The new exhibition at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery is Shape, Space and Colour, a joint show of paintings and ceramics by three artists - Peter Rossiter, Mick Morgan and Paul Roche.

Peter Rossiter is the grandson of German expressionist painter Martin Bloch (1883-1954) who after falling foul of the Nazi administration left Germany in 1933 and after becoming a British citizen painted extensively in Britain, including North Wales. Peter's artistic style and technique was strongly linked to curatorial work he undertook on his grandfather. Peter, who completed an MA in art history at the Courtauld Institute in 1972, says: "I paint landscapes which reflect my awareness of the West Wales environment and more recently, in abstract works, I have been exploring the space which lies between the act of making and the thing made. This territory seems to me still open to new discoveries and full of potential."

Mick Morgan, who has exhibited at Tenby Museum in the past, studied ceramics at Cardiff College of Art between 1971 and 1974. In 1975, he set-up a studio in Talog, Carmarthen, from where he still lives and works. Mick says of his working methods: "Over the years, I have built several wood fired kilns. I built my present kiln, a 150 cu.ft. gas fired beast with soda ports in 1990. I make all my own clays and glazes. Most of my work is started on the wheel and from there can go through many changes. The pots can be cut, distorted, rebuilt or even left as simple thrown forms. I apply slips and burnish the pieces prior to raku firing."

Paul Roche has also exhibited on previous occasions at Tenby Museum. His ceramic work is instantly recognisable by its humour, with domestic objects and traditional ceramics given a colourful and quirky twist. Paul, a well-established artist, taught ceramics for a number of years and influenced many of his students with his thought provoking and cheerful works.

The exhibition is being officially opened by Victoria Malcolm, a Carmarthen based artist and one of the founders of the King Street Gallery Cooperative, tomorrow (Friday) at 6 pm. The exhibition officially opens to the public at the museum and art gallery tomorrow (Saturday) and runs until Sunday, August 16. The museum is open daily, 10 am - 5 pm.