a copy of a picturesque scene. I like to let the paint itself “take over” the picture. That is the great challenge; to let the paint recreate the initial spark that preceded the painting process. I also make frequent visits to Scotland (mainly the west coast and islands) as it never fails to inspire and excite! The vastness and the sea bring me back again and again. I studied at Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall and then lived in Edinburgh for a couple of years after leaving college. I think I absorbed both Cornish and Scottish influences along the way! I live in Threlkeld, near Keswick with my partner, Jonathan Trotman and our two children. I have lived in Cumbria for 14 years now and it is a fabulous place to live and work. |
Personal Details
1969 Born Grimsby
1988 – 89 Humberside College of Higher Education
1989 – 92 B A Hons Fine Art, Falmouth School of Art
Recent exhibitions
October – November 2009 “Card Art” Farfield Mill, Sedbergh
July- August 2009 “Recent Paintings; J. Trotman and A.Critchlow” – Brantwood, Coniston
August-Sept 2009 “Best of Eden”, Upfront Gallery
August –Sept 2009 “Eden Open Studios Event”
August 2009 “Anon” – Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Jan – Feb 2009 “Cumbrian Open Show”, Upfront Gallery 2nd prize winner
Sept – Oct 2008 “Alison Critchlow – Paintings” . Northern Lights Gallery
Jan – Feb 2008 Cumbrian Open Show” – Upfront Gallery
Oct2007 –Solo exhibition, Northern Lights Gallery
OCG Arts, Ambleside – gallery artist
Northern Lights Gallery – gallery artist
Selected Past Exhibitions
2006 “Jonathan Trotman and Alison Critchlow” Upfont Gallery
2006 Richard Childs Gallery, Oban
2006 OCG ARTS- Ambleside
2006 Northern Lights Gallery
2005 Anstey Gallery, Harrogate
2005 Gossipgate Gallery, Alston
2005 Manchester Art Show, Pinfold Gallery
2005 Art in Eden – Studio Tour
2004 Off The Wall – Corbridge
2004 Northern Lights Gallery
2004 OCG Arts, Ambleside
2004 The Oban Art Gallery
2004 Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
2002 “Fresh Air” Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
2001 Lake Artists Exhibition, Grasmere
2001 Lowes Court Gallery, Egremont – group Exhibition
2001 “Seascape Exhibition” Upfront Gallery
2000 Louth Contemporary Art Show
2000 Theatre By the Lake, Keswick
1999 Lake Artists Exhibition, Grasmere
1997 Northern Fells Gallery, Uldale – group exhibition
1997 Green House Gallery, Workington. Solo Exhibition
1996 “Arts Alive” Cumbria Year of the Arts
1996 ”Christmas Exhibition” Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth
1993 “Five Painters” Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh
1995 Citizens Studios
1994 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1994 Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow
1993 Compass Gallery, Glasgow
1993 “Five Painters” Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh
1991 Penwith Gallery, St. Ives
1992 “Fresh Art”,Business Design Centre, London
1992 Cottons Centre,London
Collections
Ernst & Young
Royal Bank of Scotland
Crosby Capital Partners
Various private collections throughout the UK
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