Meet the artists and see their work at huge open air show in Sheffield
Errol Edwards speaks to some of the exhibitors at Art in the Gardens, taking place at Sheffield Botanical Gardens
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00:00Hi everyone, I'm Sarah, I'm a semi-abstract artist, and I'm going to show you how to create
00:29a semi-abstract figurative painter, and I am here at the beautiful Sheffield Botanical
00:36Gardens, and I would like to tell you a little bit about the painting behind me, it's called
00:41Fall Fast to Dreams, and it's based on a poem by the activist, social activist Langston
00:47Hughes, he's an American activist who has passed on, but he wrote this beautiful poem,
00:53it's only about six lines long, and it just talks about holding on to your dreams, never
00:58letting go no matter what happens, no matter, it's a terrible winter in terms of, you know,
01:03it's a figurative way of saying, you know, you're having a rough time in life, never
01:08give up on your dreams, because that's what makes life worth living.
01:12Hi, my name's Tom, and I'm here at the Art in the Gardens 2024, exhibiting my wildlife
01:21and pet portraits, and, well, it's all done in pastel, all drawn by myself, sitting down
01:27in Avoganda.
01:31Hi, my name's David Beatson, I'm a local artist from Mosborough, so I'm a painter
01:37in oils, predominantly I do work from life if I can, which is painting outdoors, but
01:44painting peat districts, coastal, or studio paintings, as I say, from life, still life,
01:50but it's nice to be here in Art in the Gardens, it's the first time I've done it, so it's
01:55nice as a local artist, really, to be able to put something to the local art community
02:00in Sheffield, so hopefully it'll be a great weekend, and meet some nice people, as well
02:05as hopefully sell some paintings.