Welcome to Grey Funnel
About Us
Grey Funnel is a small art gallery in the popular and sunny seaside town of Shanklin on the Isle of Wight which opened in October 2019. We specialise in marine paintings and modern British art but also have an interesting range of collectables and art books. We are currently only open at weekends.
The shop at 3 Carter Road was built on land originally owned by Vice Admiral Thomas Wren Carter (1787-1874) and so Grey Funnel (an informal name for the Navy) was an apt choice for the gallery.
Grey Funnel is owned and run by Adrian Rowe who has lived and worked on the Island for many years. After leaving school he took up an apprenticeship with Elliott Turbomachinery in Cowes (formerly J Samuel White Shipbuilders & Engineers) followed by employment across a range of industries.
The art business was established in 2010 and traded under the name of Silverpoint Fine Arts exhibiting works at local art and antiques fairs. When the shop was purchased in 2018 the name of the business was changed to Grey Funnel.
Image: 'PS Merstone Approaches Ryde Pier' by Richard Grant
Paintings We Sell
A large proportion of our stock is by Island artists including works by Deryck Foster (1924-2011), Martin Swan (b.1951), Cavendish Morton (1911-2015) and Mervyn Pearson (b.1934). We also have works by modern British artists including Mary Fedden RA (1915-2012), Ken Howard RA (b.1932) and Elisabeth Frink RA (1930-1993).
Image: 'The Thames at Henley' by Cavendish Morton RI, Hon ROI
Limited Edition Original Prints
Contemporary limited edition lithographs and screenprints individually printed by hand in a traditional manner. Our prints include favourite works by Mark Hearld, Clare Curtis, Carry Akroyd and Emily Sutton.
Image: 'I is for Ice Cream' by Emily Sutton printed at the Penfold Press in a limited edition of 75.
Collectables and Vintage Items
Collectables, objets d'art, ceramics and decorative works of art.
Image: A large Poole Pottery charger with hot air balloon design by Nicola Massarella. 41cm diameter.