Resident artists Liz Shewan and Lyn-Marie Whiteman at the Jolin Gallery.

Liz Shewan and Lyn-Marie Whiteman have joined forces, with the help of Jolin Gallery.  Over the years we have sold much work ... but not all of it.  They both feel it is time to clear work out of their studios to allow for the new ... and they have finally completed arrangements for their joint End of a Decade Studio Sale!

They are hosting a special afternoon between 2pm and 4pm on Thursday 27th October 2011 - and we invite you to join them.  There will be refreshments available and it will be a perfect opportunity to get to see and purchase their work on sale before anyone else does.

If you are unable to make this date we will be in residence on Thursday 3rd November 2011 - painting and sculpting - so it would be nice to see you during this time too.

They are also hosting Open Evenings between 5pm and 7pm on Thursday 17th November and Wednesday 7th December 2011.

The official exhibition dates and details for the show are:

29th October to 24th December

Pre-Christmas art and sculpture, prints and cards

JOLIN GALLERY

GALLERY • FRAMING • CAFÉ

High Street, Yetminster, Sherborne DT9 6LF • 01935 873044

Monday - Friday 10.30am - 5.30pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm

Liz Shewan

Venus

Metaphysical Consultant and Fine Artist

A creative green approach to personal and professional development and healing - for people and animals.

+00 44 (0)7803 208335

♥  http://www.lizvenus.com

♥  http://www.lizshewanart.com

Animal Consultations are made in harmony with veterinarians and are not a substitute for seeking medical advice.  Fully insured with Royal & Sun Alliance for Spiritual Healing, Life Coaching (based on NLP/Counselling) and Animal Healing.  Qualified Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner.

Sue Bicks - Contemporary Garden Stoneware at West Country Galleries

Etruscan Shield Urn - multicolour

created by artist - Sue Bicks

West Country Galleries is pleased to welcome aboard renowned contemporary artist Sue Bicks.

Sue's work consists of individually handmade pots made in Devon which are put together from a range of stoneware clays decorated with different combinations of textures, slips, oxides and glazes.

Natural variations at all stages of the process means that each pot is unique. This is a contributory factor to the excitement of opening the kiln when the surprise (each time) is a work of art conjured up by the elements.

Sue told us “We don't believe in bringing our pots inside in winter, so they are fired to around 1250 deg C. This makes them frost resistant”. Some people just love to have them in their conservatories”

Sue also told us " I am busy working on a couple of pots for the Christmas Exhibition at Duchy Square Gallery". 

Sue is busy selecting more pieces to add to her gallery page, so watch this space for more of her stunning creations!

Please click on this link to feast your eyes on some eye popping designs by Sue Bicks

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

  

Saturday 26^th November 10.30.am – 5.00.pm

Sunday 27th November 10.30 am – 4.00 pm

Preview Friday 25th. 6 pm – 9.pm

Eype Centre For The Arts

St Peter’s church Eype. Bridport. DT6 6AL

The first exhibition proved to be such a success that 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.

Taking part in art@eype4 are:

Painters. Billie Willcocks. Charlotte Miller. Marion Taylor. Mike Jackson. Terry Whitworth.

Jude Alderman. Stained glass

Richard Wilson... Rosemarie James. Ceramics.

Sally Davies. Digital artist

It is a unique opportunity to meet the artists, 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, is a well known venue for the arts and literature.

For more information email Sally art@photoartbysally.co.uk

Parking:

Parking for events is in the field adjoining the churchyard by courtesy of Mr. Martin Cox and the Highlands End Holiday Park. There is enough parking for more than 200 cars.

Location map below:

WildlifeXpo At Alexandra Palace, London 2011.

Little Egret by Jacqueline A Gaylard

Little Egret is one of the original Acrylic paintings by Jacqueline A Gaylard that will be exhibited at this exhibition

WildlifeXpo will be held at Alexandra Palace, London on 14^th & 15^th October 2011. 

Open 10am – 8pm on 14^th October & 10am – 5pm on 15^th October. 

Our resident artist JacquelineA. Gaylard (TWASI, S.O.F.A) will be exhibiting with fellow members of The Wildlife Art Society International (TWASI) on stand 93b in the West Hall.  She will have original Acrylic paintings and limited edition prints for sale.  The exhibition will focus on how wildlife watching is vital for Conservation.  It is the UK’s most comprehensive wildlife exhibition, providing an unrivalled combination of exhibitors, lectures and workshops. 

Admission:

Adult £10

Child (5-16yrs) £5

Child under 5yrs £FREE

Senior Citizens £8

Family (2 adults, 2 children) £ 25.   

WildlifeXpo will be run in conjunction with Wildlife Trusts, and £2 from each ticket sold will be donated to your nominated Wildlife Trust.

Visit www.wildlifexpo.com for more information.

Tel/Fax:  01395 278116

Email: enquiries@charlfredfineart.co.uk

Web:  www.charlfredfineart.com

“Big Cat Series” – by Ron Burnell

Snow Leopard by Ron Burnell

West Country Galleries first made its acquaintance with Ron Burnell when researching and putting together the celebratory blog for the 1951 Festival of Britain.  Ron very kindly donated beautifully scanned images from the Festival of Britain catalogue “Design in the Festival”.

During our exchange of e-mails, Ron revealed that he is an accomplished and very keen amateur photographer.  We persuaded him to send us samples of his work and we were astonished at the technique and clarity of the wonderful "Big Cat Series" of photographs that came our way.  

The images were taken at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation at Smarden, Kent where they breed endangered species of big cat. The animals have large enclosures but are not 'in the wild'. Ron went on to tell us that he had an A3 calendar produced of his “Big Cats” by Photobox for 2011 which he sent to his family.

Leo by Ron Burnell

This is a photograph from the “Big Cat” series.  Ron commented “Don't worry; Leo is not as close as he looks but was certainly not tame. He was about 10 metres from me but my 28 - 300mm L Series Canon zoom lens picked up the detail”. 

The African Lion by Ron Burnell

Ron says  "The African lion is just a bit of fun really. My daughter Sarah calls him Pavarotti because he appears to be singing his heart out".

Amur Leopard by Ron Burnell

Cheetah by Ron Burnell

Puma by Ron Burnell

Tiger by Ron Burnell

Amur Leopard 2 by Ron Burnell

Vincent Blackwell To Write Article For "La Hausse" Magazine.

Renowned resident artist Ann Tocoda writes many stunning articles for "La Hausse" magazine. Recently Ann introduced to their editor our promising resident artist Vincent Blackwell who is working on a couple of articles for this magazine about his work; as the concepts behind his paintings have proved most interesting.


We are looking forward to seeing the published articles in due course and to give you a taster of "La Hausse" Magazine, please see image below:

Open publication - Free publishing - More art

Resident artist David Stanier is a Busy, Busy, Bee!

David has sold quite a few paintings over the past few months! He told us "the most nervous part of a sale I think, is the feedback I receive. I've received brilliant comments, so I'm very happy that they where happy! I've also sold two more pieces, these have a little more story behind them".

The First Big Step by David Stanier

First up was his latest piece The First Big Step. We contacted David to get a very high quality picture of his painting as it is going to be featured in the October 2011 edition of Summerset Life Magazine. He was over joyed by this and went to a friend who owned a decent camera. Whilst they where taking pictures of the painting his friend decided there and then to buy the painting! David was shocked, but he wasn’t going to say no and it now hangs proudly on his living room wall, as it was a box canvas there was no need to wait for a frame.

You're Not Alone by David Stanier

David went on to tell us "Second, but to me more important, to me anyway, was the sale of You’re Not Alone. I donated this piece to a charity organisation called Fat Fluffs it is a rabbit rescue centre. As I am an animal lover, mainly rabbits, I was more than willing to help. It fetched a nice amount of £170.00 I couldn’t be more happy! It’s a win, win situation, someone get a piece of art they like and the bunnies get some pennies! Brilliant!"

For more information on this charity please click on the logo below.