LEADING LOCAL ARTIST CELEBRATES
40 YEARS OF PAINTING
Gordon Rushmer
exhibition
at the
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
26 September - 1 October
A retrospective exhibition of the paintings by renowned Petersfield artist
Gordon Rushmer will take place at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum,
Singleton, near Chichester from Tuesday 26 September to Sunday 1 October.
Gordon’s paintings may be found in the collections of Her Majesty The Queen,
the House of Lords, the National Library of Wales and Nelson Mandela to name
but a few, and the Museum is delighted to have been chosen to host this
exhibition celebrating forty years of Gordon’s work.
Gordon has a close association with the Museum, having been Artist in
Residence in 2000, with previous exhibitions in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003 and
2005. Over the last six years he has held a number of very popular five-day
Watercolour Workshops, as part of the Museum’s rich programme of courses in
Traditional Rural Trades and Crafts. Many of the paintings reflect aspects
of the rural heritage and traditions brought to life at the Museum, whose
collection of original historic buildings set in 45 glorious acres of the
South Downs have provided a wonderful location to inspire many students over
the years.
During his forty year career, Gordon has become one of the country’s leading
painters working in the traditional style of English watercolour. Visitors
to the exhibition will be able to view a number of paintings of rural
Sussex, Hampshire and beyond, as well as those with a maritime theme. In
addition Gordon has worked as a war artist in many major areas of conflict -
his most recent tour being to Iraq in 2005 - plus work in Bosnia, Kosovo,
Eritrea and Afghanistan as a painter for the Royal Marines and the Royal
Netherlands Marine Corps. His paintings have beenexhibited nationally, in
Europe
and the USA,
and he has undertaken many high profile commissions including the Royal
Marines Museum, Cunard and ICI.
The exhibition, in the historic Crawley Hall at the Weald & Downland Open
Air Museum, will be open to all Museum visitors from 26 September to 1
October, during normal opening hours from 10.30am to 6pm. With paintings
showing all aspects of Gordon’s work, there is sure to be something to
interest everyone. Museum admission prices are £7.95 (adults), £6.95 (over
60s), £4.25 (children and students) and £21.95 (family).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The
award-winning Weald & Downland Open Air Museum has over 45 historic building
exhibits and is designated by the Government for the outstanding importance
of its collections. Exhibits include a medieval farmstead; a working
watermill producing wholemeal stoneground flour; exhibitions focusing on
traditional building techniques and agriculture; historic gardens, farm
livestock and a working Tudor kitchen. The Museum runs a well-established
programme of courses in building conservation and rural crafts. There is a
café which uses the Museum’s own flour and a shop with gifts and books on
countryside and buildings themes. The modern Downland Gridshell houses the
Museum’s building conservation centre and artefact collection. There is a
daily tour at 1.30pm when the Museum is open, and an appointments system for
visits to the collections for research purposes.
For more information
on Gordon Rushmer and his paintings visit
www.gordonrushmer.com
NOTE TO EDITORS
Reporters and photographers are welcome at the Museum.
For
further information call the Museum information line on 01243 811348 or
contact Cathy Clark, Marketing Officer
Tel:
01243
811014.
Fax:
01243 811475
Email:
marketing@wealddown.co.uk.
Full
details about the Museum and its activities can be found at
www.wealddown.co.uk
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