Category: Paintings of Food
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Two Artists’ Previews and an Award
Last week, Andrew attended the Artists’ Previews for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, as well as the final selection of works from The National Open Art Competition (NOAC) at The BargeHouse, Southbank. Both exhibitions include works from a broad range of mediums and this definitely adds to their dynamics, providing the…
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A Tarte and some Cherries at the Frivoli Gallery
A new series of cherry paintings by Andrew Holmes together with tarte au fraise completed earlier in the year helped to set this years festive scene. In the busy rush up to Christmas, the window at the Frivoli Gallery, located in the popular Devonshire Terrace area of Chiswick, West London – mentioned in earlier posts – was decorated with a seasonal theme…
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Waffle and doughnuts,..
A couple of weeks before the festive break we delivered a selection of Andrew Holmes’s still life works to the Fairfax Gallery in Royal Tunbridge Wells, a spa town dating back to Roman times. The gallery is located in the Pantiles – an elegant colonnaded walkway situated in the centre of the town and where the spa can be found. These…
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‘The Cakes are Back’ – at the Alexander Gallery in Bath
Together with some of this year’s figure studies. Andrew Holmes cake paintings have been well-received in Bath, a beautiful, historic city with an abundance of tea shops and varied eateries. He painted Aphrodite and Adonis and I am a donut earlier in the year and they are making their debut in a location which feels very appropriate. The owner of the Alexander Gallery…
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Aubergine Gallery – Wimbledon
A selection of Andrew Holmes still life paintings of cakes are currently showing with The Aubergine Gallery in Wimbledon. Andrew’s cake and food paintings have always been a subject for which he is well known. Whilst he continues to explore the figurative pieces, he regularly revisits the vocabulary of still life. This provides Andrew some objectivity; a different viewpoint…
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Thompson’s Gallery – Still, Not Static
For the next couple of weeks Andrew Holmes is showing a small group of cake paintings in Marylebone, Central London. ‘Still, Not Static’ includes sculptures by Andrew Lacey, Johannes Von Stumm and Vanessa Pooley, paintings by Peter Kelly, Terence Clarke and Serena Rowe, to name a few. Tony de Wolf’s detailed work is a development of his studies in the techniques of the…
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What’s in a name
I am a doughnut – Food and cake paintings provide a rich source of inspiration and this subject is where Andrew Holmes is perhaps better known. Whilst Andrew plans a series of paintings under an initial group title, it is during the process where he then determines how this will be reflected and when individual titles are attributed.
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The Blackheath Gallery
Over Several years, a selection of Andrew Holmes works have been exhibited with Gallerist James Corless, at the Blackheath Gallery, near Greenwich.
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The Alexander Gallery
Some recent paintings of cakes and desserts have been forwarded to the Alexander Gallery in Bath. Scone VI, Oil on Canvas, 61cm x 71cm. Andrew Holmes In these studies, although the overall image appears to have a high finish, Andrew has focused in areas of the painting by limiting the detail where he considers it to be the most effective and more relevant. Lemon Meringue,…
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ROI – Annual Exhibition – 2014
A Bathing -oil on panel – 50x60cm Two quite different subjects. Two pieces Andrew submitted to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Society (ROI) have been accepted for their annual exhibition, the subjects cover his still life work and a more recent study of a bather. Although these pieces differ in theme, the painted style is…
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Still life at Frivoli
Over the following months the Frivoli Gallery is showing a selection of Andrew Holmes’s still life paintings of which the subject matter is food. So far, we gather that the large painting of Chips became quite a conversation piece during it’s short time in the window. The Frivoli Gallery owner, Hazel, is inspired by her early love of sculpture and ceramics and as…
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A fresh eye
Revisiting a painting. Andrew’s aim is to impart the simplest visual information. His enquiry is as much about the abstract element in the paint, to provide just enough detail and to avoid unnecessary distractions. In an earlier painting, Cake or Death, Andrew reviewed the original background. With a fresh eye he repainted this and by removing the more textured background, he hopes this painting now has better clarity and…
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Afternoon tea in Bath
The Historic city of Bath is best known for the stunning architecture, the Regency Crescents, and for the Roman Baths, Pump Rooms and Spa; recently updated with a well-considered Modernist extension which eloquently enhances the original building. Bath has always attracted visitors from every corner of the world and it never disappoints. Light sandstone is used as the local building material…
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Edible Still life
Now showing with the Dadbrook Gallery A selection of Andrew’s still life work is now available with the Dadbrook Gallery based in Buckinghamshire, established nearly a decade ago. The owner of the Gallery is Clico Kinsbury, who’s commitment to Art is evident in her selection of works, and the success of the gallery, has precipitated the recent appointment of Kat Kowalewska as Gallery Manager. Clico and Kat…
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Medici Gallery Exhibition
Andrew Holmes’ paintings have been well received at the Still Life show running until 8th July ’14. The show includes a wide variety pieces from Pierre-Yves Russo’s paintings on Copper Plate alongside Jo Barrett, Barbara Richardson RBA, Tom Hughes and Anna Paik. We were really pleased with the Lemon Meringue, a delicate pastry which, as a painting subject, provided…
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Still Life – detail and abstraction
There is an exhibition of Still life work scheduled at The Medici Gallery in Cork Street, London, next month, which will include some of Andrew Holmes’ work. The show opens on June 10th and runs through to July 8th 2014. The Gallery Curator has chosen a number of Andrew Holmes’ still life paintings to exhibit in this show and we are delighted with…
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Devil in the detail – a selection of Cake Paintings
Cake or Cake 2013 Now dry and ready for the New Year, here are some of Andrew’s cake paintings which will be showing over the coming months. Returning again to the cupcakes, the scones’ work and the chocolate slice; Dignity (originally named *Cake or Death), exhibiting with the Unix Gallery in Miami, and discussed in our earlier Art Basel…
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AAF Hong Kong with Panter and Hall
The Affordable Art Fair will be setting up for the 2014 Spring show in Hong Kong over the next couple of weeks. Andrew’s work will be exhibiting here, represented by The Panter and Hall Gallery, Pall Mall, London, UK. His large scale still life paintings will be showing alongside landscapes by Chris Bushe RSW and Luke Martineau, abstracts…
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Art Basel – Miami
Some of Andrew Holmes – ‘Eating Pieces’ The first week in December saw the start of Art Basel, the largest annual Art event in Miami. ‘Songs of Innocence’ – AB Holmes – Oil on Canvas, 122cm x 152cm In late 2012, the Unix Gallery, based in the lively Wynwood Arts District, approached Andrew and asked if they could commission a group of larger paintings…
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Dornie Gallery – The Highlands
Mary Drummond, owner of the Dornie Schoolhouse Gallery in Scotland, has selected some of Andrew’s work to show over the coming months. This is a small gallery tucked away in the Highlands of Scotland on the banks of Loch Long, within walking distance of Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most iconic images of the Highlands. Here…
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Frivoli Gallery – A local eye
The Frivoli Gallery, just off Chiswick High Road, in West London, has recently acquired a selection of Andrew Holmes local scenes. The gallery is owned by Hazel, who previously ran a Prop Hire Company and spent many successful years as a Film Production Designer. Hazel is passionate about art, design, materials and form, having studied sculpture under Sir Anthony Caro, and…
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Welcome to Andrew Holmes’s new blog
This is the official blog for the British artist, Andrew Holmes, most well known for his delicious paintings of cakes and pastries. Here, you will be able to keep up to date with the latest information on Andrew’s works and exhibitions. To visit Andrew B Holmes website, please see: www.andrewholmes.co.uk Contact: info@andrewholmes.co.uk © AB Holmes 2014, All rights…
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