Image: “tides” by Nick Quirke Original Oil painting on Belgium Claessens Linen

Nick Quirke is having his first Solo Art Exhibition which is running from 3rd -7th February 2022 at the Old Fire Station Station Gallery.

Nick studied Fine Art throughout his life and attended Byam Shaw School Of Art and Design, now part of Central St Martins in London. After leaving London he moved to Bristol where he studied and completed a BETEC Diploma in Fine Art. He soon found himself selling various works before persisting with his other passion, rowing.

In 2001, Nick was part of the Leander Rowing Team that went onto win the Thames Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

“I want my work to grip the viewer, but also allow the eye to cultivate parts of the painting that appear to change due to the ever changing light, as the viewers move around the room. Which in turn impacts the way the impasto paint catches the light in the room.”

The exhibition will feature paintings for sale on nickquirke.co.uk plus exciting new art work never seen before. As well as a chance to see Nicks Art you can also meet the artist himself.

Open 11am-8pm daily

Read more about Nick here

Also at the Old Fire Station Gallery Feb 10th-14th, Richard Pinches exhibits examples of his photography over the 40 years as a commercial and a  fine art photographer having recently completed a Masters fine art photography degree. Richard’s masters project, ‘Barbs, Buried and Burnt’ work is all based on barbed wire as a metaphor for conflict, with various methods of destruction to add further layers of interest. This evolved from being merely a war metaphor to also reflect on his late father, a cattle farmer from Henley-on-Thames, who served in the second world war.

Open daily 10am-6pm.

Read more about Richard here