Spring Exhibition of Photography

By Fran Halsall - a selection of photographs from her new book

"The Peak District"

From 11th March to 13th April 2008

Since the 1932 mass tresspass of Kinder Scout, the Peak District has grown in popularity among walkers and ramblers to become the second most visited national park in the world, after mount Fuji in Japan.

Photographer Fran Halsall presents a stunning photographic portrait of its many moods through the seasons, from the heather moorland and exposed sandstone outcrops of the Dark Peak to the limestone hills and wild flower grasslands that characterise the White Peak. Her informed and inspirational text celebrates the Peak Park's beauty, heritage and drama and explores the relationship between Man and Nature in this changing and complex landscape.

Framed photographs are available at the gallery from £125.00 and also Fran's book at £14.99

Summer Exhibition

Landscapes of the Peak District

By Kristan Baggaley

Starts Saturday 25th August until 7th October 2007

Sculptured paintings in oil and sand reveal the landscapes' exposure to the weather while Kristan reveals the luminosity of the edges with dramatic colour reflected from the sky onto the earth below. Some of these paintings are on a large scale inviting you to almost walk into a living environment of rocks and moorland heather while the impending weather looms above.

This area of the Peak District is called the Dark Peak and, with its gritstone features, offers a variety of contrasting light depending on the weather and time of day. Kristan's paintings in oil and sand capture that quality and the colours of the paintings themselves are seen to change in different light.

Kristan's style never stands still. He is always looking to try new ways of using traditional media. Some paintings in the exhibition are oil paint onto paper which, together with a softer pallet, create a completly different sense of light. These paintings have an altogether flatter surface to the paint in marked contrast to his work on canvas.

New Summer Paintings

Most recently added to the gallery are paintings in oil, watercolour and acrylic. Click on the links to view more of their work.

Jenny Shaw-Browne

http://www.derwentgallery.com/jshawbrowne.htm

Hazel Lale

http://www.derwentgallery.com/hazellale.htm

David Stowe

http://www.derwentgallery.com/davidstowe.htm

New Artists at the Gallery

We are delighted to introduce work by three new artists to the Gallery

Acrylic Paintings by David Carson Shaw

Have a look for the hidden lark and people in the winter mist.

http://www.derwentgallery.com/davidcarsonshaw.htm

Oil Paintings by Michael Fowler

Soft pastoral scenes of the Derbyshire landscape

http://www.derwentgallery.com/mfowler.htm

Acrylic paintings on canvas by Gareth Buxton

A soft watercolour technique expresses the light on the landscape.

http://www.derwentgallery.com/gbuxton.htm

Also some amazing new mixed media paintings by Kristan Baggaley

Heavy sculptured paintings using oil, sand and gritstone on large canvases

http://www.derwentgallery.com/kristanbaggaley.htm