Darrell Kingsley, Eternity
Canvas, acrylic paint (2m x 2m)

There is a blessed bond between Mary and George that surrounds the Watts Gallery Artist Village. A delightful collection of working buildings consisting of Limnerslease, designed and decorated by both artists, kiln sheds, pottery studios and a spacious personal picture gallery, it is both a home and an expression of working artistic creativity. The work is made from continuous piece of material to create a form of Mobius strip. The surface is hand painted with a continuous mark that responds to the forms and shapes within Mary Watts chapel. Circular motifs found everywhere, most prominent in the chapel, represent spirituality and the notion of eternity. The work celebrates the joining of all people and the connections that follow. Using two colours, black to represent George and burnt sienna for Mary, a continuous mark-rolled movement revisits the motifs from the Chapel’s terracotta craft work. Reassessing these shapes and forms into an intertwined path reveals a glimpse of an eternal ending journey, hinting at a feeling and the essence of being. Suspended among the trees in the garden close to Limnerslease, the artwork creates a circular shadow at midday below.

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