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Tony Goble
Tony Goble's work often act as postcards from beyond the everyday, sent back from the stops made along the way on a visionary voyage. Or maybe as Polaroids of the imagination, pasted into a dog-eared album detailing the implausible journeys made with eccentric companions.
And journeys in this pre-industrial folklore world are often made by boat or atop mythological beasts that wear the artists face. Fantastic animals and angels move through his recognisably Welsh landscapes, stopping to rest beside a Cardiff landmark or two before continuing on their way. Puzzled looking prophets and Old Testament kings also wear the artist's bearded face, drawing us into the story being told by the bright hues giving us a sense of religious iconography being brought down to earth - Goble states "they are all narrative paintings but the narrative hasn't been written yet. I'm hoping someone will come along and write it" - inviting us to make our own story to link his colourful creations together in a seamless way.