Wednesday 2nd November 2011  6:00 PM

God Save The Green

Under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Paul Farquharson, QPM High Commissioner, Richard Moir, Chairman of The Friends of The Bahamas and its Directors, you are cordially invited to attend the annual Friends of The Bahamas Reception & Art Exhibition entitled "God Save the Green" TONIGHT, Wed., Nov. 2, 2011 at 6pm at The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street in Belgravia, London, SWIX 7DR. This year's reception will showcase the paintings and prints of Lynn and Holly Parotti, renowned Bahamian artists who have developed an international following.

The exhibition's title "God save the Green" is borrowed from an article in Real Life magazine where Lynn?s artwork was prominently featured in July 2011. The Parotti sisters have been looking at how humans develop and destroy the world all at once. While Lynn deals with climate change and our hand in its effects, Holly's work deals with the objects that cause destruction ? so their work is about cause and effect.

The work in this exhibition is a continuation of their joint show in 2008?"Limit"?where issues of personal boundaries, the limits one imposes and the demands humans place on the earth were questioned.

Lynn Parotti?s oil on canvases, including ?Slick?, continue to explore and comment on climate change and global warming. ?....The entire installation pleads to the necessity of protecting our waters from manmade tragedies such as oil spills, global warming and rising sea levels. Yet, while many of her works portray the fragility of natural environments and their dependence on healthy water systems, Parotti is not without hope. One of her pieces,...?Mangrovia?, exud(es) vibrancy, offers a more uplifting perspective in the face of grave concern ? its shifting light is balanced and warm while the movement of the water around the mangrove roots is captured in mesmerising detail.? ?Marcia Milgate, "God Save the Green," Real Life Magazine, July 22 2011.

Holly Parotti?s works commences the unveiling of selected prints recently completed on her Royal Overseas League Scholarship in Scotland. The series "Forest For the Trees" is a perspective on how the massive tower crane never sleeps and continues building. In the "Safety in Numbers" diptych Cable Beach, and Regent Street, both in 2011, suggests there is always a psychological disruption and subsequent discomfort in the cycle of urban development.

Richard Moir, chairman and the directors of the friends of the attend the Bahamas cordially invite you to attend the annual friends of the Bahamas reception & art exhibition Wednesday 2nd November 2011 the Caledonian club/ 9 Halkin street

Balgravia,London Swix 7dr 6pm-9pm
Under the distinguished patronage of he Paul Farquharson QPM high commission this event will feature works of Bahamian artists
Lynn and Holly Parotti
R.S.V.P. by October 28th to rm@richardmoir.com
Dress: business attire
Music will be provided by the London Regiment