A joint Exhibition - Maggie Smith and Wedad Alamin

A joint exhibition of works by mixed media artist Maggie Smith and painter Wedad Alamin

Tuesday - Friday 9am - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 10am - 3pm.

The Setting, Three Storeys, Old Bristol Rd, Nailsworth, GL6 0JE

Maggie Smith is a mixed media artist working in her studio at her home near Sheepscombe.

Using mainly watercolours and acrylic inks she paints semi abstract landscapes inspired by the countryside around her home or photographs taken on holiday.

She enjoys using her imagination, often departing from reality rather than simply representing the scene before her. She works mainly wet on wet, letting her materials flow and mix, embracing happy accidents and interpreting what they represent.

Half Jordanian half Polish, Wedad always felt torn between two worlds. Through her art, she creates her own “nationality”.

Her paintings focus on the play of light and shadow, trying to present unique beauty amongst the ugliness. Wedad is inspired by the human body and its beauty, always striving to present it as an integral entirety with spirit and soul - a full package of expression.