An unexpected splendid new ‘Sentinel’ which we have been asked to sell, signed and dated 2010 by John:
Sentinel on plinth 48cms high SOLD
Sentinel in garden
Close up detail
Discovered recently in John’s workshop in Devon is this quite rare painting, which we have mounted for safety.I titled it ‘Façade’.We are offering it at £220.
‘Façade’ mixed media 40 x 30cm SOLD
Adding to our Cottage Collection sale are these two pieces – much loved for many a long year!
Textile artist VERINA WARREN showed at Yew Tree Gallery from late 1970s through to the early ‘90s – including exhibitions curated by Gilly in the USA and Norway.Her unique perspective on landscape was interpreted through hand and machine embroidery combined with painting.Many of her subjects were based on the Derbyshire countryside where she lived with her husband Stewart who created intricate wood framing for Verina’s work.
‘Acres of Wheatfields Shed their Gold beneath the Heavy Sky’ 60 x 56cm framed size £250
Detail
and a textile work in a very different idiom!This appliqué panel shows a caravan of donkeys ridden across the desert, with pyramids in the background.It originates from the 1930s when there was huge interest in Egyptian culture following the excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the mid-1920s.
Appliquéd Egyptian panel cotton on woven hessian on wood framework 30 x 1002cm £85
Detail
We will keep adding to our NEW ARRIVALS as more work comes in ~ so do keep an eye open!
NICOLA HENSHAW’s song birds (with eggs concealed beneath their wings) proved so popular during our OUT OF THE EARTH exhibition that she has carved these new ones to delight us ~
Longtailed Tit, Nuthatch and Goldcrest £450 each SOLD
RITA SERES has once more been on her travels and returned with tribal amulets and a multitude of various handmade beads from which she has created necklaces of great beauty. Here are a few:
RS673 Camel-hair jacket £65 SOLD RS675 Pumpkins & Toffee Apples £65 RS313 Oranges & Lemons £50