Art Exhibition

An exhibition of silk paintings, watercolours, prints and textile images

27 July 2002

Skipton Castle played host to an exhibition by three artists in contrasting media. The Granary building of Skipton Castle is a perfect backdrop for this kind of arty stuff. We wandered in, look around, grabbed some pics and chatted to one of the artists Wilson Harvey, who until very recently lived in Skipton.

Gilly Craven
Gilly has always been fascinated by 16th and 17th century embroidery & textiles. After gaining an honours degree in Fine Art at Manchester and working several years in the Museums Service with a large textile collection, she developed her interest by creating embroidered mirror frames, boxes and cushions for museums and private collections. She has exhibited at the Chelsea Craft Fair, Kensington Town Hall, and the Royal Festival Hall, as well as in Yorkshire, and has much work commissioned. Recently Gilly completed the'Creative Embroidery' City & Guilds course at Craven College.

Christine Frost
Since coming to live in Skipton eight years ago, Christine has exhibited with Craven Art Club and had paintings chosen for inclusion in several Yorkshire Artists' Exhibitions. She has also had a solo exhibition in the Craven District Council offices (Nov 2000 - March 2001) as part of their Artists in Residence scheme. Christine enjoys exploring different painting techniques and media. Her work with silk is stimulated by the unpredictability and vibrancy of the points and a fascination with the 'fluid' nature of different types of silk. She hopes, in both her framed pieces and her unframed hangings, to create a sense of immediacy and movement to convey something of the excitement she finds in creating the images.

Wilson Harvey
After many years of painting for pleasure, Wil turned professional two years ago specialising in pen-and- ink/watercolour commissions of house-portraits and landscapes. He has always been intrigued by the contrast that ink brings to paintings & drawings and recently trained at Bradford College and Craven College in printmaking. This has allowed Wil to extend his painting techniques into etchings and woodcut prints with bold ink designs. He has exhibited with the Stirling Art Club and Craven Art Club.

Contacts:
Gilly Craven:  01535 630683
Christine Frost:  01756 794088
Wil Harvey:  07951 284372