Our Irish flag is flying high for the match at Twickenham this afternoon – Ireland v England; green v white. Obviously in a game of rugby, supporters back only one colour. But at our large mixed art exhibitions however, all colour preferences are catered for. So on our forthcoming show opening next Saturday, we feature…
There is something about white; the simplicity, the purity, the cleanliness. Winter has been disappointedly wet and warm this year in general, but the sodden grey monotony has intermittently been broken by the odd crisp, sparkling, frosty day, when the whole world seems to have been frozen in time and nature suspended in animation. Nowhere…
It lifts my soul on a damp, dark, windy, grey February morning in UK to look at images of my travels to Africa to visit artists on bright, blue-sky summer days. We are about to receive in a new collection of oil paintings by Mandy McKay, featuring birds and flowers. After visiting her at her…
Just as Cape Town’s Table Mountain is incomplete without its distinctive white tablecloth, so too is our gallery without a few colourful cloths and cushions. Brand new in, ready for our spring show in March, is a vibrant collection of cotton fabrics from the wonderful Carole Nevin. When I was last in the Mother City,…
To celebrate 21 years of support, the charity Farm Africa has nominated Fillingdon Fine Art as their Fundraiser of the Month and elevated the gallery to their Fundraisers’ Hall of Fame. http://www.farmafrica.org/featured-fundraiser/fillingdon-fine-art “We are delighted to be acknowledged as an official fundraiser for this worthwhile charity which, like our gallery, has Africa at the heart of…
Travelling around Africa searching for art can be hungry work. Most days there is no such thing as lunch, as I dash from one studio to the next, talking, looking, touching, feeling, choosing. So anyone who offers me food is an angel; none more so than the talented Heather Mills, who I refer to as…
Remember how good things used to taste? I am transported back to those memories this autumn as we celebrate a bumper apple harvest. I don’t know if my favourite apple of the day is the one picked in the early morning, fresh, crisp and crunchy, and still cold and covered in night dew; or the…
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…