LONDON.- Art First presents the second solo exhibition of Chris Appleby’s work. Within his titles lie the underlying themes of his work: The City Staged and Towards a Wooden O encapsulate the imaginary worlds of the City of London and Shakespeare’s Globe (the Wooden O), with many stories, theatrical revelations and magical dramas that have become part of a personal mythology to emerge from the painter’s London studio. A catalogue accompanies this exhibition, published by Churchill College, Cambridge for a preview of some of the work, with an essay by Andrew Brewerton, Principal of Plymouth College of Art and Honorary Professor of Fine Art at Shanghai University. His thoughtful exploration of Appleby’s practice and sources throws light on a thirty-year career which began at the Royal College of Art, when Appleby was a fellow student with Eileen Cooper, who is also represented by Art First, and with whom