LYMM artists Colin, Janet and their son, Peter Grimes, have recently launched a new exhibition at the Technically Brilliant Gallery in Golden Square, Warrington.
The exhibition ‘The Grimes Scene’ is a family event featuring Colin’s paintings, Janet’s textiles and Peter’s photographs.
Colin is a former Lymm High School art teacher. He has created a series of multifaceted oil paintings of his world travels as well as including canvases of Lymm Village. He is fascinated by the complex overlapping images that are created when we look at a subject through the glass windows of cars, buses, trains, trams and shops producing fascinating and rich narratives.
Janet, a former St Gregory’s High School art teacher, has created sculptural textiles, based on repeating patterns, textures and tessellations and, especially in this case, in architecture. Her main inspiration for this exhibition was an ancient, sun-bleached decorated pillar in Valletta. The stonemason’s design on the Maltese pillar has been reworked in smocking to capture the light and dark effects and these are shown to good effect on sculptures and mannequins in this show.
Peter, an ex-student at Lymm High School, has produced a series of stunning photographs of Nottingham, where he now lives. They are snapshots in time and are profoundly humbling and beautiful. Walking to work he noticed that the light was always different. He began to try to capture these fleeting moments on his iPhone. Observing these images really came to the fore during lockdown due to the lack of people and the better quality of light, creating a feeling of serenity. Peaceful moments. These moments are why he takes photos.
Janet and Colin worked in education for over 30 years with students and adult groups and organised Art Study Tours throughout Europe, USA and Russia, in which Peter also participated.
The exhibition will be on display until October 28th 2023. Open 10.30 – 4. 30pm: closed Mondays.
