Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2007 | Page 9

FOREWORD

Established
International
Artist
Carolyn Pavey is one of
the foremost established
Island artists with an
international reputation.
Well known for her dramatic
skies and evocative
landscapes, Carolyn has
a natural empathy with the
seasonal and social changes
of Island life. The diversity of
her subject matter ranges from
exquisite still life paintings to
studies of children and portraits
as well as sea and landscapes.
Her preferred mediums are
oil and watercolour, although
she is equally adept working
in pastels and acrylics.
Carolyn has exhibited in many

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prestigious exhibitions,
including the Royal
Academy and the
Royal Watercolour
Society. Her work also
forms part of a number
of connoisseurs’
overseas collections.
Her annual exhibition
of paintings and
prints is being held
at the Masonic Hall
in Seaview during
August. On show
will be a collection
of watercolours
completed for
Major General MS
White CB CBE JP,
HM Lieutenant of
the Isle of Wight,
amongst a number
of other commissions
completed this year.
The exhibition opens
on Friday 17th August
with a private view, and
to the general public at
12 noon on the same
day. For people who
want to come in and
browse the show runs
daily from 10am until
6pm until Tuesday 21st August.
Preceeding the exhibition
there will be a variety of one
(1) day art and writing courses,
tailored to individual abilities
– details are as follows:
The venue for the exhibition
and classes is the MASONIC
HALL, FAIRY ROAD, SEAVIEW
7.8.07 taking
watercolour further
8.8.07 still-life painting
14.8.07 writers course
– with published author
Felicity Fair-Thompson
15.8.07 writers course
– with published author
Felicity Fair-Thompson

Somerton Cross Country Event
Sat 22nd and Sunday 23rd September 2007

A new look for
this year's event
The Cross Country
event at Somerton Farm,
sponsored this year by
Creasey Biles & King and
CBK Waterside, takes
place in September by
kind permission of Mr
& Mrs David Biles.

The event has been run
annually by the Isle of Wight
Hunt Supporters’ Club for some
25yrs and from very modest
beginnings has grown into
a major date in the Island’s
equestrian calendar. This year,
as well as the usual crosscountry classes from minimus
to open, there will be a Two Day
Event with dressage and show
jumping on the Saturday and
cross country on the Sunday.
Also for the first time this will
be a British Horse Society
Qualifier for the South Essex
Insurance Brokers BHS Cross
Country Championships 2007.
Work is going on apace at
Somerton Farm to revamp the
fences and course builder
John Found and his team are
constructing several completely
new obstacles and others are
having a thorough makeover.

As well as our main sponsor,
many other local firms and
individuals have been extremely
generous with sponsorship of
fences and materials. These
include: R&R Containers,
Aquarius Diving, County
Fencing, Island Marquees,
Moreys, The Shedman,
Springbank Nurseries, The
Tack Shack, Michael Lamb
Farrier, And &WrGW&