Rolling hillsides and a colder climate; this is the North of England. It holds the Lake District, the moors and the northern coast. The artists in this exhibition explore the far stretches of the ‘Natural North’ and all it’s natural beauty, devoid of the urban and man-made.

Richard Serridge is a landscape painter from the Wirral with a BA in Fine Art and a passion for nature and the local environment. By using repurposed materials, Richard challenges the waste culture of everyday life, whilst selecting materials that reflect each specific scene. Richard explores locations that are in his everyday surroundings, but usually go overlooked. He captures atmosphere and texture using high contrast colour, a variety of mark making techniques and allowing the unpredictable nature of his ground to influence structure.

Dealing with issues surrounding mental health is represented by the deliberate lack of human figures within the landscape, creating a sense of seclusion and beauty without interference. With a keen interest in railways, gardening and general making, these themes are also visited within Richard’s painting practice.

Katherine Dereli is a Lancashire based oil painter with a classical training in sculpture. Her subjects are various: figures, carefully arranged still-life objects, landscapes, painted quickly in the field or laboured over in the studio. What unites them is a particular approach to paint. She carefully observes and reproduces colour from life, mixed cleanly on the palette and laid down to create a varied surface of alternating high detail and broad ‘messy’ brushwork.

John Sharp studied illustration at De Montfort University, John then went on to work as an illustrator, graphic designer and in design/visual effects for the film and TV industry at the University of Manchester. John has exhibited nationally and internationally, with his work showcased in the Serpentine Gallery, Abbot Hall, Videcolor de Palermo in Buenos Aires and The Storey, Lancaster. Most recently John’s work has been on show at The Liverpool Art Fair, Stockport Open and “Modern Madness 9” in Hoxton London.

Zoe Roberts creates artworks of various mediums inspired by the beauty and adaptability of nature, her main focus is on changes she observes in landscape caused by weather, lighting plant life, the movements of the planet and the interactions of the inhabitants within and everyday moments. She is fascinated by how these changes in the environment can affect the atmosphere, meaning or aesthetic value of a place, her practice involves taking a photo on a walk to later recreate the mood of a place with her chosen medium through use of colour, mark making, light and memory of place. Born and based in the Wirral UK, Zoë graduated in 2022 with a BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree through Chester University and Wirral Met.

All artworks are for sale.

Join us for the Private View of the exhibition on Thursday 10th October from 5pm-7pm.

All welcome, but please register here: natural-north.eventbrite.co.uk

The dot-art Gallery can be found at 14 Queen Avenue, Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 4TX (just 5 minutes’ walk from Liverpool One).

Opening times: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-6pm

The exhibition runs 11th October – 23rd November 2024.