Come join us for Chrissie Richards & Christine Gallant’s Visual Stories private view!
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Chrissie Richards and Christine Gallant met when they both had studios in Ardleigh, near
Colchester.
They have exhibited together a number of times. Although their work is very
different, they are both interested in sharing visual stories. Their work is deliberately
ambiguous preferring to invite the audience to define what it means to them individually.
Christine Gallant is a 3D Assemblage and Paper Collage Artist working from her studio in
Colchester.
A finder of forgotten objects. Teller of hidden tales. Seeker of extraordinary stories.
Christine’s studio holds pieces of treasure, miniature pieces of history all waiting for their
new stories to be told.
As a child Christine spent endless hours hunting for treasures everywhere she went, a
piece of patterned china dug up in a garden, a piece of fabric from an old sewing box,
beautiful pieces of aged and mottled papers, an old book...The hunt continues, it’s a
passion and an inspiration for her artwork.
The idea for a piece of work is never a fixed plan, the inspiration comes from an object, a
photograph, an old book, an old sketch book, an old toy, and will form itself into the
finished piece, it can take many different directions and ultimately may be something
unexpected.
Christine says ‘I have no style or aesthetic that I adhere to, I like to explore my creativity,
explore my inner self and let it thrive in my artwork.’
Chrissie Richards is an artist living and working in Brightlingsea on the Essex coast in a
house right next to the sea; currently she works on her kitchen table.
Chrissie is particularly interested in linking the past, present and future together. Memories
and experiences are recalled and expressed by leaving a visual history in the making of
the work. The work is often comprised of multiple layers of collage or paint which
represent the rich tapestry of life and experience and the story of how the piece was made.
Chrissie’s work begins by observing people, places or photographs, this usually leads to
sketching and then imagination and memories take over and inform the painting. The work
is firmly rooted in the formal qualities of art making with a particular emphasis on colour,
composition, pattern and shapes.
A strong belief in the importance and value of creativity inspires her practice and artist led
workshops.