The High Summer Exhibition brings together paintings with warmth, freshness and a real sense of the season.
The High Summer Exhibition brings together new work by gallery artists in a lively and generous summer show.
There is a lovely range here: flowers, gardens, interiors, coastlines, village edges, riversides and sunlit places. Some paintings are small and intimate; others are bold, colourful and expansive. Together, they make a show that feels bright without being shallow, rich without being crowded, and full of the pleasures of the season.
Peter Graham brings colour, scale and energy, from the clear light of Iona to the warmth and movement of the Mediterranean. Peter Kuhfeld adds the assurance of a highly regarded British painter, with work rooted in observation, atmosphere and quiet authority. Nick Heap offers another kind of summer: plants in interiors, reflections, gardens, water meadows and village edges, all seen with freshness and ease.
Pamela Kay's still lifes are full of warmth and delicacy. Flowers, lemons, bowls, boxes, brass and Delft are gathered with a natural sense of balance and affection. John Dobbs brings a more intimate note, with finely observed paintings of dandelions, tulips, pansies and small natural forms - modest in scale, but full of charm and attention.
Works by Douglas Gray, Richard Thorn, Bran Sivas and other gallery artists add further colour, landscape and breadth to the exhibition.
The High Summer Exhibition is not trying too hard to announce itself. Its strength is simpler than that: good paintings, beautifully chosen, full of light, colour and life. It is a show to enjoy slowly - and one that catches something of summer at its most generous.