New Horizons

A breathtaking selection of acrylic and watercolour paintings by two talented Lancashire artists will be shown at Edge Hill University.

The exhibition on campus opens to the public from 7^th to 24^th February and is a mix of exotic places, landscapes and new horizons.

Painter and printmaker Charlie Holt, who lives and works in Croston, will show his work that has been inspired by Islamic design.

His art is about journeys and memories of places visited, from Bermuda to the Indian Himalayas and Morocco to Lancashire, exploring imaginary time and space.

He makes reference to beliefs and cultures, legends and myths, epics and sagas.

In his own words he describes it as, ‘On my magic carpet I can travel backwards and forwards in time, looking down on many countries and cultures in an instant'.

David Johnstone is primarily a landscape painter, working in watercolour, ink, collage and acrylic.

The stimulus for the work in this exhibition comes from both his immediate surroundings in Coppull in Lancashire, and from his travels in Canada, Corfu, Turkey and what was then, East Berlin.

The Corfu paintings on show, in water colour, pen and acrylic, are a selection of images inspired by time spent living in Kouramades for two months in 2011.

To visit this exhibition, visit the foyer of the Faculty of Health until 24^th February, between 9am and 5pm.

Joan Steele, Edge Hill University's Arts and Culture representative, said: "It is a real pleasure to have these talented artists exhibit their work here at Edge Hill University as they take real inspiration from their travels, which I'm sure will captivate audiences.

"I hope that residents take advantage of this and come and see what we have to offer in the way of arts and culture. It is also fantastic to be able to use the University's facilities as public open spaces."