Author Archives: Karen Pollock

About Karen Pollock

Loves art (painting, drawing and collage): studied at CityLit, Morley College and Mary Ward Centre, London

City Lit Fine Art course show, Espacio Gallery – report

Thank you to everyone who came to the City Lit Fine Art course show! The show was very well attended with visitors coming from Mexico and Australia, as well as many friends and family. I was delighted that three of my oil paintings were displayed (Towards the city, Avenue and Into the tree – see photo above). Many thanks also to my fellow artists and co-curators Chris, Tony, John and Cath.

The exhibition blog showing works by many artists is here and the show took place at Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG who hold exhibitions throughout the year.

City Lit Fine Art course exhibition, 21st – 26th July, Espacio Gallery

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The City Lit Fine Art course exhibition is taking place at Espacio Gallery in Shoreditch, East London on 21st – 26th July. I’m showing work alongside my fellow students from the final year of the City Lit Fine Art course. We are exhibiting a variety of works from drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media. 3d and animation. Works ranges from intimate fantasy landscapes to large gestural works on canvas and metal plates to sequences of prints exploring locations such as accident black-spots.
When: the exhibition is open from 12 noon on Tuesday 21^st July until 5pm on Sunday 26^th July (Tues – Sat 12noon – 7pm and Sun 12 noon – 5pm).
Where: Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG
Getting there: by Tube (Liverpool Street Station or Bethnal Green Station), by Overground (Shoreditch High Street Station) or by bus (8 or 388).

The exhibition blog showing works by many artists is here and please come along and enjoy the show!

Up, into the tree: making the painting (video)

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The Up, into the tree painting (2015, charcoal and oil on canvas) was created in stages – starting with a photograph of an ancient sweet chestnut tree in Greenwich Park, London – this clip shows the journey:

Up, into the tree (painting)

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Inspired by looking up, into and through an ancient sweet chestnut tree in Greenwich Park, London.

Up, into the tree (2015) oil on canvas, 59.4cm x 84.1cm

City 1 and 2 (paintings)

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Two abstract landscape paintings (acrylic and oil on canvas) inspired by photographs taken of the West End & City of London from the top of Greenwich Park, London SE10. Your comments are very welcome (thank you).

City 1 ( 2015) acrylic and oil on canvas, 59.4cm x 59.4cm

City 2 (2015) acrylic and oil on canvas, 40cm x 40cm

Avenue painting: making

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Avenue painting (2015, oil on canvas) was created in stages – under-painting, building the foreground, additive and reductive painting of the background – this clip shows the making process: