Places That Whisper
By Wendy Rhodes
Limited edition etching print
Framed
Image size: Diameter: 50cm approx
Framed size: H: 69.5cm x W: 68cm
This award-winning tondo etching is a new arrival at the gallery for autumn 2024, courtesy of this versatile and clever South Cotswolds artist Wendy and talented framer Sarah Whitehorn at Eight Bells Gallery, Tetbury.
Wendy recenty carried off top prize with this new work at the Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmaking Competition. And deservedly so.
Like so many of her lanes and holloways etchings, it has atmosphere and mystery - and then that hint of man-made intervention.
ABOUT WENDY RHODES
Wendy is a Cotswold-based artist whose drawing and printmaking reflect her experiences of walking through rural countryside, along coastlines and becoming immersed in place.
"The rural countryside is an imperfect vision of a natural environment that has been shaped by human intervention. Paths are chewed and indented by farm machinery, hedges are cut and fences repaired. Nature does its best to wrench back control; rain washes paths to new shapes, fence posts lean to their own tune and these are the moments that I find fascinating."
Every piece she creates begins with drawing, exploring the structures and textures of footpaths, bridleways and beaches; tracking seasonal and environmental changes. Her approach is informed by writers and artists such as Tim Ingold and John Virtue, both of whom have experiential practices; exploring walking and wayfaring. A similarly immersive approach enables her to document place in a diarist’s format, drawing attention to details, memories and glimpses that build to a whole.