staffordshire – Eleanor Heath

I am over the moon to be exhibiting paintings from my recent ‘101 Dalmatian Days’ art project at the Flying Ducks Art Gallery, Stone.

For four days from Friday 30th April to Monday 3rd May 2021 I will exhibit 40 paintings out of the 101 works of art created during lockdown, for both the local and wider community to both view and buy.

The 101 Dalmatian Days project explores the life of Dottie the Dalmatian through a catalogue of 101 adventures with a humorous twist. Pieces such as Dottie’s Day out at the races (No. 61) Dottie’s Daiquiri Cocktail (No 43) Cycling Dottie (No 51) Dottie in Paris (No 83) Dottie goes camping (No 82) Beach Dottie (No 74) all explore themes of adventure that Dottie pursues with joy.

Inspiration behind Dottie

The art project was inspired by a chance encounter I had with a dalmatian dog whilst out walking along the common plot, Stone, on a snowy January day. I was struck by the contrast of black dots of the Dalmatian against the bright white of the snow and captured the image on my phone.

The next day, I painted her first ‘Dottie’ and this followed with a couple more paintings. I was subsequently furloughed and with weeks of time to occupy myself, I embarked on painting 101 works of art along the theme ‘101 Dottie Days’inspired by David Hockney’s Dog Days book.

The art project has now completed, and the paintings are available to view from 30th April to 3rd May 2021 at the Flying Ducks Art Gallery, Stone.

Creating 101 works of art in 90 days was an enormous challenge but one that I have thoroughly enjoyed. I created the theme Dottie’s 101 Days as I wanted Dottie to have the freedom that I didn’t due to lockdown restrictions. I imagined all the things that Dottie could do with her time and this kept my spirits alive for better times to come. I am delighted that the art is now being exhibited at the Flying Duck Arts Gallery for all to see. The perfect way to celebrate life returning to some kind of normal.

Angie Ford-Burgess, Owner of Flying Duck Arts Gallery said: “At Flying Ducks Art Gallery, we cannot think of a better way to reopen after the recent lockdown than to host this exhibition of Ellie Heath’s wonderful collection of Dottie the Dalmatian paintings. We are looking forward to welcoming customers both old and new into the Gallery where they can browse the art, meet Ellie and have a chat.”

The Flying Duck Art Gallery is located at 44 Station Road, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8ES and will be open from 10 to 4pm on these days. Visitors are asked to adhere to the Covid regulations of one person viewing at any one time.

Flying Duck Arts Gallery

The gallery offers art with attitude for the smart, modern art buyer, carefully chosen for the discerning art collector with an independent mind and great personal life.

Website: https://www.flyingducksartgallery.com/

Email: art@flyingducksgallery.com