IMAGE CREDIT: Scenes of Pevensey Bay 4, Christine Racher
Sought after local artist, Christine Racher has revealed her latest work “Scenes of Pevensey Bay 4″.—Bay Life, 20 April 2017
The original painting, now sold, has also been made available as a limited edition print (50) and is on show at the Ocean View Bakery and Restaurant. Within days Christine has sold the first two copies of the limited edition print, priced £90:00 each.
Her work locally is noteworthy and has now become collectible. As well as commissions and scenes of quirky buildings right across Pevensey and Pevensey Bay, her work is also on view in public houses, restaurants and hotels,
One of her original artworks, regarded by some commentators as the one that made her name, Scenes of Pevensey Bay I, which is currently in the hands of a private collector, is to go on show at the annual Arts, Crafts and Photographs Exhibition in Pevensey Bay this summer in the village.
Also on show at the exhibition will be some of the original artwork of local scenes by Michael Stringer, recently discovered in a Pevensey Bay garage. Michael Stringer was resident in Pevensey Bay for a number of years. He died in 2004, aged 80.
He was an Oscar nominated art director and production designer. He received an Oscar nomination in 1971 for art direction on Fiddler on the Roof and worked on eight Disney films
He designed sets for 45 films including the 1953 classic Genevieve, in which two veteran cars and their crews participate in the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Genevieve returned from a 34-year visit to Australia in 1992, and takes part in the London-Brighton Run every year. His work was also on view in Casino Royale, Gulliver’s Travels and Superman.
In 1951, he worked on some of the original designs for the Mermaid theatre.
In the Independent obituary for Michael Stringer, Norman Dorme, who worked with him on many productions, noted: “Michael did storyboard sketches but he also did an aerial view of a set. All his set sketches were like that. No one else I worked with ever did that sort of thing. It gave a tremendous amount of information. They were very precise and detailed”.
His sketches of local scenes, which are still seen on cards and placemats in the Bay, also demonstrate this ‘aerial view’ of roads and buildings. The work when exhibited this summer is likely to be of interest to both residents and visitors.
