Seymour Hotels Centenary Magazine SPREADS - Flipbook - Page 63
THE ARTIST CONNCETION
The Artist
Connection
We are celebrating this momentous
anniversary and supporting our
three Centenary Charities with
the sale of limited edition prints of
our hotels and beachfront diner.
The obvious partner for us to work
with was the well-known local artist
Ian Rolls.
Pomme d’Or
Hotel Print
- £90
Merton
Hotel Print
- £60
Greenhills
Country House
Hotel Print £75
Watersplash
Beach Bar &
Diner Print £90
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s well as being an admired and much-loved Jersey artist, Ian is also a
member of the Seymour family. Great-nephew of founders George and
Adelina Seymour and grandson of Gladys Mason (née Seymour) and her
husband, Stanley, Ian lends a special family touch to our limited-edition prints.
Stanley and Gladys fell in love and the pair married in 1930 after Stanley came
to Jersey on holiday and stayed at the Merton Hotel. Soon after, Stanley was
appointed General Manager of the Merton Hotel, and both he and Gladys were
active Directors of the Seymour Hotels Group. Their daughter and Ian’s mother,
Avril, became the head housekeeper at the Merton Hotel in the 1950s.
When considering the many ways that we wanted to celebrate our Centenary, it
seemed the perfect opportunity to commission Ian to create paintings of each of
our properties in his unique style.
An experienced watercolourist, Ian is best known for his colourful paintings of
Jersey’s coast and buildings. Drawing his initial sketches using his non-dominant
left hand, Ian then adds the paint to his pictures with his right hand, creating a
personal and quirky version of reality. He also frequently creates series of paintings
using less conventional materials including plastic that has washed up on the beach,
driftwood, recycled or burnt timber, old surfboards, skateboards, and discarded
electrical items.
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Ian has created 100 limited edition
prints of each of Seymour site. These
are available to purchase from the
reception desks at each of our hotels
and from the Watersplash Beach Bar
& Diner.
Merton Hotel
Aerial View
Print - £75
For every sale, £5 will be
donated to our Centenary
Charities. Ian’s works are
highly collectable so, if you
love the prints as much as we
do, we’d recommend buying
one or even the series before
they are snapped up.
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