Deb Soper will be showcasing her 'Edge of the Sea' exhibition at the Art at the Park Gallery, Folk and Costume Museum, Saumarez Park between Tuesday the 1st of April until Friday the 2nd of May. The Gallery opens from 10am until 5pm daily, is accessible friendly and has free entry. Please note that the exhibition will close at 2pm on the final day.
Deb's slightly abstracted work immerses the viewer into the movement of the water and suggests the solidity of the land in a selection of edgescapes. Also on show will be some of Deb's quirky sculptures.
Deb Soper was born in Buckinghamshire and grew up in Gloucestershire, painting to pass the time. Deb read Zoology at the University of Oxford where she took advantage of tutorials in drawing to hone this important visual aid. Drawings composed of ‘tiny dots’ evolved into paintings of strokes of pastel, Deb’s preferred medium after she moved to Guernsey in 1973 to teach Biology. Deb integrated herself into the local cultural scene via her decade-long stint as Guernsey Press Arts Reviewer. In the 90s, Deb began painting landscapes and life drawings for exhibitions and held her first show at L’Atelier, Contree Mansell. Deb contributed to exhibitions at St James with fellow teachers, at the Coach House Gallery, and in Cirencester. Ten years ago, Deb made waves with a solo exhibition at Town Church for Skipton Art Festival—celebrating convalescence, it showcased Deb’s talents in unfamiliar media. Recently, two Lino prints of Deb’s were highly commended by Fox Art Exhibition. Deb lately rekindled her interest in pottery and regularly attends classes, producing ‘quirky’ pots and whimsical figures. Earlier this year, Deb exhibited as a member of the St Peter Port Sketch Club.
Deb was inspired to collect and create works under the theme Edge of the Sea after attending a local photography workshop at Elizabeth College entitled ‘The Skin of Guernsey.’ Deb set out for the shore to observe how the tide etched rivulets into the yielding sand. The idea for the exhibition ‘radiated’ from this experience, out to the horizon and up along cliff paths where Deb wanders in company. Deb’s exhibition is a series of probes into the sea—how its palette shifts in different light conditions, how it interacts with other boundaries, how it impresses itself on Islanders. Deb takes pleasure in the sound of the tide, whose ebb and flow are the pulse of Guernsey. Deb challenges the viewer to redefine the sea’s limits: ‘After all,’ she suggests, ‘anything you paint is on the Edge of the Sea when you live on an island.’
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