The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair
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Following eight successful years in Petworth Park, the fair is scheduled to return 19-21 May 2023. The famous National Trust property in the picturesque market town of Petworth has proved an ideal venue, attracting thousands of eager visitors. In its spacious marquee, the Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair has around 60 exhibitors, predominantly members of The British Antique Dealers’ Association and LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers. They offer for sale a wide range of desirable items from furniture, jewellery, sculpture, glass, lighting, photography, vintage watches and silver to paintings, drawings, ceramics, clocks, 20th century design objects, maps, prints, oriental carpets, tribal art, historical medals, aeronautica, garden ornaments and many other decorative and unique works of art spanning the centuries.
We are very happy to again work with The National Trust at Petworth House as well as with the local dealer association PAADA and the Petworth Business Association, creating yet another exciting event. The grand 17th century house boasts an internationally important art collection, and together with its ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped country park, it provides a magnificent backdrop for our annual fair.
The fair has its own free car park by the marquee – access is from the A272 Tillington Road through the gate at New Lodges. The AA signs will direct traffic to this entrance and not to the main car park on the A283, where there is a charge of £4 for non-National Trust members. Disabled parking close to the fair entrance. The pedestrian entrance is via the Cricket Lodge gate, also on the A272, or via the Cowyard.
Fair visitors enjoy free access to Petworth House during the three day event. National Trust members and Petworth House ticket holders may attend the antiques fair free of charge.
Light refreshments are available outside the marquee and a fuller offering is provided in the restaurant inside the fair.
Dogs that can be carried and guide/assistance dogs are welcome.
For local information, including details of hotels, restaurants and things to do, please visit www.discoverpetworth.uk
Summer Exhibition at Moncrieff Bray Gallery
13 MAY – 23 JUNE 2023
OPENING WEEKEND
Friday 6th May ~ 10am to 4 pm
Saturday 7th May ~ 10am to 6.30 pm
Sunday 8th May ~ 10am to 6.30 pm
OPEN THEREAFTER
Wednesday to Saturday
10am to 4pm
We are always happy to see visitors by appointment
40 artists and sculptors, selected from Land’s End to Ullapool
The Moncrieff-Bray Gallery presents it’s Summer Exhibition in a converted barn and landscaped gardens with stunning views over the Rother Valley. Over 40 artists and sculptors are drawn from all corners of the British Isles. The work is selected with a commitment to quality, integrity and originality from established and emerging artists alike. This is a wonderful opportunity to see a range of outstanding contemporary British sculpture in the heart of the South Downs National Park. There are small-scale intimate works for interiors as well as stunning large pieces for the garden. Established 18 years ago, the Summer Exhibition has become a highlight in the West Sussex art calendar.
We are absolutely delighted to be exhibiting an important group of works by Jill Berelowitz, one of Britain’s most exciting contemporary sculptors, including her Diver. The Diver has evolved from Jill’s Diving Girl commissioned for the Olympic Village in 2012. Also on show are the maquettes for her 3.1 metre-high Emergence figures. Born in South Africa, the influence of tribal African art is reflected in her portrayal of the human form. Another central theme in Jill’s work is the tree. Her tree sculptures reflect the rhythm of nature and the cycle of life. The life-size Tree of Cherished Memories was commissioned last year for the National Arboretum and two of her tree sculptures are included in the show.
Also exhibiting in Sussex for the first time are Lucy Lutyens, Benjamin Lowsley-Williams and Gabriel Risso. Living on a medieval farm which has been in the family for generations, Lucy’s abstract forms reflect the shapes and objects of her rural environment, in particular iron and bronze age settlements. Benji Lowsley-Willliams work also references humanity’s long history and the inherent properties of stone, which he transforms from a state of rawness to a finely honed and polished art form. Gabriel Risso’s wall reliefs are mesmerising in their sense of stillness and balance and nod to the paintings of his Italian compatriot, Morandi,
We are also showcasing work by many other leading British contemporary stone carvers, among them: Jonathan Loxley, Paul Vanstone, Dominic Welch, Aly Brown and Jason Mulligan. Complementing these pieces are Jeremy Moulsdale’s fluid figures which echo the relationship between man and the elements, Olivia Ferrier’s exquisite birds cast from found objects and Will Carr’s mesmeric kinetic works.
Within the gallery is a veritable treasure trove of paintings and smaller scale sculpture. The brilliant work of Scottish Colourists Jean B Martin and Ann Oram are complimented by the dynamic abstract landscapes of the South Downs by John Hitchens. Oona Campbell has created a group of new landscapes with her dramatic skies and Sussex artist Lucy Powell returns from a trip to Southern Italy with lyrical landscapes alongside her domestic still-lives. Exhibiting for the first time is Samantha Rudd whose muted palette and portrayal of the English countryside combine the nostalgia of the British Romantics with a refreshing modern take. Sarah Bowman exhibits her luscious garden paintings. We are also delighted to have new work by some or our gallery favourites, Jemma Powell, Vivienne Williams, Jo Aylward and St Ives artists Liz Hough, Gareth Edwards and Rachel Reeves.
This is an exhibition which celebrates many of the finest aspects of contemporary British art, which combined with its spectacular rural setting, only five minutes from the antique and artistic hub of Petworth, make it a unique destination. A gallery of West End quality in the heart of rural Sussex
Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair
13 – 15th MAY 2022
Friday 11.00–18.00 | Saturday 10.30–18.00 | Sunday 10.30–17.00
Pleased to confirm the dates for The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair to be held once again in the grounds of Petworth House this May 2022. Some 60 exhibitors will be joining us from around the country, including some first timers bringing some new disciplines.
Tickets are £10 each and include free entry to Petworth House over the three days of the fair. National Trust members gain free entry to the fair.
Follow us to keep informed or sign up to receive further information through our Easter newsletter at www.petworthparkfair.com
Julian Opie: Collected Works/Works Collected at Newlands House Gallery
6 NOVEMBER 2021 – 6 MARCH 2022
Wednesday – Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
Opening 6 November, Newlands House Gallery presents Julian Opie: Collected Works/Works Collected, showcasing over 100 objects from the contemporary British artist’s personal collection, ranging from the ancient world to the present day, alongside a selection of his own sculptures, paintings and films. Presented in the historic market town of Petworth in Newlands House Gallery’s Georgian building, the exhibition offers a unique opportunity for visitors to see how Opie’s interests and journey as a collector, inform the art he makes himself.
Julian Opie is internationally recognised for his distinctive and refined drawing style, distilling the visual information of our everyday reality to a universal language of symbols and signs, reflecting his preoccupation with the idea of representation, and the means by which images are perceived and understood. A wide range of techniques are visible throughout Opie’s work – from cutting-edge LCD technology to mosaic, beadwork and engraved stone – and are presented here in dialogue with the artworks that have inspired them.
Opie writes: “Spookily often, when I am stuck for decisions, I get up and look at some other art and find a solution right there. The work of others pushes me beyond what I know and assume, it suggests new logics and approaches and makes me feel not so alone in this strange endeavour.”
In a multifarious and dynamic display, the exhibition includes Ancient Greek and Roman statuary, Egyptian sarcophagi, Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblocks, beaded sun hats, armour and Indonesian ancestral figures, alongside original manga sketches from Studio Ghibli and contemporary works by, amongst others, Kara Walker, Chuck Close, Roy Lichtenstein and Sol LeWitt.
Carefully curated within the architecture and domestic space of Newlands House Gallery, the exhibition also provides an intimate visual map of Opie’s interior world. The works are not organised chronologically, instead they are curated to reflect the inquisitive mind of the artist; everyday scenes of Japanese women by Kitagawa Utamaro are positioned alongside Opie’s animated LCD portrait Ruth smoking 2 (2006); Augustin Edouart’s silhouette portraits of Victorian families are presented together with Opie’s own silhouettes from 2010, depicting both his own family and friends and The Gallery Staff; in the garden, recent metal sculptures Deer 2 and Dog 4 (2020) are installed alongside Yoko XIX (2006) by Don Brown. Opie’s portrait paintings and 3D sculpture are shown together with old Master paintings by Joshua Reynolds and a variety of helmets meant both for recreation and battle. These unconventional combinations offer in insight into his ongoing artistic endeavour, steeped in the visual and material languages of the past; a conversation spanning hundreds and thousands of years and continuing on into the future.
Newlands House is a new gallery inspired by the historic associations of Petworth and Sussex with great artists, writers and designers from times past. It seeks to reinvigorate this legacy with the vitality of modern and contemporary art and design shaping contemporary culture. In the intimacy of a converted home, Newlands House sits at the centre of Sussex’s burgeoning cultural scene, spanning museums, art centres, festivals, vineyards, nature trails and stately homes. In 2020, the gallery opened to great acclaim with two inaugural exhibitions, a tribute to Helmut Newton and a survey of top works by designer, architect and artist Ron Arad. Set in the heart of the South Downs, Newlands House invites visitors to engage with the work of the greatest artists in an unexpected, Georgian setting, contrasting to white cube environments the art historical canon is predominantly presented in.
Drama In The Skies by Harry Brioche at Forest Gallery
4 – 11 DECEMBER 2021
10.00am – 5.00pm
Forest Gallery is extremely excited to present Drama In The Skies by Harry Brioche, our next solo exhibition. The event will take place at our gallery space in Petworth from 4th – 11th of December. We will be hosting a Preview Night on 3rd Dec from 17.00-20.30 with Harry as our main guest. Please RSVP to cristina@forestgallery.com
Autumn Exhibition at Moncrieff Bray Gallery
5 NOVEMBER – 24 DECEMBER
Opening Weekend Friday 5th, Saturday 6th, and Sunday 7th November, 10 am–5 pm
From 10th November to 18th December: open Wednesday to Saturday, 10 am–4 pm
On Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th December: open 10 am–4 pm
Over 30 artists and sculptors from across the UK.
The Moncrieff-Bray Gallery presents its Autumn Exhibition, which takes place in our converted barn and landscaped gardens with stunning views over the Rother Valley. Both the sculpture and the art respond and reflect the landscape. From the playful animal sculptures of Adam Binder to the sweeping sublimity of John Hitchens’ landscapes, Moncrieff-Bray’s artists have a relationship with the organic and the natural. Artists and sculptors are drawn from all corners of the British Isles and work is selected with a commitment to quality, integrity, and originality from both established and emerging artists.
We are showing some new pieces from some of our long-standing artists. Diana Tonnison’s ceramics, feature boxes filled with ceramic fruit, vegetables, and fish. We are also excited to be exhibiting a selection of John Hitchens’ Scottish work. Painted in the late 1960s and early 1970s, they demonstrate Hitchens’ earlier approach to landscape painting, with an emphasis on wide landscapes and dramatic skies.
The exhibition sees several exciting new artists to the gallery, among them West Country artists David Mankin,Paul Riley, Elizabeth Hough, and Sarah Bowman. The swing and flux of the Cornish landscape inform Mankin’s expressionistic abstract paintings. Inspired by the St Ives School, Sarah Bowman’s distant landscapes are viewed through foreground windows, framing the developing narrative of a distant view.
In the garden, work by leading British contemporary stone carvers Paul Vanstone, Dominic Welch, and Aly Brown – all successful participants at the prestigious ‘On Form’ exhibition at Astall Manor – will lead the way. Inside the gallery we will be featuring new work from Adam Binder, Emma Maiden and Jason Mulligan.
https://moncrieff-bray.com/exhibitions/
Petworth Festival Literary Week
29 OCTOBER – 7 NOVEMBER 2021
Various Times
Full details of the 11th Petworth Festival Literary Week will be available from the beginning of October. Please check the website and sign up to receive our e-bulletins.
Following on from the successful streaming* of last year’s edition, this year’s Literary Week will be available for in-person attendees, live online*, and online* for three weeks after the event.
Partnering up with The Petworth Bookshop, the literary week is promising events with a series of high profile authors. In the words of Stewart Collins, the festival’s Artistic Director ‘we genuinely feel we’ve hit the jackpot this autumn with the breadth, depth and, above all, notoriety of the writers who will be coming to Petworth. It really should be ten days to savour.’
*all events held in St Mary’s Petworth will be streamed live online and available to view on demand for three weeks after the event.
https://www.petworthfestival.org.uk
Maritime at Rountree Tryon Gallery
14 – 30 OCTOBER 2021
Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturdays 11am – 4pm
This year’s maritime exhibition features works from the eighteenth through to the twentieth century. Artists include early masters of English maritime painting Peter Monamy (1681-1749) and Charles Brooking (1723-1759), Napoleonic Wars artists Thomas Whitcombe (1752-1824) and John Thomas Serres (1759-1825), and twentieth century painters Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) and Charles Pears (1873-1958). Highlights include a fantastic view of nineteenth century Constantinople by John Lynn (active 1826-1869), a rare watercolour from an 1853 Arctic expedition by Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-1894) and an impressionistic watercolour of yachts at Cowes by Paul Maze (1887-1979)
https://www.rountreetryon.com/exhibitions/
Liberating Landscapes at Kevis House Gallery
14 OCTOBER – 23 DECEMBER 2021
Victoria Orr Ewing, Gary Cook – Michele Griffiths – Frances Hatch –Tuëma Pattie – Naomi Rae and new ceramics from Topsy Jewell – Nicola Martin – Emily-Kriste Wilcox
Work will be shown on all floors of the building including the studio, during the private view and on some other days of the exhibition.
The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair
18 – 20 JUNE 2021
Friday – | Saturday – | Sunday –
After six successful years in Petworth Park, we look forward to returning at the new date of 18-20 June. The famous National Trust property in the picturesque market town of Petworth has proved an ideal venue, attracting thousands of eager visitors. In its socially distanced layout, the Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair has around 55 exhibitors, predominantly members of The British Antique Dealers’ Association and LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers. They offer for sale a wide range of desirable items from furniture, jewellery, sculpture, glass, lighting, vintage watches and silver to paintings, drawings, ceramics, clocks, 20th century design objects, garden statuary, historical medals, aeronautical and many other decorative and unique works of art spanning the centuries.
We are very happy to again work with The National Trust at Petworth House as well as with the local dealer association PAADA and the Petworth Business Association, creating yet another exciting event. The grand 17th century house boasts an internationally important art collection, and together with its ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped country park, it provides a magnificent backdrop for our annual fair. Currently, Petworth House is closed to visitors but the park remains open for local residents to access and visits to the Pleasure Gardens can be pre booked on-line.
The fair has its own free car park by the marquee – access is from the A272 Tillington Road through the gate at New Lodges. The AA signs will direct traffic to this entrance and not to the main car park on the A283, where there is a charge of £4 for non-National Trust members. The pedestrian entrance is via the Cricket Lodge gate, also on the A272.
Light refreshments are available outside the Marquee.
Dogs that can be carried and guide/assistance dogs are welcome.
For local information, including details of hotels, restaurants and things to do, please visit www.discoverpetworth.uk
Rodger McPhail Exhibition at Rountree Tryon Gallery – 22 May – 5 June
10.00am – 6.00pm
Rodger McPhail, son of a Scottish father and a Lancastrian mother, has always lived in Lancashire. After graduating from the Liverpool School of Art he travelled to Spain, where he was commissioned to paint a partridge shooting series, and in 1977 he made his first visit to the United States to complete commissions of shooting scenes in South Carolina and Georgia.
McPhail claims he took to painting because he was no good at anything else, but his extraordinary talent was recognised early by Tony Jackson, then editor of the Shooting Times, who introduced him to the Hon. Aylmer Tryon. McPhail regards Dutch artist Rien Poortvliet (1932–1995) as his greatest mentor. Although he makes frequent use of his camera and other references, McPhail has a photographic memory and is skilled at working quickly and accurately. In his early days McPhail was criticised for being too photographic and recording wingbeats that the human eye could not register, but these voices have faded in the face of the artist’s inimitable, distinctive style.
Since his first solo exhibition at the Tryon Gallery in 1977, McPhail has had consistent success, right up to his most recent show in early summer 2019.
McPhail is a leading British sporting and wildlife artist, at the very forefront of the genre. He is also a sensitive portraitist and is in demand as a cartoonist and illustrator. Many of his paintings have been reproduced as limited edition prints, and is world renowned for his iconic label image for Famous Grouse Scotch whisky.
Sean Durkin Solo Exhibition: ‘Catch Me If You Can’ at Forest Gallery 22 – 29 May
10.00am – 5.00pm
Preview evening: 21st May with appearance from Sean Durkin (RSVP to cristina@forestgallery.com to be added to the guest list)
Forest Gallery are thrilled to present Sean Durkin’s first ever solo exhibition, ‘Catch Me If You Can’ (you may have caught a glimpse of the new window decoration already). Inspired by his father who made the headlines back in 1972 by stealing an original L.S. Lowry, Sean’s work includes many nods to a fascinating childhood experience and the artist will be making a special appearance in Petworth on the preview night. The exhibition will feature an unprecedented selection of original paintings, the launch of an exclusive set of limited edition prints and the opportunity to meet the man behind it all.
Anne Desmet’s Choice – Prints by Royal Academicians at Kevis House Gallery – 1April – 15 May
10.00am – 5.00pm
The whole exhibition can be seen online here, while we eagerly await the moment we can welcome visitors back to Petworth, from Monday 12 April.
We are delighted that Anne Desmet RA has invited four of her fellow Royal Academicians to submit work for this Kevis House Gallery exhibition. The artists are Norman Ackroyd RA, Chris Orr RA, Rebecca Salter PRA, and Emma Stibbon RA.
We hope you’ll visit us – either online or better still in the gallery in Petworth.
Joan Miró. la Gran Belleza At Newlands House Gallery – 1 May – 4 July
One of the twentieth century’s most celebrated artists, Joan Miró’s magical universe is explored in this intimate exhibition spanning 50 years of creative production.
Joan Miró i Ferrà (Barcelona, 1893 – Palma de Mallorca, 1983) is one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated artists, whose influence and legacy continues to be ever-present in our times today. Painter, sculptor and ceramicist, his lifelong playful flirtation with abstraction and geometry have secured his place in the pantheon of art history.
Avoiding categorisation, neither cubist, surrealist nor abstract artist, this exhibition aims to take a journey through more than 50 years of the artist’s creative production. The tour begins in 1931, with a small figurative painting in which one can identify the beginning of that unique visual language characteristic of Miró. It ends in 1981 with a series of engravings that boast the wealth of his creative universe. The exhibition features his paintings, sculptures, engravings, and drawings, presenting the progression of his style as he ‘honed in’ on his artistic voice. This survey show is an intimate walk-through Miró’s colourful career.
Newlands House, Pound Street, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0DX
enquiries@newlandshouse.gallery
Wednesday – Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 11am-4pm
Student concessions Available Weds – Fri
Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture at Moncrieff Bray Gallery, 30 April – 26 June
We really look forward to welcoming you back to the gallery and sculpture garden with our major exhibition of works by over 40 artists selected from Land’s End to the Isle of Arran
Opening Times
From 30th April – 8th May Open daily, 10 am-4 pm
Thereafter From 9th May to 26th June Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am-4 pm At other times by arrangement
Even with our high ceilings, wide barn doors and sculpture garden we want to limit the numbers so you enjoy your visit to the full. If you can please ring or email us ahead of your visit.
Tel: 07867 978 414 www.moncrieff-bray.com
OPENING TIMES AND COVID SAFETY MEASURES
From 30th April to 8th May: Open daily, 10 am–4 pm: Booking essential
Then 9th May to 26th June : Wednesday to Saturday, 10 am–4 pm: Booking essential
Masterpiece cancelled but Petworth Fair takes June slot
Masterpiece London has cancelled the physical edition of its 2021 event because of coronavirus restrictions – but the Petworth Park Antiques Fair will go ahead in June.
Meanwhile, organiser The Antiques Dealers Fair Ltd (ADFL) has successfully negotiated with the National Trust to find new dates for the Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair after coronavirus restrictions forced the event to cancel in May.
The Antiques Fair will now take place on 18th- 20th June after the National Trust granted a license to go ahead. Dealers have signed up and tickets are now on sale.
The Fair was one of the few that could take place last year as it is held outside in a purpose-built marquee in the National Trust’s Petworth House in West Sussex.
Antiques News Fairs – Patricia Harvey
News from Antiques News Fairs – We received the news of Patricia Harvey’s death last week, 25th February 2021, with great sadness.
She was key in shaping the antiques industry that we know and love today and particularly influential in the area of decorative antiques, thanks to having founded and organised The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair 35 years ago. Dealer Spencer Swaffer commented on the impact the fair had at that point in the industry: “Patricia Harvey’s genius was to make antiques sexy, edgy and relevant again. Her fair gave dealers a stage on which to present their talent, and the great and the good of the interiors trade queued out of the door to buy” @DecorativeFair organiser Darren Hudson said of her, “a titan of the industry she was sometimes tough but always there when one needed help.” Whether you knew her from her shop in Westbourne Grove or Church Street, NW8 or markets in Camden Passage, Portobello road and Bermondsey, she is a personality that one doesn’t quickly forget.
Her daughter Victoria Harvey – who continues to run her shop in Church Street – remembers her as, “strong, quite fierce at times but seriously kind, loving and loyal.” Victoria, her sister Sarah and the rest of her family and friends are in our thoughts during this difficult time.
Petworth House Conservation Grant News
The National Trust’s conservation team has received a funding boost from an American charity – The Royal Oak Foundation. The charity was founded in 1973 and has donated £3m.
The charity was launched to raise awareness of the National Trust by inspiring support from the US.
The gift will help conservation of some of the Trust’s most significant collections for the next five years, funding major work mainly based at the Charity’s specialist Conservation Studio at Knole in Kent which opened in 2017.
Among those items to be restored is a set of nine chairs at Petworth House. The chairs were most probably purchased in 1636 by Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (1602-1668) for his house in London.
Africa at Rountree Tyron Gallery
1 – 9 DECEMBER 2020
10.00am – 6.00pm
Rountree Tryon Galleries annual Africa exhibiton with works by Paul Augustinus, Emily Lamb, Mandy Shepherd and others.
Back from the Hill at Rountree Tryon Gallery
3 – 21 NOVEMBER 2020
10.00am – 6.00pm
Our annual ‘Back from the Hill’ exhibition for 2020, featuring works by Anna Clare Lees-Buckley, Rodger McPhail, Jim Starr, John Cyril Harrison, Tim Scott Bolton, Sir Peter Scott and many more.
Autumn Exhibition at Moncrieff Bray Gallery
30 OCTOBER – 12 DECEMBER 2020
We are running by appointment to ensure everyone’s safety.
Opening days: Friday 30 October 10am—5 pm, Saturday 31 October 10am—4pm,
Sunday 1 November 10am—2pm
Then every Wednesday to Saturday 11am – 4 pm
We look forward to booking you in. mail@moncrieff-bray.com
The show has a strong emphasis on sculpture with works by leading British Contemporary sculptors arranged in the sculpture garden and smaller pieces in the gallery. Sculpture can transform a garden especially in the autumn and winter months. We are excited to have new works by Paul Vanstone, Aly Brown, Emma Maiden, Jilly Sutton, Alyosha Moeran, Dominic Welch and many others. The paintings will include works by amongst others; David Humphreys, Oona Campbell, Vivienne Williams, Anthony Garratt and Rosie Copeland.
We are especially delighted to be offering a rare group of early works by John Hitchens from 1968 – 1986 recently exhibited at his major retrospective exhibition ‘Aspects of Landscape’ at Southampton City Art Gallery.
Celia Lewis (in conjunction with our Summer Exhibition of gallery artists) at Moncrieff Bray Gallery
11 – 26 SEPTEMBER 2020
We are delighted to introduce Celia Lewis’ original watercolours on her stunning linocut backgrounds, together with a selection of her linocut prints.
Other days: Tues to Sat, 10am – 5pm, by appointment only. (we can ensure social distancing with our 1,500 square foot gallery and three acre garden. We welcome visitors but ring or email ahead.
Celia creates work infused with the colour and vitality of the natural world. Abstract motifs are juxtaposed with figurative characters, her expressive depictions of birds, insects, farm animals and flora are enriched by the interplay of pattern and design, the real and the fictive. She is one of the country’s foremost exponents of linocuts a modern British tradition going back to the likes of Cyril Powers and Edward Bawden. These new works combine linocuts with original watercolours to wonderful effect.
Celia captures the characters of these animals, personally known to her, placing them against her linocut backgrounds to lustrous effect. Celia’s work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy and she recently held a sell-out exhibition at the Watts Gallery, Compton. Celia studied with Signorina Simi at what is now the Charles Cecil Studio in Florence. She has taken part in national exhibitions and has won several prizes including the 2005,Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI) medal and the Winsor & Newton Prize at the RWS Open Exhibition 2010. In 2016 she achieved a Diploma from the Chelsea School of Botanical Art.
She has published several books including The Illustrated Guide
Moncrieff-Bray Gallery, Woodruffs Farm, Woodruffs Lane
Egdean, Petworth, West Sussex RH20 1JX
Tel: 07867978414
Gordon Rushmer’s – The Wind in the Trees at Rountree Tryon Gallery
12 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2020
Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturdays 11am – 4pm
Gordon Rushmer’s new show is a comprehensive collection of watercolours that traverse the varied landscapes of the South Downs National Park. This much-loved area of southern England stretches along the south coast from the gentle hills of Hampshire to the iconic white cliffs of East Sussex and inland from the rolling South Downs to the Weald and Hangers in the north. The newest of all the National Parks, this exhibition celebrates the Park’s tenth anniversary and is supported by the South Downs National Park Authority.
Gordon has had a long association with the Park and three years ago started exploring and recording both the well-known and quieter places in the Park for this latest project. He walked the 160 km South Downs Way, and explored the rivers, villages, forests and heathlands. His works capture the many moods and the ever-changing weather conditions, from the frosts of winter to the hot days of summer.
For Gordon, who has always lived in his beloved ‘South Country, this landscape continues to provide endless inspiration and also relief from the harrowing scenes of war he experienced as an official war artist during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Over a twelve-year period he painted the activities of the Dutch and British Royal Marines and Special Forces, firstly during the Bosnian conflict then on to Eritrea, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is one of the few modern British watercolourists to have been included in Tate Britain’s much vaunted exhibition ‘Watercolour’ in 2011.
To accompany this exhibition, Gordon has written ‘A Celebration of the South Downs National Park’, blending his experiences, thoughts and feelings with over 90 watercolour paintings. Signed copies of the book will be available for sale during the exhibition. A percentage of the sales from the show will be donated to ‘Trees for the Downs’, an important tree planting project by the South Downs National Park Trust, see www.southdownstrust.org.uk/trees-for-the-downs/ for more information.
LEADING BRITISH ART GALLERY SHOWCASING ORIGINAL ART ONLINE AND IN PETWORTH, WEST SUSSEX