Exhibition: This display is a celebration of the work by James TA Osborne RE (1907 – 1979) who regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. He was well know ... Read more
Elliot Channer is a sculptor and has had a passion for wildlife and art from a young age. He is largely self-taught and takes inspiration from the countryside. Elliot travels the country in order to ... Read more
WE ARE VERY SORRY THAT DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES GARY IS NOT ABLE TO BE IN RESIDENCE ON THESE DATES. WE WILL PUBLISH NEW DATES AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE. Gary Hodges is the ... Read more
Art Course with Richard Box 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This course is for all of you who long to paint in watercolours but have been deterred by the erroneous myth that they are ... Read more
Artist in Residence Holly Brookes, the daughter of woodcarver Roger Brookes, is a wildlife artist, specialising in drawing and printmaking. She has a fascination for detail and texture. https://www.facebook.com/hollybrookesart/
Artist in Residence Roger Brookes is a wood carver specialising in carving realistic fish. ‘My education as an artist began when, as a child, I saw the form and colour of a freshly caught Sea ... Read more
Art Course with Yvette Green 10am-5pm Maximum Participants: 8 Garden mosaics are designed to interact with their environment, reflecting and refracting light so that they change throughout the day. On this 1-day course you will ... Read more
Artist in Residence Clive Meredith is an entirely self-taught artist and has been working professionally since 1993 specialising in detailed portrayals of wildlife from both Britain and abroad. Clive’s initial interest in wildlife and the ... Read more
Art Course with Mike Amphlett 10am-5pm Maximum Participants: 12 If you still haven’t read the camera manual or, if you have, but cannot comprehend much of the ‘jargon’, then this 2-day course is for you! ... Read more
Artist in Residence Jenny Reynish is a freelance illustrator who have produced illustrations for a number of both in the UK and abroad. She enjoys incorporating elements of ethnic and folk art, and details inspired ... Read more
Exhibition: This exhibition has been assembled in collaboration with the Charles Tunnicliffe Society. We record our thanks to them, particularly Ken Broughton and Stuart Pittman, and to the many private collectors and public collections who ... Read more
Artist in Residence Clare Robertson, artist blacksmith, works under the creative name of ‘MissFire’. Inspiration for many of her pieces comes from the beauty of the natural world. Her ability to imagine, design and manufacture ... Read more
Meet woodcarver, sculptor and furniture maker Peter Walwin together with metal worker Clare Robertson. Peter and Clare have produced work together. Perter has work in the Nature in Art collection. www.peterwalwin.co.uk
Art Course with Ann Swan 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 In this 2-day course you will learn how to create deep, vivid but clean colours without compromising the form of the plant. You will ... Read more
Barry Walding is a Gloucestershire based painter renowned for his paintings of wildlife. His preferred medium is oil. He also is renowned for his aviation and railway paintings. This is a change from our previously ... Read more
Natalie’s paintings are intricate portraits of flowers and seeds, meticulously detailed yet often large in scale. Natalie has exhibited her paintings throughout Great Britain including the Royal Academy. www.natalietoplass.com
Art Course with Liz Robertson 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 The aim of this 2-day course is to produce a triptych landscape, based on a photograph or sketch of your choice. Triptych is a ... Read more
Alan Bennett has been inspired by landscape and trees since his formative years. His recent work deals with imagery of trees, woodland and the relationship of people and the land.
Exhibition: The Independence Trust strengthen people’s emotional and physical well-being to support them to fulfil their potential. This display features artwork by some of their clients who have found art a real help and ... Read more
Artist in Residence Jackie Garner is a renowned gloucestershire based wildlife artist who returns to the studio by popular demand. As well as having been a regular artist in residence at Nature in Art, Jackie ... Read more
The Elephant in the Room exhibition & The Independence Trust present an exclusive viewing of the exhibition whilst enjoying cheese and wine. Tickets are £5 Please email Lisa Nash for tickets and further details. Lisa.Nash@independencetrust.co.uk ... Read more
Art Course with Trevor Smith 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will focus on the sketching, drawing and painting of birds, with the emphasis on working from life. The course will cover ... Read more
Artist in Residence Originally from New Zealand, Jamie is a self taught artist whose work is produced in graphite pencil. The finest detail is achieved by etching fur or skin texture into the paper and ... Read more
Artist in Residence Ewan Anderson has had a lifetime interest in trees and drawing. During his career in geography he continued drawing particularly through cartography. Some of his research projects concerned trees. For example, in ... Read more
Art Course with Jamie Boots 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 On this 2 day course you will learn all about working with graphite pencil from experienced artist Jamie Boots. Graphite pencil can be used ... Read more
Exhibition (on show in the Atrium of our Education Centre) A diverse show of paintings, prints and sculpture which demonstrate the inspiration that this established local group has drawn from the natural world. Founded ... Read more
Artist in Residence Linda Twiddy originally trained as an engineering draughtswoman and enjoys drawing as an instrument for expressing concepts and designs. She gains inspiration for her artwork from an interest in geometry, geology, architecture ... Read more
Art Course with Furzie (Michelle Hickman) 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 10 On this 1-day course you will learn how to needle-felt with wool. You will be introduced to the basics of needle-felting, taught how ... Read more
Exhibition: The first post-launch display of all the winning images from this renowned competition focusing on British fauna and flora. Extraordinary pictures of our rarest animals and the wildlife on our doorstep. To find ... Read more