WOST update

It is with great regret that we announce that unfortunately, due to circumstances, we will be unable to go ahead with the Wirral Open Studio Tour this year. We truly apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thought we'd let you know as soon as possible.

We would like to thank all that have shown an interest and our lovely supporters. We hope that you will be able to join us next year.

Many thanks to all those who have helped out over the past three years.

Wirral Open Studio Tour - Exhibition FRIDAY

Time	18 November · 19:30 - 21:30
Location	6 Melrose Ave., Melrose Hall, Hoylake
Created by:	Wirral Open Studio Tour
More info	Informal celebratory event, just in time for Christmas! Please come along, there will be many artwork pieces for sale and there will be also opportunity to talk with the artists.

Coming soon info about the Gala event on the 18th of Nov

WIRRAL OPEN STUDIO TOUR - SUCCESS!

There are more photos from our event on the website.

Wirral Open Studio Tour - open!

Final featured Artist for 2011 - Micheline Robinson

Micheline Robinson

Micheline studied film animation at Concordia University in Montreal and Fine Arts at Ottawa University. Her artwork is held in private and corporate collections in the US, Canada, Australia, France, Spain, Taiwan and the UK. Her work can be viewed at Lark Lane Atelier in Liverpool and she recently exhibited in Malta (July-August) with the Mirca Tour for Human Rights (opened by former Judge, Giovanni Bonello of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg).

She is the founder and chair of Wirral Art and of the Wirral Open Studio Tour.




"I am an artist, but also a mother of three. The realities of motherhood; the emotions and thoughts that follow are woven into the fabric of my creations. A childhood spent connecting with nature is also apparent in my work. The artworks focus on a relationship between life and its natural surroundings; abstraction of shapes and dynamics that have been absorbed in my mind.

I try to alternate between two painting styles, as I seek a balance between them. One is calculated, methodical and planned: I see the finished painting in my head before I even apply paint to canvas. The other method is instinctual, similar to the Inuit sculptor, who works with a piece of soapstone to discover the animal hiding within. Contrasting colours and organic shapes develop as the painting grows, with a goal of harmony, and a search for balance. It is an adventure in two dimensions, that when finished, offers the viewer a complexity of visuals, and hours of meditative pleasure."

www.michelinerobinson.co.uk

Visit Micheline Robinson at Wirral Open Studios:

Saturday 24 September 2011; 10am-5pm
Sunday 25 September 2011; 10am-4pm

58 Alderley Road
Hoylake
Wirral
CH47 2BA

Amanda Oliphant will also be appearing at this venue. There are several artists showing nearby in Hoylake including Oke Ugonna from his studio across the road.

Featured Artists - Tommy McHugh and Ann Lewis

Tommy McHugh

Tommy McHugh was a Liverpool builder. Following simultaneous haemorrhages on either side of his brain, in 2001 he has become a prolific artist. His activity and output continues to astound the medical and art worlds alike.

Since his brain-injury, he has been driven to constantly create artworks in a variety of media. He makes work from whatever materials are available: paint, pastels, feathers, stone, wood, metal, wax and clay. His house is his studio, and he uses floors, ceilings, and walls as his canvas.

 

Particularly fascinated by faces, Tommy often 'hides' images in his pieces, waiting, as he puts it for the viewer's, 'unconscious - creativity' to play its part. 

He says of his experience, "My mind is like a volcano exploding with bubbles and each bubble contains a million other bubbles, and then another million bubbles of unstoppable creative ideas".

Tommy has been the subject of numerous TV documentaries on the nature of creativity.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MedicalMysteries/story?id=5734638&page=1

tommymchugh2@tiscali.co.uk

Visit Tommy McHugh at Wirral Open Studios:

Saturday 24 September 2011; 10am-5pm
Sunday 25 September 2011; 10am-4pm

6 Kirkfield Grove
Rock Ferry
Wirral
CH62 1RY

Ann Lewis

"I am a practicing artist and housewife with a background in Graphic Design.  I have a great appreciation of art production in various media, although currently I am focused on drawing.

Drawing is one of the most fundamental activities in art. It is an ongoing practice that can be experimented with in so many ways.  An age old discipline to be loved and explored from the simplest of ideas to more complex expressions."

" An experience that holds no bounds....."

Visit Ann Lewis at Wirral Open Studios:

Saturday 24 September 2011; 10am-5pm
Sunday 25 September 2011; 10am-4pm

8 Eastway Road
Greasby
Wirral
CH49 2NT

Previously featured

Elaine Hackett will also be appearing at this venue.