JAMES DODDS
MESSUM’S
http://www.messums.com
28 Cork Street, London W1S 3NG
Exhibition 6th – 22nd April 2016 Telephone: +44 (0)20 7437 5545
Exhibition catalogue available £12.50 inc p&p
Varuna, Horn Timbers oil on linen 90 x 100 cms 35^3 ⁄ 8 x 39^3 ⁄ 8 ins
“What all my paintings are fundamentally about is the balance between the known and the
unknowable: the boats with all my knowledge about how they are made matched by the
dialogue with the paint; using what skill I have to create a piece of art that contains more
than just the sum of its parts but, hopefully, something of the human spirit also. It’s about
using head (idea), heart (feelings) and hand (skill) – a creative holy trinity. And I do think
that work is a form of prayer or meditation. I long for that timeless out-of-body moment
when everything is working well.” James Dodds
Renowned on both sides of the Atlantic, James Dodds is a painter of working boats.