About the show

While much of Europe embraces offshore infrastructure, the UK government is pressing ahead with plans to bring massive National Grid interconnectors directly onto land—cutting through some of the region’s most beautiful and ecologically sensitive towns and villages.

These projects threaten to permanently alter the landscape and disrupt wildlife in areas officially recognised for their natural and scientific value.

Sense of Place is a major solo exhibition by Walberswick-based painter David Riches, featuring more than 40 stunning landscapes and still lifes.

This show is the culmination of two years’ work created in and around the very location now facing industrial transformation—Walberswick, a village nestled in a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Riches’ work has a quiet urgency. Painting en plein air, he captures the shifting moods and textures of the Suffolk coast using oil and wax, blending bold graphic composition with rich impasto surfaces. His paintings are not just artistic impressions—they are a tribute to the fragility, vibrancy, and irreplaceable character of a threatened landscape.

Sense of Place runs from 21st to 26th August at the Ballroom Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Contact

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