News and Links
Spring 2010
My CAMbridge exhibition at CAM gallery
During March 2010 I entered a painting generated specifically for this exhibition. The idea was to illustrate what I felt Cambridge was about. It is of course a great 'seat of learning' and this is what I based my painting around, incorprating some of the great people and their discoveries that have eminated from Cambridge and the University. The finished painting is 50cm x 70cm in acrylics on canvas. See below.
Printemps exhibition at CAM gallery
February 2010 I entered one of my floral art works as a framed print at the CAM gallery. I photographed some Bluebells and used 'Photshop' to produce the art work. See below.
I am now selling my gift cards at:
CAM Gallery, Gwydir Street, Cambridge www.williamsart.co.uk
Haddenham Gallery www.haddenhamgallery.co.uk
Primavera, Cambridge www.primaverauk.com
and Church Street Gallery, Saffron Walden www.churchstreetgallery.webden.co.uk
Haiti Earthquake relief
In January 2010 the CAM gallery organised an auction of arts to help raise funds for the people of Haiti.
The auction raised just over £2500
Autumn/winter 2009
This Autumn/Winter saw a whole flurry of new seasonal card designs as I embrace my favourite way of working with digital compositions. Using my photographs and existing paintings to form a collage or changing effects to produce one impressive graphic image.
Summer 2009
Self Portrait exhibition at William's Art
On Thursday 17th September William's Art, home to Cambridge Arts Movement, hosted a Self Portrait exhibition for all the current CAM members to introduce themselves to the public. The evening was very well attended and the portraits were amazing.
This was my entry.
To view all the entries go to www.williamsart.co.uk
View and buy my images online.
If you would like to order prints, posters, framed art or cards of my images you will find a modest selection on my personal selling page at www.victoriasponge.imagekind.com/
This is a well known secure site for buying and selling art products.
Cambridge Arts Movement launch at William's Art
In June 2009 Cambridge Arts Movement was launched at William's Art, No.5 Gywdir Street, Cambridge.
The members of the collective help to fund the gallery throughout the year and as a member some of my art work, cards and prints are regularly on display along with other local artists. To find out more or view events at the gallery go to: www.williamsart.co.uk
Also in June and July my original canvas paintings and cards are displayed at Church Street Gallery, Saffron Walden.
www.church-street-gallery.co.uk
and Haddenham Gallery, Ely. www.haddenhamgallery.co.uk
Spring 2009
Victoria Sponge diagram helps to educate in the Dominican Republic
In March this year I was contacted by a medical student at The University of Miami who asked permission to use one of the diagrams published in 'William's Words in Science'.
Jatin Anid is a member of Medical Students in Action and he sent me these photos of his team and my illustration being used to help educate the families out there.
I also produced a range of floral cards using original photographs of Spring flowers.
Winter 2008
I went into church yards and gardens to photograph angel and cherub statues to use in seasonal Christmas cards. I composed the images on my computer and intend to use them again as a basis for canvas paintings ready for Christmas 2009.
During October my Pop Art dog paintings were on show at 12A Gallery, Fulbourn, Cambridge as part of the Cambridge Open Studio winter exhibition. www.camopenstudios.co.uk
Links
These are some of my favourite artist sites:
www.jjvincent.com - animal sculptor
www.gaildecordova.com - mixed media artist
www.maureenmace.co.uk - artist/illustrator
www.cambridge-illustrators.co.uk - online illustration directory
Summer 2008 - Exhibition at William's Art, 5 Dales Brewery, Cambridge
5th of August 2008- 4th September 2008. Victoria Sponge, along with five other illustrators exhibited original paintings and prints.
www.williamsart.co.uk
WILLIAM'S WORDS IN SCIENCE illustrated by Victoria Sponge
William's Words in science is a 400 page Science Dictionary for school Key Stage 3 and beyond, printed and published by the authors William & Sally Hirst. For more information see www.smallwords.co.uk
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All illustrations for this book were drawn in pen and ink and then completed with
Photoshop for colouring and Freehand for labelling.