About Darren Lewis

Event: Sand, Sea and Light

Dates: 23 Sep 2016 - 28 Sep 2016

Sand, Sea and Light derives from two artists using the same subject matter from a very different approach, perspective and discipline. Darren is a traditional oil painter using traditional methods to capture the changing light, mood and atmosphere of the surrounding coastlines of Thanet. Having lived by the sea for 44 years visual coastlines are ingrained in his make-up.

This can also be said of Ross Andrews. Ross chooses a different perspective of the same subject. Ross is an artist that uses the natural environment as his canvas. He draws monumental configurations in the sand and uses ‘extreme’ photography to push himself physically in capturing the life and power of the sea. Ross immerses himself in the coast. His wealth of knowledge, science and years of experience of local coastal surroundings provides a sound basis for his creative endeavours.

Event: Our Acquainted Coastlines

Dates: 19 Jul 2016 - 24 Jul 2016

This exhibition brings together a collection of my most recent paintings dedicated to well-known local coastlines of Thanet. Places I have known most of my life, recording and observing scenes in chosen familiar locations.
I am essentially a painter from Margate, and a painter of Margate. Over recent years my main focus has been to capture the varied light, atmosphere and climate of Thanet’s coastlines but more recently, a further resolution on depicting Margate Harbour and its surrounding areas has become a growing obsession. I want my paintings to reflect the beauty and serenity of Margate and its surrounding coastlines. I want to capture a specific atmosphere of time and place, created by observation and memory in depicting the varied light and shadow surrounding our acquainted coastlines.
Colour is important in my work, relating subtle and intense colour relationships to convey a sense of place. Location is fundamental to my working practice. It’s the coastlines I’m interested

Event: Dualism Exhibition at Pie Factory Gallery, Margate August 2015

Dates: 6 Aug 2015 - 20 Aug 2015

Duality - a condition of being two, of having two parts usually with opposite meanings
John Pledger and Darren Lewis exhibit together for the first time, displaying diverse and varied approaches to their work that offers striking contrasts but also an interesting and complimentary synergy.

Darren’s work sits traditionally in seascapes, expressing with a command of colour, the qualities of light and form of his chosen locations. John uses foraged material to sculpt and manipulate, combining natural shapes with constructed three-dimensional forms that suggest duality and a carefully balanced tension.

John’s images vary from organic natural like free-flowing forms presenting a dialogue of emotional states and situations to more formal, precise, geometric and carefully considered abstractions.

Darren swings from representational paintings to more expressive, abstract work and sometimes strikes a midpoint between these, experimenting with different materials.

Event: Sand, Sea and Sky

Dates: 16 May 2015 - 30 May 2015

Solo Exhibition exploring coastal locations in Thanet

Event: Moments in Colour

Dates: 17 Jul 2003 - 21 Aug 2003

Solo Exhibition

Event: Inspirations – Home and Abroad

Dates: 5 May 2002 - 26 May 2002

Solo Exhibition of coastal locations home and overseas

Event: Twelve New Artists

Dates: 3 Oct 2000 - 17 Oct 2000

Group MA show

Event: MA Degree Show

Dates: 16 Sep 2000 - 30 Sep 2000

MA Degree Show

Event: The Mythological battle between Abstraction and Representation in Painting

Dates: 5 Jun 2000 - 19 Jun 2000

Solo Exhibition

Event: MA Degree Show

Dates: 11 May 2000 - 25 May 2000

MA Degree Show