Not only is her dog company in her studio, but dog-walks provide Bronwen Coussens with the ideal excuse to ramble through the local countryside collecting grasses, seeds and wild flowers to inspire her beautiful ceramic vessels. Bronwen is originally from South Africa but currently lives in the picturesque riverside town of Henley-on-Thames. Preferring to hand-build…
As the abundant autumn harvest comes in and larders are flush with fruits, pickles and preserves, it appears artists are inspired too, to paint the feast of plenty. Thick oil paint, rich colour tones and a tumbling profusion of fruit and flora fill these canvas boards by Cape artist Sonja Nel, coming up on our…
I recently had an email requesting a card. Not a large purchase, and we did not have the exact one available. But I pursued the matter and obtained the request. This is the reply we had back;- “Thank you so much for remembering me and my love of that card. What a lovely way to start…
As we steam towards our winter exhibition in November, the art begins to roll in. Whilst most work flies in by air, sometimes it chugs into our local train station. As was the case this week, when I met Chris Nel, husband of talented SA artist Sonja Nel, on the 13.36 from Solihull to London.…