John Croft CBE - Howard Jeffs RE - Edward Willis
Abstraction & Colour
2 June - 1 July
The geometric paintings in oil on canvas by John Croft can be enjoyed equally for their pure abstract qualities as for their vibrant interpretations of landscapes or seascapes. The latest linocut prints of Howard Jeffs are based on his fascination with the circle as a fixed and powerful shape. Within this shape he has created organic forms with a palette of colours which, although abstract, might also be found in the natural world.
Accompanying this exhibition is a collection of three-dimensional sculptures by Edward Willis. Elegant forms with sometimes bold colour, each piece is a study of ‘dynamic equilibrium’, carefully constructed from many parts.
January 1985
John Croft
oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
July 2002
John Croft
oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
August 2016
John Croft
oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
Eye of the Circle
Howard Jeffs
linocut, Artist’s Proof
40.5 x 31.5cm
Fragmented Form
Howard Jeffs
monotype, unique print
40.5 x 31.5cm
Autumn Leaves
Howard Jeffs
monotype, unique print
63 x 45cm
August 2004
John Croft
oil on canvas
39 x 50cm
September 2008
John Croft
oil on canvas
80 x 90cm
March 2007
John Croft
oil on canvas
40 x 50cm
Radial Blue Circle
Howard Jeffs
etched lino print, ed 5
119 x 84cm
Kinetic Study 19
Edward Willis
aluminium & resin, ed 9
65 x 50cm
Grey & Black Circle
Howard Jeffs
etched lino print, ed 5
119 x 84cm
Hot Flames
Howard Jeffs
monotype, unique print
65 x 45cm
Hot Blast
Howard Jeffs
monotype, unique print
40.5 x 31.5cm
Dark Earth Circle
Howard Jeffs
monotype, unique print
65 x 45cm
May 2012
John Croft
oil on canvas
61 x 76cm
February 2009
John Croft
oil on canvas
57 x 69cm
April 2006
John Croft
oil on canvas
60 x 80cm
Kinetic Study 20 (mk 2)
Edward Willis
aluminium & resin, ed 9
65 x 45cm
Kinetic Study 8
Edward Willis
copper & resin, ed 9
65 x 50cm
Kinetic Study 17
Edward Willis
painted brass, aluminium and thread, ed 9
70 x 40cm
June 2009
John Croft
oil on canvas
51 x 58cm
November 2001
John Croft
oil on canvas
25 x 30cm
November 2013
John Croft
oil on canvas
46 x 60cm
September 2005
John Croft
oil on canvas
58 x 79cm
October 2005
John Croft
oil on canvas
40 x 58cm
June 2010
John Croft
oil on canvas
61 x 80cm
Motley Circle
Howard Jeffs
linocut
40.5 x 31.5cm
Fine Cut Circle
Howard Jeffs
linocut
40.5 x 31.5cm
Dense Circle
Howard Jeffs
linocut, ed 5
40.5 x 31.5cm
Brushed Green Square
Howard Jeffs
monotype, unique print
40.5 x 31.5cm
Two Part Invention
Edward Willis
copper and brass, ed 20
60 x 135cm
Brushed Dark Square
Howard Jeffs
monotype, unique print
40.5 x 31.5cm
August 2016
John Croft
oil on canvas
41 x 51cm
August - September 2001
John Croft
oil on canvas
25 x 36cm
April 2007
John Croft
oil on canvas
40 x 60cm
Kinetic Study 26
Edward Willis
aluminium & resin, ed 9
60 x 40cm
Mayurasana
(The Peacock)
Edward Willis
copper, brass, aluminium, resin ed 15
55 x 50cm
Kinetic Study 26
Edward Willis
aluminium & resin, ed 9
60 x 40cm
Shimmering Light Circle
Howard Jeffs
monotype
84.5 x 65cm
Blue Pods
Howard Jeffs
monotype
63 x 45cm
Translucent Lights
Howard Jeffs
monotype
84.5 x 65cm
Falling Waves
Howard Jeffs
linocut, edition of 2
40.5 x 31.5cm
Green Grass Circle
Howard Jeffs
monotype
65 x 45cm
Moving Fossil
Howard Jeffs
linocut
40.5 x 31.5cm
John Croft, who has painted for more than seventy years, has always had an interest in abstract expressionists such as Nicholas de Stael and his own painting has become increasingly simplified in form. A postgraduate of Christ Church, Oxford, John Croft spent most of his career working for the Foreign Office before focusing on painting. He has exhibited in France, London, Suffolk and Bath and his work can be found in the collections of Oxford University, Cambridge University, London School of Economics, Manx Museum Isle of Man, Reform Club London and London Borough of Camden.
Howard Jeffs, a Member of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers has recently shown work in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath and the Bankside Gallery in London. Trained at Chelsea School of Art during the 1960’s, Jeffs taught printmaking in The Department of Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London from 1972 to 2003 and completed an MA in Printmaking at Camberwell College of Arts in the 1990s. An elected member of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers he regularly exhibits work at the Bankside Gallery, London. He exhibited landscape photography at the Photographers Gallery and The Serpentine Gallery in the early 1970s. Well-established nationally as a printmaker, he works at his studios in Bath and in France.
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