Artist celebrating nature’s colours through painting, mixed media and textiles artwork
It’s up and looks fantastic, sitting proudly outside on the High Street and Drury Lane by Hunters Estate Agents!
It’s given Solihull an area of looking, relaxing, a quiet space between each display. It’s really added value to the Town. Come and see for yourself, free to all.
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I can’t believe how time has flown and the exterior exhibition will open from Thursday evening of 6 March 2025.
It will remain in Solihull Town Centre until the end of May when it will move to a new venue in the Borough. A third location is also planned.
Hope to see you there!
The surrealist artist Emmy Bridgwater who resided in Solihull became renowned for her surrealist visual art, and her poetry.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Culture Solihull celebrate their resident’s achievements with the commissioning of artwork in the style of Surrealism! I’m delighted to have been chosen and my artwork will be on display in Solihull Town Centre this Spring, it then moves to Chelmsley Wood, and on to a further Borough exterior venue.
There’s an informative short YouTube film about the growth of the town of Solihull by the Council’s Library Specialist: Tracey Williams. This formed part of my research as the town centre has grown so quickly and has been voted as one of the most desirable areas to live!
I wanted to incorporate historical sites of interest together with more recent development. Local news stories since Lockdown, key public art such as the Prancing Horse gifted for the benefit of the public by Alfred Bird’s son in memory of his father who set up Bird’s Custard and whose family lived in Tudor House, Blossomfield Road, Solihull.
The stunning sculpture stands proudly in Malvern Park, near the children’s play area. Here I represented the family with the iconic Custard colours! Emmy sits poised, looking back at her works, some of them Surrealist birds! The shadow of the horse depicting the departure of Emmy into another world, and the Bird family leaving Tudor House.
I wanted people to have a sense of pride of where they live, be able to spot landmarks that have meaning to them, and read parts of news stories that may have relevance to their lives. I hope you enjoy the public art Surreal Solihull display 2025!
To complete a commission, and to be ready for hand over is still exciting to this day! I say, never loose the sense of excitement and achievement! It keeps us alive!
Next comes the feeling of anticipation, hope and expectation! Hoping above all else that the client(s) will love the artwork that they have decided to commission – more on that tomorrow.
In the meantime, it’s up to the packing room to wrap and protect the canvas artwork 🖼️ Have a great Sunday and stay warm on this wet blustery January day!
Fabulous news just in that I’ve been accepted to produce a finished piece of art for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) entitled: Surreal Solihull.
It’s going to be a busy Christmas all round this year! My artwork is to be delivered 27 January 2025! So exciting… watch this space!
Last Christmas holidays were also busy creating artwork for my solo show entitled: Beautiful Open Spaces. It’s definitely a great time of year! 🥂
Wishing you all a happy Christmas, and wonderful 2025 🤶
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