nigel greaves

NIGEL GREAVES

'There is no correct or intended interpretation of the work; it's simply capturing the sea and its character- it is purely intended to please our eyes '

Nigel Greaves is a successful and passionate artist from the coastal town of Eastbourne. Nigel studied Fine Art, Art history, Ceramics and Graphic design at Eastbourne College of Art and Design from 1963-1966. Throughout his life Nigel has been creating Art- it was only last year that Nigel opened a gallery to share his exiting work with others, it was officially opened by BBC newsreader Beverly Thompson. The gallery is located in Eastbourne behind the Grand Hotel.

The latest exhibition at the Nigel Greaves gallery is the summer exhibition which is now open and running until the 13^th of September. If you are passionate about art surely you must know about The Exhibition at the Nigel Greaves Gallery. If you're not an Art lover and you love the sea (I assume we all do) then you will love the summer exhibition- It's a must see!!!

'The work in this summer's exhibition is about seascapes, and the tranquillity of the sea. The work captures the vastness and the changing character of the sea. There is no correct or intended interpretation of the work; it's simply capturing the sea and its character- it is purely intended to please our eyes '

Despite Nigel's work being contemporary, it has a modern twist to it- this is what makes it so abstract, vibrant and let's not forget exciting. Being so passionate about his work, Nigel is tremendously meticulous which makes his work more enjoyable and emotive.  

'My main source of inspiration and influence came from the sea itself. I live near the sea- I see it every day and everyone loves the sea- it's something for everyone to enjoy. The sea is very emotive and ever changing; in terms of lighting- when it's sunny and bright the sea appears to be clear and blue. I also love to paint the sea, and I enjoyed working with different mediums to express different aspects of emotion we feel from the sea, when its cloudy its quite depressing- this is reflected through the sea, when its sunny the blue sky is reflected through the sea'

'This particular exhibition is different from my previous work because it's more blue and green, actually there is a lot of blue and green- these are very bold and expressive colours, and this alone makes it different. I have done works of the sea and the beach before however it's still different from this particular exhibition.'

 

Melissa Nhiwatiwa