Bold brushstrokes and plenty of colour will brighten up the cornerHOUSE during January thanks to an exhibition by artist Jenny Meehan.

Jenny, who lives in Chessington, will be showcasing her paintings, photographs and prints in an exhibition called Colour-Full-House, which runs at the arts centre in Douglas Road, Tolworth, from Monday, January 4 until Saturday, January 30.

“January can be a rather drab month, and lacking in colour and vibrancy,” said the artist who has had her work selected for several local events including the Kingston Contemporary Open in 2006 and 2007. “Things may look dormant and quiet outside the cornerHOUSE, but this January there will be a lot of life inside!

“The title of the exhibition, Colour-Full-House, is inspired by the name and community nature of the venue, the boldness in use of colour which characterises the work on show, and also the expected 'full house' which will no doubt happen in the building when the end of January pantomime takes place,” she explained.

Jenny said she had chosen a selection of her figurative paintings which demonstrates her love of colour and expressive gestural brushwork. The forest, and the garden, both environments where trees and plants flourish, form the main subject matter of her paintings, while her digitally manipulated photographic pieces involve a greater degree of abstraction but again, are full of colour.

“Recently I have produced some exciting work on a larger scale,” said Jenny, whose image of the foundations of the John Lewis Store in Kingston was bought by the John Lewis Partnership. "The exhibition includes an extremely bright and somewhat surreal wall hanging entitled Totem which is over two metres high. And as a mother and homemaker, as well as an artist, I could not resist creating something useful in the form of a 'festival' tablecloth too!"

Jenny said she saw her work as an articulation of fragmentary experience. It is how she makes sense of the world.

"There is a lot in life which is hard to articulate with words, yet an image or sculpture can speak volumes," she said.

"The visual arts are a vital and important part of any community, and I hope my work inspires the people who see it," she added.