The ones to watch - investing in regional art
Investing in art has many aims and triggers. You may be investing in art pieces that inspire good feelings or reflections of your outlook...
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chriswoodcock32
- Jun 10
- 3 min
Sowing the seeds for garden art this summer
There's an age-old and complex relationship between Art and the garden. It's a vast topic. More a book than a blog. But here are some...
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chriswoodcock32
- Mar 19
- 3 min
Delighting in detail - celebrating compact, miniature art this spring
Art takes so many shapes and sizes and we try to cater for a range of scales here in the gallery. From large statement pieces to...
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chriswoodcock32
- Feb 28
- 3 min
An appetite for art: restaurant and dining ideas
Creativity, talent and dexterity characterise the world of fine art just as much as they inform the world of food preparation and fine...
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chriswoodcock32
- Dec 9, 2023
- 3 min
Two sides of the picture: Art's role in the quest for Sustainability
9 December 2023: a brief reflection on the role of Art in sustaining our world, three days from the end of the COP28 Summit in Dubai, as...
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chriswoodcock32
- Oct 29, 2023
- 3 min
More than just a pretty picture - why do we need art in our homes?
It seems like a simple question, but the answer is complex – in a good way. Connecting with, and taking home, original art goes way...
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chriswoodcock32
- Jul 7, 2023
- 3 min
Back to the country - landscape-inspired art to heal the soul
It was a long, wet and dreary winter and, thanks to the additional strains of our dire economic and political challenges - national and...
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chriswoodcock32
- May 21, 2023
- 2 min
Take Form – regional artists devise new ways to mould age-old media
Contemporary sculpture and three-dimensional art have come a long way. No longer are we hampered by tradition and convention – but they...
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chriswoodcock32
- Jan 17, 2023
- 2 min
Art fights back in 2023
Volatile is the word that springs to mind when trying to characterise global or regional fine art markets in the last few years. During...
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chriswoodcock32
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Eye of the Beholder: why art attracts or repels us
The title of our first Christmas exhibition is Eye of the Beholder. A big topic – so we'll have fun scratching the surface as we present...
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chriswoodcock32
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Art as therapy in a mad world
If and when I come to write my book on why, against all the economic odds, I've put so much energy and endeavour into opening a...
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chriswoodcock32
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Metamorphosis - the art of manipulation coupled with imagination
When we chose Metamorphosis as the title of our second show we hadn't fully appreciated how apt it could be, in so many ways... For, when...
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Chris Woodcock
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
Doing our (little) bit to redress the balance for female representation in the Arts
Throughout the history of art, there's been scant representation of women artists, despite their vast contribution. This is now well...
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Chris Woodcock
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
The benefits of gallery representation for artists
There are many reasons why artists – of diverse renown, backgrounds and experience levels – choose to be represented by a gallery, rather...
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Chris Woodcock
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
Breathing Space – how art helps us to revive this spring
It's no accident that Spencer House Gallery's launch exhibition is called Breathing Space. Yes, it refers to our need, as survivors, to...
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Chris Woodcock
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
Breathing new life into Tetbury's arts scene
New Gallery Showcases regional names Dozens of regional artists - well-established names and newcomers - will have their latest work on...
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Chris Woodcock
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
Affordable art: what does it mean to you?
Many galleries and online platforms refer to 'affordable art'. It sounds enticing - but what does the term really mean? And what do we...
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