An exclusive presentation of the work of artist Ian Fennelly

In Spring 2008, for the first time in Manchester, Ian Fennelly will be exhibiting a new collection of watercolours at CUBE gallery and all works are for sale.

To commission an individual and personalised artwork for your home or workplace, and for more information on forthcoming originals and limited edition prints, please contact us on 01244 345698 or alex@watergatestreetgallery.co.uk.

When

28th March to 2nd April, 12 noon to 5.30pm (excluding Sundays)

Admission is free to the public

Where

CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 6DW

A message from the artist

"Watercolours that dance across the paper..."

My watercolours aim to achieve a balance between form and content. In other words, allowing the paint and water to drip, splash and dance across the paper in a natural intuitive journey, but at the same time allowing the images to come through.

Inspiration comes from visiting places, spending time there, meeting people and getting honked at by buses. But when I paint, the subject is just the starting point; it's the battle on the paper that's really exciting. Colours, shapes, lines and patterns are all jockeying for position, while the water flows within the textured grooves of the heavy Fabriano paper. This is what's really exciting. The image will inevitably come through, sometimes in spite of my efforts, because it's painting itself that really inspires me.

I've always wanted to be an artist, and the drive to become one is fuelled by other people's responses to my work. I paint for other people, because I want my vision of the cityscapes that surround me to be viewed by others. If no one looked at my work, the paintings wouldn't know what to do with themselves, and the colours might stop dancing across the paper!

More from Ian Fennelly

We have other Ian Fennelly works in store available for purchase. View all images from Ian Fennelly.

• Canal Street, Manchester
• The Lowry, Manchester
• Civil Justice Centre
• Old Trafford
• City of Manchester Stadium
• Castlefield, Manchester
• Town Hall
• Urbis, Manchester
• St Anne's
• Ferry Across the Mersey
• The Mount, Edinburgh
• Santa Maria
• Canal Street
• Lower Slaughter
• House of Parliament
• Empire State Building
• Tyne Bridge
• Westminster Bridge
• Monmartre, Paris