Menkee Barn, St. Mabyn, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3DD
Kestrel 2015-2022
Margo has painted and drawn most of her life since early childhood. Although punctuated by long breaks the looking and
observing never ever stopped. The late Henry Israel was an outstanding tutor in the 70s and taught her 'to see'. Rita Smith was
also an influential tutor in the 90s during a Foundation Course. Margo paints from life as much as possible returning to her studio
to push the work further. Though, often the swiftly executed pieces stand in their own right having captured a fleeting moment in
time both visually and emotionally.
Working in oil, acrylics and watercolours, Margo often uses torn papers and other texture-giving materials when a painting needs
'shaking up'. This is very satisfying and allows her to move forward once again if the painting is not working at the desired level.
The image is then in a state of flux and this can often result in an exciting outcome.
''My responses to the land and sea are based on being in the reality of nature; feeling the weather and physically being a part of
the natural world. Then the important visual elements of colour and abstraction play a vital part in the final piece. As time
progresses I am being drawn further and further towards abstraction, recent experiments in monotype have been an exciting
addition to my work.
I am always after an ethereal quality and if only one viewer connects with that I will have been successful.''
Exhibitions
2019 Response, St Endellion Book Festival, two paintings responding to the Salt Path by Raynor Winn
2019 Landscape Exhibition St Endellion
2019 Lifeboat Exhibition Rock
2019 Solo Show, Rock Institute
2019 Terre Verte Gallery Bodmin Moor - Mixed Show
2018 Solo Show, Rock Institute
2017 Solo Show, Rock Institute with potter Deborah Mitchell
2016 Solo Show Rock Institute with potter Deborah Mitchell
2016 Terre Verte Gallery, Into The West - Four Women Artists
2015 Sterts Wild Coast Exhibition – Mixed Show
2015 Solo Show Rock Institute
2014 Artmill Gallery Plymouth Mixed Xmas Show
2014 Solo Show Rock Institute
2013 Solo Show Rock Institute
2013 Artmill Gallery Plymouth Mixed Summer Show
2012 Artmill Gallery Plymouth Mixed Xmas Show
2012 Artmill Gallery Plymouth Mixed Summer Show
2011 North Cornwall Museum Invited Group Show
2011 Artmill Gallery Plymouth Mixed Xmas Show
2010 Artmill Gallery Plymouth, Prussian Blue Mixed Exhibition
2000 Invited Solo Exhibition, Indian King Arts Centre, Camelford
2000 Cornucopia, Rock (invitation)
2000 Bodies, Indian King Arts Centre, Camelford
1999 Completed Foundation Course Falmouth College of Art (Distinction)
1999 The Saltings, Wadebridge (invitation)
1999 Colville Place Gallery, London. Launch of Just Music. Exhibition included two paintings
purchased by John and Serena Benedict for reproduction on CD sleeves.
1999 Landscapes, Indian King Arts Centre, Camelford
1999 Figure Exhibition, Indian King Arts centre, Camelford
1999 Three Spires Exhibition, Falmouth Arts Centre
1998 St Endellion Music Festival (invitation)
1998 Figuratively Speaking, Indian King Arts Centre
Mid Seventies Various exhibitions with Camel Art Society, including invited group show with Christine Gagnon and Penny Oram