Things Are Coming Together Nicely For Our Resident Artist!

© 2011 'Fruit Trees With Missing Trunks'

David has recently been in touch with West Country Galleries to tell us about one of his latest creations entitled `Fruit Trees With Missing Trunks`. He informed us that these four paintings where originally sketched back last year, but he has only got round to doing them now and it was perfect timing as he is now painting still life. David was told to start painting real life by Peter Smith ; so these paintings sprung to mind.

After a few life paintings David decided to go for the proper paintings and they turned out just as he wanted them too in fact better, because the original sketches had tree trunks in them. Whilst putting in the sky, he stood back and thought they look really nice as they are more surrealism so with his mind made up, he got started on glazing (a new technique)  and as you can see from the picture they look pretty real! 

They are available to purchase on his gallery page now. Note: they do not come framed!

Sarah Bayliss Current Exhibitions for 2011.

`Phil` by artist Sarah Bayliss 

West Country Galleries are pleased to announce our popular resident artist Sarah Bayliss will be staging the following exhibitions leading up to the end of the year. 


Sarah Bayliss is a Dorset based artist working from her studio in Yetminster, between Sherborne and Yeovil. She specialises in acrylics on canvas and paints animals with character. Her collection consists predominantly of farmyard animals with cows, bulls, horses and donkeys, alpaca paintings, sheep and lambs, pigs, and even a stag and an orangutan monkey. 

Sarah studied art and design in London, where she was awarded with Distinctions for both domestic and commercial interior design. 

Due to demand Sarah is now working on a full time basis as an artist with her work now in print and on display in several galleries and retail outlets. Sarah herself will be exhibiting this year at various exhibitions, county fairs and agricultural shows.


To make a note in your diary please see below listed events: 

Christmas Shopping Fayre, Westpoint Centre, Exeter

25th November 2011 - 27th November 2011

Bovington Tank Wartime Christmas Festival

3rd December 2011 - 4th December 2011

Exhibition at Towngate Gallery, Poole. BH15 2BU

10th December 2011 - 31st December 2011

The exhibition at Towngate Gallery, Poole will be displaying all remaining originals from this year's collection and offered for sale at discount prices.  Also for sale, will be her full range of products. 

The will be a competition running throughout the exhibition for your chance to win a large framed print of your choice! 

There will be mince pies, mulled wine and coffee available too! 

Sarah Bayliss Current Exhibitions for 2011.

West Country Galleries are pleased to announce our popular resident artist Sarah Bayliss will be staging the following exhibitions leading up to the end of the year. 


Sarah Bayliss is a Dorset based artist working from her studio in Yetminster, between Sherborne and Yeovil. She specialises in acrylics on canvas and paints animals with character. Her collection consists predominantly of farmyard animals with cows, bulls, horses and donkeys, alpaca paintings, sheep and lambs, pigs, and even a stag and an orangutan monkey. 

Sarah studied art and design in London, where she was awarded with Distinctions for both domestic and commercial interior design. 

Due to demand Sarah is now working on a full time basis as an artist with her work now in print and on display in several galleries and retail outlets. Sarah herself will be exhibiting this year at various exhibitions, county fairs and agricultural shows.


To make a note in your diary please see below listed events: 

Christmas Shopping Fayre, Westpoint Centre, Exeter

25th November 2011 - 27th November 2011

Bovington Tank Wartime Christmas Festival

3rd December 2011 - 4th December 2011

Exhibition at Towngate Gallery, Poole. BH15 2BU

10th December 2011 - 31st December 2011

The exhibition at Towngate Gallery, Poole will be displaying all remaining originals from this year's collection and offered for sale at discount prices.  Also for sale, will be her full range of products. 

The will be a competition running throughout the exhibition for your chance to win a large framed print of your choice! 

There will be mince pies, mulled wine and coffee available too! 

Vincent Blackwell - New Works On His Gallery Page.

Creative Rage by artist Vincent Blackwell 

Cosmic Connections by Vincent Blackwell

Our popular resident artist Vincent Blackwell has been very busy creating his latest work and West Country Galleries are pleased to announce that we have more of his striking creations now available on his gallery page.

His work is vastly admired, especially those embracing the abstract and contemporary field of painting.  Vincent is still receiving positive responses from people who have viewed his work, garnering comparisons to the likes of Pollock and Monet.  His work is highly textured and consists usually of three to seven layers on the composition.  The architecture of these striking pieces is manifested in the wide range of tools Vincent uses to achieve his artistic intention to canvas.

During the year, Vincent’s work was shown at exhibitions in Sidmouth, Devon, followed by a solo exhibition at the Grapevine Wine Bar, Exmouth, Devon.

His style has been recognised and admired by an international art curator who is aligning him with various exhibitions in Paris and New York. 

Forthcoming Exhibition to be staged at The Gardens Gallery 2011

The gallery is located within the newly refurbished Proscenium Building in Cheltenham's Montpellier Gardens and is close to the main shopping area and tourist attractions. 

The Gardens Gallery is available to hire by local artists and entry to exhibitions by the public is free.

9 - 15 November 2011 : 'Paint, Pastel and Porcelain` Exhibition‏

Jenny Westbrook

Mary Silmon

Rosie Lomberg

art@eype4 - St Peter’s church Eype, Bridport

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH 10.30am – 5.00pm

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 10.30am – 4.00pm

In 2010 , a small group of West Dorset artists got together to promote and exhibit the work of both established and lesser known artists in Dorset.

The first exhibition proved to be such a success that now Art@Eype has become firmly established on the West Dorset Exhibition Calendar, a bi-annual event in the months of July and November.

Showing recent work from some of Dorset's finest artists, the exhibition promises a diverse, visual experience embracing a wide range of styles and visitors will see an ever-changing exhibition featuring different artists at each event.

It is a unique opportunity to meet the artists and our resident artists Sally Davies and Marion Taylor; view their work and enjoy a coffee or light lunch provided by Manna Organics.

Set in the idyllic Dorset countryside, with stunning sea views, Eype Centre for the Arts at St. Peter's Church, Eype is a well known venue for the arts and literature.

Contact details:

art@photoartbysally.co.uk

www.photoartbysally.co.uk

0771 8078 453

159th Autumn Exhibition At The Royal West Of England Academy in Bristol

 

159th Autumn Exhibition

Royal West of England Academy
Queens Road
Clifton
Bristol
Avon

BS8 1PX

Tel: 0117 973 5129

The Royal West of England Academy’s autumn exhibition is a stalwart of the south west’s arts calendar, with a history going back more than 150 years.

While it may not attract the media coverage of events like the Royal Academy’s summer show in London, it remains a highly popular and diverse event, and this year’s exhibition - the 159th - continues the tradition.

With more than 600 works on show the exhibition encompasses a huge variety of styles and artists and includes work by Tracey Emin, Louise Bourgeois, Brigit Riley and Hugh Dunford Wood (whose work is featured above) – The Boarding House and The Craftsmen’s Contract.

It runs from 24 October until 12 December 2011.

Road Directions

From M4
Leave M4 at junction 19 onto M32 sign-posted Bristol. Keep forward (signposted City Centre). Continue forward onto Newfoundland Way - A4032 (signposted City Centre). At traffic lights turn right onto Bond Street - A4044. At St James Barton roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Malborough Street B4051. Continue forward onto Triangle South - A4018. Bear left onto Queens Road - A4018 (signposted Clifton). At Victoria Rooms, the RWA is on the right.

From M5 (northbound)
Leave the M5 at junction 18 (northbound) signposted Bristol, Avonmouth and Docks. Entering Avonmouth, keep in the left hand lane (signposted Bristol and Airport). At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Portway - A4 (signposted Bristol). Continue forward onto Portway - A4. At traffic signals (signposted Clifton, The Downs) turn left onto Bridge Valley Road - A4176. After passing Bristol Zoo on the right, turn right into Pembroke Road - B4467. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Queens Road B3129. The RWA is opposite Victoria Rooms. At Victoria Rooms turn right into RWA's car park.

From M5 (southbound)
Leave the M5 at junction 15 (signposted London and Bristol M32). Leave M4 at junction 19 onto M32 sign-posted Bristol. Keep forward (signposted City Centre). Continue forward onto Newfoundland Way - A4032 (signposted City Centre). At traffic lights turn right onto Bond Street - A4044. At St James Barton roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Malborough Street B4051. Continue forward onto Triangle South - A4018. Bear left onto Queens Road - A4018 (signposted Clifton). At Victoria Rooms turn right into the RWA's car park.

Public Transport Directions

The nearest railway staion is Bristol Temple Meads, from where the number 8 and 9 buses run a constant service to within 100 yards of the Academy. The number 9 stops in Queens Avenue, and the number 8 stops in Queens Road.

If you are travelling by coach, the nearest drop off point is Bristol Bus Station, in Broadmead. Just across the roundabout (via the pedestrian subway) from the Bus Station, the number 1,2,8,9,41,42,43 buses stop outside Debenhams and run to Queens Road.