ALEXANDRA LEADBEATER

Made it to the Hastings Observer! 

 Hastings St. Leonards Observer.

4 – 16 August 2011  11am – 5pm

Ebb & Flow is my first solo exhibition at Hastings Arts Forum… right on the seafront in St Leonards.  I will be showing a series of painting and prints inspired by the ocean and life in Hastings, from the frothy sea’s edge to the distant horizon. The nearest wave as it crashes or simply washes on the shore is an endless fascination as colour and form exist for a unique moment.

The exhibition includes tiny watercolour paintings and boundless life-size waves, as well as prints and cards

http://www.hastingsartsforum.co.uk/

I am one of the featured artists in this magnet project organised by Alban Low and Sineid Codd Some great images on the website already http://rarities2011.blogspot.com/

If you’d like to come along to St Leonards and Hastings to see what it’s all about and pick up some contemporary art for FREE then we’ll be at the Pier gates from 4pm onwards, 27th August. The magnets get picked up quickly by hungry collectors so don’t be late.

Here’s a sneak view of one of my rarities…  an oyster flower

I had two images made into magnets for the Brighton Open organised by Alban Low

You can find them here http://brightonopen.blogspot.com/ numbers 218 and 219

Parallax Art Fair is in La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London from July 1st – 10th 2011.

Showcase Exhibition 2 focuses on international figurative and conceptual work.
It opens:
Friday 8th July: 10am – 6pm
Saturday 9th July: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 10th July: 10am – 5pm

http://www.barlowfinedrawings.com/parallaxaf.html

Had  a great day with families at The Guardian for The Big Draw – this year I led a workshop called the Big Ocean getting everyone to draw the sea from the biggest wave to the smallest fish… as they drew, a piece of carbon paper underneath copied their drawing onto a long piece of paper creating layers of drawing in a lovely blue waxy finish. As the drawings overlapped, the results were quite surprising and everyone liked the experience, who would have thought kids would find carbon paper cool?!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/gnmeducationcentre/29