Pendre Art Gallery in Cardigan is hosting the ‘The Bridge that Floods’, a new collection of oil paintings by up-and-coming local artist Eloise Govier.

The paintings depict local scenes, including Cardigan Bay, Llechryd, Newport, New Quay and Fishguard; they are all painted in her bright, colourful, Expressionist manner using oil on canvas. Eloise generates a body of texture and movement through layers of directional paint and contrasting colours, the paint is applied in such abundance that her works are almost sculptural in their creation. Those familiar with her work will know she has a distinctive style that sets her work apart from most; rarely, if ever, has Wales been portrayed in this unique way. The artist says: ‘My work is an emotional response to the landscape rather than a literal rendering of the view, I am drawn to bright and daring colour combinations that capture a mood or feeling about the place; I grew up here, so, inevitably, when I paint West Wales, its about capturing my home’. Successes this year include the auctioning of her piece entitled ‘Alltybwla’ at the London Welsh Dragon Ball, the painting raised close on a £1000 pounds for charity. She has had a piece selected for the Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize, her work entitled ‘Summer 2008: last of the good times?’ will be exhibited from October until January at the Oriel Kyfin Williams, Llangefni, prize winners will be decided upon in September. This will be Eloise’s third solo show at the Pendre Art Gallery, she has also exhibited at the Brick Lane Gallery in London, the Arton gallery in Japan, the Howies Bristol Shop, and with numerous art groups across Wales. She now has works in Private collections all over Wales, and in London, St Andrews, Kyoto, Beaujolais, Verona and Portland.

The exhibition will be on display at the Pendre Art Gallery from 30th June - 1st August 2009.