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The annual summer show at The Shrimp Factory, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery’s space in Nevlunghavn, Norway brings together the work of British artist Lee Simmonds and Paris-based artist Rebecca Brodskis who both explore the possibilities of figurative painting through distinctive styles and colour palettes. While Simmonds embraces spontaneity, favouring quick, energetic brushstrokes that imbue his compositions with a quivering, dreamlike quality, Brodskis’ portraits are hauntingly still and controlled, drawn against neutral, block colour backgrounds. As such, the exhibition initiates an …