{"id":722313,"date":"2026-08-01T06:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T06:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/722313\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T06:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T06:27:14","slug":"artist-tony-dexter-showcases-work-at-ilkleys-weaverbird-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/722313\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Tony Dexter showcases work at Ilkley&#8217;s Weaverbird Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The exhibition features eight acrylic-on-canvas signed works, each measuring 76cm by 76cm (30in by 30in).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Beached Boat by Tony Dexter (Image: Tony Dexter)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;My artwork reflects a variety of subjects such as old boats, broken barns and timeworn Scottish crofts in a vibrant and contemporary way,&#8221; he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Holme Bridge Lock by Tony Dexter (Image: Tony Dexter)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Crumbling and weather-distressed subjects may seem a sad sight but their flaking paint, exposed wood and stonework bring a variety of colour and attraction. There&#8217;s a beauty in their continued existence, reminding us of a way of life, a past history or even a holiday memory.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Hebridean Croft by Tony Dexter (Image: Tony Dexter)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Weaverbird owner Philippa Enever said: &#8220;We are delighted to invite Tony&#8217;s work, which is eye-catching, colourful and distinctive. There are a variety of subjects for both our customers and visitors alike.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The exhibition will be on display at The Weaverbird Workshop, 6 Wells Road, Ilkley, LS29 9JD.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The venue is open Monday to Saturday from 10am until 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The exhibition features eight acrylic-on-canvas signed works, each measuring 76cm by 76cm (30in by 30in). Beached Boat by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-722313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}