CAPTURE

Sharon Purves

Capture
'Sharon Purves enjoys the drama of the everyday. Inspired by the chiaroscuro of Renaissance Dutch still-lives, Purves casts ordinary objects, flowers, hands, fruit, in their own theatrical movements. The process begins with something stopping her in her tracks: a flower at its most alive, the undertone of someone’s hands, the split and ooze of decaying fruit. A composition will come to mind instantly, the finished painting arriving in a clear instantaneous vision. Even though Purves photographs this moment, it is the powerful memory of composition she will return to when painting. Her pieces are layered, creating a luminosity of colour, as if the subjects are lit from within. Purves delights in transposing a deep and powerful aesthetic, saying, ‘the world is ugly enough, why not give it a little more beauty.’ Writer - Kate Reeves Edwards @culturalcapitalarts
sunflower - oil on board, 46x57cm, £1250

sunflower - oil on board, 46x57cm, £1250

gold watch - oil on board, 36x40cm, £1100

gold watch - oil on board, 36x40cm, £1100

cascade - oil on board, 52x59cm, £1400

cascade - oil on board, 52x59cm, £1400

Pendulum - oil on board, 35x39cm, £1100

Pendulum - oil on board, 35x39cm, £1100

Sycamore Seeds– oil on board, 26x31cm, £750

Sycamore Seeds– oil on board, 26x31cm, £750

Ready - oil on board, 33x40cm, £850

Ready - oil on board, 33x40cm, £850

Entangled - oil on board, 55x59cm, £1400

Entangled - oil on board, 55x59cm, £1400

Peonies - – oil on board, 45x50cm, £1250 SOLD

Peonies - – oil on board, 45x50cm, £1250 SOLD

Curl - oil on board, 34x28cm, £850

Curl - oil on board, 34x28cm, £850

Bouquet - oil on board, 51x46cm, £1250

Bouquet - oil on board, 51x46cm, £1250

Cluster - oil on board, 26.5x32cm, unframed, £425

Cluster - oil on board, 26.5x32cm, unframed, £425

Pod  – oil on board, 22x26.5cm, unframed, £350

Pod – oil on board, 22x26.5cm, unframed, £350

Thistle – oil on board, 22x27cm, unframed, £350

Thistle – oil on board, 22x27cm, unframed, £350

Column - oil on board, 34x45cm, £850jpg

Column - oil on board, 34x45cm, £850jpg

Left - oil on board, 37x42.5cm, £850

Left - oil on board, 37x42.5cm, £850

Reveal - oil on board, 44x49cm, £1250

Reveal - oil on board, 44x49cm, £1250

Wilt – oil on board, 46.5x56.5cm, £1250

Wilt – oil on board, 46.5x56.5cm, £1250

Crop - oil on board, 46.5x56.5cm, £1250

Crop - oil on board, 46.5x56.5cm, £1250

Blue stone - oil on board, 27x35cm, £850

Blue stone - oil on board, 27x35cm, £850

Cupid- oil on board and oil on paper  12x17cm – 21x30cm, unframed £150-£180

Cupid- oil on board and oil on paper 12x17cm – 21x30cm, unframed £150-£180

StudyVII - Oil on paper  12x17cm – 21x30cm, unframed £150-£180

StudyVII - Oil on paper 12x17cm – 21x30cm, unframed £150-£180

Study IX - Oil on paper  12x17cm – 21x30cm, unframed £180

Study IX - Oil on paper 12x17cm – 21x30cm, unframed £180

Green to Red - Oil on Book Cover -£180

Green to Red - Oil on Book Cover -£180