PRESS
RELEASE
–
SHEILA
GIRLING




‘I’ll
go
on
until
you
have
to
strap
a
paintbrush
to
me’
says
prize‐winning
painter.


‘For
more
than
thirty
years
we
have
been


coming
to
Purbeck,
where
we
own
a


coastguard
cottage.
The
seascape
and
the


landscape
have
proved
to
be
constant


sources
of
inspiration
in
my
work,
when


therefore
I
was
invited
to
exhibit
paintings


at
L’Artishe
Gallery
as
part
of
the
Purbeck


Arts
Weeks
it
seemed
very
fitting.
It
is
a


real
pleasure
to
show
in
Swanage.’


Sheila
Girling


For
two
weeks
her
work
will
be
on
show
at


L’Artishe
Gallery
as
part
of
Purbeck
Art
Weeks


Festival.

For
thirty
years
Girling
has
inspired


artists
around
the
world.

Her
energy
and


enthusiasm
for
her
art
is
still
fresh
today.
She


has
said
‘I’ll
go
on
until
you
have
to
strap
a


paintbrush
to
me’.



Sheila
Girling
works
in
the
area
between


figuration
and
abstraction.
She
uses
collage


on
loosely
applied
acrylic
grounds
and
brings


her
love
of
seascapes
to
vivid
life
in
this
wide‐

ranging
exhibition.
Her
passion
for
colour
is


paramount.


Sheila
Girlings
show
will
help
to
bridge
the


gap
between
town
and
country.
Enabling
a


local
audience
to
access
the
work
of
an


internationally
respected
artist.
This
will


allow
the
gallery
to
be
seen
not
just
as
a


venue
in
which
to
purchase
art
but


somewhere
to
come
and
look
at
art


providing
a
much‐needed
cultural


community
resource.


Sharon
James
–
Owner/Curator


L’ARTISHE
GALLERY
AND
STUDIO




71
HIGH
STREET,
SWANAGE,
DORSET
BH19
2LY


www.lartishegallery.com


SHEILA
GIRLING



GALLERY
HOURS
DURING
PAWF:
11‐5




7
DAYS
A
WEEK


SATURDAY
26TH
MAY–
SUNDAY
10TH
JUNE
2012


At
Days
End