Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Tickets £19.95, admits one adults and one baby
A sparkling and shimmering immersive journey for babies and their grownups. Explore the world of reflective materials, wrapped up in an ambient soundscape of evocative yet laid-back music. This beautiful show is an intimate and welcoming first theatrical experience. Stay after the 20-minute performance for an interactive free-play session.
Suitable for ages 0 – 18 months
Tickets £19.95, admits one adults and one baby
A sparkling and shimmering immersive journey for babies and their grownups. Explore the world of reflective materials, wrapped up in an ambient soundscape of evocative yet laid-back music. This beautiful show is an intimate and welcoming first theatrical experience. Stay after the 20-minute performance for an interactive free-play session.
Suitable for ages 0 – 18 months
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Tickets £19.95, admits one adults and one baby
A sparkling and shimmering immersive journey for babies and their grownups. Explore the world of reflective materials, wrapped up in an ambient soundscape of evocative yet laid-back music. This beautiful show is an intimate and welcoming first theatrical experience. Stay after the 20-minute performance for an interactive free-play session.
Suitable for ages 0 – 18 months
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Tickets £19.95, admits one adults and one baby
A sparkling and shimmering immersive journey for babies and their grownups. Explore the world of reflective materials, wrapped up in an ambient soundscape of evocative yet laid-back music. This beautiful show is an intimate and welcoming first theatrical experience. Stay after the 20-minute performance for an interactive free-play session.
Suitable for ages 0 – 18 months
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Tickets £19.95, admits one adults and one baby
A sparkling and shimmering immersive journey for babies and their grownups. Explore the world of reflective materials, wrapped up in an ambient soundscape of evocative yet laid-back music. This beautiful show is an intimate and welcoming first theatrical experience. Stay after the 20-minute performance for an interactive free-play session.
Suitable for ages 0 – 18 months
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
Penny Elder’s exhibition, ‘Beyond Confinement’, gives expression to her feelings during the past year or more of lockdown and the consequent longing for social connection again. Her experience of this troubled time is depicted in a series of acrylic paintings and collages of ‘Lockdown’ and a series of screenprints entitled ‘Together Again’ and ‘Closer’.
The theme of ‘Beyond Confinement’ in her printed images is accompanied by colourful abstract and semi-abstract oil paintings of imagined landscapes. Her use of striking colours applied in deepening layers on the canvas gives rise to a hope for future renewal from the natural world. These fantasised landscapes are inspired by the Scottish countryside with which Penny has become familiar over more than thirty years. She has a studio close to the coast in south-west Scotland where she produced many of the screenprints conceived during lockdown.
Some of her landscapes and abstracts are full of movement and exuberance while others are quieter, more peaceful and reflective. Titles such as Rebirth, Out There, What will Emerge, Connecting and Seeing Beyond, describe images which are looking at the future and the importance of connectedness. Penny enjoys the contrast of oil painting and printmaking which lead to very different images. Her layering technique in both mediums is a strong characteristic of her approach.
This exhibition comes at a time when the restrictions of quarantine are being lessened and people are able to meet up again, although still facing a somewhat unknown and uncertain future. The importance of close relationships has been uppermost in Penny’s mind during the pandemic as is illustrated in her exhibited work.
Apart from participating in many group exhibitions over the years, this is Penny’s ninth solo exhibition in London. She is a retired psychoanalytical psychotherapist who has lived and worked in Muswell Hill for nearly 50 years and who has painted all her life. She has a studio with Collage Arts in Wood Green and has had annual Open Studio weekends in the Chocolate Factory and Artspace 3 for twenty years.
See more of Penny’s work at www.pennyelder.co.uk; www.eastfinchleyopen.org.uk/artist-listing and instagram@pennyelder.
Exhibition continues until 23 Sept. Highgate Gallery open Tues-Fri 1-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-5pm; closed Mon.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
See daring feats and dancing in the sky in this fun and fantastic performance with live music, laughter and much more. Everyone is welcome in this funny, family-friendly show – the circus as you’ve never seen it before!
Suitable for all ages
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
See daring feats and dancing in the sky in this fun and fantastic performance with live music, laughter and much more. Everyone is welcome in this funny, family-friendly show – the circus as you’ve never seen it before!
Suitable for all ages
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
July 3, 2021
Photograph : Luke MacGregor
A brand-new circus cabaret for the 21st century! A sizzling, scintillating night of daring feats, fun and fantastic performance. Expect a night packed with Chinese Pole, silks, straps, aerial hoop, hand balancing, acrobatics, hooping and flying pole, alongside brilliant live music from Peter Reynolds.
In 2020 and 2021, when waves of pandemic locked down London and elsewhere, the Heath became a place of escape and refuge for many. Rachael Weitzman’s exhibition of paintings made during this period is a celebration of the Heath and the ancient trees that live there.
Rachael describes these paintings as ‘portraits’ of trees, the paint forming a lattice of trunks and branches, dappled with light or silhouetted against the sky – characterful and strange, rather than pretty or picturesque. Her inspiration comes from Japanese prints as well as 20thCentury abstraction; she uses different elements to produce a particular style that conveys the solidity, scale and unique ‘personality’ of each tree.
When she first visited the Heath she was amazed at its size, losing her bearings and loving the feeling of being in an endless wilderness. As she says, “There is something really magical about this area of woodland. It’s so unusual, even outside London, to find such ancient trees in non-agricultural land. The people who manage it have done such a fantastic job of maintaining it in an unspoilt way”.
It is now 150 years since an Act of Parliament saved the Heath from development, after a long campaign by activists to save it. In recognition of the history of the area, its beauty and the way in which it has been of such solace to so many in recent times, ten per cent of sales from this show are being donated to Heath Hands, a charity which organises volunteers to maintain, conserve and educate people about the Heath.
Rachael Weitzman has lived in North London for most of her life. She went to Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1992 and taught there for a number of years while painting and exhibiting at various galleries and art spaces in London.
For further information please contact rachaelkirkby@yahoo.co.uk
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In 2020 and 2021, when waves of pandemic locked down London and elsewhere, the Heath became a place of escape and refuge for many. Rachael Weitzman’s exhibition of paintings made during this period is a celebration of the Heath and the ancient trees that live there.
Rachael describes these paintings as ‘portraits’ of trees, the paint forming a lattice of trunks and branches, dappled with light or silhouetted against the sky – characterful and strange, rather than pretty or picturesque. Her inspiration comes from Japanese prints as well as 20thCentury abstraction; she uses different elements to produce a particular style that conveys the solidity, scale and unique ‘personality’ of each tree.
When she first visited the Heath she was amazed at its size, losing her bearings and loving the feeling of being in an endless wilderness. As she says, “There is something really magical about this area of woodland. It’s so unusual, even outside London, to find such ancient trees in non-agricultural land. The people who manage it have done such a fantastic job of maintaining it in an unspoilt way”.
It is now 150 years since an Act of Parliament saved the Heath from development, after a long campaign by activists to save it. In recognition of the history of the area, its beauty and the way in which it has been of such solace to so many in recent times, ten per cent of sales from this show are being donated to Heath Hands, a charity which organises volunteers to maintain, conserve and educate people about the Heath.
Rachael Weitzman has lived in North London for most of her life. She went to Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1992 and taught there for a number of years while painting and exhibiting at various galleries and art spaces in London.
For further information please contact rachaelkirkby@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram rachaelweitzman
In 2020 and 2021, when waves of pandemic locked down London and elsewhere, the Heath became a place of escape and refuge for many. Rachael Weitzman’s exhibition of paintings made during this period is a celebration of the Heath and the ancient trees that live there.
Rachael describes these paintings as ‘portraits’ of trees, the paint forming a lattice of trunks and branches, dappled with light or silhouetted against the sky – characterful and strange, rather than pretty or picturesque. Her inspiration comes from Japanese prints as well as 20thCentury abstraction; she uses different elements to produce a particular style that conveys the solidity, scale and unique ‘personality’ of each tree.
When she first visited the Heath she was amazed at its size, losing her bearings and loving the feeling of being in an endless wilderness. As she says, “There is something really magical about this area of woodland. It’s so unusual, even outside London, to find such ancient trees in non-agricultural land. The people who manage it have done such a fantastic job of maintaining it in an unspoilt way”.
It is now 150 years since an Act of Parliament saved the Heath from development, after a long campaign by activists to save it. In recognition of the history of the area, its beauty and the way in which it has been of such solace to so many in recent times, ten per cent of sales from this show are being donated to Heath Hands, a charity which organises volunteers to maintain, conserve and educate people about the Heath.
Rachael Weitzman has lived in North London for most of her life. She went to Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1992 and taught there for a number of years while painting and exhibiting at various galleries and art spaces in London.
For further information please contact rachaelkirkby@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram rachaelweitzman
Come and join the invincible Captain Cauliflower and his faithful companion Marvin on an unforgettable adventure into outer space and deep under the ocean. Packed with extreme silliness and unquestionable danger.
Award winner for Best Children’s Event at Adelaide Fringe 2019
“Outrageously funny” British Theatre Guide
Suitable for ages 3+
Come and join the invincible Captain Cauliflower and his faithful companion Marvin on an unforgettable adventure into outer space and deep under the ocean. Packed with extreme silliness and unquestionable danger.
Award winner for Best Children’s Event at Adelaide Fringe 2019
“Outrageously funny” British Theatre Guide
Suitable for ages 3+
In 2020 and 2021, when waves of pandemic locked down London and elsewhere, the Heath became a place of escape and refuge for many. Rachael Weitzman’s exhibition of paintings made during this period is a celebration of the Heath and the ancient trees that live there.
Rachael describes these paintings as ‘portraits’ of trees, the paint forming a lattice of trunks and branches, dappled with light or silhouetted against the sky – characterful and strange, rather than pretty or picturesque. Her inspiration comes from Japanese prints as well as 20thCentury abstraction; she uses different elements to produce a particular style that conveys the solidity, scale and unique ‘personality’ of each tree.
When she first visited the Heath she was amazed at its size, losing her bearings and loving the feeling of being in an endless wilderness. As she says, “There is something really magical about this area of woodland. It’s so unusual, even outside London, to find such ancient trees in non-agricultural land. The people who manage it have done such a fantastic job of maintaining it in an unspoilt way”.
It is now 150 years since an Act of Parliament saved the Heath from development, after a long campaign by activists to save it. In recognition of the history of the area, its beauty and the way in which it has been of such solace to so many in recent times, ten per cent of sales from this show are being donated to Heath Hands, a charity which organises volunteers to maintain, conserve and educate people about the Heath.
Rachael Weitzman has lived in North London for most of her life. She went to Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1992 and taught there for a number of years while painting and exhibiting at various galleries and art spaces in London.
For further information please contact rachaelkirkby@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram rachaelweitzman
London premiere
A rare chance to see the internationally acclaimed Circolombia in a more intimate setting. Vest-igios fuses stunning physical performance with film to create a remarkable visual journey infused with extravagant visions, terrifying acrobatics and unthinkable magic moments.
In 2020 and 2021, when waves of pandemic locked down London and elsewhere, the Heath became a place of escape and refuge for many. Rachael Weitzman’s exhibition of paintings made during this period is a celebration of the Heath and the ancient trees that live there.
Rachael describes these paintings as ‘portraits’ of trees, the paint forming a lattice of trunks and branches, dappled with light or silhouetted against the sky – characterful and strange, rather than pretty or picturesque. Her inspiration comes from Japanese prints as well as 20thCentury abstraction; she uses different elements to produce a particular style that conveys the solidity, scale and unique ‘personality’ of each tree.
When she first visited the Heath she was amazed at its size, losing her bearings and loving the feeling of being in an endless wilderness. As she says, “There is something really magical about this area of woodland. It’s so unusual, even outside London, to find such ancient trees in non-agricultural land. The people who manage it have done such a fantastic job of maintaining it in an unspoilt way”.
It is now 150 years since an Act of Parliament saved the Heath from development, after a long campaign by activists to save it. In recognition of the history of the area, its beauty and the way in which it has been of such solace to so many in recent times, ten per cent of sales from this show are being donated to Heath Hands, a charity which organises volunteers to maintain, conserve and educate people about the Heath.
Rachael Weitzman has lived in North London for most of her life. She went to Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1992 and taught there for a number of years while painting and exhibiting at various galleries and art spaces in London.
For further information please contact rachaelkirkby@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram rachaelweitzman
London premiere
A rare chance to see the internationally acclaimed Circolombia in a more intimate setting. Vest-igios fuses stunning physical performance with film to create a remarkable visual journey infused with extravagant visions, terrifying acrobatics and unthinkable magic moments.
In 2020 and 2021, when waves of pandemic locked down London and elsewhere, the Heath became a place of escape and refuge for many. Rachael Weitzman’s exhibition of paintings made during this period is a celebration of the Heath and the ancient trees that live there.
Rachael describes these paintings as ‘portraits’ of trees, the paint forming a lattice of trunks and branches, dappled with light or silhouetted against the sky – characterful and strange, rather than pretty or picturesque. Her inspiration comes from Japanese prints as well as 20thCentury abstraction; she uses different elements to produce a particular style that conveys the solidity, scale and unique ‘personality’ of each tree.
When she first visited the Heath she was amazed at its size, losing her bearings and loving the feeling of being in an endless wilderness. As she says, “There is something really magical about this area of woodland. It’s so unusual, even outside London, to find such ancient trees in non-agricultural land. The people who manage it have done such a fantastic job of maintaining it in an unspoilt way”.
It is now 150 years since an Act of Parliament saved the Heath from development, after a long campaign by activists to save it. In recognition of the history of the area, its beauty and the way in which it has been of such solace to so many in recent times, ten per cent of sales from this show are being donated to Heath Hands, a charity which organises volunteers to maintain, conserve and educate people about the Heath.
Rachael Weitzman has lived in North London for most of her life. She went to Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1992 and taught there for a number of years while painting and exhibiting at various galleries and art spaces in London.
For further information please contact rachaelkirkby@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram rachaelweitzman
London premiere
A rare chance to see the internationally acclaimed Circolombia in a more intimate setting. Vest-igios fuses stunning physical performance with film to create a remarkable visual journey infused with extravagant visions, terrifying acrobatics and unthinkable magic moments.
In 2020 and 2021, when waves of pandemic locked down London and elsewhere, the Heath became a place of escape and refuge for many. Rachael Weitzman’s exhibition of paintings made during this period is a celebration of the Heath and the ancient trees that live there.
Rachael describes these paintings as ‘portraits’ of trees, the paint forming a lattice of trunks and branches, dappled with light or silhouetted against the sky – characterful and strange, rather than pretty or picturesque. Her inspiration comes from Japanese prints as well as 20thCentury abstraction; she uses different elements to produce a particular style that conveys the solidity, scale and unique ‘personality’ of each tree.
When she first visited the Heath she was amazed at its size, losing her bearings and loving the feeling of being in an endless wilderness. As she says, “There is something really magical about this area of woodland. It’s so unusual, even outside London, to find such ancient trees in non-agricultural land. The people who manage it have done such a fantastic job of maintaining it in an unspoilt way”.
It is now 150 years since an Act of Parliament saved the Heath from development, after a long campaign by activists to save it. In recognition of the history of the area, its beauty and the way in which it has been of such solace to so many in recent times, ten per cent of sales from this show are being donated to Heath Hands, a charity which organises volunteers to maintain, conserve and educate people about the Heath.
Rachael Weitzman has lived in North London for most of her life. She went to Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1992 and taught there for a number of years while painting and exhibiting at various galleries and art spaces in London.
For further information please contact rachaelkirkby@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram rachaelweitzman