Kit GlaisyerFine Artist. Gallery Owner. Exhibit across the UK & Worldwide.

Blue Chapel Studio, oil on canvas, 90x30cm #art #painting #britishpainter #contemporaryart

Name: Blue Chapel Studio, oil on canvas, 90x30cm #art #painting #britishpainter #contemporaryart
Uploaded: 2024-07-31T16:11:15+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Kit Glaisyer
Description: In this first‑person monologue, the artist stands in their store and discusses a painting of their former studio in Camberwell, London – the derelict…

31 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this first‑person monologue, the artist stands in their store and discusses a painting of their former studio in Camberwell, London – the derelict "Blue Chapel" on John Ruskin Street. They recall the studio’s cheap rent (£15 per week), the cramped layout with a questionable garage below, and the overall appeal of the space. The artist explains that these early works were created after moving to Dorset as nostalgic reflections on their London period, and that the memories and visual language from this painting helped inspire the subsequent Cafe Royal series, of which two more pieces will be shared later. The talk is informal, reflective, and emphasizes personal history and artistic development.

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So yeah, this is kind of interesting. I'm just in my store at the moment. This is a painting of my old studio in Camberwell in London, uh, Derelict Chapel, the blue chapel on John Ruskin Street, just off the Wharf Road. And this was so cheap, it was, uh, like £15 a week, and there was a dodgy garage downstairs, and, um, and then we had upstairs And yeah, it was a great space. But the reason I pulled this out was because these are the paintings I first made when I moved down to Dorset, reminiscing about London. So it's kind of interesting to think these led on to my Cafe Royal series, and I've got two others in this series which I'll be posting later. But yeah, it's rather interesting to see these. Yeah, just reminiscing about times in London.