"In my painting I
am
constantly attempting to convey the landscape in a state of suspension in
order
to gain glimpses of its interconnectedness, its history and beauty.
Within the images I use the
archetypical
hare, stag, owl and fish as emblems of wildness, fertility and
permanence:
their movements and journeys through the paintings act as vehicles that
bind
the elements and the seasons
together."
Awards:
Winner of the Key Stage 2 Fiction Award in the 2009 English
4-11
Best Children's Illustrated Book Awards. Nominated for The Kate
Greenaway
Illustration award 2010 and the UKLA children's book award
20
When:
Private View: Saturday 25th
September,
Noon - 7pm
2010
Open to the public: 28th September
-
23rd October
2010
Where:
Foss Fine Art
113b Northcote
Road,
Battersea, London, SW11
6PW
More
information:
More information
and
previously unseen images are available on request from the gallery, please
call
0207 738
0838
Mobile:
07802796346
Email: carofoss@hotmail.com
www.fossfineart.com
Quotes:
"...a superbly lyrical
painter"
Carol Ann
Duffy
"Catherine
Hyde..is
fast becoming one of
Cornwall's
most celebrated artists. It is easy
to
see why. Her work, replete
with
archetypal symbolism and yet discernibly her own, has a tantalizing,
ineffable
feel allied with a delicate, but never precious,
sensitivity."
Alex Wade,
Cornwall
Today
"Catherine's work
has
always been closely connected to Nature and storytelling.
Understanding the language of ancient
symbols
she enhances this fairytale with her signature images.
Ethereal figures, leaping hares and bounding
stags,
lurking fish and devious ravens, the waxing and waning moon, the burnished
suns
and distant planets and dark ochre pomegranates, the fruits of Hades, are
woven
into their fabric like a glorious medieval
tapestry."
Peta Jane Field, Inside
Cornwall
Magazine
"The new Poet Laureate has written a classic fairy tale,
wonderfully
illuminated by a series of remarkable paintings. Hyde's paintings are
hugely
evocative: misty and mystical, sensitively portraying the princess's
emotions.
This is a picture
book
of considerable literary, artistic and philosophical depth for all ages."
Booktrust
Magazine
"I would
definitely
bump the age group up a bit to at least 6-10 because the story is quite
long
for the younger set and a bit on the dark side. Everyone, however,
will
appreciate the beauty of the magnificent illustrations. The story has some
dark
turns about death and similar themes, but it is fascinating and
fiercely
beautiful, albeit not for more the more sensitive child."
Kiwi Magazine
Review
