"Dark MeOwFO" pastels and screen prints by Felicity Edwards and Margaret McAteer 4th-24th June
"There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.."
by Margaret McAteer
screenprint
" Harry Purrter"
by Felicity Edwards
pastel 255x185mm
"The Owl and the Pussycat"
by Margaret McAteer
screenprint
"Ding Dong Dell"
by Margaret McAteer
screenprint
"BOO"
by Felicity Edwards
pastel 250x185mm
"It's Raining Cats"
by Margaret McAteer
screenprint
"Batcat does MeOwFO"
by Felicity Edwards
pastel
390 x270mm
"Couch Potato"
by Felicity Edwards
pastel
390mm x 270mm
"Who are You Looking at?"
Felicity Edwards
pastel
390mmx270mm
When Felicity and Margaret, two feline fanciers,
discovered that their joint exhibition was going to be on at the same time as
the infamous DARK MOFO their cat theme had already been decided. Dark MeOwFO
was the obvious choice for a title. Both artists like to put a bit of humour
into their art works so, with tongues firmly planted in cheeks, they have
produced some light hearted images that are a little on the dark side to
hopefully put a smile on your face.
Felicity’s drawings are one off originals done with
pastel on Mi Tientes acid free paper.
Felicity has a selection of quirky cat personalities in
her images with most of her inspiration coming directly from her own cats or
cats she has known.
The flier image began as a take on Batman with the evil look
that her cat Marvin gives when planning to pounce. The idea then morphed into
“Dark MeOwFO” with the addition of extra search lights. “Couch Potato” is her very
rotund cat Xena in her favourite sleeping position. “Are you looking at me?” is
Marvin again doing his look of contempt. “Harry Purrter” evolved because this
character looked like he was wearing glasses and she couldn’t resist the pun.
“BOO” is something that most cat owners can relate to as little feline faces
tend to pop out from behind the curtains or other hiding places on a regular
basis.
Margaret’s works are all limited edition hand cut screen
prints. This is quite a rare method in this digital age as materials are hard
to source and it also requires immense skill and patience.
Margaret has used old nursery rhymes and children’s
poetry for her inspiration and injected her own twist on “Ding dong dell,
Pussy’s in the well”, “The Owl and the Pussy Cat”, “There was an old lady who
swallowed a fly” and also has included “It’s raining cats” (no dogs though).
Both artists are kept company by their cats in the
studio. This can be a source of inspiration however more often than not their
presence can be a hindrance.
Margaret finds it difficult enough to cut out her
stencils without the help of her cat Peppy.
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