Chris Gollon (2016) speaking about his collaboration with Eleanor McEvoy: “Her songs have universal themes while also containing her own personal female and emotional viewpoint.” “I was particularly struck by the track ‘The Thought of You’ about a woman thinking about an affair but not having one.  So my painting ended up as by a … Continue reading “Gollon on Eleanor McEvoy”

This painting is currently on loan to the beautiful grade II-listed Deanery of Chichester Cathedral, and may be viewed by appointment. It was also part of Gollon’s national touring exhibition to English cathedrals ‘Incarnation, Mary & Women from the Bible’ (2014 – 2016). In late 2015, as Hereford Cathedral displayed this large ‘Virgin & Child’ … Continue reading “Gollon on his ‘Virgin & Child’”

“I’m now preparing to paint St Ethelflaeda for my forthcoming show at Romsey Abbey. My painting  ‘Annunciation’ will also be exhibited for the first time. As a warm-up exercise, I’ve made an image, from memory, of the Cardinals’ hats that hang from the ceiling in Toledo Cathedral.” Chris Gollon, August 2016 When only a young … Continue reading “Gollon preparing for Romsey Abbey exhibition”