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OVENDEN CONTEMPORARY

Jeremy Mayes 'Solo'

A solo exhibition of enigmatic contemporary art by the emerging British Artist Jeremy Mayes at:

Needhams Restaurant
186 Main Street Witchford Cambridgeshire CB6 2HT

01353 661405

21st September to 26th October 2006

The enigmatic work of the prolific Jeremy Mayes is instantly welcoming and positive. He cites his influences as Cezanne, Modigliani and Chagall and there is certainly a warm familiarity in his expressionist paintings that gently draw the viewer in. He makes you feel as though you are wandering through a beautiful garden, or punting along a quiet river, or sipping espresso outside a boulevard cafe on a lazy Sunday afternoon, as a gentle summer breeze passes you by.

And that's the vital ingredient in Mayes' work. He manages to capture and perfectly represent that comfortable moment in time when we all feel good, the precise instant that we dare to believe things are going to be alright. When you view one of his paintings you are taken to a better place, for just a moment. You can almost feel the summer breeze through your hair, smell the hot coffee, hear the birdsong emanating from his lollipop trees.

Ovenden Contemporary is pleased to collaborate with Needhams Restaurant in 'launching' Mayes with his first solo exhibition. Click here to view Jeremy's Profile.