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AS THE name Diverse Connections suggests this exhibition at Open Space Galleries in Penryn brings together three artists whose work is quite different in style and approach, but which shares a common connection of being bold, energetic and full of life.
Falmouth-based Jamie Boyd has a studio overlooking the Fal estuary in a building currently scheduled for demolition and development.
He works mainly in watercolour using earthy tones, wide brush strokes and bold marks to capture moments in time within the wharves, dockyards, and quaysides around Falmouth.
However, in recent months he has broadened his subject matter to include figurative work and the work included in this exhibition demonstrate the softening of Jamie's style as he begins to take more rigorous steps into the realms of illustration.
Barbara Karn also works in watercolour but uses crayon, acrylic and graphite to highlight the raw elemental quality of a scene.
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"Whether my subject is the human figure, landscape or animals my aim is to create a work which describes a vital essence.
"Drawing is usually the framework upon which everything else depends and I use a combination of observation and intuition, drawing from both external objects and from within myself and also allowing a playful approach in my interpretation."
Barbara has been living in Cornwall since 1992 and has exhibited with the St Ives Society of Artists of which she is a member, at galleries nationally and at the Affordable Art Fairs in London and Bristol. Working in oil, Anne Wallace enjoys the process of painting and lets the mood and rhythm of the piece evolve as she works, keeping the painting open and not too intensely fixed.
"I use the subject as a starting point and the picture evolves according to the colours and forms and my response to the subject. I find the arrangement of the space, rhythm and decorative elements compelling."
Simple arrangements of flowers are brought to life with sweeping brush strokes and the textured surface of her work captures the vitality of a seated figure.
Anne can sometimes be seen sitting huddled against the weather on the Cornish coast, canvas in hand as she captures the magic of the changing tides. Although the gallery has only recently opened in the town it has received an overwhelming response and is gaining a reputation for showing exciting and innovative art