"Bridge” an exhibition by Neil Pinkett

Neil Pinkett has spent the last year painting bridges across the UK from the Tamar Bridge in Cornwall, to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, to bridges in Bath and other parts of the UK. In the spring of 2011, Neil chartered a helicopter over the Thames River in London to create a source of material for paintings of London bridges that span the Thames.

”A Bridge can be a place of peace and space, a lofty vantage point spanning estuary, gorge, river and road. A point of departure and arrival; joining countries and counties and in some cases island to mainland.

Their structures vary from simple stone arches to towering edifices of steel and stone defying tide and wind. To me they represent adventure and give me a thrill akin to those found in childhood.

Each one of the structures painted in this collection is special; it has a personal story associated with it and evokes many memories.”