West Country Galleries News and Exhibitions

Exhibition: Exhibition News

2012-11-17T14:24:16Z

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Exhibition: Happy Birthday Edward Lear

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At Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archeology, Beaumont Street, Oxford, UK. From 20th Sept 2012 to 6th Jan 2013. To celebrate the bicentenary of Edward Lear (18121888) the Ashmolean is holding an exhibition covering all aspects of his work. The bicentenary of the birth of Edward Lear is being celebrated with events and exhibitions

New Artist: Timothy Easton

2013-05-21T13:34:03Z

Now available on our gallery pages - art by renowned artist: Timothy Easton.

New Artist: Angela Gordon Webb

2013-05-20T13:44:50Z

New to our gallery pages renowned artist: Angela Gordon Webb.

New Artist: Rosie Rogers

2013-05-21T11:12:43Z

Self-taught over the past seven years, building up a selection of different pieces, Rosie has flourished into a successful, contemporary professional.

New Artist: Anthony Rule

2013-05-20T13:13:45Z

Art by renowned artist: Anthony Rule now available on our gallery pages.

New Artist: Anne Durham

2013-05-20T12:59:07Z

New to our gallery pages, renowned artist: Anne Durham.

New Artist: jane baghori

2013-05-14T19:05:56Z

I enjoy exploring contemporary abstraction. I am also researching the techniques of the Renaissance artists, and their contemporary counterparts who paint today using classical skills, and incorporating these skills into a part of my own practice.

New Artist: John McFetrick

2013-05-13T14:51:44Z

John McFetrick lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland.

New Artist: Victoria Whitlam

2013-04-12T13:29:16Z

Art by Victoria Whitlam - I take inspiration from the countryside around our home and going to the seaside on holiday.

New Artist: Kate Buchanan

2013-04-12T12:54:11Z

Kate Buchanan is a textile artist who works in mixed media. Born and brought up in Hertfordshire England, she now lives in Harpenden with her husband and two children.

New Artist: Barry E Tatum

2013-04-03T14:30:38Z

I have been creating my designs for a number of years. This is art solely unique to me.

News: Barfleur Win for Lyme Regis Artist

2012-11-17T14:24:50Z

News has just come that our resident artist Hugh Dunford Wood shared First Prize with Frenchman Pascale lePetit in the Letter to Barfleur Postal Art competition.

Mr Dunford Wood won favour in the public vote for his amusing picture of five British stamps rowing a gig from the Cobb to Barfleur harbour. Its nice to know that the Barfleurais share our sense of fun.Of the 50 envelopes entered, 21 of them were decorated by Lyme artists, and all of them were exhibited during the month of May at the post office in Barfleur, the Normandy port that will be twinned next year with Lyme Regis.But you havent missed your chance to see the Dunford Wood entry, the other prize-winners and all the other envelopes, as they will be displayed at the Lister Room, Marine Parade Shelters during ArtsFest (8-16 Sept) alongside new entries in the recently announced Letter to Lyme Regis Postal Art contest. If youre keen to see this and other art events in early September, check out Lyme Regis accommodation (www.lymeregis.org/accommodation); if you want more details about entering Letter to Lyme Regis, please visit the ArtsFest website (www.lymeregisartsfest.com).

News: Diamond Dawn - by renowned artist Dick Twinney

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Diamond Dawn - by renowned artist Dick Twinney
Footbridge Field, below Tregaswith, St. Columb, Cornwall.
This Cornish landscape portrait of pheasants has been especially painted to mark our Queens Diamond Jubilee (60 years) as she is the Patron of the Royal Agricultural Benevolant Institution one of the charities I am supporting this year through my art.
One of the things that has always fascinated me when out in the countryside during the winter months is the way frost appears on plants and leaves, delicately edging the foliage with diamond- like crystals of glistening white which is even more enhanced once the sun rises.
I have used this natural beauty in my artwork before so, as I wished to use the word diamond in this paintings title, I have again incorporated frost in this portrait of pheasants leaving their night-time roosts and starting scratching the frozen ground for anything edible. This is a sight I have seen on many occasions being somewhere I visit regularly, usually two or three times a week, as it is just a short distance from my Studio.
Diamond Dawn has been a pleasure to work on and I am delighted with the end result. It will always remind me just how lucky and indeed privileged I am to be able to spend so much time in these special places plus the added job satisfaction that the painting will also, in a small way, support and help, via the RABI, others who live and work in the countryside who have unfortunately fallen on difficult times.

Article by: Dick Twinney

News: THE MUSEUM OF BAD ART

2012-11-17T14:24:50Z

Browsing through a weekly magazine, I came across this little gem, a small publication about `The Museum of Bad Art`. I could not wait to log on to see what this site would convey to us art lovers. This website is wonderful and claims to be "the world's only museum dedicated to the collection,preservation and exhibition of bad art". The slightly skew-whiff is celebrated with as much affection gusto as the genuinely dreadful, and, because it's online, visiting is completely free and can be done from the comfort of your home. The gently acerbic comments underneath each picture are an art form in themselves.
Upon browsing this web site, I came across a picture entitled "On A Windy Day" by Bob "Grandpa" Roots, which, to be honest, is rather lovely, even if the dog in the picture is almost as big as the shed! Visit: www.museumofbadart.org

News: Sarah Bayliss - 2013 Artist Columnist!

2012-11-17T14:24:50Z

Sarah recently contacted West Country Galleries to tell us her good news! We are very pleased and wish to extend our warmest congratulations for a well deserved post. The Fine art Trade Guild recently approached Sarah to be their 2013 Artist Columnist and needless to say, accepted the privilege without hesitation. Sarah said Thats the easy bit ..now to write the articles! There are 5 columns each year and they are about 500-600 words long. Sarah willI get to pick the topic for each issue as long as the overall theme is an insight into the business side of being an artist. The future articles will embrace the pitfalls of finding a fine art printer, one at licensing your work, one at exhibiting and selling to the public. Apart from her hectic schedule Sarah is busy working on a canvas entitled Isobel And The Girls; Sarah told us I am really looking forward to releasing this one!