Artist's lockdown landscapes to go on show at The Witham
COLOURFUL CREATIONS: Simon Pell’s landscapes will be exhibited at The Witham from May 19 A DALE artist who picked up his brushes in lockdown after a ten-year gap is to show the results of his work at an exhibition in Barnard Castle. Simon Pell’s 2020 Vision – Lockdown Paintings will open at The Witham to coincide with the planned further easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Mr Pell trained in fine art at the Slade, in London, becoming a scene painter at the National Theatre and working on West End musicals including Cats, Les Miserables, and Starlight Express. Having moved north, he is...