REVIEWS

 
April, 2009 “Thank you so much for sending me examples of your work. The presentation is simply first class and what a wonderful artist you are, with a really natural and elegant style. I appreciate what you have achieved as I am a professional artist and I think without blowing my own trumpet, I believe I understand a little about art and the difficulties in being an artist. You have achieved an individual and sensitive style of pictorial presentation of considerable beauty. Well done and congratulations on your achievements.” Dario Poli - composer, artist, Marbella. Sept. 2005. “This will be Ted’s second lifetime retrospective and he is hanging the hundred canvases in chronological order, decade by decade. It will give people a sense of the sweep of time, he says. Nothing if not versatile, Ted covers most forms of representation - abstract, portrait, landscape - in a variety of materials such as acrylic, oils, pastel and watercolour............when asked why so much o his work is figurative rather than abstract, he has a ready response, I simply love to draw, he says. As can be seen from the work depicted, Ted has a strong visual sense and a deft hand. To be able to capture so many scenes from life, in such exquisite colours and lines - he is a fortunate man. And we are fortunate to have such a towering talent living here and sharing his gift with us.” The Iberian Times - Cultura. June, 2000 -”An exhibition in the art gallery at Los Boliches Town Hall from the 5th to the 15th is a must for Costa art lovers. For this is where Fuengirola resident Ted Reynolds is showing a retrospective of his paintings over the past 50 years, an impressive talent he has kept hidden since he came to live and work on the Coast as a graphic designer in 1983. Unbeknown to so many of us this quiet British gent, husband of bubbly singing personality Trish Reynolds, began his artistic career in 1949 when, while serving on the personal staff of Field Marshal Montgomery, he had to decide on a career in the army or going back to school. Fortunately school won and Ted spent the next five years at the Sheffield College of Art,where he obtained his national diploma, alongside his close friend John Hoyland, now one of Britain´s leading abstract painters. At the same time, two other major artists, Jack Smith and Derek Greaves, were just graduating from Sheffield and, in nearby Bradford, David Hockney was about to start on his climb to fame.” Gillaine Hathaway- The Reporter “The impact was startling with lovely true colours and a feeling of sensitivity. There were over 60 oils, acrylics and watercolours on show, all very pleasing to the eye. I am not an abstract fan, but you had to appreciate the detail and symmetry of Ted´s work, plus his experience as a draughtsman. I fell in love with all his beach scenes, very reminiscent of my childhood. His Arcos de la Frontera sunset was just beautiful, as was Reflections in Fuengirola Harbour, both acrylics. Ted studied at Sheffield College of Art where he obtained his National Diploma in Painting. He was awarded a travelling scholarship in his final year and went to France and Italy: some of his work during that period was included in his exhibition. He exhibited annually with the Sheffield Society of Artists and as a result was invited to join the Yorkshire Society of Artists who accepted five of his paintings for exhibition at Leeds City Art Gallery. Later in his career he spent nine years in Sri Lanka as Arts Director to a leading publishing group. Ted´s work is precise, tender and very refreshing.” Joan Davies -The Sur Newspaper Retrospective. What a beautiful word! It spells accomplishment: 50 years of production. There were 71 paintings that Reynolds offered for scrutiny, which started from the 50s, and as you went around the long exhibition room, culminated in the 90s. It showed some of the work that the painter produced when he lived in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), a few samples of his stay in France and Italy, of his native England of course, where, in 1950 the Jackson Pollock and De Kooning school of painting were very much the vogue. Op Art, Pop Art and all the rest. Reynolds included a few pictures of this period. The thought that crossed this viewer´s mind was: what a refreshing sight, a “happy” sight, pictures that pleased the senses. Landscapes, seascapes, pastoral scenes, still life, portraits, people and places. Splashes of colour, happy and vibrant, that evoked the loveliness of this world we live in. There were pictures in oil, acrylics and watercolours. Looking at a painting is very much a personal thing. Does it “grab” you, could you live with it if you hung it on your wall? I grew up in the Philippines, exposed to the beauty of nature, and Reynolds´ images are my kind of thing. Another thought crossed my mind at that jam-packed opening night: the work reflected the artist´s gentle nature, the man´s soft-spoken and unboasting character. And I wasn´t influenced by the “cava” and the “tapas” either, which the effervescent hostess, the Señora Reynolds and her generous friends generously dispensed. It was a gathering of friends because Ted and Trish have lived here since 1983, and most of us, that happy evening, were long-term residents”. Dominic de Leon -The Sur Newspaper HOME 

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