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The Little Gallery on the Farm, comes to town!
Winter Exhibition
Saturday 5th November until 29th December
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
Closed 25th - 27th December
The Little Gallery on the Farm completes its 2011 Pop Up tour of Torridge towns with a Winter Exhibition in the elegant surroundings of The Market House in Torrington. This show features some of the most memorable art from past exhibitions at the farm including Ben Yates, Electri-city sculpture created from recycled electronic components among other things, Roy North's trompe l'oiel effect painting Room with a View, Broadbury Ridge and some rather extraordinary glass and metal shoes by Lorraine Smith. There is also a fresh selection of paintings from Richard Meyer, Neil Jeffers, Gerrard Lindley, Janet Jopson and Patricia Lomax whose painting Heavy Weather fits so perfectly to the room it could have been created for the space.
Showing her work for the first time with the gallery is Bideford based Linda Gadd whose sculptural ceramics bring an element of fun into the mix. As well as all this there are a hoard of original ideas for Christmas all of which are made by Devon based artists and makers including Ann O'Farrells very cosy slippers, a unique pack of playing cards created by Ben Yates and Razale Scott Olivier's beautiful Flambeaux Jewellery.
Ceramic Sculpture by Linda Gadd
Ceramic Sculpture by Linda Gadd
Flambeaux Jewellery by Razale Scott Olivier
The Winter Exhibition at The Market House, Great Torrington
The Winter Exhibition at The Market House, Great Torrington
The Heavy Weather, acrylic on canvas by Patricia Lomax
The Alice Box by Cucumber Sunlight co.
Electri-city, sculpture by Ben Yates
The gallery continues its temporary residence in Bideford with a Summer Show. The work displayed will be changing over the duration of the show which will be running throughout the summer. This exhibition features the work of Devon artists from Bideford and beyond. Some of the work is by artists who have not exhibited at the gallery before including.
Tom Comins paints and builds installations. He has participated in many group events in London and and held several one man shows across the South West. Tom sees his paintings in terms of the modern response to classical art: he finds reflections of the latter in the world and media, adapting them through a wide variety of drawing techniques that ultimately spill onto the canvas itself to develop a palimpsest of the process, finished by a traditional glazing/counterglazing technique.
Rather this Wind, oil by Tom Comins
Momentarily @, oil by Tom Comins
Paraguayan Soloist, oil by Tom Comins
Gerrard Lindley is known to many for his graphic paintings inspired by famous names from the history of popular music but here he is showing monochrome illustrations from his Peninsula series.
Penninsula 22, Acrylic by Gerrard Lindley
Pushing out the boat, acrylic by Gerrard Lindley
Patricia Lomax paints bold vibrant and confident abstracts in a variety of media.
Greenfly, Mixed media by Patricia Lomax
Chosen, Mixed media by Patricia Lomax
Other artists whose work is included in the summer show include paintings by Roy North, Richard Meyer, Ann Fawssett-Atkin, Ann Vallance, Neil Jeffers. Wood block prints by William Dewhurst, Merlyn Chesterman. Glass by Lorraine Smith. Ceramics by Janie Ramsay. Textiles by Ann O'Farrell and Wendy Henry. Jewellery by Rita Harker, Lesley Taylor, Edana, Mike and Lisa Taylor. Photography by Sarah Boait and invited exhibitor Ben Yates showing a selection of his photocubism pieces.
Plus work by members of The Bideford Bay Creatives www.bbcdevon.org which includes:
Photography by Dave Green, Mike Bentley and Sarah Gallifent
Pastels, painting and prints by Janis Glover, Gillie Jackson, Rosie Burns, Janet Jopson.
Our time in Bideford is limited and the work is constantly changing so if you see something that you like catch it while you can!
Ann Vallance - New paintings by Ann Vallance
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Winter Exhibition - Friday 12th November until 31st December 2010.
This years Winter Exhibition is a varied show featuring work by a selection of artists who have exhibited in the gallery over the past year, plus invited guest artists. The exhibition will be spread over two venues with examples of work from some of our regular artists also on show at: The Oak tree Restaurant at Holsworthy Golf Club, Killatree, Holsworthy.
Showing at the gallery for the first time is Polly Verity with her exquisite paper sculptures of mythical beasts. Also in the Gallery you will find work by members of the Bideford Bay Creatives including Rosie Burns and Kim Styles, Textile artist Linda Chilton, Pen and ink drawings by Allie Giles, Paintings by Roy North, Ann Vallance and Neil Jeffers.There are crafts to provide plenty of inspiration for Christmas gifts including Glass by Lorraine Smith, Ceramics by Janie Ramsey, the unique wood carvings of Alan Capern, a varied range of locally made jewellery by a number of different makers, plus textiles including cosy slippers by Ann O'Farrell and handbags by Wendy Henry.
No 3 Oil painting by Roy North
Pegasus hoof Paper sculpture on silver wire by Polly Verity
Seahorses 2 by Allie Giles
Artists who are also showing at The Oak Tree Restaurant at Holsworthy Golf Club are:
- Roy North
- Liane Tancock
- Richard Meyer
- William Dewhurst
- Ann Fawssett-Atkin
- Neil Jeffers
- Merlyn Chesterman
- Vivien Walters
- Sarah Boait
The Oak Tree Restaurant is at Holsworthy Golf Club, Killatree, Holsworthy, on the Bude Road. The restaurant is open to Non Members for Lunch, Afternoon Teas and Sunday Lunch.
For more information and opening times contact Caroline or Jo on 01409 255391
New Work - Ceramics by Janie Ramsey
For the first time in the gallery, we now have a range of ceramics. Janie Ramsey's decorated and smoke fired pots are inspired by the landscapes and colours of Dartmoor. Janie lives in Okehampton and is a member of the Devon Guild of Craftsman.
Art Trek 2010 - 11th to 27th June.
Roy North in The Garage for Art Trek for one more week until 27th June. Neil Jeffers, Sarah Boait and Liane Tancock also exhibiting.
Participating Artist:
Roy North
- The theme that runs through Roy’s work is the effect of light and movement. His interiors show the light quite literally and his sense of humour comes through strongly by his depiction of moving figures. He is also not afraid to experiment with unorthodox shapes for his paintings, incorporating the development of his own interior format to define enclosed space with stunning trompe l’oeil results.
Roy was born in West Yorkshire in 1946. In 1961 he won a scholarship to the Barnsley School of Art before attending the Hammersmith/Chelsea College of Art in London attaining a London Certificate in Painting in 1967.
Roy has shown his work in many London exhibitions and received the Percy Brown Award at the West London Open in 1981 and was elected to the Selection Committee. He has also exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition as well as having annual Open Studio weeks at his studio in London as part of the ACAVA Group of artists. Many of his paintings are presently in permanent collections.
Roy moved from London to West Sussex, travelled the world, moved to the West Country and has lived and worked from his studio in Ashwater, North West Devon for the past decade, taking regular trips abroad to soak up culture and colour as inspiration for future works.
To see more of Roy’s work please go to: www.roynorth.com
Liane Tancock - My work draws upon the landscapes around my home in North Devon. My paintings focus on the landscapes I see everyday and act as portraits of places. I work from extensive sketches and photographs to capture the personalities and quirks of the landscapes. I want to draw the viewer into the landscape, my reactions to its forms, colours and moods. The paintings are a diary of my connection to the environment in which I live.
New Artists for Spring 2010.
Linda Chilton
- I trained as an embroiderer with Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn at Windsor and Maidenhead College, winning the City and Guilds Silver Medal. I went on to exhibit all over southern England, with shows at The Museum of Garden History, and Salisbury Museum. I have travelled to Japan to exhibit and demonstrate my work. I now live and work in North Devon, where I have exhibited at RHS Rosemoor, and currently have work at The Little Gallery on the Farm. My work is all on felt, which I colour with dilute acrylic paint, before covering the surface with machine stitching. I use a wide variety of threads and fabrics to create a satisfying surface.
Lester Halhed
- After spending four years studying Graphic Design at the Glasgow School of Art, I moved to London and joined Thames Television where I worked for twenty five years as a Senior Graphic Designer. When Thames lost its franchise in 1992, I decided to move to Devon where I now live with my wife Jane and paint full time.
Inspiration for my paintings is all around me. Exmoor, being right on my doorstep, is a constant influence with its everchanging moods, colour, light and cloud patterns. Atmosphere excites me more than detail. A picture, I feel, must push boundaries and go beyond what inspired the artist. When this is achieved, a painting is created and not just painted.
I wish to thank all the artists who have inspired me, consciously and unconsciously on my creative, endless journey.
Allie Giles
- Allie Giles’ latest collection of
artwork draws on inspiration
from her love of animals, nature
and imagination. Her technique
of building layers of ink with
minute mark-making expresses
an empathy for the subject —
allowing all the emotion, magic
and humour of the subject to
translate into form through
tone and shade.
For Allie, recreating the innocence, beauty and intricacy of nature through drawing is a restful release. She is based in Devon and has an educational background in Fine Art, Mixed Media and Art Therapy.
Read our January 2010 Newsletter.
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