About
I have been exploring different painting mediums including acrylic, oil and ink washes, in both mixed media work and as a separate medium. The introduction of strong colour is developing in the seascapes, with the intention of capturing the light and form of the coastline. The geology of this landscape is very important and is intrinsic to all of the landscape work.
I have continued to work in mixed media print, developing techniques of watercolour printing and collograph, alongside experiments with paint. She often includes Chine Colle and mixed media.
I have recently visited the archipelago of Svalbard, and this landscape has been a source of my latest work, influenced by the wilderness and fragility of the area, including the catastrophic disintegration of the glaciers due to climate change.
I have been painting in oils and working with Mixed Media drawing to capture the light and constantly changing landscape.
Nature is always an important reference point and trees have also been a source of exploration and has featured in recent work through Printmaking.
Shirley Cartey has a BA(Honours) in Fine Art Painting, and has shown in US and UK exhibitions.
2014-15 In the US I was part of local art group Studio Montclair and have shown in the following exhibitions:
State of the Art - January 2015
Academy Galleries, Montclair New Jersey
Water/Colour - May 2015
Academy Galleries, Montclair New Jersey
Ekphrasis II - September 2015
Montclair Public Library, NJ
(Working with poets, belonging to the local writing group, culminating in four poems written about one of the Prints)
2014 - 15 Gallery Ice Windsor have taken collage cards and etching prints in their gallery.
Gallery Website : thegalleryatice.co.uk
2016 - Pen and Ink Illustrations -
Collaboration with poet Anita Campbell on Walking Through The Green Lane.
2017 - Newbury Open Studios
2018 - Newbury and Marlborough Open Studios
City Arts Newbury - From Nature collaboration with Lone Hudson, Lorna Goldsmith and Petra Giede-Barnes.