Cathy's Art Diary

Nice exhibition of imaginary landscapes by Jim Vincent at the Cornerstone in Didcot. These mixed media pictures were effective both at a distance and close up as it was only then that the detail came out.

Small exhibition at the Cornerstone in Didcot of works by Ron Freeborn, a local artist. I found this exhibition very interesting as Ron had been head of the art department at my school, not that I studied art! Family friends have a large picture by him dominating their dining room. He’d not lost his touch over the years and there were some lovely landscapes.

Exhibition at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot of work by Andrea Bates of landscape pictures in oil and pastel. On the whole the pictures worked better from a distance but I liked the ones of fields on hillsides.

Small exhibition at Cornerstone in Didcot of works by local artist Chris Perrett. The works were mainly landscapes in bright colours. I particularly liked the seascapes and the contrast between cliff and sea.

Open exhibition at the Cornerstone in Didcot by showing local artists’ responses to the theme Flora and Fauna. On the whole this was poor with slightly wonky vases of flowers or pretentious close ups of leaves however I did like an installation I the middle of specimen dried flowers in jars and a painting of a garden by Linda Benton.

A nice small crafts exhibition at the Cornerstone in Didcot . There was a nice variation of crafts ranging from jewellery to ceramics. The best was a wood turner in the far corner, however I’m a bit biased as he’s a family friend, Richard Shock .

Nice small exhibition of the work of Oxfordshire artists at the Cornerstone in Didcot . The artists involved are Dawn Benson, Lendon Scantlebury and Stuart Roper. Having been born and brought up in Didcot I am stunned that work of this quality and price is being displayed in the town and very impressed at the super new venue in town. I liked Lendon Scantlebury’s work best. He was born on Barbados and he brings the light of that island to the Oxfordshire landscape. If I had £600-£1000 and space on the wall I’d have bought one!