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Artists Open Houses Festival 2012 ends this weekend, 26 – 27th May – Photos and information.

The Brighton Artists Open Houses is coming to a close for 2012, this weekend coming is the final weekend. Sat 26th – Sunday 27th May

So if you’re on an art hunt, in the area or if you are looking for something to do, why not come and see my paintings ‘in the flesh’! As well as new works and recent commissions, I am also showing my Smartdeco Collection; affordable art meets bespoke products such as deckchairs, cushions and lampshades.  These will be available to purchase along with prints of paintings at special festival prices.

For those seeking a stylish seating experience this summer and beyond, Brighton-based artist, Jacqueline Hammond has the answer to ‘sitting pretty’ without the need to visit a scenic location in person. Thanks to Jacqueline’s series of Smartdeco Deckchairs that reproduce her popular scenic artworks on to the canvas sling, people can enjoy the seaside, pastoral Spanish setting or country lane from the comfort of their own back garden or patio.
Ram by Anvil Ironworks, Deckchairs by Smartdeco on the Fiveways Trail of Brighton and Hove’s Artists Open Houses Festival 2012 – Venue: f18 Anvil Ironworks, Fiveways Trail, 222 Ditchling Rd, Brighton

I am exhibiting at the following venues but you would like to talk about my work I’ll be at the Anvil Ironworks venue.

  • Anvil Ironworks 222 Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 6JE – Fiveways Trail f18
  • JAG Gallery Arch 283a Madeira Drive Brighton BN2 1PS.- Kemptown Trail k3 

Open House at Anvil Ironworks

Anvil Ironworks creates decorative and functional sculpture, lighting, furniture and site-specific and architectural pieces. Enjoy refreshments in the garden among the sculpture and decadent deckchairs. Bringing the outside in, Jacqueline’s paintings will take

you to a number of beautiful landscapes, from the wildlife in the garden to the wilderness of Dartmoor and highly populated beach scenes. All overseen by an irreverent portrait of the Queen. Be sure to order your commemorative mug!

Anvil Ironworks is part of the Five Ways Open House Artists Trail.  The venue is open from 11.00 until 17.00 for the following weekends – 5-6th, 12-13th, 19-20th and 26-27th or by private appointment. (f18 on the Fiveways Open Houses trail).

Exhibition of works by Jacqueline Hammond at the 2012 Brighton and Hove’s Artists’ Open Houses Festival – Venue: f18 Anvil Ironworks, Fiveways Trail, 222 Ditchling Rd, Brighton

For more details visit www.aoh.org.uk

Travel information

Bus; 5, 5A, 5B, 26 and 50
Rail; Lewes line from Brighton Station to London Road Station or London train to Preston Park Station.

Fiveways Artists Group Trail area is east of Preston Park.

Open House at the JAG Gallery & Open Studios

Arch 283a Madeira Drive Brighton East Sussex, BN2 1PS

Jacqueline Hammond’s exhibition for Artists Open Houses 2012 at JAG Gallery, Madeira Drive, Brighton
Painting by Jacqueline Hammond commissioned by fashion accessories designer Ethan K in 2012 to illustrate the Ethan K brand and heritage.

Jacqueline is exhibiting recent seascapes, the Acid Pavilion series and the latest decadent homewares products from her Smartdeco Collection. On display is her most recent commission, a very detailed street scene in 1940’s / 50’s Singapore for the fashion accessory designer Ethan K.

The JAG Gallery hosts avibrant community of professional artists who both exhibit and work in the gallery. The talented artists in residence work in a variety of disciplines, such as fine art, painting, illustration, product and interior design, poetry and writing. They are available for commissions.

British artist, Jacqueline Hammond’s studio overlooking the seafront at JAG Gallery, Madeira Drive, Brighton

The JAG Gallery is part of the Kemptown Open House Artists Trail.  The venue is open from 09.30 until 18.00 for the following weekends – 5-6th, 12-13th, 19-20th and 26-27th. (k3 on the Kemptown Open Houses trail). For more details please visit – aoh.org.uk/home

Directions: 200 yards along from Brighton Pier and Brighton Wheel in the direction of the marina, on the left under the arches.

www.jaggallery.co.uk/

Trail address: www.facebook.com/kemptownartistsbrighton

Take the Kemptown Trail with so many artist houses, studios and galleries showing the best original art, printmaking and crafts. Explore Kemp Town Village to the Marina, with JAG Gallery right near the wheel and return by the historic Volks Railway, all within sight of the sea.

Travel information:

Bus

1 and 1A buses Whitehawk > Mile Oak every 6 mins.
2 & 2A Steyning > Rottingdean.
7 Hove > Brighton Marina every 7mins.
14B Peacehaven > B’ton Station hourly. Sunday 14C Newhaven > B’ton Station every 15 mins.
25C County Hospital > Sussex University every 30 mins.
27 East Saltdean > Lewes Rd Sainsbury’s hourly.
81,81A,81B & 81C Goldstone Valley > Open Market via Freshfield Rd and Queens Pk.
From Brighton train Station the most frequent bus is number 7
Train/Walking:
It takes about 15 mins to walk from Brighton Station

 

If you can’t make it down during the month of May you can still view and purchase my art from the following websites:

Prints available from www.jacquelinehammond.com and you can access the whole range of Smartdeco goods here – www.smartdeco-style.com.

Facebook – ArtistJacquelineHammond

Twitter – @Artbyjaxx

Original art, framed in a deckchair – www.artprintdeckchairs.co.uk

Smart, retro inspired lighting – www.smartylamps.co.uk

Artists Open Houses Website – www.aoh.org.uk/home

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Art Daily Life Ideas and Revelations

I must stop writing and do some painting instead.

I must stop writing and do some painting instead.

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Hidden Stories

They’re only sketches but I did them for HOUSE Open as part of Artists Open Houses in Brighton in May. The theme is ‘Hidden Stories’ so I started studying some old, fading photographs of my grandparents.

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Art Painting

Come and see my seascape paintings at my studio by the seaside.

Exhibition of seascape paintings by Jacqueline Hammond at JAG Gallery, Brighton. Sunday 10 March 2012
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Art Daily Life Painting

Slug Past the Post

Managed to nip in the gallery and eradicate ‘The Slug Cloud’ as we have affectionately named it! These were my thoughts on the matter last night:

Slug

Progress has waned this week. I still wasn’t proud of it, I certainly wouldn’t want to exhibit it yet, despite the positive remarks. The problem with painting ‘in public’ and, although I’m allowed to paint upstairs at the moment, is that you have witnesses to your painting habits and everyone sees those touch and go decisions being made mid painting, mid

No slug - as demonstrated with Photoshop

flow, expletive moments of spontaneous mark-making that can go either way when you get carried away, or when you’re maybe testing alternative slants or options and seeing how they develop before eliminating the duffers. Even those ‘just enjoying what the paints do’ periods, painting just for the sake of it.

In spite of the sketches and preliminary paintings, because the painting doesn’t have to resemble anything specific and I’m not painting with photos in front of me, there is less emphasis on looking right or wrong and more time to play and develop by going with what works. Although the composition is in place by this stage, one still tests the ground with unsatisfactory parts of the piece, to see where it could go: after all, you don’t want to mess with the bits you like that work.

The focal point of the painting is crucial. I’ve been in a pre-menstrual, overworked with the business side of things state of delirium! And maybe over-submerged in my work, I literally needed to take a step back. In more ways than one. But a bigger studio would help.

I’ve always known it would have to go: the cloud that has so far resembled a crocodile, a rodent, a whale, but ended up as a huge slug. Pretty colours though!! I’d been working on other areas and avoiding starting the boat. I’ve been too tired in my painting sessions to tackle the important bit – the boat – and the slug has slept and slugged off. Back to slugging the kids round tomorrow, difficult even to dip in and scrape it off, wish it was upstairs at home.

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Seascape Sketch – In 4th Place

Seascape sketch - 4th place