Gareth Hugh Davies has an exhibition of new paintings opening in Oriel Q - Queen's Hall Gallery, Narberth, tomorrow (Saturday) at 2 pm.

Gareth uses the landscape as his subject, but creates unusual atmospheric images with cloudscapes , nocturnal scenes, trees and hedges used in a way that challenges our perceptions of normality.

"My work is an investigation into the relationship between the aesthetic, cultural and mythological in landscape painting," he says. "In secular areas of experience, questions about myth and culture remain as pertinent as ever. This work is a development of my interest in these themes.

"They are beautiful contemporary paintings and well-crafted, and by playing with the tonality of the landscapes, you suddenly realise this is not a normal snapshot of a view, but a setting that you are drawn into and invites you to question what is really being portrayed."

In Oriel Fach, Justine Johnson shows a film about the creation of sculpture and the theatre and alchemy of casting and iron pouring .

Based on the book 'Irons in The Fire' by Nor Hall, this artist film poetical explores the mythology, history and contemporary practice of the element iron/fire in art today.

Says Justine: "As an artist, I am particularly inspired by the sensual experience of nature, the spirit of humanity, and the ancient ties that bind the two. This feeds my imagination and creative practice and fosters an awareness that I hope leads to work that expresses ideas about our fragile existence. I work across disciplines of sculpture, drawing, film and performance to make my mark."

Photographs on the stairs are by Marlene Wareham.

She says: "This body of work was taken at the 2013 Barley Saturday Stallion Parade. The show began back in 1871 and was so-called after barley being traditionally the last crop to be sown after wheat and oats. The fair had a duel purpose, the first being the half-yearly event of the hiring of farm workers, and the second was to show the stallion horses at their best, for the bookings to be taken for the covering of mares in the area.

"During the war years, the fair was disbanded, but re-established back in 1961. The best place to capture the shots of the horses being put through their paces in the main street is at the end before they turn the corner - and this is where I claimed my place to capture the action."

There are ceramics, crafts, books and sculptures for sale from the showcases at the end of the gallery.

The gallery is open Wednesday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm.