This title was inspired by my recent trip to Africa which reinforced the world of wonder in which we live. Flora and fauna were abundant in the glorious scenery and spring sunshine. It is hardly surprising that many artists turn to the natural world for their inspiration, like Polly Hosp with her charming and detailed collagraph print above. Winter and…
With “Sky Calling”, this magnificent painting of an albatross by Karen Laurence-Rowe, we are reaching out to remind you that our next exhibition will be in November. Our website and these emails will keep you informed of the exact dates, opening hours and work on show as those details develop. In the meantime, you can always visit our website www.fillingdon.com where…
New year, new exhibition, and we are delighted to announce the dates. It is earlier than usual, driven by Easter in March and a busy summer. We know we are chancing our luck with the weather in April; hoping for a host of golden daffodils but we could easily get rain, wind or snow! Our first feature artist…
As activity in the gallery intensifies with cleaning, moving, hanging and displaying, it is time to formally invite you to attend our forthcoming exhibition which is open next month. We have so much new ‘freshly foraged’ work to share with you, and as always, the challenge now is to curate and bring it all together in a cohesive, co-ordinated story.…
It is always a pleasure to announce new exhibition dates. The gallery will be physically open this summer from Saturday 10th to Friday 23rd June inclusive. It will be an exciting and varied show with plenty of unseen work fresh from our recent foray to Africa. The featured paintings in this newsletter are by a long-standing and favourite artist…
Our 2022 Winter Exhibition will be open from 12th to 26th November. As the days draw in and we travel through autumn, it is time to look forward to our final exhibition of the year. The winter show is always a rich experience, with the gallery full to the brim of tantalising creativity, ideal for…
The glorious sunny weather has arrived and our summer exhibition is now open. “Flora, Fauna & Folk” is on at our rural gallery for the next fortnight, open daily from 10am to 4pm until 22nd July. Anyone who appreciates beautiful and original work is welcome. Visitors are invited to peruse the wide variety of work…
The sun is out and our new summer exhibition “Flora, Fauna & Folk” is coming together nicely. The paintings are nearly hung and the new sculptures, glass and ceramics, freshly delivered from Africa this morning, are waiting in a tempting stack to be unwrapped. Talking of stacks, our featured painting above is by Sarah Pratt, a Zimbabwean-born artist, who…
A quick message to announce the dates of our forthcoming summer exhibition. We will be open daily, 10am to 4pm, from Saturday 9th to Friday 22nd July. Private viewing will be available by appointment only on Friday 8th July, so please email [email protected] to book a time. As always, it will be a large mixed show of quality…
Because we are all busy, this is just a friendly reminder that our spring exhibition, “In Situ” opens this weekend at 10am on Saturday 2nd April. The gallery will then be open between 10 and 4 every day, Sundays included, until 4pm on Saturday 16th April. No appointments are necessary, and being a rural gallery, there…