Event Type : Gallery

My starting point is always a love of drawing landscapes -but this sometimes develops into surreal or semi-abstract treatments.

The North Cornish coast is a favourite area as well as the Jurassic Coast, not to mention woods near Bull Mill.

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Stephen is a painter and ceramicist inspired by the sea and landscape surrounding his home on Portland, Dorset.

Holly produces mixed media 2D and 3D work combining acrylic with stitch. She is also inspired by the landscape and natural world around her.

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The exploration of light plays a very important role in Sue’s work. She enjoys capturing moments of translucence and opaqueness. Although based in London, Sue has also lived in Somerset for the past 25 years. Many of her paintings of fauna and landscapes are evoked from travels through Wiltshire and Somerset. 

My paintings are for the most part small acrylics that explore a few subjects that I return to frequently – the Annunciation, the Visitation, the journey to Bethlehem and the journey of the Magi. My training was as a stained glass artist at Kingston & the Royal College of Art. I no longer make windows but this influences both what I paint & how I paint it.
David Marl

John Constable said that painting was just another word for feeling. I think he was right about that.
Eric Bailey 

Walking feet – we are a group of four friends who have been meeting and working together for the last ten years. At the time of the first lockdown, we were working towards an exhibition, but of course that was cancelled. 

We could only meet on Zoom but began to take it in turns to set challenges for the group to produce small pieces, choosing a subject as a starting point, and sometimes stipulating size as well.  

In all we have each set four challenges, and these pieces are the results. I think it is fair to say that we all like some of our pieces more than others, and that we found some challenges more challenging than others, but at least that gave us something to worry about other than COVID. 

The pieces will be on show in September so do come and see how we used or wasted our time. 

Karren works in oils, watercolours, charcoal and pen and ink to represent her version of the world around her.  She is excited by the relationship of colours and the play of light on landscapes and objects.  Since the first lockdown in March 2020 her focus has shifted from landscape to her local surroundings and dead flowers.

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For the continued safety of our visitors and the exhibiting artists we ask that you wear a face covering and sanitise your hands when entering The Gallery

An exhibition of paintings by Rachel Sargent and poetry by Catherine Simmonds exploring the places they sought solace during lockdown restrictions.  

In times where a walk might be our only outlet, sanctuary becomes a  common quest – to distance the bad news or find connection with something deeper than our everyday difficulties. 

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An exhibition of paintings by Rachel Sargent and poetry by Catherine Simmonds exploring the places they sought solace during lockdown restrictions.  

In times where a walk might be our only outlet, sanctuary becomes a  common quest – to distance the bad news or find connection with something deeper than our everyday difficulties. 

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Maggie Wyman and Maxine Chandler have produced new and exciting work for their first exhibition together. Maxine is a skilled and imaginative glass artist specialising in stained glass and leaded work. Maggie has a love for flowers and abstract painting in acrylics and oils. Together they look forward to inviting you, to what they hope, will be a great show that will be well worth a visit. 

Popular seascape painter Kim Pragnell is exhibiting another exciting collection of sea-related paintings this autumn. Well known for the often wild and dramatic depictions of the coast around our shores, Kim hopes this selection will be more varied and perhaps, more tranquil. One to put in the diary!

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Though I have been, my life, an artist I started painting finished landscapes ten years ago. Starting in Watercolour, I moved to Oil after five years and have enjoyed developing in them, occasionally with reference to much loved Dutch Landscapes. In the last year or two I have added some still lifes of collected artefacts and other oddments. This Exhibition will hold some favourite paintings of the last ten years and one or two new ones after my latest fashion. 

Percy Lizzard studied at the Royal College of Art and his paintings are inspired by exotic destinations.  They typically feature brightly coloured birds and animals.   

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Percy Lizzard studied at the Royal College of Art and his paintings are inspired by exotic destinations.  They typically feature brightly coloured birds and animals.   

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‘Nocturne’ is an exhibition of new work exploring Annabel’s fascination with sleep and how this intimate night-time activity maps and traces our lives. The show will include paintings, drawings, and installations from her current series, ‘Sleep.’ 

Annabel is a professional artist working from her studio on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. Her work is regularly exhibited across the UK and is held in private collections all over the world.  

Paintings and drawings by Nick Andrew, exploring the landscape within walking distance of the studio. A collection of unique wildlife paintings by Tanya Hinton on reclaimed wood.

Nick and Tanya work from their studio at Bull Mill Arts, Crockerton, on the banks of the River Wylye. They have both exhibited widely throughout the UK and abroad, with work in many public and private collections.

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Continuing with his series A Sense of Place, this year Ravi is exhibiting landscape photographs taken during the pandemic, on daily walks within a mile radius from his home.

My untitled exhibition is a collection of my work from the last few years focusing on the landscape and it’s connection with the weather throughout the seasons. 

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It’s only recently that Neil Colclough has returned to painting and, by using Oils and Ink, he captures the atmosphere and realism of today’s world and places he visits.