Night and Day - Winter Exhibition Joan Darlington

Joan has delighted us as usual with her fun outlook on life.  Colourful drawings of happy people dancing the night away and then the next morning various folks spotted walking the dogs and relaxing on the sofas captured in black pen drawings.  These cheerful pictures were 'pegged' up on string lines around the Gallery to the happy surprise of many of our visitors, causing appropriate seasonal cheer!!

English Gardens by Pat Clare our Summer Exhibition

More fabulous paintings from one of our favourite Artists here at the Gallery.  The fact that Pat is a very keen gardener comes as no surprise as you look at the detail in her paintings.  Pat uses a variety of media, including textiles, acrylic and oils, each technique creating a very different style.

Peace of Cake

We were thrilled with the success of our Peace of Cake Tea Party in an English Garden as an event to launch the start of our Summer Exhibition at the Gallery. Pat Clare's glorious paintings set the scene, with lots of vases of flowers in the Gallery, vintage china and silver teapots, scones with cream and jam, cakes and savouries it really was a very English Tea Party. 

 The purpose of the 'Peace' was to focus on the work of the Peace Keepng Charity CORD, with sponsorship from Yorkshire Tea and Susan Barlow of Cord, we were able to raise nearly £50 at our Tea Party. 

As a Voluntary Leader of  Newport WiRE Network, I have been pleased to help set up a similar event at our September Meeting, so near to the International Day of Peace (20th September)

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