Bill Pike water & reflections

water n.
a colourless, odourless liquid

Yet water, particularly a water surface, has so many wonderful effects which are often taken for granted, or not even noticed, by those whose very existence depends on it in everyday life...

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Bill Pike lives and works in Berkshire, England.

The images on this site have been produced by scanning 35mm transparencies using a slide scanner. The colours and quality of the images may not therefore be representative of the original paintings.

My next show is the 50 year retrospective (1975-2025) at the Katharine House Gallery, in The Parade, MARLBOROUGH, Wiltshire, SN8 1NE, 01672-514040. Open Maundy Thursday 2nd April 2026, 5-7pm (opening evening) then daily, 10am-5pm, Easter Saturday 4th April, and thereafter from Wednesday 8th until Saturday 11th April (takedown day). Open Tuesday 7th by appointment only.

The Floating Puppet Theatre, Abingdon

The Floating Puppet Theatre, Abingdon

Size: 1.07m x 0.56m  Medium: Oils on canvas  

Aug-Sep 2023  

At first sight, a rather ramshackle collection of boats with a brightly-coloured tent on top turned out to be a floating Puppet Theatre, visiting Abingdon during the School Vacation, much to some children's delight!

The Floating Puppet Theatre, Abingdon (map)