The Law Society Art Group’s annual exhibition of members’ work rather kicks off ‘The Season’. (We confess to being a tad jaded by the time the Royal Academy gets its act together for the Summer Exhibition.)
This year the 70-plus works can be viewed from 12-16 May in Richmond, south-west London. Most of the works are for sale, but there are also prizes to be awarded and this year’s judge, Jane de Sausmarez, is an expert in ‘colour theory and practice’.
Obiter wonders if that tips the odds in favour of more vibrant entries. If that is the case, a few works stand out. Ruth Munby’s ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ is a scene in oils illuminated by light pouring through a stained glass window; its only dark spot is the outline of a knight heading to the figure at the altar. Garry Freer’s less sinister ‘Springtime Flowers’ is a cheerful but unsentimental oil on paper, lent texture by, Obiter reckons, skilled scraping after the application of paint. Kay Kante’s ‘Joyful, Bethnal Green’ is a bright photo-like acrylic from an artist who clearly loves a lively London street scene.
We also like P McBride’s pink-skied ‘Sizewell 1’ and Susan Rich’s ‘Isabella Plantation’, but suspect Louise Sweet’s ‘Leap’ (oil bar, pictured) will be a favourite. A lead contender for a 3D prize should actually be the colour-dull ‘Torso in Florence’ by Freer.
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