COLOURBOX
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Welcome to Relton Marine - original, contemporary paintings by two established professional artists. Christine was trained at Leeds and Lancaster and Tom at Byam Shaw and Chelsea School of Art and both have been involved in painting and printmaking for over 30 years. Since meeting 14 years ago they have been making their
living exclusively from painting collaboratively and over the years
have become widely known for their original style. They show and sell
extensively with galleries in London and throughout the UK and have
completed many commissions for both private and corporate buyers. Tom and Christine also run the company Colourbox, where they take their own and other artists' work to art fairs around the UK and Europe. Upcoming Events Summer exhibition: Ainscough Gallery, London Summer exhibition: Byard Art, from 2 July, Cambridge, July 2010 Exhibition: Biscuit Factory, from 10 September 2010 Devon Art Fair, Torquay, September / October 2010 Edinburgh Art Fair, November 2010 London Art Fair with Byard Art, January 2011 Affordable Art Fair, Milan with Byard Art, February 2011
Statement On Work We work together on the same canvas. The paintings can be described as representational in that we start with an idea of a real place or event, usually based on some where we've been or something that happened - travel features a lot as the colours and images are stronger and more memorable. We'll decide what we want to paint in terms of where and what and discuss rough ideas and colours. Under painting has become more and more important to give depth and texture and this is primarily Tom's job. He stretches and primes all our canvases and spends hours getting the surface and colours looking good. Christine has no patience with this but is more interested in the overall composition. She works very fast and Tom's other job is to tell her when to leave the painting alone and give it room to breathe. As a result, we don't often paint at the same time but will get together to decide how to finish the painting and discuss what's working and what isn't and make changes. At this stage it's not unusual to change the composition and repaint whole areas again. This amount of over painting and adjustment is the good thing about working together as it stops you from getting too stale or too precious about the work. We always use acrylic paint for the same reason - it dries fast and allows a lot of manipulation and re-painting. The most successful pieces end up as more an amalgamation of imagery rather than one image of a specific place. We consider it finished when the balance and composition feel right, the colour works and the result is fresh and full of energy. The idea is to leave the viewer to interpret to a certain degree what they are looking at and leave space for their ideas to give meaning to the painting.. |
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Christine RELTON 1959 Painter, born in Cumbria. Studied at Jacob Kramer in
Leeds and gained Fine Art Degree from Lancaster based on time spent
in India. Has also lived in Japan and Vietnam and painted widely throughout
South East Asia. Imagery and focus on colour reflect this time. Tom MARINE 1956 Painter, born in Hartlepool. Studied at Byam Shaw and
Chelsea College of Art. As well as exhibiting and selling through galleries
and fairs (see exhibitions) is also
involved in Art in Education. Paints in collaboration with CHRISTINE
RELTON on representational works. Has completed many commissions in
the health and private sector with Christine Relton and is involved
in running workshops with children and various charities. |