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New exhibition features 'eclectic' group of works

Rebecca Brahde
BBC News, Isle of Man
ELLA MCGEE A painting of a breakwater at low tide next to a rocky landscape rounding on itself in front of a pier that has a small light beacon on it. There are clouds in the sky and boats on the water at the mouth of the harbour.ELLA MCGEE
Ella Mcgee's paintings feature in the exhibition at the Erin Arts Centre

A painter behind a exhibition drawing together 40 pieces by an "eclectic group" of local artists said the display was designed to offer "something for everyone".

Titled Rock Paper Canvas in a nod to the range of materials used, it features work by Sally Black, Ongky Wijana, Ella Magee, Ellie Baker and Helen Faragher.

The exhibition, which includes stone carvings, ink drawings and landscape paintings, is on show at the Erin Arts Centre until 15 August.

Artist Ella Magee said: "There is a real energy about the work, it is a really eclectic group of pieces."

SALLY BLACK A painting of 10 colourful severed fish heads on an orange background.SALLY BLACK
The exhibition features the work of five artists, including Sally Black
SALLY BLACK A blue red and yellow ceramic bowl with a woman wearing a green dancing outfit of a crop top and skirt. She has brown hair and her hands are behind her head with thick blue ribbons flowing around her. There are two smaller bowls with faces painted on them to the right on a wooden table.SALLY BLACK
The collection is on display until 15 August

It follows the recent success of the Six Ways of Seeing exhibition at the House of Manannan, and includes work from five of those six artists.

McGee said the latest collection aimed to bring new artwork to "another part of the island" and represented a "diverse range of work" by those involved.

Artworks include a stone slate featuring a Celtic cross designs, a sculpture of a Loughtan sheep's head, a series of portraits of brushes in antique frames, and various colourful and monochromatic paintings and drawings of Manx landscapes.

SALLY BLACK Painting of asparagus spears on a floral-decorated plate that is sitting on a green checked tablecloth. It is framed in black an dis hanging on a white wall. SALLY BLACK
The artworks cover a range of styles
LOUISA THOMAS A close-up of a Loughtan sheep's head, sculpted in red clay, which has large spiralling horns. It is on a white plinth in front of a stone wall.LOUISA THOMAS
Work from stone carver Ongky Wijana is also featured in the exhibition

Mcgee said people "have their own style and aesthetics", and it was "rare" for an exhibition "to have such a range in one space".

"There is something exciting about this new collection of work," she said.

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