Exhibition of original paintings from local artists, Chris Gillies, Carol Owen MBE, Sally Pengelly and Malcolm Winter AGAvA at Regatta House, Cowes between 2nd-5th May.

The work represents an exciting range of interpretation and style broadly linked with a coastal theme.

The exhibition runs at Regatta House, 18 Bath Road, Cowes from Friday 2 May until Monday 5 May 2014, from 10am each day and admission is free.

All works are for sale.

Chris Gillies: Marine and Landscape Artist: Chris specializes in oil paintings onto canvas or panel and could be best described as a Coastal Artist having a love and appreciation of the Island’s beautiful scenery. He made the move to become a full time artist in 2008 having spent his working career as an engineer.

Chris has been a keen supporter of the Isle of Wight Landscapes Exhibition and has been amongst the prize winners on five occasions, collecting first prize in 2008 and is a featured artist in Robin Mcinnes’s book “Landscape Paintings of the Isle of Wight”.

Carol Owen MBE BA Hons (painting) Cert Ed: Carol trained at the West of England College of Art, Portsmouth College of Art, and at Manchester University. She began her career as a portrait painter, and her sitters include Princess Anne.

For most of her life though Carol has been a landscape painter, and she now specialises in coastal landscape. The painting materials and the frames Carol uses are museum quality.

Malcolm Winter: Born in London in 1943 Malcolm Winter AGAvA is a talented artist specialising in marine and aviation subjects and coastal scenes.

Malcolm has exhibited in most of the Island’s well known galleries and Island venues are often busy when he tutors budding artists to gain important skills in ‘life’ studies.