Spring 2016 Final Draft

Karren
Burkett
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Artist
Painting is something that
lives inside, something that
has to be released.
My paintings are images
seen for a moment, a
transitory part of my
everyday life. It’s an
explosion on the retina
that bounds and rebounds
around the brain until it
becomes a solid thing with
a life-force of its own. Over
days and weeks that force is
squeezed out drop by drop
onto the painting surface
until there is nothing left
and I can say ”It’s finished”.
This never stops, there is
always another one waiting
in the wings. Jumoing from
foot to foot waiting for its
turn to take centre stage.
I studied at Cardiff
College of Art at a time
when concept art was
king. Everything had to be
justified and explained, I
never did understand the
how or why of that. Now I
paint for the sheer love, the
exuberance. I paint standing
up and it’s like dancing with
an easel for a partner. The
joy and satisfaction painting
has brought into my life is
immeasurable.
Karren’s studio will be open
for every day of DAW 2016
from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
Plantation Farm, Tarrant
Hinton, Dorset DT11 8BZ
www.karrenburkett.com
Esme
James
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Artist
Esme James is an award-winning
contemporary artist who lives in her native
Isle of Purbeck, exhibiting as part of Dorset
Art Weeks with Phoenix Arts & Crafts, a group
of highly skilled local artists and craft-makers.
The Shoot Room will host the exhibition and
become the groups working studio, situated
in a stunning rural location on the Lulworth
Estate with views of the castle – a special
venue not to be missed.
www.esmejames.co.uk
The Shoot Room, Park Lodge, East Lulworth
BH20 5QP
May 28 – June 12 2016
10.00am - 5.00pm
Jane
Shepherd
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Artist
Rugile
Zukaite
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Painter
&
Photographer
’Working in my garden studio in Melbury Abbas I
create mixed media paintings inspired by my
surroundings and the history and archaeology of
Wessex. My work is often multi layered with tissue,
hand made paper and papers salvaged from
packaging or brown paper carrier bags. I then paint
onto these using acrylics,emulsion, inks and ink
pencils. ‘
For DAW Jane will be exhibiting at Shaftesbury Arts
Centre with Sandy Roberts, Margaret Hasted and
Krystyna Evans.
Rugile Zukaite
As part of Dorset Art Weeks Rugile
Zukaite will be exhibiting her oil
portrait paintings at Red Barn
Studios in West Chelborough,
Dorset, DT2 0PY, from 27th May
until 12th June, 2016