24th june – 7th july david lay

Marks Remarked
Remarked Marks
Drawings and paintings by David Lay. Two very different aspects of the artist’s work usually exhibited separately shown here together for the first time.
Runes.
Paintings in Acrylic. Marks initially made by others for disparate reasons, Lifted out of context, re-examined and remarked.
Sea and landscapes.
Monochrome drawings. Charcoal and chalk on paper. Marks made to explore the textures of sea and landscape.

About the artist.
David was for rather too long, a designer and scenic artist in theatre running the gamut from seaside rep to the National theatre and back again. He began showing his own work about ten years ago. He has exhibited widely both in London and Kent. Since moving to Folkestone he has shown at The Chimera, The Johnny Cotter Gallery and, Frank Hirshfield’s  Galerie d’Art. 
David is a director and co- founder with Maryanne Traylen of Pavement Pounders Community Interest Company.

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