Katherine Russell: What led you initially to working with these ancient/traditional processes? Susan Gunn: During my foundation year at Norwich University of the Arts I was interested in historic methods and traditional ways of working. I began experimenting, working from … Read More

Marguerite Horner: Right, how do you start a painting Katherine? Katherine Russell: Basically I have a lot of different source material that I gather, so I have loads of photographic material, piles and piles of it and I tend to … Read More

Claudia Böse: Why the title ‘Through each Today’ for this show? You have got interesting titles for your work generally. Why the title ‘Through each Today’? Can you say more? Marguerite Horner: I had this tune going on in my … Read More

Matthew Krishanu: Claudia, I guess the first thing is why ‘idiom two’? What does it mean in relation to the paintings? Claudia Böse: Yes. It is quite a complex word ‘idiom’. I wrote down a nice definition for myself to … Read More

Simon Carter: The paintings on the walls to me – I’m going to take this from sort of like the base point – because I do know quite a bit about your work – but I’ll take from a base … Read More

Judith Tucker considers ‘postmemorial’ affects and the triangular relationship between language, memory and painting in this illustrated article originally published in ‘Interdisciplinary Essays’ (Rodopi Press, Amsterdam NY 20100). Judith Tucker considers ‘postmemorial’ affects and the triangular relationship between language, memory … Read More

Nicholas Middleton: When I was looking at your work earlier today in preparation, it seemed to me that all your work is dedicated to landscape and I wondered if you had any thoughts on what landscape actually means in the … Read More

Matthew Krishanu reflects on three approaches to painting figuratively: from life; from photographs; and from memory / imagination in the essay ‘Painting the Figure – a Contemporary Practice Perspective’ as part of a new publication by the Courtauld for their … Read More

Barbara Peirson: So Nick, I didn’t really know anything about you and your work until I was coming here on the train and I looked you up and so I’m now full of curiosity and maybe a good place to … Read More

Simon Carter: The first thing I would like to ask you is whether you have seen the Alfred Wallis show at the Art Exchange at Essex University? Barbara Peirson: Yes I have. SC: Do you think there are things in … Read More

Andrew Lambirth considers a recent series of paintings by Simon Carter. ‘Subjects are only starting points. The further I get from the point of departure, the more I can see the painting…’ The theme and viewpoint of this new body … Read More