Brita Granström

We recently made an overnight stop in Newcastle upon Tyne - to see Brita Granström’s paintings at the University Gallery.

On the ground floor are her lively illustrations for The Beatles - a book on which she has collaborated with her husband Mick Manning.

Upstairs is an extensive exhibition of Brita's bold paintings - often the result of working in the great outdoors, whatever the weather.

Many of the paintings depict her native Sweden where she includes family and friends in the landscape - fishing, swimming, hanging washing to dry. Others include black hollyhocks, cow parsley or the orange stems of pollarded willows and views to calm interiors.

The exhibition runs until 31st October 2014 at University Gallery, Northumbria University, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST.

All of the works being exhibited can be viewed in a PDF file via the gallery's website.