Another piece at the Towner Gallery 2015

By good fortune I had the opportunity to show another painting at the gorgeous Towner Gallery, Eastbourne, as part of Chalk Gallery's 10th anniversary show.

Moxie, acrylic on canvas 72x72cm. 2015.  M Cobbin

At the East Sussex Open, Towner Gallery, Eastbourne

Pictures of the Private View of the East Sussex Open at the gorgeous Towner Gallery. Lovely to be part of this show. It is open until September.

Posing with my painting 'Steam'

East Sussex Open at Towner Gallery, Eastbourne
4 July - 14 September

'Steam' - ready for the Towner Gallery.

I am very pleased to have a painting selected to enter the East Sussex Open this year. This is my first success with open competitions. Now all I have to do is get the work there and wait for the opening next week.

Steam, oil on canvas 100x100cm. Michelle COBBIN

The work 'Steam' is an exploration of energy and stillness in the cycle of a breath.  The invisible fullness and emptiness of breathing is represented by painting the background white so that the canvas is loaded with paint to give the impression of steam – making visual the empty space.

This abstract image of the breath resembles a steaming pan – the inhalation is contained in a pan shaped rib cage, the exhalation is expressed in an arc resembling a pan handle.

This work is from an ongoing series investigating movement and stillness, through examining the breath, and also links to another series that investigates vessels concerned with tea-drinking – teapots, cups and pans.