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This
vibrant exhibition of new work by Falmouth based artist
Andrew Tozer is a celebration of his home town. Born and
brought up on a farm in Mabe just outside Falmouth, Andrew
has many happy memories of life in and around this coastal
town. Barbecues on the beach, walking in the countryside,
watching the sailing regattas from Trefusis Point and
having a good time.
On
his return to Falmouth after studying Illustration and
Communication in London, Andrew was bowled over once
more by the area's natural beauty and saw it through
fresh eyes. Armed with new painting techniques to tackle
the complexities of light shimmering off water and a
harbour full of sailing boats, Andrew's paintings of
the last 10 years have matured into a complex and sophisticated
painterly style.
Fireworks
at the end of Falmouth Week
490mm x 390mm, oil on board
Many of the paintings in this exhibition reflect some
of the memories Andrew has of Falmouth and some express
the celebration literally as they capture the fireworks
display over the harbour at the end of Falmouth Week.
Andrew conveys the excitement of the explosions in the
night sky using his rapid fire painting technique where
the paint explodes on the surface.
Silvery
Light from Greenbank Quay
460mm x 300mm, oil on board
Andrew loves painting on the spot and has undertaken
many paintings from a position by the Greenbank Hotel
looking out at Falmouth Harbour through the year. His
paintings record not just the change of light on one
particular day but the change of seasons through the
year as the harbour fills up with every kind of vessel
imaginable and then slowly empties as the winter draws
in. From this position he can also look across to the
picturesque village of Flushing with the green hills
of Trefusis headland as backdrop to the quay and all
the boats moored around it.
Late
Summer Light, towards Flushing
160mm x 240mm, oil on paper
There
are many layers to Andrew's paintings and his boats
on the water often use the underlying layers of colour
to act as the source of light or reflected light from
the clouds in the sky above. Andrew acknowledges that
he is greatly influenced by artists such as Claude Monet
and the French Impressionists and he has made his way
of catching light and painting spontaneously into a
unique style all his own.
Cath
Wallace
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