The House with No Door
This looks good – a collection of new figurative paintings by Sussex born artist and draftsman Jake Spicer. I’m basing the fact that it looks good on images from his website, which are really rather striking. I don’t really know much more about him, but I’m definitely planning on taking in this exhibit when I finally make it to Brighton for Festival 2008.
The Calico Gallery, 3–25 May, 10:00am (8:00pm), free, fpp 61

Sheila Marshall Paintings & Prints
I really fancy taking a look at this, because it’s all very sweet; the subtitle for this exhibit is “Cakes, Sweets and Brighton Rock”, and the exhibit features just that; images of the sugary things in life, inspired by the memories of childhood. Actually, my childhood didn’t involve many sweets. Which is very probably why I want to see this collection of artwork, and live vicariously through someone else’s childhood treat nostalgia.
Arch 236, 2–24 May (weekends only), 11:00pm (5:00pm), free, fpp 68.

Intrinsic Nature
This is a collection comprising the work of three different artists, Natasha Barnes, Yvonne Coomber and Andy Waite, and the reason I was attracted to it is because their joint subject matter is the celebration of spring. I love Spring, me. I can never wait for winter to end. In fact, I think I might suffer from that Seasonal Affective Disorder. But enough about me and my troubles. This collection is inspired by Spring, and in this case, that means floral and landscaped themes to no doubt delight my pantheistic soul… and yours, too, if you’re so inclined.
ArtAtFive Gallery, 10–25 (weekends only), 11:00am (5:00pm), free, fpp 67