Previous Exhibitions

COLIN ALLBROOK   RI  RSMA  HSEA

Colin has worked as an artist since leaving school 50 years ago, and paints in both Watercolours and Oils. Many of his paintings are based on the rural life here in the West Country on farms and markets and also its rugged coastline and small harbours.

An elected member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Society of Equestrian Artists he has over the years, won many awards for his work. These include the Turner medal at the RI, the Cuneo Medal (Twice) at the... more

Lydia Duncan is an Artist and Printmaker based in North Devon. Working from her open studio in Clovelly, she creates traditional block prints, alongside wallpaper and fabric designs and paintings. Botanicals and wildlife feature heavily in her work and the pattern and form within the landscape.more

Olla Podrida: any dish containing a great variety of ingredients.

This exhibition  contains  work by artists who are all great in their own right but very different. So the idea of exhibiting them together - instead of creating a themed show or finding a group of artist's with similarities - is about looking for the kinds of differences that might show these individuals  in a new light. Including Bill Stewart, Zara Idelson, Joff Winterhart, Myrtle Glanville and Madeline Rolt.

Bill Stewart was a finalist in this years Contemporary British Painting prize while Joff Winterhart... more

Since the first lockdown began in March 2020, we have all been more attentive to our immediate surroundings.

Something has also happened to the perception of time, which has made painting with oil on canvas seem to fit the rhythm of the days.

I live by the River Exe, and the River, which is always present, has found its... more