Potfest 2026

Potfest 2026 at Compton Verney.

I don't know why but I don't go to as many pottery exhibitions as I used to, so when Potfest comes round, it's a real pleasure.  I did not think this year's exhibition was as good as usual, and some of my favourite artists were not there. Many new ones, though. As always, I have posted only a small fraction of what was on display.

Francoise Dufayard:

Helen Rondell:

Juliet Macleod:

a different view

Anne-Marie Jacobs:

Antonia Salmon:

Guy Routledge:

Sasha Wardell:

Sarah Rooms Heaphy:

Clare Wakefield:

Justine Jenna:

Jean Tolkovsky:

Dennis Farrell:

 

Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye - 3

Euan Uglow - An Arc from the Eye

at the MK Gallery, Milton Keynes.

As I said in my previous posts, when I saw the brustrokes in the painting that featured in the poster for this exhibition, I just had to go and see it. And I was not disappointed. It is a wonderful exhibition and it's so exciting discovering a new artist.

Euan Uglow (1932-200) was known for his close observation and precise technique, often working on a single painting for several years whilst working on three or four paintings at a time. He would construct set-ups or arrangements of models and objects in order to experiment with different ways of depicting perspective, light and colour. Working in an almost mathematical way, Uglow left on the canvas the dashes or crosses that came upon measuring. In his still lifes especially, this also registered how the pasage of time changed his subjects.

Looking Through the Windows at Ciftlik Koyu, 1966, (oil on canvas)

Sunset, Lemba, Cyprus, 1980, (oil on canvas)

Yesilirmak, North Cyprus, 1985, (oil on canvas)

Evening Light at Yesilirmak, 1985, (oil on canvas)

North Cyprus: Study for a History Painting, 1985, (oil on canvas)

Christmas Chase, 1988-89, (oil on canvas)

Head of Pat, 1978-83, (oil on canvas)

Palm Tree, 1971, (oil on canvas)