Crispin Akerman has earned a significant reputation for the elegant simplicity and fine balance he achieves within his favoured genre of still life painting. He uses a timeless vocabulary of domestic items such as ceramics, fruit, drapery and enamelware as well as...

A sense of passing time is apparent in the recent still life paintings of Crispin Akerman. Worn enamel jugs, ancient leather-bound books, fruits and autumn leaves evoke a seasonal transience. Crispin’s use of a timeless vocabulary of domestic objects presented against...

Crispin Akerman has earned a significant reputation for the elegant simplicity and fine balance that he achieves within his favoured genre of still life painting. While the works are largely observational, the arrangement of the objects is highly constructed over...
Still Life – New Life

Still Life – New Life

Crispin Akerman continues to master simplicity and balance within his favoured genre, the still life. He uses a timeless vocabulary of domestic items such as fruit, flowers, ceramics, bowls and pitchers presented against the textural folds of table linen and drapery....

Painter Crispin Akerman has earned a significant reputation for the elegant simplicity and fine balance he achieves within his favoured genre, the still life. This style of painting did not emerge as a subject in its own right until the early 17th century, where it...
Tread carefully

Tread carefully

Julie Bartholomew’s unique ceramic practice is inspired by cultural issues and social debate. Over her career, Julie has had a long term interest in contemporary issues exploring communication technology, consumer culture, female identity and,most recently, the threat...