Harmonious and beautifully serene seascapes, landscapes and some fabulous abstract works make up the exciting new  exhibition at the Nigel Greaves Gallery behind the Grand Hotel in Compton Street Eastbourne. Nigel Greaves is showing his new and very varied collection of paintings that have been produced during the current year. The beautiful and richly coloured works that make up this exhibition are a must see. His paintings are real enchantments of colour, the moods and places are sometimes familiar while others are purely imaginary but always alive with vibrant realism thanks to his bursting palette of high quality pigments he imports from the south of France.  This latest collection has once again, been created to be uplifting and as always, seems to be more comprehensive than ever before. This delightful new exhibition runs in tandem with Nigel’s retrospective exhibition until 31st March 2012.

Art lovers and those wishing to purchase works for their home, office or for a present will find a broad array of interesting and affordable subjects to choose from in the new exhibition. The latest seascapes seek to capture the vastness and ever-changing character of the sea featuring a wide-range of contemporary interpretations of beaches, serene calm waters and shorelines. In scenes unveiled from beyond our dreams, Nigel takes us to compositions rich in spirituality and seeks to take us on a voyage of emotional discovery with works that seduce with their simplicity and spontaneity. His generous use of high quality pigment and an experienced understanding of light can be seen to bathe scenes in a tranquil unreality that we sometimes wish to be real.

Nigel says his new seascapes “aim to reflect on our enduring fascination and enchantment with the sea”. The new works are highly textural. He uses a variety of painting tools, painting in very high quality pigments he mixes himself with an acrylic base and polymer and often uses an impasto technique to produce bold effects that add strength and texture to his paintings.

Nigel Greaves was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1994 and  studied fine art, art history and graphic design under Robert Tavener at Eastbourne College of Art and Design in the sixties and has been involved with commercial art ever since. The gallery has been featured in many newspapers and magazines in Europe and on BBC TV and ITV. The Nigel Greaves Gallery was opened in May 2008 by popular BBC TV news presenter Beverly Thompson and since then has considerably internationalised his lovely gallery attracting a growing number of collectors worldwide. All works are beautifully framed and are complete with a certificate of authenticity.