Beginning this month as part of the spring/summer season at Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, celebrating the 250th anniversary of John Constable, are two exhibitions of work by current artists that show how the influence of Constable and his contemporaries is still felt by artists today
Top image by David Dawson
Land, Sky, Light: New Landscapes by David Dawson presents new and recent paintings capturing the shifting skies and luminous atmospheres of this acclaimed artist’s Welsh homeland.
Initially painted outdoors during each season of the year, Dawson continues to work on these landscapes in his London studio, to then complete back in the countryside.
Meanwhile, Kate Giles: Remember Tomorrow highlights the keen and intimate vision of this contemporary artist, with work depicting the landscape of her native East Anglia.
Primarily, it will showcase paintings and drawings completed in the last year, several of which explicitly refer to Constable’s earlier ‘six-footer’, The Leaping Horse (1825), depicting the River Stour between Flatford and Dedham that he knew intimately.
Taking place from 25 April to 11 October, find out more about these exhibitions and more at gainsborough.org