Exhibition by Hastings painter, Denise O'Neill

About

From Sat 28th Aug to Sat 4th Sept, 11 till 6pm, Denise O'Neill will be exhibiting large, expressive seascapes in the Zoom Gallery, based at St Leonards Warrior Square station.

Artist Statement
I have lived in Hastings for about 30 years, the longest I have lived anywhere. I must like this town. I am an amateur painter - 'amateur' meaning 'to do something for the love of it'. I have painted most of my life. I use oil and usually paint with knives or old credit cards or fingers, or anything else that gets me the effect I want. The sea is my preferred subject, it is always changing, it's a moody subject, like me! I love clouds too, sky, sea and clouds, all moving, and moving me. Wheatfields, too, fascinate me. They are like golden seas, and if there's a big harvest moon, its a subject I can dream over. I like my colours to reflect how I feel about the scene, to reflect the mood I am in.

I have sold my work locally and used to sell from a little gallery I used to rent in the Old Town, the Blue Wave Gallery. Some may remember it.