An Open Invitation

Two well established artists, Rachael Mia Allen and Richard Horner RSMA, invite you to an exhibition at the Lifeboat House, Porthleven. 

Rachael’s passion for the Cornish landscape, surrounding her home in West Penwith and the north coast near her studio at Ding Dong, is evident in the beautiful paintings she creates. It provides a constant source of inspiration for her. 

Rich in natural light, texture, mood and colour, there is an expressionistic energy and spontaneity to Rachael’s gestural mark-making, which brings a sense of drama and authenticity to her work. Subtlety and sensitivity are also present, a signature of Rachael’s style and personality.

Richard’s emergence into the world of fine art is a relatively recent one. When he was younger, he won a few prizes but he let his pursuit slip to one side whilst chasing other varied goals. However, after moving to Cornwall in 2014, and with time on his hands, he revisited his earlier passion again and started to work at it with some vigour.

At this time, his inspiration came from some of the painters in the Royal Society of Marine Artists. So much so that he began working towards gaining acceptance to this august association. The culmination of which matured in 2020 when he was granted full membership. A self-professed realist he says that “I just
don’t do ‘expressive’ or ‘conceptual’ art.”
A fascination with all things coastal defines all of his subject matter. It’s taken a while to move on from boats, harbours and specific locations, towards the atmospherics of sea and sky that could be more or less anywhere.

This year he’s worked on a series of smaller paintings focussing just on waves – attempting to catch both the atmosphere and movement of particular scenes. Richard’s love and deep appreciation of his subject is clearly evident in all of his paintings.

The joint exhibition will be held at the Lifeboat Gallery in Porthleven, running from the 10th until the 17th of August. Opening times are 10.30am – 4.30pm. They look forward to welcoming you there.

RACHEAL MIA ALLEN

Contact for Rachael:
rachaelmiaallen1@mac.com 
www.rachaelmiaallen.co.uk
07855071219

Contact for Richard:
www.richardhorner.co.uk