January 11, 2015 by admin News Sunday, March 17th, 2019, 6:10 pm Pale Forms (2016), a work made with rainwater collected from a depression in one of the fallen stones in Avebury stone circle, sold this weekend to a Newlyn collector during my studio sale. The sale will continue until the end of this month. ... See more Thursday, March 14th, 2019, 2:43 pm Exhibition now on with a range of new works in it from my time on the Porthleven Prize residencies. The Artist Meet and Greet is happening on Saturday from 2-4pm. All welcome. Looking forward to seeing some of you there. ... See more Saturday, March 2nd, 2019, 12:19 pm Gallery | Am in the middle of a huge spring clean in the studio to prepare for making a new series of works, so have decided to have a BIG SPRING SALE OF PAINTINGS with 40% off some of the work in my current portfolio. Have a look and let me know if there is anything you are interested in... www.westmancoat.com ... See more Thursday, February 28th, 2019, 6:49 pm Completely out of the blue, I discovered recently that my work is mentioned in one of the exam questions on this year's AQA GCSE Fine Art paper. Not bad to be rubbing shoulders with Constable, Grimshaw, Jackson, Tabner and McCullin. We sound like a very thorough law firm... ... See more Friday, January 11th, 2019, 2:05 pm Received confirmation today that I have been elected as an Academician of the Royal West of England Academy. Hugely honoured to be a part of such a wonderful institution and excited to see what 2019 brings. ... See more Wednesday, November 21st, 2018, 4:32 pm Last chance to see/buy this work which won the Sue Conrad Prize of £1000 in the Black Swan Open 2018. Show finishes on 24 November. Perigee-Syzygy of the Earth Moon Sun System (2017) - Deborah Westmancoat. Writing ink, handmade oak gall ink and dew collected during the night of the 14/11/16 superman, on heavy weight paper. Box framed in white wood and 'artglass' non-reflective glazing. 61 x 51 x 4.5 cm. Venue: Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge St, Frome, Somerset BA11 1BB. ... See more Tuesday, November 6th, 2018, 9:35 am My installation comprising The Source of Life (2018) and An Encyclopaedia Of The Qanat Waters of Palermo (2018), remains on show until the end of November as part of the Manifesta 12 Biennale, Palermo, Sicily. The collection of inked papers, texts and waters from the tenth century underground waterway system is housed in the Crypt of the Church of St Agnes, Danisinni, Palermo, alongside other works and research drawings made by our team of international artists and architects as part of the Ingruttati Palermo project. ... See more Tuesday, November 6th, 2018, 9:27 am Alex Mah, MA Research Composition student at Bath Spa Uni, has used images of my paintings in this beautiful book on his recent work with scores. It includes a chapter on ‘allowing for drifting’, a score Alex wrote in response to several conversations we have had this year about my practice and how one might approach writing a score for visual arts. The book can be viewed at the Porthleven Prizewinners exhibition currently showing in the old Georgian house on the Newton Park campus, Bath Spa University. There have only been 16 copies produced and the few remaining are available to buy through the exhibition. ... See more Wednesday, October 24th, 2018, 9:48 am I have work in this upcoming show, including Sea Scroll (2018) used as the image for the poster. Let daro@bathspa.ac.uk know if you can come to the launch on Friday 2 November from 6-8pm and they will put out an extra glass for you! My works are for sale for a donation to the RNLI - a way of giving something back to the community of Porthleven who hosted us so wonderfully on our residencies this year. Honoured to be exhibiting with the exceptional Porthleven Prizewinners of 2018. Show runs from 2 - 16 November 2018. ... See more Thursday, September 27th, 2018, 10:37 am Recent work selected for the Black Swan Arts Open 2018. The show in Frome, Somerset, will run from 19 October - 24 November with private view on 18th October from 7.30-9pm. Please do come and say hi if you are in the area. Perigee-Syzygy Of The Earth-Moon-Sun System (2017) Deborah Westmancoat. Black writing ink, handmade oak gall ink and dew collected during the night of the 14/11/16 supermoon, on heavyweight paper. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth, also known as a perigee-syzygy of the Earth–Moon–Sun system. Box framed in white wood and non reflective glazing. 51 x 61 x 4.5 cm. ... See more Load More...