Due to the success of the August Art & Wine Event, MJ Forster will be hosting another event on Saturday 19th September from 10am-5pm. The event will be held in the peaceful setting of the MJ Forster Gallery in Hexham where the artist currently paints in his studio. Pop in for a glass of wine (or two!) and a chance to see the latest work from the artist.
Archive for August, 2009
MJ Forster Hosts Contemporary Art Event
August 27th, 2009
NewcastleGateshead Art Fair 2009
August 27th, 2009
MJ Forster will be exhibiting at the NewcastleGateshead Art Fair 2009 which takes place between 1st - 4th October at The Sage, Gateshead. This North East Fair has been proved a success and is now in it’s third year.
At the Fair, MJ Forster will be exhibiting with The Art Works Galleries, an innovative art gallery also in Newcastle showing an eclectic mixture of artwork from new and established artists from around the region and further afield. MJ Forster has a permanent exhibition in the gallery which changes monthly to show his latest paintings.
Tickets are currently available from NewcastleGateshead Art Fair or The Sage Box Office.
Battersea Affordable Art Fair 2009
August 27th, 2009
This autumn, MJ Forster will be exhibiting at the prestigious Affordable Art Fair (AAF). MJ Forster will be a first time exhibitor at the AAF which runs from 22nd – 25th October at Battersea Park, London. Now in it’s 10th year, the fair is a perfect opportunity to purchase your first piece of original artwork or add to your existing collection with all prices between £50 and £3,000.
The fair exhibits paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and original prints from 120 galleries across the UK and Europe.
MJ Forster will be exhibiting a selection of his 21st century original watercolours from his latest series ÜBERBRITAIN.
Tickets are now available and if booked online you can save £2
Wainwright’s coast to coast with MJ Forster
August 18th, 2009
Collectors and friends of MJ Forster’s contemporary watercolours ought to follow the wonderful series presented by Julia Bradbury charting Alfred Wainwright’s coast to coast walk; taking in the picturesque climbs of Cumbria, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors. The programme, currently being aired on BBC2 on Tuesday evenings at 10pm, retraces the famous Lancastrian’s journey of 192 miles, from the west to the east coast of England.
Many of the stunning landscapes were reminiscent of MJ Forster’s watercolours including scenes of Lake District, Northumberland, Silver Birch and the Yorkshire Dales. The Lakes scenes in particular evoke the triumphant feeling of a fell walk, put succinctly by the artist:
‘For me this painting is about a journey it is the promise of a day’s walk in the hills, an early start climbing out through a valley to the high fells beyond. It has a suggestion of the early morning sun glistening on the dew. The walker has a spring in their step, and a landscape that can be privately enjoyed and discovered. It is about leaving the steep valley floor with its restricted views, and moving on and up to more elevated peaks.’
To view more details on the series please see the BBC Website.