Manningtree’s North House Gallery showcasing young artist’s paintings

The North House Gallery in the Walls in Manningtree showcases paintings, drawings, sculpture, original prints, books, as well as modern and contemporary artists.

In early 2025, a visitor to the gallery was asked ‘What do you do’ to which they replied, ‘I’m an artist’.

The artist then showed photos of her work on her phone which led to a small collection of her paintings being immediately included in North House Gallery’s Summer exhibition The Sea.

The artist was also promised a solo show in 2026.

Colour – Isabella Dyson, Red Delight, Oil on canvas, 42x31cm (Image: North House Gallery)

Now a collection of more than 40 large and small paintings, mostly about the sea and weather, will be displayed in the exhibition Isabella Dyson: Paintings.

Isabella said: “The sea is an ever-changing and delightfully fascinating element of nature.

“I want to evoke the power it has to immerse the viewer into another time, a place in time, something that has to be captured in a fleeting moment that will never be seen in the same light again.

“The current is of huge interest to me, how its unpredictable nature can never be captured in one and the same way.

“I use a simple colour palette as I like the calm feeling these colours evoke, like the water waiting for a storm to come its way. The feeling of a painting starts with a drawing or sketch and develops into a painting using a range of media such as oil, acrylic and pastel.”

Inspiration – Isabella was inspired by Turner and Cy Twombly (Image: Submitted)

Isabella, 33, was inspired by the energy evoked in Turner’s landscapes as well the different energy of Cy Twombly’s mark making.

Isabella – in which she says is her first proper solo exhibition – is aiming at a transience and stillness which she achieves through colour and the use of different media.

Night – Isabella Dyson, Field at Night, Oil on canvas, 42x31cm (Image: North House Gallery)

After a foundation course at Camberwell, Isabella completed her degree in Fine Art at The Cass of London Metropolitan University.

She has exhibited at the Museum of the Home, Apperley Arts Gallery, Eleven Spitalfields Gallery, and Spitalfields Market Space.

Decorator – Isabella is also a decorator, seen with gold leaf (Image: Submitted)

Last year Isabella collaborated with her father, the architect Chris Dyson, on an exhibition of paintings and drawings Terra Firma, at Grey Gallery.

Isabella’s exhibition will be open between March 7 and April 4 between 2pm and 6pm.