Keith Purser, 'Elements', Rope Studio
Past exhibition
Overview
Preview: Saturday 4th March 2023, 10am - 6pm
and by appointment on Sunday 5th March
Exhibition: Monday 6th March - Saturday 1st April 2023
The Studio at Jenna Burlingham Gallery
George Street, Kingsclere, Hampshire RG20 5NQ
We are delighted to be holding an exhibition of works by Keith Purser. Entitled 'Elements' the show will be in the Studio at Jenna Burlingham Gallery at 2A George Street, just a few doors down from our main gallery at 10-12.
Do join us at our preview on Saturday 4th March, 10am - 6pm, and by appointment on Sunday 5th March. There will be plenty of drinks and nibbles! The exhibition then runs from Monday 6th March to Saturday 1st April 2023, 10am - 6pm.
To download the catalogue click on the link below. Prices range from £1,150 to £7,750. Please contact the gallery for a full price list.
Illustrated:
‘Meltwater’, 2020 (detail)
oil with sand on panel
48 x 99 cm.
Works
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Keith Purserb 1944Sun Over Chalk (October), 2018signed, titled and datedoil, sand and found objects on board40 x 122 cm
15 3/4 x 48 1/8 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Sun Over Chalk (October), 20187250 -
Keith Purserb 1944Littlestone III (August), 2020signed, titled and datedoil with sand on panel78 x 77 cmSold
30 3/4 x 30 1/4 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Echo Sail, 2021signed, titled and datedoil with sand on panel41 x 118.5 cmSold
16 1/8 x 46 5/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Undercliff II (Carp), 2021signed, titled and datedoil, chalk pastel and sand on panel61.5 x 74 cmSold
24 1/4 x 29 1/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Set Sun, 2022signed, titled and datedoil with sand on panel54 x 78.5 cmSold
21 1/4 x 30 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Carthage, 2017signed, titled and datedoil, sand and found objects on board38.5 x 96.5 cm
15 1/8 x 38 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Carthage, 20175850 -
Keith Purserb 1944Estuary, 2021signed, titled and datedoil with sand on board38 x 109 cmSold
15 x 42 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Chalk Hill Blue, 2021signed, titled and datedoil with sand on panel46 x 58.5 cmSold
18 1/8 x 23 1/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Flight of the Gull, 2022signed, titled and datedoil with sand on panel44.5 x 76 cmSold
17 1/2 x 29 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944February, 2018signed, dated and titledoil with sand on panel46 x 65 cmSold
18 1/8 x 25 5/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Wallflower, 2012signed, titled and datedgouache, chalk pastel, oil and sand53 x 61 cmSold
20 7/8 x 24 1/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Spring Flight, 2012signed, titled and datedgouache, chalk pastel, oil and sand48.5 x 59 cm
19 1/8 x 23 1/4 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Spring Flight, 20124000 -
Keith Purserb 1944Under Rain, 2021signed, titled and datedoil, chalk pastel, sand and pencil on panel73.5 x 48.5 cmSold
29 x 19 1/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Flight, 2022signed, titled and datedoil with sand on panel22 x 78.5 cmSold
8 5/8 x 30 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Tideline, 2004signed, titled and datedoil with sand53 x 58 cmSold
20 7/8 x 22 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Long Dog I, 1997signedwatercolour and pencil36 x 48 cmSold
14 1/8 x 18 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Bay III, 2002signed, dated and titledgouache, pencil and sand42 x 50 cm
16 1/2 x 19 3/4 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Bay III, 20022450 -
Keith Purserb 1944Untitled (Stripes), 2009signed and datedchalk pastel, hand-colouring and sand20.5 x 55.5 cmSold
8 1/8 x 21 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Untitled (Sea at Night), 2005signed and datedchalk pastel, sand and pencil18.5 x 56 cmSold
7 1/4 x 22 1/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Red Promenade, Hythe, 2011signed, dated and titledwoodcut with hand-colouring42 x 52.5 cm
16 1/2 x 20 5/8 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Red Promenade, Hythe, 20111950 -
Keith Purserb 1944Sandgate, 2009signed, titled and datedwoodcut with hand-colouring42 x 53 cm
16 1/2 x 20 7/8 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Sandgate, 20091950 -
Keith Purserb 1944Rain Shore, 1998signed, titled and datedwatercolour, chalk pastel and pencil29 x 59.5 cmSold
11 3/8 x 23 3/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Yachtsman, 2009signed, titled and datedchalk pastel, woodcut and sand31 x 38.5 cm
12 1/4 x 15 1/8 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Yachtsman, 20091850 -
Keith Purserb 1944Steps to Water, 2007signed, titled and datedwoodcut with hand-colouring41 x 59 cm
16 1/8 x 23 1/4 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Steps to Water, 20071850 -
Keith Purserb 1944Rye Baysigned and titledwoodcut44 x 53.5 cm
17 3/8 x 21 1/8 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Rye Bay1450 -
Keith Purserb 1944Drift, 2001signed, titled and datedwatercolour, sand and pencil47 x 48 cmSold
18 1/2 x 18 7/8 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Untitled (Beach), 2007signed with initials and datedoil and gouache42 x 29.5 cm (uneven)
16 1/2 x 11 5/8 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Untitled (Beach), 20071400 -
Keith Purserb 1944Goldfish at Dungeness, 2006signed, titled and datedwoodcut32 x 40.5 cm
12 5/8 x 16 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Goldfish at Dungeness, 20061350 -
Keith Purserb 1944Ghost IIsigned and titledwoodcut, chalk pastel, hand-colouring and sand25.5 x 35 cm
10 1/8 x 13 3/4 inJenna Burlingham Fine Art Ltd - Keith Purser, Ghost II1350 -
Keith Purserb 1944Dogs in a Boat (Pink)signed and titledwoodcut with hand-colouring29.5 x 42 cmSold
11 5/8 x 16 1/2 in -
Keith Purserb 1944Forest, 2019signed, titled and datedchalk pastel and oil46.5 x 37.5 cmSold
18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in
Press release
JENNA BURLINGHAM GALLERY
Keith Purser, Elements
Preview: Saturday 4th March 2023, 10am - 6pm
and by appointment on Sunday 5th March
Exhibition: Monday 6th March - Saturday 1st April 2023
The Studio at Jenna Burlingham Gallery
George Street, Kingsclere, Hampshire RG20 5NQ
We are delighted to be holding an exhibition of works by Keith Purser. Entitled 'Elements' the show will be in the Studio at Jenna Burlingham Gallery at 2A George Street, just a few doors down from our main gallery at 10-12.
The Preview is on Saturday 4th March, 10am - 6pm, and by appointment on Sunday 5th March. The exhibition then runs from Monday 6th March to Saturday 1st April 2023, 10am - 6pm.
Prices range from £1,150 to £7,750. Please contact the gallery for a catalogue and price list.
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The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits, on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay
From 'Dover Beach' by Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
Keith Purser (b. 1944) lives and works on the edge of a huge shingle bank in the shadow of Dungeness power station, in a village called Lydd-on-Sea in south-east Kent. His home, on the tip of a headland, faces onto a wide expanse of beach and looks out to the coast of France. This is a place of light and vast skies; of open shingle dotted with the few plants that can thrive in the weather-beaten environment, and with the abandoned supplies of the local fishermen. With a landscape so devoid of features, Purser finds himself free to make determined studies of its textures.
Purser’s paintings are rich in surface and often include objects discovered on his daily walks. Sand, driftwood, netting, gravel, shells, sea glass and broken ceramics can often be found. In some paintings, an impression is all that is left, with the objects inscribed into their surfaces transferred and then removed. If one of these articles stays in the artist’s mind for long enough, it becomes the spark that determines a painting, spiritually present if not physically. The irregular black shapes that features so often are, for instance, reminiscent of the dozens of fishermen’s crates that pepper the shoreline.
Purser first sketches his compositions and then retreats to his studio at his home, from where he can watch the ships passing along the Dover Strait. Working with a calm palette of lemon and chrome yellow, ultramarine, cerulean and Prussian blue, along with the careful use of metallic pigment, he captures the light that inspires him. With flashes of whites and reds and the sparse black features, Purser recreates the light of the land, sky and sea.
Jenna Burlingham Gallery
George Street, Kingsclere, Hampshire, RG20 5NQ
01635 298 855 info@jennaburlingham.com jennaburlingham.com
