BOLD colours are part of an artwork exhibition on Bradford’s big screen, designed to bring warmth to City Park on cold winter days.

The work of six more local artists will be shown on the big screen this month and next as part of the ongoing Not Just Hockney presentation.

Silsden arts enthusiast Colin Neville is behind the online exhibition, having set up a website to showcase the work of local artists.

He said of the January and February exhibition: “Bright colour has the power to energize and cheer us, particularly in the winter. So, I know these six local artists and their artworks on the Big Screen will bring a blaze of warmth to City Park during the greyest two months of the year. The colour is a reminder too, in the New Year, that spring and summer are on their way.

“Big bold colour is a key element for all the artists featured in this presentation, and for some it connects with their past work and travel in warmer countries. Their choice of colour for an artwork is based on their experience and knowledge on which colours work together, why they do, and how a chosen colour reflects best the mood or experience they want to share with us.

“The talent of these artist also about selecting the best art colour medium for the task – about choosing oil, acrylic or watercolour paints, for example - as well as the best surface material to paint to get the desired effect.”

The artists included in the latest exhibition are:

Artist and teacher, Pam Bumby, has lived in the Bingley area for more than 18 years. Her mixed media paintings are influenced by her travels in the UK and overseas. Pam has been an active member of the Menston Arts Club for 25+ years and her prize-winning artwork has been exhibited across Britain, including at Cartwright Hall.

Marilyn Brophy is a Saltaire-based painter and printmaker who paints predominantly in oil and acrylics, as well as producing limited edition relief and dry-point prints. Colour is an important element of Marilyn’s art work, which often presents a blend of realism and the surreal. Marilyn has exhibited and sold her prints and paintings across the region in both solo and group shows.

Jules Hammond is a Bingley-based painter and illustrator who uses a variety of art media, including acrylic and oils, and pencil. His subject range is wide, including urban and landscape scenes, abstracts, still life and nature scenes, as well as commissioned pencil illustrations for publication. Jules has exhibited his work across Britain and it can be found in private collections in Britain and overseas.

Judy Sale is a Haworth-based artist who uses a range of art media to paint predominantly abstract work, often influenced by her global travels. Judy was a founding director of a Centre for Contemporary Art in Cyprus and her artwork can be found in public and private collections and has been widely shown in Britain and overseas, including solo exhibitions in Yorkshire, London, Canada, Italy, and Cyprus.

Ben Snowden was born in Keighley and still lives locally. His drawings and paintings are influenced by the human form and landscape and his work explores the ideas and relationships between emotion, the unconscious, and reality. His artwork has been widely exhibited across Britain and overseas and in 2018 was chosen to be part of the prestigious Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st Century British Painting.

Kerry Stoker is a painter who works from her studio in Ilkley. She paints mainly with acrylic, but also in oil, watercolour and oil pastel. Her work regularly features at both the Ilkley and Saltaire Art Trails, as well as in shows of the Yorkshire Watercolour Society, Society of British Artists, Society of Women Artists, and at ‘Art for Youth’ exhibitions in London, Sheffield and North Yorkshire.

David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, which runs the big screen, said: “I'm delighted that Not Just Hockney is using the theme of colour to bring in the new year on the big screen in City Park.

"Colin's curation for this new exhibition, "A celebration of colour" is bright and bold, featuring the striking mixed media work of artist Pam Bumby, the use of colour to achieve a blend of realism and the surreal from Marilyn Brophy and the drawings and paintings of Ben Snowden to name but a few.

"The exhibition will brighten up City Park on cold winter days."

The Not Just Hockney exhibition runs every day at 12.30pm.