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Art at the Six Bells – Janet French

Art at the Six Bells is a new art venture at Horringer Six Bells, a delightful country restaurant located near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. In the restaurant each month they will be showcasing the work of one artist. The first featured artist is Janet French, whose work will be on display in the restaurant from 10th December 2015 to 14th January 2016.

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Janet French, Summer Evening, screenprint on handmade beech leaf paper

The preview evening is on Thursday 10th December at 6.30pm. There will be complimentary drinks and canapés and a short introduction from Janet about her work. Restaurant bookings can be made from 7.30pm. Tables can be booked online: www.horringersixbells.co.uk

If you would like to attend the special preview event at Horringer Six Bells, you will first need to request a free ticket by contacting Six Bells: http://www.horringersixbells.co.uk/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=28047

Janet French:
The ideas and images in my current work are drawn from trees and the spiritual impact of light seen through trees. I use a variety of printmaking mediums including linocuts, woodcuts, Japanese woodcut, screenprint and etching on to handmade paper which I create using leaves and fibres gathered from the local fields and woodlands on which my images are based.

The varied surfaces I am working on require different printmaking methods and I aim to create a symbiosis between print and paper by, for example, allowing the textured surface to break through the image or employing the translucent quality of the leaves by printing on the reverse and allowing the image to show through.

Art at the Six Bells – Janet French
10 December 2015 to 14 January 2016

Preview Event: 10 December 2015 at 6:30pm

Horringer Six Bells
The Street
Horringer
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP29 5SJ
Tel: 01284 735551

www.janetfrench.co.uk

www.horringersixbells.co.uk

An Invitation to Ruth McCabe’s ‘Open Studio’ on 4th & 5th December 2015

ARTWORKS News: Ruth McCabe invites you to her ‘Open Studio’ event in Wenhaston, Suffolk, on Friday 4th December 2015 10am to 1pm and Saturday 5th December 2015 11am to 2pm.

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Ruth says: I have lots of unframed work such as these following pieces, together with framed oils and watercolours, and cards. It would be lovely to see you.

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Ruth McCabe : Open Studio
Friday 4th December 2015 10am to 1pm AND Saturday 5th December 2015 11am to 2pm
In the Conservatory at Threeways
Coles Hill
Wenhaston
Suffolk
IP19 9DS

Note to visitors: Please park round the corner and walk back a few yards down Coles Hill to come in the gate to the conservatory.

Tel: 01502 478295
Email: ruth@threeways.mail1.co.uk
www.ruth-mccabe-artist.co.uk

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Ruth McCabe
www.ruth-mccabe-artist.co.uk

Selected for exhibition in the annual Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Competition, Bankside Gallery, London. Finalist and exhibitor in Sunday Times Contemporary Watercolour Competition, Mall Galleries, London.

 

Today at ARTWORKS 2015: Alison Jones – Botanical art, watercolour techniques

Meet the Artist: daily presentations at ARTWORKS 2015

Today at ARTWORKS: Sunday 27 September 2015: Alison Jones – Botanical painting, from dry brush to washes in watercolour. Learn more about the skills and techniques in botanical art, watercolour painting and illustration from the award-winning artist Alison Jones.

Alison Jones, P. Tongariro 'Jackdaw'

Alison Jones, P. Tongariro ‘Jackdaw’

Alison Jones will be in the demonstration area in the ARTWORKS exhibition today, Sunday 27 September 2015, from 10am – 4pm. This drop-in event is free and runs throughout the day, no pre-booking required. Visit the exhibition and learn more about watercolour painting!

Alison Jones received tuition from Jenny Jowett and Clare Dalby, who are both leading botanical artists. In 1995 the book ‘Fuchsias: The Complete Guide’, written by Edwin J. Goulding, was illustrated by Alison with forty line drawings and twelve colour plates.

Awarded the Grenfell Silver-gilt medal by the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) in 2000, 2008, 2013. Alison Jones is also a member of Iceni Botanical Artists (I.B.A.)

ARTWORKS 2015 – 16th Annual Exhibition
5 – 27 September 2015
Blackthorpe Barn
Rougham
Bury St Edmunds
IP30 9HZ

The Artworks exhibition is open daily, 10am to 5pm, admission is free, ample parking, wheelchair accessible. Free exhibition catalogue.

We also have the ARTWORKS shop for visitors to browse: handmade prints, small paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, glass and metalwork, large range of greetings cards and artist postcards. There is also a café selling light refreshments.