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Miles Heseltine

 
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Catalogues : 2008 | 2010 | 2013
Archived Exhibitions: 2008 | 2010 | 2013
 
Miles Heseltine was brought up in Cornwall, studied painting at Norwich School of Art and after a successful career in music returned to live in his spiritual home of West Penwith. Reconnection with these timeless landscapes has resulted in a return to painting and his opening show with Beside The Wave was described as a "virtuoso performance" and attracted considerable critical acclaim. Since then Heseltine's work has continued to attract serious interest from collectors, including painter collectors, and he is without doubt, 'one to watch.'
 
 
   
   
"I have been searching for places or buildings that I can draw repeatedly - formerly Norwich Cathedral and currently both at Tree Cliff and the view over the roofs of Morrab Road in Penzance. My work is executed spontaneously and quickly, sometimes allowing forms to enter the work subconsciously. De Kooning once likened the concept of abstraction to Lewis Carol's Cheshire cat when the smile remained even after the cat had vanished. The way I work aims to embrace these essences such as rhythm and suggestions of form, and combine them with my more simple position as an observer of what is in front of me."
 

Education:

1985-86 Falmouth School of Art
1986-89 Norwich School of Art, BA(Hons) Fine Art
 
Selected Exhibitions:
1989
Ecole des Beaux Arts, Rouen
St Gregory's Church, Pottergate, Norwich
Works acquired by Norwich School of Art
2007
Revolver, Mixed Show, Penzance Gallery
2008
Works included in charity auction at The Exchange, Penzance
  Rooftops and Landscapes, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
2009 Mixed Shows, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
2010 Markey.Lindsay.Heseltine, Three Man Show, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
  Mixed Shows, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
2011 Four Man Show, Contemporary Impressionism, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth (in conjunction with Falmouth Art Gallery)
  Mixed Shows, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
2012 Effortless Brushstrokes, Mixed Show, Falmouth Art Gallery and Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
  All at Sea, Mixed Show, National Maritime Museum and Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
  Celebration, Christmas 2012, Mixed Show, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
2013 Western Approaches, Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth