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at the Atrium
Margaret McAtominey is a local artist who has been painting for over 30yrs. Her first love was painting in oils. Since then she has worked in a range of media and still finds oils her favourite. In 1989 Margaret graduated from the Open University, her major subject was Art History. Margaret has studied with a number of working artists. For the past twelve years she has been a regular student at the Wedgwood Memorial College, Barlaston, near Stoke on Trent, where her tutor is Jack Skinner (former head of Fine Art, Stoke University). David Allott has a life long commitment to art; taking 'A' levels in 1985. After retiring from his profession as a police officer he went on to study with the Open College of Art (OU), completing four years of fine art courses, whilst at the same time studying life drawing and painting at the Mappin Gallery, Sheffield. David regularly attends refresher courses in fine art at the Wedgwood Memorial College. He also teaches private pupils in his home studio and to a large U3A (University of the Third Age) group in Sheffield. He regularly visits exhibitions in this and other countries and has given demonstrations in oil painting to art groups in Sheffield. Both Margaret and David have been greatly influenced by the Impressionists, in particular Van Gogh, Monet and Cézanne. Over the past three years Margaret and David have worked closely together and have often produced very different interpretations of the same subject matter. They have recently completed a 6 picture commission in abstract art for a finance company based in Chesterfield. Margaret and David will be exhibiting their work from 7th November until 3rd January 2009. If you are interested in showing your work please contact Andy Bradley or Sally Gamston on 01922 712858. Ends..... Photo opportunities are on Monday 3rd November 10.00 am in the New Atrium Gallery at the Blakenall Village Centre, Thames Road, Blakenall, Walsall. Margaret McAtominey can be contacted at home on 0121 360 4961 Journalists are welcome to attend the Private View that will take place on Thursday 6th November 5.00pm until 7.00pm. (Please let either Sally or Andy know that you can come along). For more information about Walsall's New Deal for Communities initiative please contact Andy Bradley on 01922 712858. E mail: bradleya@walsall.gov.uk Walsall's New Deal for Communities is a regeneration initiative working in the areas of Blakenall, Bloxwich and Leamore. The initiative received a £52 million Government grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) to be spent on sustainable regeneration spread over a ten year period that commenced 2001. |
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