RWA 163 Annual Open Exhbition

I was delighted to see my print 'Weathered and worn' on the walls of the 163 Annual Open Exhibition at the RWA in Bristol.

Its a treat to be part of this prestigious exhibition and to be hung in the print and drawing room, so beautifully put together by artist and writer Fiona Robinson.
I was felt very proud to be shown on the same wall space as the intriguing drawing machine work by Debbie Locke, below:

Debbie's piece is called 'Retracing steps', and my piece was set in Steps Lane, the selectors didn't kow this from my title but its a delicious co-incidence.

RWA 163 Annual Open Exhbition Opens October 4th - November 29th.

Royal West of England Academy, Queens Road, Bristol, BS81PX 
www.rwa.org.uk

RWA - Pic of the day

Please excuse this opportunity to blow my own trumpet...

 

I have just logged on to the RWA 'Behind the scenes' Blog

http://rwabristol.wordpress.com/

and was very surprised and excited to see that they have included one of my prints as 'Pic of the day',

I've copied the entry below:

 

December 3, 2011

 

 

"Pic of the day: Rain Washed Sediment by Wendy Rhodes

In her etching ‘Rain Washed Sediment’, Wendy Rhodes has achieved lovely texture and tonal variation and the piece has a beautiful ‘roughness’ There is a gorgeous loose, tactile feel to the work that is entirely the artist’s own ‘style’."

This is the first time that I have seen something that as been written about my work, how really interesting, lovely and very flattering it is. Thank you to whoever has been this generous in their thoughts. 

On Show - RWA 159

Two etchings have been selected for this years RWA Open exhibition - '159' in Bristol. Its been very exciting as this is the first time I have entered.

The two prints are shown below, hung together.

This shows the wall on which the prints were displayed in the print and drawing room. There was such lovely work to look at and to be hung alongside.

Several chums also had work exhibited, among them were these...

Sue Brown's Raven was hung very nicely with a work by another artist local to me, Kerry Phippen's reindeer...

and James MiIroy's complex painting of the Royal Academician's was getting a lot of attention.

I was really taken by this gorgeous little painting by Laurie Steen. I don't know Laurie but her work is beautiful, tranquil and achieved with the wonderful sense of knowing when enough is enough.

The whole exhibition is a treat, there is a lot of very good and very interesting work, something for everyone.

RWA 159 runs from 30th October until 31st December.