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I’ve been hearing great personal feedback from the passing artists that have been exhibiting at Jardine over the past few months. Sure, it’s nice to sit back and sip your cappuccino as you stare at some of the stunning artwork on the walls. But even artists need to eat.

Pictures have been purchased, no doubt leading to a celebratory meal at the old Park Hotel itself [um, are we still allowed to say that?]

Anyway – another month, another (semi) private viewing as the latest artistic type turns up on the corner of the High Street and Belle Vue Road. Essex man Marcus Krackowizer will be exhibiting at Jardine throughout May and June.

His exhibition will proudly be on show under the title of The Dimension of Stillness:

“His contemporary impressionist style makes extensive use of palette knives, which he favours for the speed and impulse required to work the canvas.

The result is a striking and vibrant collection of oil paintings, often capturing a fleeting moment in time in busy cityscapes.

Although the dreamy light and warm colours display a very positive view of the world, they also hint at a touch of loneliness, a sort of isolation in the otherwise constant buzz of a city.”

Gawd know what he will make of Wivenhoe…

A polite email to the very good @JoJoColchester should gain you an invite for the evening of the 9th May, between 7:30 and 9:30 pm. The kitchen will be closed, but the bar will be open.

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