Bev Houlding  

Born 1955. Birmingham, England.
Studied at Goldsmiths College 1974-77.

Taught in London schools 1977-84.

Set up Screens Gallery with Mark in Fareham 1984.

Moved studio to Emsworth, Hants, 1990.

Moved to Cornwall 1996.

Bev's work has resolved into meticulously drawn hand carved wood panels,where contemporary figurative subjects are executed in oils. Using her own very unique techniques inspired by natural textures, granite and slate weathered by wind and rain. The human form is transformed becoming standing stones, monumental and emploring.
Mark Houlding  

Born 1950. Abadan, Iran.

Studied at Maidstone College of Art 1970-73

The Royal College of Art 1973-76.

Lectured part-time, Croydon College of Art and Islington Adult Ed. 1976-86.

Set up Screens Gallery with Bev in Fareham 1984.

Moved studio to Emsworth, Hants, 1990.

Moved to Cornwall 1996.

Mark's work has become an exploration of shape and colour. He trained as a printmaker and continues to use the tools of that trade. His sole method of application is now a 2" print making roller, the medium a clear printing base coloured with oil paint. The fruit theme appeared 5 years ago and has continued to be a source of inspiration. The sensuality of the first summer romance. An exotic palatte of colour rolled out onto wood panels, natural shapes perform like glowing planets.

"Patience, patience

 Patience in the blue!

 Each atom of silence

 Is the chance of a ripe friut." Mallarm`e.

©2006 All Pictures copyright Bev Houlding and Mark Houlding.