It was a fellow artist who first suggested in 2009 that I look at Jane Digby’s work. Always curious, my interest was further piqued by sharing the same surname. And the other artist was right – it was indeed worth looking. I contacted Jane right away and told her I was shortly due to be…
There was a definite buzz in the air at the gallery on Saturday. We had in the last of our guest Artists in Residence for a Day and, appropriate for the time of year, it was the turn of silver jeweller, Sue Chadwick. Previous purchasers and fans of her work came to meet her and…
Many people have a tree or shrub planted in their memory. Unusually, Mary Stewart planted her own before she died. One of a pair of sycamores grown from seed by Mary and her husband Grant, they planted the two trees in our field when we first bought Fillingdon Farm in the winter of 1992, before…
It appears that even the flight of angels can be hampered by a postal strike. But these darlings have beaten the SA postal dispute and have finally landed in time for Christmas. Fashioned from green, brown, blue and clear sea-washed glass, each is an individual sparkling beauty, destined to bring the light of Africa to…
Carved sculptures by the lovely Robyn Gordon really strike a chord. She involves her mind, body and soul when she embarks on creating a sculpture and leaves a little piece of herself in every work. Hence the polarisation of her art. For a few observers, the carvings remain silent. But for the vast majority…
Like most artistic people, Tana Knyvett has more than one string to her bow. Not only can she paint like a dream but, along with her family, she runs Le Cafe Creme, a mobile French Creperie. Their classic Citreon H van has been lovingly restored and converted to serve scumptious sweet and savoury crepes,…
Amongst the many local attractions for visitors in this area, one of the more unusual is the Hell-Fire Caves. Local landlord, Sir Francis Dashwood, set about extending the existing open-cast quarry in West Wycombe to relieve the serious local unemployment caused by three successive harvest failures between 1748 and 1750, as well as to provide…
Local artist Bill Hester, who is an active member of the West Wycombe Art Group, took up the inaugural post of Artist in Residence for a Day at Fillingdon Fine Art on Saturday. In his true understated style, he quietly slipped into the hot seat with minimum fuss or bother. First he selected a compilation…
“It looks more grown up” was how one regular customer described our new-look gallery this last week. That was a satisfying comment, as that was exactly the aim. We have put away the toys. That is not to say that all the work is exorbitantly expensive. Cards range from £1.00; many beautiful pieces of jewellery…
Our smart, brand new wooden signs are now up, clearly pointing the way to Fillingdon Fine Art. “Very classy” was how one customer described them yesterday. The key thing is they are clear and durable, as well as beautifully made by The Signmaker in north Devon. The main one at the top of our drive…