{"title":"Arlene Sharp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDegree:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePainting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUniversity:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOpen College of the Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraduation Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eNew Blood Art Commentary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"statement\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/artists-wishlist-selected-by-artists\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvited Artist - What Artists Like\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2024 Arlene Sharp's work was included in ‘Curious Space: Transitions in Landscape’, a group show at Willesden Gallery, London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaying with concepts of 'space' and 'place', Open College of the Arts 2023 graduate and New Blood Emerging Art Prize nominee Arlene Sharp's canvases explore familiarity and abstraction through bold use of colour and natural forms. Intrigued by our relationship with nature and natural landscapes, Arlene's work reflects an experience of space that goes beyond the plane of physical reality to encompass experience, memory and perception. By translating thoughts and experiences into visual form, these semi- abstract works ask how the process of painting can help us to truly notice a space, and inhabit it in a more meaningful way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking in charcoal, chalk, inks and acrylic, Arlene's practice includes memory paint sketches and site-specific projects which involve burying canvases in a landscape for periods of time, as well as displaying paintings in woodlands to create collaborative works which engage the landscape as medium and participant. Layering colours, textures and perspectives, these pieces call to mind the sensory blur of recollection, images reflected in bodies of water and light falling through foliage to create a feeling of situateness and place. Grounded in, as Arlene writes, 'the truth as I see it', Arlene's works encourages us to consider that the 'truth' of a place is, and how our own experiences and perceptions contribute to its formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmma Drye, Programme Leader for Painting (Open college of the Arts - Open University):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Arlene's painting and site specific installation formed an impressive submission, beautifully contextualised with deeply informed research into the significant contexts within which she is operating. She shows a truly innovative approach to the painted object, pictorial space and the siting of paintings. All these things have been done with ambitious and tireless creativity and application. Her relationship with a small copse of trees and pond that formed the basis of her field research enabled her to build on her formal innovations to create an evocative and inspiring final degree show.' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"statement2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am a contemporary painter based in London. My paintings are inspired by the natural world, particularly by the shape and colour of landscape and nature. Through walking, sketching, and photography, I find ways to capture the essence of a place and convey my experience of being in it. From my local woodland, a constant source of inspiration for many years, alongside more unfamiliar places, I explore ways to represent the everchanging landscape and my experience and memory of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI use acrylic paint, inks, painted collage, and drawing media such as charcoal and oil pastel. The paintings gradually evolve through layering; areas are often masked and re-instated, yet traces of the underlying layers always remain, recording the history of the painting. Shifts in space, form, colour and light move the paintings towards abstraction, but they are always grounded in the truth as I see it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"artist_exhibitions\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eSolo Exhibitions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2022) Painted Space - Remembering Gilbert's Lake, Harrow Arts Centre, Harrow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eGroup Exhibitions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2026) Harrow Arts Society Annual exhibition, Harrow Arts Centre, Harrow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2026) Harrow Open Studios - Reflections on Art, White Cube Gallery, Harrow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2026) Joint exhibition, River Landscapes: The Wetlands, Wetlands Centre, Barnes, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2025) Harrow Open Studios: The Trilogy, White Cube Gallery, Harrow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2025) Joint Exhibition: River Landscapes: Edges and Echoes, White Cube Gallery, Harrow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) Curious Space: Transitions in Landscape, Willesden Gallery, Willesden Green\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"but-the-rain-never-came","title":"But the Rain Never Came","description":"Original painting in mixed media on wood panel.","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023344734540,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0012","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/f0ebcb92-39ff-4f25-af03-b8f0667cfaf7-l.jpg?v=1783537689"},{"product_id":"a-thousand-years-beyond-water","title":"A Thousand Years Beyond Water","description":"Original painting in mixed media on wood panel.","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023344767308,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0013","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/ffa01a2a-8cf3-44ad-9e7c-29253b1d1d84-l.jpg?v=1783537689"},{"product_id":"primavera-i","title":"Primavera I","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023344996684,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0014","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/244fc70b-b53d-4e49-a05b-8a9d309d0c8c-l.jpg?v=1783537689"},{"product_id":"primavera-vi-framed","title":"Primavera VI (framed)","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023345029452,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0015","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/2fc76bca-75b0-4f60-b473-ff62d786c0d7-l.jpg?v=1783537690"},{"product_id":"reedbeds-iii","title":"Reedbeds III","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023345062220,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0016","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/2c870223-6ba2-49ed-83fd-76f7932e12c5-l.jpg?v=1783537690"},{"product_id":"from-the-hide-iii","title":"From the Hide III","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023345094988,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0017","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/c7ee53f3-324c-47d0-8b5c-f774e7484d27-l.jpg?v=1783537691"},{"product_id":"reedbeds-ii","title":"Reedbeds II","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023345160524,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0018","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/08693a65-7921-4545-89ee-753dc4003227-l.jpg?v=1783537690"},{"product_id":"reedbeds-1","title":"Reedbeds 1","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023345193292,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0019","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/3e138b86-ea40-4585-abaf-9877463ec208-l.jpg?v=1783537690"},{"product_id":"sheltered-lagoon-framed","title":"Sheltered Lagoon (framed)","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023399948620,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0020","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/2f1698f8-2188-4176-ac19-ac8b2520813f-l.jpg?v=1783537689"},{"product_id":"wetlands-framed","title":"Wetlands (framed)","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58023400210764,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0021","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/c6962792-9fa7-4272-809a-e3ff16b00b55-l.jpg?v=1783537690"},{"product_id":"towards-settle","title":"Towards Settle","description":"","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026812801356,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0002","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/8d9545fe-23bf-466a-95a4-87ab9fc6601d-l.jpg?v=1783568649"},{"product_id":"monochrome-landscape-over-bishopdale","title":"Monochrome Landscape, Over Bishopdale","description":"Original painting in mixed media on wood panel","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026812899660,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0003","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/70ac47d9-6f80-4af9-9996-10f7c903c509-l.jpg?v=1783568664"},{"product_id":"riverbank","title":"Riverbank","description":"Original painting in acrylic finished with UV protective varnish on deep edge canvas.","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026823352652,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0008","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/cdf378de-f842-48d3-883a-0de6993f4189-l.jpg?v=1783568780"},{"product_id":"on-richmond-hill","title":"On Richmond Hill","description":"Original painting in acrylic finished with UV protective varnish on deep edge canvas","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026823483724,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0009","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/53cfe22e-50e3-434f-9933-6799af568312-l.jpg?v=1783568794"},{"product_id":"your-taproot-seared","title":"Your Taproot Seared","description":"Original painting in acrylic, oil pastel and charcoal on wood panel.","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026824925516,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0010","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/f688b654-2448-4e9b-bc98-1cc6f0600d77-l.jpg?v=1783568811"},{"product_id":"iron-red-dunes-azure-true-sky","title":"Iron-Red Dunes, Azure-True Sky","description":"Original painting in acrylic finished with UV protective varnish on wood panel.","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026825187660,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0011","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/a90c82ef-482c-4816-9a5f-24982a4c6d67-l.jpg?v=1783568828"},{"product_id":"winterlands","title":"Winterlands","description":"Original painting in mixed media on wood panel","brand":"Arlene Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58032559948108,"sku":"INV-SHAA-0001","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/1be6ad15-b55b-4fb7-89e9-886aba0d6021-l.jpg?v=1783607622"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/collections\/Arlene_Sharp.png?v=1783349576","url":"https:\/\/www.newbloodart.com\/collections\/arlene-sharp.oembed","provider":"New Blood Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}