Moving Experience: An Auction of Local Artists' Work

The moving experience auction was a success on Thursday 5th October 2023. All of us at Whoopsadaisy are grateful to everyone that attended and those that bid on the pieces.

On 5th October 2023, Whoopsadaisy charity hosted ‘Moving Experience’ – an art auction showcasing various local artists’ work – at Brighton Beach House.

We are asked artists, parents, supporters and Soho House Members to join us in making a difference to the lives of children with cerebral palsy and other motor disorders. The sale of this artwork helps us to provide a vital service that make a real difference in the lives of children with disabilities and their families. We had some wonderful pieces of artwork created by our children and some donated by celebrated local artists.

The art was auctioned at a special event at Brighton Beach House on Madeira Drive, Brighton. This was a collaboration and celebration of local creative talent alongside local communities and businesses.

We wish to raise peoples’ awareness of Whoopsadaisy’s work as well as the amazing talent of local artists.

How do I bid?

The event is now over. However some pieces did not meet their reserve prices. If you are interested in a piece then please get in touch.

Lockdown Canary Wharf Triptych – Jerry Webb

Lockdown Canary Wharf Triptych

These photographs were taken the on the Docklands Light Railway the Thursday before the Monday that the first lockdown started – think it was 23/03/20. It was rush hour and it is the train is entering Canary Wharf where the streets and rush hour platforms were virtually empty. The colourisation is supposed to feel unreal and creepy it felt. All shots were taken out of the front window of the driverless train, which I used to frame the photographs.

Dimensions: 3 pieces, 400 x 570mm/print (40 x 57cm)

Medium: Photograph, print

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

New Holland – Alex Hinge

New Holland

Inspired by the Golden Era of Dutch painting, this piece combines dramatic skies with a distant, modern skyline and traces of the past.

Dimensions: 60 x 50cm

Medium: Oil on canvas

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

David Hockney in his pool – Paul Joyce

David Hockney in his pool

The series I photographed, which recently sold quite substantially via the Etherton Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, had been planned for some time. I wanted to get David into his pool and shoot pictures which described the distortion rendered by water to the human figure when recorded by a camera.

I chose black and white film, rejecting colour as I did not want to try and emulate David’s pool images, where turquoise is always the dominant colour (his favourite, by the way). It was like trying to coax an unwilling tarantula into a matchbox, albeit a large water-filled one. Many attempts failed, then finally, one late afternoon when the sun was all but gone, he appeared in his bathing suit.

I hurriedly stripped off and got in as well, and within no more than ten minutes I had recorded the full series pretty much just as I had imagined. Although David is very aware of cameras – what they are doing and seeing – and in a sense tacitly co-operated with my aspiration, he never commented on the event or asked to see the results. They were taken in 1990 and were not printed as a complete set for 30 years.

However, in professional as well as aesthetic terms, that was the most intense and photographically creative ten minutes of my artistic life.

Dimensions: 11 x 14″ (28 x 35.5cm)

Medium: Photograph, print

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Small Caervallack Garden Walk – Geoff Hands

Small Caervallack Garden Walk (5)

Geoff Hands is a landscape painter who typically explores and develops his original source drawings into abstracted and gestural paintings from a variety of locations in the UK. A residency in Cornwall a few years ago lead to a series of paintings based on a psychogeographic process of walking around and drawing a memorable garden in the St Martin area. The subsequent paintings were developed into a series of acrylic paintings.

Geoff is based at the Phoenix Art Space in Brighton and is a member of the Ruminators Arts Collective. He also writes exhibition reviews and is currently writing a book of commentaries on painting practice.

Dimensions: 41.2 x 36.6cm

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas (framed)

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

I Only Want the Moon and Stars – Nina Garstang

I Only Want the Moon and Stars

Nina Garstang is an abstract painter experimenting with enamel paints and other chemicals onto glass, creating internal and universal landscapes. She is fascinated by and in wonder at the connection of the repeated symmetry of forms found in nature, from the universe to our own human physiology.

The glass acts as a mirror mimicking the screens of our phones to reflect the viewer, so they may see themselves in the bigger picture. These paintings highlight humanity’s disruptive impact on nature and altered states in our bodies through chemical imbalance.

Garstang lives and works in Brighton and holds an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art and her work is exhibited nationally and internationally with many works held in private and public collections.

Dimensions: 43 x 33cm

Medium: Colourfast enamel and chemicals on glass

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Alain – Stuart J Buller

Alain

Stuart is a long established Artist Printmaker and Papermaker. His background includes BA in Fine Art Printmaking at West Surrey School of Art and Design, and Postgrad Diploma and MA (Distinction) at Camberwell School of Art.

Stuart’s work is in a number of private collections in the UK and abroad.

In the past, his work has been shown in the ICA, the South Bank in London, and various venues in Brighton and elsewhere. He has also had work shown in Australia and the US.

I am delighted to have donated my work to Whoopsadaisy, a small charity which supports disabled children with conditions such as Cerebral Palsy. I am pleased that the charity has asked local artists to take part. Hopefully the auction will increase Whoopesadaisy’s profile as well as raising funds.

Dimensions: 66 x 46cm

Medium: Graphite on a light blue washed ground

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Heart on Her Sleeve – Kate Montgomery

Heart on Her Sleeve

Kate Montgomery studied at The Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, Oxford and the RCA in London. In 1992 Kate was artist in residence at the Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture. Her work is held in both private and public collections around the world.

Kate lives on the south coast: sources for her paintings are found through walking in the Sussex countryside, running by the sea, and the interiors and gardens of Georgian and Victorian houses and museums in Brighton & Hove. Kate’s paintings often suggest interior spaces associated with female responsibility, creativity and desire. Silent houses with children playing outside, workrooms, a costume gallery… Real time and space are avoided, permitting personal histories and fictions to be read.

Dimensions: 19 x 16cm

Medium: Drypoint print on pater (artist’s proof)

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Water’s Edge – Graham Read

Water's Edge

Graham Read made many drawings in monochrome and showed a versatility of skill handling charcoal, chalks, and inks in this way.

This drawing accompanies many studies of water, both in colour and black and white, and reveals an acute observation of the natural world as well as the influence of Japanese prints and drawings.

Graham Read, as a livelong blood donor, would have been delighted to donate this work to raise money for ‘Whoopsadaisy’, a charity which provides support for children and their families experiencing the consequences of an acute medical diagnosis.

Dimensions: 63 x 81.5 cm

Medium: Charcoal and Chalk

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Goddess Vs 2023 – Hayley Freeman [1/10]

Goddess Vs 2023

“A series of collage images inspired by a trip to India where I was very taken by the daily worship in temples and the informal and natural ritual.

I came back thinking “What do we worship in the West?””

We seem to hold expensive handbags and trainers highly , inviting queues of people ‘worshipping’ new shoes and flashy bags , status gods and goddesses in the temples of Harrods and Selfridges.

They are playful and highly decorative images, aligned to the ornate and colourful images of Hindu gods.”

Dimensions: 42 x 29.7 cm (excl. frame)

Medium: Print (collage and crystals)

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Joyful Reflections – Fiona Bailey

Joyful Reflections

My name is Fiona Bailey. I’ve lived in Brighton for over 30 years and have been painting for 8 years. I’ve had no formal art training but have discovered a passion for it.

I am considered mature, but don’t consider it myself!

At the beginning, I attended a class with Local Artist Barr Spur. She gave me my confidence and unlocked a gift I never dreamt I had.

I enjoy creating imaginary scenes as well as portrait pencil drawings and interpreting photographic scenes to my particular style. I use mixed media but mainly Acrylics. You will find me on Instagram fionab.art – I do accept commissions but in a very relaxed way!

I am passionate about my hobby. I see myself as a playfully charitable artist any sales keep me in paints and canvas’s and the rest I give to Charity.

I’m so glad I can help raise funds for Whoopsadaisy in the upcoming Art Auction on 5th October. I hope on the day of the auction you find a treasure which will help this wonderful Charity.

Dimensions: 50 x 50cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Tutty Fruitee – Fiona Bailey

Tutty Fruitee

My name is Fiona Bailey. I’ve lived in Brighton for over 30 years and have been painting for 8 years. I’ve had no formal art training but have discovered a passion for it.

I am considered mature, but don’t consider it myself!

At the beginning, I attended a class with Local Artist Barr Spur. She gave me my confidence and unlocked a gift I never dreamt I had.

I am passionate about my hobby. I see myself as a playfully charitable artist any sales keep me in paints and canvas’s and the rest I give to Charity.

I’m so glad I can help raise funds for Whoopsadaisy in the upcoming Art Auction on 5th October. I hope on the day of the auction you find a treasure which will help this wonderful Charity.

Dimensions: 17 x 21″ (43 x 53cm)

Medium: Acrylic on paper, framed

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Pier – Colin Ruffell

Pier

“Colin Ruffell was born in 1939, then he was bombed, evacuated, educated, expelled, repatriated, married, bred, qualified and taught; until in 1965, aged 26, he became a professional artist. Since then he is, “”very thankful, prud and happy to survive as a full time artis!””

He qualified from two it Colleges in painting using and printmaking, and the Open University in psychology and aes’netics, plus he has reasonably clean driving license.

His pictures are varied. He paints in many styles. Some images are childlike and amusing, others are traditional landscapes, and yet more are complex modernist abstract relationships of colour, texture and shape. He admits that he paints in explosive bursts, necessarily punctuated by long spells of getting ready or recovery from the last effort.”

Dimensions: 42 x 29.7 cm

Medium: Print

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Silver Sea, near Rottingdean – Mark Findlay

Silver Sea, near Rottingdean

My images are almost entirely of landscape and skies. Most are of local scenes, although images taken on holiday do also feature. All the images I have given you to sell are of local scenes, and the sky is the main subject.

For the technically curious, I use Canon cameras, previously DSLRs and now Mirrorless. My images are very much taken on local walks (which can be local to anywhere I’ve been!) While mostly in and around Brighton, I have shown images taken in Québec, France, Switzerland, Germany and Costa Rica. An underlying theme is my concern for the environment and climate change.

I started serious photography with a view to showing my work in 2008, with our first Artists Open House.

My work has been shown in venues such as St Augustine’s and St Laurence at Falmer, and in the past with an artists group in Normandy around an arts venue called La Linerie, and before that within the Chateau de Bosmalet

I am delighted to be able to donate my work to Whoopsadaisy, a small charity which supports disabled children with conditions such as Cerebral Palsy.

Dimensions: 62 x 46cm

Medium: Printed photograph

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Sunset from Rottingdean Cliffs – Mark Findlay

Sunset from Rottingdean Cliffs

I started serious photography with a view to showing my work in 2008, with our first Artists Open House.

I am delighted to be able to donate my work to Whoopsadaisy, a small charity which supports disabled children with conditions such as Cerebral Palsy.

Dimensions: 63 x 49.5cm

Medium: Printed photograph

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

“Stepping Inside” Beautiful Boy – Stuart J Buller

"Stepping Inside" Beautiful Boy

Stuart’s work is in a number of private collections in the UK and abroad.

In the past, his work has been shown in the ICA, the South Bank in London, and various venues in Brighton and elsewhere. He has also had work shown in Australia and the US.

Dimensions: 52 x 52cm

Medium: Silkscreen

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Flowering – David Tamas Bodis

Flowering

The print is a digital illustration made with the risograph printing technic from a small edition of my art publication. It is about seeking happiness in different religions and philosophies. This illustration aims to show the inner harmony, balance, purification and flowering, that Buddhism also seeks to achieve. The meditating figure represents the innermost self, and the 8 flowers rising from it represents one of the basic teaching of Buddhism, the eightfold path, the 8 virtues we can reach inner perfection by.

Dimensions: 29.7 x 42cm

Medium: Risograph print

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

The deep – Ferenc Paulik “Ferminator”

The deep

Ferenc Paulik is a Hungarian artist with Cerebral Palsy, more information is about Paulik is written above. If you want to watch how Ferminator paints with his head stick, here is a link to a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoPb816qlyM

Dimensions: 20 x 60cm

Medium: Acrylic paint on canvas

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Sunset Over Staffin Bay I – June Frickleton

Sunset Over Staffin Bay I

June Frickleton is a Scottish artist based in the Brighton. She uses a personal vocabulary to create sumptuous abstract paintings that deal with pure colour and form. The paintings have a strong visual impact that is heightened by the use of a reduced palette.

The recent paintings have become more concerned with the process of painting, the surfaces are stained, with numerous washes of paint applied to create layers. The paintings are often worked on the floor where pools of paint are applied. Although the paint can be guided it cannot be completely controlled so there is often a serendipitous discovery in the final outcome, unsuccessful layers are washed away and reapplied, the process of making a single painting can take days or weeks.

Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Primavera II – Michelle Cobbin

Primavera II

This small painting is part of the ‘Terra Verde’ series. Inspired by mindful walks on Bevendean Down near Brighton in early springtime.

Michelle Cobbin makes colourful abstract paintings. Her work is informed by contemplative practices and takes inspiration from the landscape of Sussex and her native Suffolk. Michelle aims to make work that appears simple whilst provoking an emotional response.

Michelle has exhibited regularly in group shows in London and Brighton and has had regular solo shows at 35 North Gallery, Brighton. Her studio is at Phoenix Art Space and she is a member of the Ruminators Art Collective, and is also currently part of TURPS Hastings Off-Site programme 2023/24.

Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Primavera III – Michelle Cobbin

Primavera III

This small painting is part of the ‘Terra Verde’ series. Inspired by mindful walks on Bevendean Down near Brighton in early springtime.

Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Sunset, Dyke Road Park – Mark Findlay

Sunset, Dyke Road Park

I started serious photography with a view to showing my work in 2008, with our first Artists Open House.

I am delighted to be able to donate my work to Whoopsadaisy, a small charity which supports disabled children with conditions such as Cerebral Palsy.

Dimensions: 49.5 x 64 cm

Medium: Printed photograph

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Groyne, Brighton Beach – Mark Findlay

Groyne, Brighton Beach

I started serious photography with a view to showing my work in 2008, with our first Artists Open House.

I am delighted to be able to donate my work to Whoopsadaisy, a small charity which supports disabled children with conditions such as Cerebral Palsy.

Dimensions: 50cm x 63.5cm

Medium: Printed photograph

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Sunset from Hollingbury – Mark Findlay

Sunset from Hollingbury

I started serious photography with a view to showing my work in 2008, with our first Artists Open House.

I am delighted to be able to donate my work to Whoopsadaisy, a small charity which supports disabled children with conditions such as Cerebral Palsy.

Dimensions: 64 x 49.5cm

Medium: Printed photograph

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Untitled – Stuart J Buller

Untitled

Stuart’s work is in a number of private collections in the UK and abroad.

In the past, his work has been shown in the ICA, the South Bank in London, and various venues in Brighton and elsewhere. He has also had work shown in Australia and the US.

Dimensions: 47 x 40.5cm

Medium: Woodcut on hand-made paper

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Hemerocallis Daylily – Stuart J Buller

Hemerocallis Daylily

Stuart’s work is in a number of private collections in the UK and abroad.

In the past, his work has been shown in the ICA, the South Bank in London, and various venues in Brighton and elsewhere. He has also had work shown in Australia and the US.

Dimensions: 40 x 40cm

Medium: Lino and relief print with monoprint

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Ram – Sally Fenton

Ram

“My name is Sally Fenton. I started oil painting at a class in Hurstpierpoint more than 25 years ago. Portraits of animals and humans are my main interest and I try to capture personality in particular.

I saw this magnificent ram at the South of England Show a few years ago, and as he was in a pen, managed to get a close photo of him!

My husband Tim has been a Trustee of Whoopsadaisy for over 10 years and is passionate about this amazing charity.”

Dimensions: 39 x 29.5 cm

Medium: Oil on canvas

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Warrior – Hayley Freeman [1/1]

Warrior

“This series was a result of researching religious paintings at the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery .

My favourite Saint, Michael, the warrior .

I was keen to make a contemporary symmetrical image using vivid acrylic watercolours, creating movement and energy.”

Dimensions: 37 x 28 cm

Medium: Acrylic ink

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Small White Butterfly – Jillian Smith

Small White Butterfly

Jillian Smith had painted watercolour for over 30 years. My style is representational and intended to reflect nature and the seasons. I have exhibited in galleries and exhibitions in South East London for many years before moving to Southwick recently to be near family.

From the artist: “Verity my granddaughter attends Whoopsadaisy and is making great progress with the amazing help she receives. What a fantastic organisation – thank you!”

Dimensions: TBA

Medium: Watercolour

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Seedheads in Blue – Clara Wilkinson

Seedheads in Blue

Clara Wilkinson is an artist who grew up in South London and is now based in Brighton. She studied at Central St Martin and London Guildhall with a year studying fine art at HKU in Utrecht, Holland.

Clara’s work is inspirted by the landscapes of the South Downs, Anadalucia in Spain and Exmoor, Somerset – places where she spends a lot of time walking and painting in nature. She works with a mixture of media – oil paint, watercolour, ink gouache and just a single black pen on paper.

Clara recently began opening her studio twice a year as part of the Brighton’s Artists Open House exhibitions. In May 2023 she has a solo show at the Bakery Gallery on Portobello Road, London. In Autumn 2023 she will be exhibiting for the first time at the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea, London.

Clara sells original pieces and fine art prints and takes commissions for paintings. Her work can be found in collections in the UK, Europe and the US.

She also is one of Living Wall Murals. Founded in 2017 with another artist, the duo create finely painted botanical and abstract wall art for commercial and domestic spaces. They have just produced the first book “Making Murals” published by David and Charles.

Dimensions: 42 x 29.7 cm

Medium: Giclee print

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Paper Moths [2/10 2nd Edition] – Rachel Brooks Read

Paper Moths

‘Paper Moths’ Linoprint in two colours is part of a series produced by the artist who enjoys the medium of printmaking as an adjunct to the paintings and drawings she also produces. Paper aeroplanes have appeared in her work before and capture memories of childhood and the anticipation of adventure. This work is happily donated to ‘Whoopsadaisy’ in anticipation of a very successful fundraising auction which will further the excellent work and support they provide to children, and their families, managing serious medical conditions.

Dimensions: 51.5 x 43 cm

Medium: Linoprint

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

CV911 (4) – 2020 – Patrick O’Donnell

CV911 (4) - 2020

Patrick’s current and ongoing practice explores ideas around the perception of shapes in suggested, constructed and real space. Developed over recent years from the geometry within domestic settings and the poetics of space, he has been interested in the idea of boundaries, territories and zones with the subsequent effects when they meet or merge.

The paintings donated for auction are examples of recent original works on paper from his CV911series created in 2020. Essentially dealing with flat masked shapes of colour and playing with the various spatial relationships within the arena of the picture plane, different and/or distinct elements combine to create the whole. He showed a collection of works from this series in the Saturation Point Exhibition – Sunday Salon : Temporal Objects in Deptford, summer 2021.

Patrick is an artist and curator based in Phoenix Art Space Studios. He gained BA (Hons) Fine Art at Southampton Institute 1997. He works in painting and printmaking. Recent print exhibitions include On Paper, Tinta Invisible, Barcelona (July 2023), Solo exhibition – Glimpses at Phoenix Art Space, Brighton (2022) Other exhibitions include Sussex Open at Towner Gallery Eastbourne, Discerning Eye and Via Art Prize London. He was also co-curator of the recent H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G exhibitions at Phoenix Art Space.

Dimensions: 44 x 32cm (incl. frame)

Medium: Acrylic on paper

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

CV911 (25) – 2020 – Patrick O’Donnell

CV911 (25) - 2020

Dimensions: 45 x 32cm (incl. frame)

Medium: Acrylic on paper

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Blue Cornflowers – Jean Latter

Blue Cornflowers

Donated by Jean Latter.

Dimensions: 30.5 x 23cm

Medium: Watercolour

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Lilac-Breasted Roller – Yvette Phillips [4/50]

Lilac-Breasted Roller

Donated by Yvette Phillips.

Dimensions: TBA

Medium: Pigment print (Originally hand embroidered on vintage fabric)

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Red-Flanked Bluetail – Yvette Phillips [2/50]

Red-Flanked Bluetail

Donated by Yvette Phillips.

Dimensions: TBA

Medium: Pigment print (Originally hand embroidered on vintage fabric)

Interested? Email artauction@whoopsadaisy.org.

Lucerne Road – Paul Joyce

Lucerne Road

Paul Joyce, who shortly will be moving into his new-build studio on Lucerne Road, is an internationally recognised film-maker and photographer. His work has been exhibited around the world and is held in many public collections.

Paul accepts commissions, specialising in paintings of favourite buildings, gardens and landscapes.

Paul looks forward to becoming part of the Brighton community again, for his a returning resident. Both his sons were born in Brighton Hospital when he lived for some years on Clifton Terrace.

Dimensions: 20 x 16″ (51 x 41cm)

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Untitled – Cecil Rose Tattersall

Untitled

Whoopsadaisy is the most fantastic charity that has done so much for our son Rudi. Rudi was born with a heart condition meaning he was in hospital for the first 4 months of his life requiring major heart surgery. When he came home, he still had a lot of recovering to do meaning he was behind developmentally.

Through Whoopsadaisy Rudi has done so well and is now chasing his twin around the house crawling, which at times we thought he’s never going to do. His sessions at Whoopsadaisy were fun and gave him the confidence to move more.

This piece is from a dear old friend, Cecily Rose Tattersall from university years who is now a well know artist, whose work is dramatic and impactful. We are donating this much-loved artwork to help Whoopsadaisy raise funds so that they can continue to provide this much needed service.

Donated by Samira Green.

Dimensions: 104.14 x 121.92cm

Medium: Oil on canvas

Lost Garden No.3 – Ned Hoskins

Lost Garden No.3

Ned Hoskins was primarily a painter of abstract landscapes influenced by his interests and travels. He is well known locally as the man who started the Open House Movement in Brighton and Hove in 1981 and exhibited his work in the Fiveways Group as well as in galleries around the world.

I have chosen this piece because Ned was a keen gardener and spent many happy hours on our allotment. We also visited many gardens throughout this country and abroad. The piece is based on a visit to the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. This garden affected Ned greatly and he painted a small series of paintings based on this visit and this is one of that series.

Dimensions: 90 x 60cm

Medium: Oil on canvas

Shepherdess’s Delight – Faye Bridgewater

Shepherdess's Delight

Contemporary landscape on wooden panel in a Farrow & Ball Rangwali (pink) frame.

Dimensions: 46 x 46 cm (Incl. frame)

Medium: Interior paint on wooden panel

Young Bowie Blue – Anthony Freeman

Young Bowie Blue

Artist Anthony Freeman has spent much of his life living and working
in the Middle East and Africa. His passion for portraiture has won
him numerous awards, including the prestigious “Judges Choice
Award’ at the Dubai International Art Festival. Anthony enjoys taking
bespoke commissions and has brought many famous faces to vibrant
life with his use of bright, abstract colours. His portfolio includes
royalty, famous actors, well loved musicians and world icons.
In some cases the celebrity themselves are standing by their portrait
which is something quite special and unique to own.

Dimensions: 30 x 30cm

Medium: Print on brushed aluminium steel, coated in diamond dust

Mondrian Wood – Seb Legate

Mondrian Wood

A unique stained 3D wood picture inspired by the iconic Dutch modern abstract art pioneer Piet Mondrian.

Dimensions: 65 x 60cm

Medium: Stained wood

Interior Melody – Lucianna Whittle

Interior Melody

Lucianna Whittle is an abstract painter working from Studio 106 in Hove. Driven by a love of painting in its purest form, her work centres around the felt experience of art. Lucianna’s paintings address concepts of truth and consciousness, but through an invitation to engage, more than an explicit statement.

Lucianna is one of the creators behind Rapture, a new model to experience art across various selected venues in Brighton, most recently at the Regency Town House in Brunswick Square. She has also been interviewed for The Pointless Artist Podcast and is passionate about the unique gifts that art can bring to everyone.

Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm

Medium: Oil on paper

Life is a Circus – Isabella [1/1]

Life is a Circus

While I was painting, I had many contradictory feelings and emotions. I wanted to start with something basic but then my thoughts flourished and grew. Like a circus, life encapsulates exciting and happy exterior but you don’t know what lies in the interior.

Isabella is 13 years old with Cerebral Palsy.

Dimensions: 100 x 100cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Freedom – Lexie [1/1]

Freedom

Two clashes of sides, like two sides of a person. When being part of this project, I was having a very tough time in my life. It was nice just to relax while painting and put whatever I wanted onto the canvas. It felt like freedom. I think that freedom is beneficial to everyone.

Lexie is a young volunteer supporting children with Cerebral Palsy.

Dimensions: 100 x 100cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Untitled 3 – Dylan & Ferris [1/1]

Untitled 3

10 young people (12 – 20 years old), some with Cerebral Palsy and some young volunteers took part in a project where we explored a way of expressing, thinking and feeling – abstract art.

They were asked to let their thoughts and feelings lead them as they explore colours, textures, different tools to spread the paint on a big canvas. 2-3 people worked on the same canvas, but added their own individual part to it.

As a first experience of making such a big art piece, they had an amazing time, working individually but also as a team, exploring, and watching it become something beautiful.

Dimensions: 100 x 100cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Untitled 4 – Samuel & Asher [1/1]

Untitled 4

10 young people (12 – 20 years old), some with Cerebral Palsy and some young volunteers took part in a project where we explored a way of expressing, thinking and feeling – abstract art.

As a first experience of making such a big art piece, they had an amazing time, working individually but also as a team, exploring, and watching it become something beautiful.

Dimensions: 100 x 100cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Mr and Mrs Andrews (Study IV) – Geoff Hands

Mr and Mrs Andrews (Study IV)

Primarily a landscape painter, Geoff Hands’ recent paintings have incorporated visual references to imagery from the past, including Rubens, Watteau and Titian. Here, Mr and Mrs Andrews from the Gainsborough original in the National Gallery in London have been referenced and transformed into a more abstracted, painterly language.

Dimensions: 42 x 32cm

Medium: Oil on board (framed)

The Zebra of my Soul – Chip Ginn

The Zebra of my Soul

The Zebra of my Soul began as an experimental collaborative piece for Chip’s 9th birthday.

At the party, all of the guests were invited to simultaneously lay the foundation for the artwork with the base colour. When a dozen 9 year olds are given a huge amount of paint and no guidelines, the inevitable consequence is that all the paint ends up on the canvas in 1 homogenous colour…black.

Once the foundation had dried over approximately 3 weeks, using a mylar stencil, Chip overlaid a white Zebra on the black backdrop and worked in collaboration with his sister and two close friends to construct the final piece over a number of sessions, using a combination of free brush strokes, free poured paint and stencil overlays.

The piece speaks to the way in which Chip engages with his friends in creative collaboration, inviting them into his world, into his art studio on his terms and to share in his vision for creative expression as a collaborative effort. Like friendship in early life, the Zebra of my Soul is intentionally free from rules or structure and captures the push and pull of high energy friendships in the pre-teen age.

Dimensions: 100 x 120 cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Trees at Batemans II [10/40] – Kitty Cava

Trees at Batemans II

In my prints I am interested in exploring places and situations that resonate with me on an emotional level.

I am drawn to working with space, both intimate and expansive. My prints are developed from original drawings paintings and photos,

And the prints making process is one of my simplification and interpretation which affords an opportunity to explore colour and mark making.

My enthusiasm for Japanese arts and crafts has run alongside an interest in Japanese massage and healing, which has been a source of inspiration in my work. I am interested in drawing and painting and the vibrant use of colour found in works of art.

I work in Lithography, etching and relief printing and find that different media compliment each other.

Dimensions: 42 x 59.4cm (A2)

Medium: Lino Print (Framed)

Tree, Hove Park – Graham Read

Tree, Hove Park

Graham Read was a prolific artist whose work encompassed many styles and explored a variety of themes. The natural world was a source of inspiration throughout his life, and he made many drawings of trees in and around Sussex, where he lived. This specimen in Hove Park was a favourite.

Graham would have been delighted to donate this painting to raise money for ‘Whoopsadaisy’, a charity which puts care of children at its very heart.

Dimensions: 90 x 60 cm

Medium: Oil on canvas

Surfers Paradise – Roger Bamber

Surfers Paradise

23 February 2004: Surfers Paradise…

Peter Robinson, a Meridian TV reporter carries an eleven foot long, 1959 Californian Bragg board through a collection of other surfboards in preparation for the first ever surfboard exhibition.

The display of over 24 boards from 1950 to the present day is the “Exhibition of British Surfing History” at the Brighton Fishing Museum gallery from 6 March to 12 April.

Dimensions: 40x30cm (53x43cm mounted)

Medium: Printed photograph

Field of Dreams – Jamie Fielding

Field of Dreams

A stunning Poppy field sat high above the Arun Valley in West Sussex. This image won the 2018 Sussex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition

Dimensions: 56 x 39.9 cm

Medium: Printed photograph

Bowl of Milk – Kate Montgomery

Bowl of Milk

Dimensions: 19 x 16cm

Medium: Drypoint print on pater (artist’s proof)

The call of the running tide – John Conduct [1/1 signed]

The call of the running tide

“John Conduct has enjoyed drawing since he could pick up a pencil. He focuses mainly on pen and ink, in a variety of styles. His main audience being his 7 children and 9 grandchildren.
He has always had an affinity with the sea and this is often reflected in the subjects of his artwork.

From the artist: It’s been an honour to donate my work to raise money for Whoopsadaisy and the incredible work they do. This is a charity close to my heart as my grandson Arthur was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and the care he has been given by the staff at Whoopsadaisy’s has been wonderful. “

Dimensions: 25.5 x 37 cm excl. frame (29.7 x 42cm incl. frame)

Medium: Ink on paper

Seven Sisters White Chalk Cliffs [3/100] – Alejandro Martínez Rodríquez

Seven Sisters White Chalk Cliffs

My name is Alejandro Martínez Rodríguez although I sign. my work as alej ez.

I am an architect and artist born in Granada, Spain. I moved to the UK in 2000 and since 2007 I have lived and worked in Brighton, a city by the sea in the south east of England.

My practice is threefold. Firstly, I draw or take photographs of coastal views, landscapes and cityscapes and then I translate these into delicate line ink drawings in the studio before scanning and adding colour digitally. A limited edition run of each print is then produced.

My architectural training is clear in my prints: the delicate use of line, the precision of structures and forms, the scale and sense of space conveyed in colour and tone.

By creating views of much-loved places, I aim to provoke an emotional response with a thoughtful application of colour and rhythmic use of line, and furthermore through art, to make sense of the world.

Dimensions: 42 x 59.4cm (A2)

Medium: Print (framed)

Never Stop Playing – Lisa Bamford

Never Stop Playing

I’m Lisa Bamford, and I work under the name of Stoats & Weasels in Brighton. I create colourful and playful designs for prints, greeting cards, and gift packs of button badges and fridge magnets. All designed to make you smile.

My favourite quote, and motto for life is:

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.”

I definitely keep my inner child alive. Any silly noise will have me in fits of giggles. I take my inspiration from the things I love and where I live. So you’ll see lots of seaside themed

Dimensions: 50 x 70cm

Medium: Digital print

Yarnia – Created by children at Whoopsadaisy

Yarnia

This piece of art was made by 5 young children (5-9 years old) with Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida, as part of a project in “The world around us” termly topic. Children with cerebral palsy can have challenges using their hands and fingers for fine movements.

This project was part of their program to develop their fine motor skills, improve coordination, strengthen their grip and increase hand-eye coordination, while working in a team and learning about the topic. Every child connected to this piece in a way and had such lovely stories and experiences to share of their different cultures, languages, foods, clothes.

This string world map represented the connections and equality for us.

Dimensions: 121 x 61cm

Medium: Plywood, nail and yarn construction

Pink Sky and Yellow Buoy – Sophie Abbot

Pink Sky and Yellow Buoy

Sophie Abbott is a prolific abstract landscape painter based at the Phoenix Art Space in Brighton. Her paintings are a spontaneous and sensual reaction to the land or sea. With a joyous and strong use of colour, and a predilection for expressive mark making, this approach compliments expansive colour drenched areas of paint that create colour fields of immersive atmospheres. Constant source of inspiration are the ever-changing seas and skies on the south coast, and the landscapes she visits on her travels. Her paintings are exhibited in gallery shows, at numerous Art Fairs and have also appeared on television.

Dimensions: 30 x 30cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Havana Swell – Rainie Kay [2/5]

Havana Swell

‘Havana Swell ‘ is part of a body of work produced in response to my being in Cuba just after Hurricane Katrina struck and is also one of several pieces exploring the ocean and all its moods.

I live and work by the sea in my coastal studio in North Norfolk and my work is always a response to the landscape in which I find myself. The original mixed media painting has been sold and this limited edition print of that work is a small, select edition printed by the artist onto lovely fine-art paper. These editions never exceed 11 in number.

Dimensions: 12 x 12″ (30 x 30cm)

Medium: Print on archive paper (framed)

Mirrored Murmuration – Alex Bamford

Mirrored Murmuration

“Most evenings between November and March you’ll find me and a small bunch of murmuration fans huddled together trying to keep warm as we wait for the starlings to perform, or not, at one or other of Brighton’s piers. On occasions the sea and sky are the main act, as in this evening in 2022 when the calm sea took an almost mirror-like quality, reflecting the colour of the sky.

I’m a Brighton based photographer, splitting my time between commercial commissions and my own projects which I have exhibited regularly in and around Brighton and further afield. “

Dimensions: 53 x 35 cm (70 x 50 cm mounted)

Medium: Printed photograph

Bloom – David Tamas Bodis

Bloom

This piece represents fulfilment, finding inner piece, harmony and happiness, where the knowledge, knowing ourselves or the source of our inner spiritual strength leads to, which is symbolised by the book.

Dimensions: 30 x 40cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Savannah – Ferenc Paulik “Ferminator”

Savannah

My name is Feco Paulik, I live in Hungary, where people know me as “Ferminator”. When I was born, my brain didn’t get enough Oxygen which damaged those areas responsible for speech and movements. My arms and legs don’t obey me, I can’t control them. I can’t speak either, I can only make sounds. Since I was little, I’ve been learning to point and communicate with a stick attached to my forehead. I started painting when I was 8 years old using my head stick. Today I use my laptop, send text messages, and through my paintings my arms and legs come alive, I can share my thoughts and feelings. Because we, people with Cerebral Palsy are unique, yet we are just like anyone else. We live, we feel and we love.

With these of my paintings I am honoured to show everyone what people with CP can achieve and support Whoopsadaisy to help more children to achieve whatever they dream of. I’ve been supported by organisations like this small charity throughout my life which helped me to get where I am now. This is my chance to support hopefully lots of others!

Below: Ferenc Paulik painting using a stick attached to his forehead.

Dimensions: 70 x 50cm

Medium: Acrylic paint on canvas

Whippet – Sally Fenton

Whippet

My name is Sally Fenton. I started oil painting at a class in Hurstpierpoint more than 25 years ago. Portraits of animals and humans are my main interest and I try to capture personality in particular.

This beautiful sad whippet was lying on its bed in a shop and I asked the owner if I could take a photo.

My husband Tim has been a Trustee of Whoopsadaisy for over 10 years and is passionate about this amazing charity.

Dimensions: 29.5 x 39 cm

Medium: Oil on canvas

Abstract Landscape – Leane Edmonds

Abstract Landscape

Donated by Leane Edmonds.

Dimensions: 50 x 40cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Dandelion Blue – Shyama Ruffell

Dandelion Blue

Shyama studies natural forms. Especially Interested In wild flowers, hedgerows and jungles she explores unrefined fragments of land. Using multiple layers of coloured pant, texture and pencil, she creates highly patterned almost naive, semi abstract Images,

“Pattern is a constant for me its the connection with all of my work. Its like following a track or a trail. It’s an Inclusive thread through nature from the exquisite and delicate markings on butterfly wings and Insects to all

forms of botanicals with their infinite variations.

Dimensions: TBA

Medium: Framed print

Sisters – Rachel Brooks Read

Sisters

“This is a recent work by Rachel Brooks Read, as a member of Salt Edge Arts, and was included in their exhibition, ‘Time and Tide’ at South Barn, Seven Sisters, Seaford this year.

This image, ‘Sisters’ was informed by the theme and location of the exhibition and is one of several pieces embracing the notion of the ‘cliff face’ or ‘faces’. The addition of gold leaf was a stipulation of the brief and enhances the illustrative quality of the composition.

Rachel is delighted to have been invited to donate a piece of work for auction and wishes ‘Whoopsadaisy’ every success in their fundraising for such a vital and worthwhile cause.”

Dimensions: 43 x 43cm

Medium: Etching and Aquatint

Pells Pool – Emily Jolley

Pells Pool

“‘Pells Pool’ is part of a new body of work exploring Lidos around the country. Lidos evoke strong memories for me and those I have met through making this series. The painting start from sketches and then progress to larger pieces in watercolour, oil and acrylic.

Emily is based in Phoenix Art Space, Brighton where she paints and teaches watercolour.”

Dimensions: 31.5 x 22.5 cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas board (framed)

Paint the Sky – Denise Harrison

Paint the Sky

Denise Harrison is based at the Phoenix Art Space studio in Brighton. Typically for her practice she spends time researching the various locations that she paints as well as responding directly to the subject matter. For example, she spent a year’s residency at Stanmer House, a Georgian Manor, where she drew and painted whilst exploring its history for her Masters degree in Painting (UAL).

These two donated studies were made from the servants’ quarters at the top of the house. The carefully selected views are from the large round window at the front and back kitchen windows, giving some of the best panoramic and privileged views of the grounds for, ironically, the household servants.

Denise is also an art educator and commissioned author of ‘If You’re Bored with Acrylics, Read this Book’ (Octopus Publishing).

Her paintings are held in collections throughout Europe.

Dimensions: 23 x 21 cm

Medium: Acrylic on paper

Privileged View – Denise Harrison

Privileged View

Denise is also an art educator and commissioned author of ‘If You’re Bored with Acrylics, Read this Book’ (Octopus Publishing).

Her paintings are held in collections throughout Europe.

Dimensions: 20.5 x 21 cm

Medium: Acrylic on paper

Birchwood – Leane Edmonds

Birchwood

Donated by Leane Edmonds.

Dimensions: 40 x 30cm

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

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