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Exhibitions > 2014

06 November - 29 November 2014

Jean Bardon - Recent Works
&
Louise Leonard - Town and Country

Graphic Studio Gallery has drawn together an exceptional exhibition of two unique, complementary artists and members of Graphic Studio Dublin, Jean Bardon and Louise Leonard. Their work captures both the national and world-class qualities that both artists personify.

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For Jean Bardon the use of a gold background, as seen in Japanese folding screens or in the paintings of the early Renaissance, has always held an interest. The calm, meditative feeling that seems to radiate from these works is a quality Bardon has brought to her new etchings. Combining the strong, structured shapes of plants and landscape with the luminosity of gold leaf, she creates works that have the capacity to communicate a sense of stillness and tranquility to the spectator.

Born in Dublin, Bardon studied at Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design between 1970 and 1974. She then spent a period living and working in Amsterdam. It was during this time that she developed an interest in printmaking. She became a member of Graphic Studio Dublin in 1990 and since then has exhibited nationally and internationally, with her work held in many collections.

Louise Leonard presents "Town & Country" a set of linocuts and etchings inspired by urban and rural landscapes both local and from further afield. The work has an illustrative quality, with each image telling a personal story from places visited to stills of day-to-day experiences. Leonard uses carving tools to draw graphic bold outlines in lino, and in her etchings, washes of acid to convey atmosphere, light and darkness.

Leonard was born in Dublin, and studied at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, graduating with a BA in Visual Communication in 1983. Leonard established a graphic design partnership on leaving college, specialising in illustration. She then joined Graphic Studio Dublin in 2004 and has been exhibiting with them since.

Click on the thumbnails to view in full, dimensions refer to paper-size h x w [image size h x w].

Prices are for unframed work including 13.5% VAT available for sale in Graphic Studio Gallery.

Jean Bardon Into the Blue Evening Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 15 € 975 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Blue Evening I Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Blue Evening II Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Blue Evening III Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed
Jean Bardon Blue Pavilion Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 300 unframed	Jean Bardon The Emperor's Garden, Irises Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 15 € 975 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Iris I Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Iris II Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed
Jean Bardon Detail, Iris III Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed	Jean Bardon The Garden of Perfect Splendour, Paeonies Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 15 € 975 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Paeony III Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Paeony I Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed
Jean Bardon Detail, Paeony II Etching and gold leaf Ed. of 30 € 350 unframed	Jean Bardon Detail, Magnolia I Etching and Gold Leaf Edition of 30 Unframed: €350	Jean Bardon Detail, Magnolia II Etching and Gold Leaf Edition of 30 Unframed: €350	Jean Bardon Detail, Magnolia III Etching and Gold Leaf Edition of 30 Unframed: €350
Jean Bardon September garden, Dahlias and a bee Etching and Gold Leaf Edition of 25 Unframed: €550	Jean Bardon Flowering Chestnut Tree, April Etching and Gold Leaf Edition of 25 Unframed: €550	Louise Leonard Now is the winter Etching and aquatint Ed. of 30 € 300 unframed	Louise Leonard Whose woods these are I think I know Etching and aquatint Ed. of 30 € 300 unframed
Louise Leonard Lough Dan Etching and aquatint Ed. of 30 € 340 unframed	Louise Leonard O wild West Wind Etching and aquatint Ed. of 30 € 340 unframed	Louise Leonard Derrybawn Bridge Etching and aquatint Ed. of 30 € 340 unframed	Louise Leonard Early snow, Botanic Gardens Glasnevin Etching and aquatint Ed. of 30 € 340 unframed
Louise Leonard All along the banks of the Royal Canal Linocut Ed. of 20 € 420 unframed	Louise Leonard Rhythm of the Street Linocut Ed. of 30 € 420 unframed	Louise Leonard Blessington Street Basin Linocut Ed. of 30 € 280 unframed	Louise Leonard Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Linocut Ed. of 30 € 280 unframed
Louise Leonard From Frinco to Tonco, Piedmont Linocut Ed. of 30 € 280 unframed	Louise Leonard Hold on tight to your dreams Linocut Ed. of 30 € 280 unframed

Exhibitions > 2014

06 November - 29 November 2014

Jean Bardon - Recent Works & Louise Leonard - Town and Country

Jean Bardon - Recent Works
&
Louise Leonard - Town and Country