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Barry is a UK based Welsh Artist born near Merthyr Tydfil and now based in the picturesque market town of Hay-On-Wye in the Welsh Marches . His work is currently focusing on an ongoing collection of contemporary atmospheric Welsh Landscapes employing an alchemy of inks , pigments , solutions , soot , ash , charcoal , found media , tannin , metal powders , beeswax , graphite and anything else that happens to fall in his path . . .
" I fully admit to ‘ most ‘ of my explorations ending with myself and an embarrassing amount of ruined paper laying in a soggy blackened heap in the corner ! I am forever grasping at shadows , waiting for the faint outline of a hill or bank of trees to emerge from the chaos and disorder of my alchemy of solutions , and all too often loosing it again as it dries and moves past that perfect point I was chasing ! “
NEWS . . . JANUARY 2026
My Large Format Processing , Edition Creation and Printing has recently been expertly undertaken by Colourfast Editions of Risbury in Herefordshire . They are specialists in artwork photography and superior quality Archival Printing for Artists , Photographers and Sculptors throughout Herefordshire, the West Midlands and the Welsh borders . . . and offer an individual and bespoke service using the latest professional imaging and archival inkjet printing technology for those seeking the highest fidelity , precise colour matching and most accurate reproduction . They are also happy to work with print ready files when required . . .
Thanks to their relentless commitment and extraordinary attention to detail I am now delighted to be able to offer full and half size prints from some of the Imperial Ink Paintings featured on my Originals page ( No one has previously ever been able to successfully reproduce these including myself and available prints have been added to my Shop page ! ) I couldnt recommend anyone more highly so any other creatives out there do drop them a line to make an appointment !
Colourfast Editions . . . www.colourfasteditions.co.uk . . . 01568 572072
Hawthorn Gallery
About Hawthorn
Hawthorn is a contemporary gallery in the Welsh Marches market town of Hay-on-Wye. It is the personal gallery and permanent exhibition space of UK based Welsh Artist Barry Martin-Andrews. It also offers a changing selection of Art & Archival Prints, unique Jewellery, Woodturning, Leatherwork, Glassware, Pottery & Ceramics, Art and Occasions Cards and Guest Stands from other local Artisans and Makers.
“ There is a state of raised awareness at night that I find exhilarating . . . a familiar sight can be re-cast with a whole new set of airs, feelings and emotions that simply do not occur to you in the light of day. I have several times nearly scared myself lifeless at the nocturnal motions and reverberating sounds of what later presented itself as merely a wandering sheep, badger, deer or stag, feral dog, wild boar or hill pony. The dark plays tricks . . . and the senses, innately and inherently open to the possibility of threat or danger in the darkness . . . in the ‘unseen’ . . . are most alive at night “
Barry Martin-Andrews
Contact
Barry Martin-Andrews
Hawthorn
Manchester House
3 Castle Street
Hay-On-Wye
HR3 5DF
Hawthorn Gallery
General Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday - 10am till 5pm
Appointments available by arrangement