Donnette Bufton & Jo Pearce'                   Exhibition at Morvah Schoolhouse during 1st to 14th May 2010

Donnette Bufton's paintings are on canvas and board with textiles, fabric and acrylic to produce depth and texture amd capture the dynamic natural line, form and colour of landscape, contrasted to the 'man made' features. Her emotional response to all these elements are then reflected in her work. Donnette's photographs are based purely on instinct and a desire to share insights. She also travels to photograph and paint other 'wild' and remote areas in the UK and abroad.

Donnette is self taught and her work is drawn either from sketchbook drawings undertaken during field trips or photographs and/or memories of particular occasions to add and convey atmosphere and emotion. She loves living in West Cornwall and finds the area stimulating and challenging because of its very special light, diversity of landscape and the influence of other artists working and connected to the region.

Previous exhibitions are as follows -

2008 - Exhibition 'Diversity' paintings and photographs featuring New Zealand - Lamorna Cornwall

2006 September - Exhibition- Donnette Bufton and Jo Pearce - Morvah School House, West Cornwall

2005 - Exhibition 'St Michaels Way' - various artists - The Gallery, Musuem, Helston

Donnette has been working closely with the Cornish based Charity ACE Art to produce a range of greeting cards and 50% of proceeds of sale will go directly to assist their work in schools in Uganda. The cards are bright and colourful and suitable for all occasions - images and details are available on www.donnettebufton.co.uk contact email: donnette.bufton@virgin.net

Jo Pearce was born in Somerset in 1976. He studied Art in Bath, Brighton and Cardiff. He specialized in Time Based Arts and Painting and graduated in 2001. Jo lives in Bath and is a musician and painter.

He has had exhibitions in Cardiff, Bath and Cornwall. More recent exhibitions have been at The Schoolhouse, Morvah, West Cornwall in September 2006 and at Detour Bath during Jan 2006 and April 2007.

His paintings are an overload of line, image and form. They resonate and reflect. He used colour to produce a beautiful decoration, a king of existential expressionism.

His interest include contemporary Japenese Art, Outsider/Folk Art, Comic Books, Aboriginal and Phychedelic Art. He has been influenced by John Grey's "STRAW DOGS", Duchamps "LARGE GLASS", Van Gogh, Francis Bacon, Philip Guston and Peter Doig.

His work can be seen on www.deviantart.com - search for jo pearce, contact email jonathanmichealpearce@hotmail.co.uk

Links: www.donnettebufton.co.uk