Humber Reflections, Terry Clarke, Cleethorpes Discovery Centre.

Terry Clarke is an artist local top the Grimsby area with a degree in Fine Arts from the Grimsby Institute.  Since graduating, Terry has been an artist in residence at the Abbey Walk Gallery.  Terry has developed a style of painting using an oil paint wash with charcoal, either on canvas or paper, which gives him the immediacy of expression that he likes.  The work in this exhibition features the iconic Haile and Bull Forts built in the first World War to protect the entrance to the Humber.  The Haile Fort stands tantalizingly close  to  Cleethorpes, almost enticing people to walk out there.  Terry's paintings, perhaps reawaken forgotten memories within the viewer and bring the forts to life in an almost romantic sense.

I loved Terry's very large paintings and his style of working.  Their subjects are very close to my heart and they have featured in many of my images of the Humber Estuary.