ARTS & CULTURE
I’ve done Open Studios about five times before, and I exhibit out of my studio, which is at the bottom of my garden. There’s a lot of preparation involved, producing new artwork, getting cards printed, thinking about how everything is going to be displayed. I’m in Hemingford Grey; there are five of us in the village exhibiting this year and we have been getting together – it’s nice to be able to support each other. Most people who come to Open Studios are interested in art and like to talk about it, and it’s a lovely thing for artists to talk about their work. I particularly enjoy getting repeat visitors and showing them how my work has developed. A lot of the time, as an artist, you’re working on your own; you have belief in what you’re doing, but it’s not often you get the opportunity to see how your work affects people and how they respond to it. I get commissions out of it too – people can see things I’ve done, and ask for something similar but with slightly different elements or colours; I like doing pieces for people I’ve met face to face. As well as larger works, I always have cards to sell; some prints of larger works and some little handmade pieces. ansteyart.com COS 2019 weekends 1, 3 & 4 ANSTEY GARR ICK GREEN ANSTEY’S COLLAGES AND MIXED MEDIA ARTWORKS ARE VIBRANT WITH COLOUR AND USE A VARIETY OF MATERIALS INCLUDING PAPER, FELT, ENCAUSTIC AND THREAD
This will be my first time taking part in Cambridge Open Studios. I’ve been painting for a number of years, and am involved in painting groups in Fulbourn – quite a few artists locally take part every year and they encouraged me to get involved. The Open Studios team offers lots of help for new artists, with new members’ evenings that you can attend to get advice. I’ll be exhibiting frommy house, in the small room that I paint in, and also in my conservatory. It’s tricky knowing how much work to exhibit, but it depends a lot on the amount of space that you’ve got. I’ve also got cards ready for visitors who like the paintings but might not have the budget for a full framed work. In previous years I’ve been to see lots of different artists; it will be quite strange to be actually exhibiting myself this year! For me, it’s about saying ‘this is me, this is what I like to paint, and I’d like to share it with you’. If I sell some work, that will really just be an added bonus. COS 2019 weekends 1 & 2 CAROL WHI TEHOUSE CAROL’S WATERCOLOURS TAKE INSPIRATION FROM HER LOVE OF FLOWERS AND SHE INTERPRETS THEIR SHAPE AND COLOUR IN A LOOSE AND VIBRANT STYLE
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