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.
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
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
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
Everyone welcome to join us for French cheese and wine and conversation!
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
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
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
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
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Opening times:
Friday 5 November: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 6 November: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 7 November 11am – 5pm
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Opening times:
Friday 5 November: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 6 November: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 7 November 11am – 5pm
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Opening times:
Friday 5 November: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 6 November: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 7 November 11am – 5pm
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716
Highgate Watercolour Group’s exhibition – October 20th – November 15th. There is no Private View this year. Please call Lauderdale House to confirm before your visit as they may close at short notice. 020 8348 8716