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Gallery West Buckland Festival 2011

Today is the delivery day for the works of art to be delivered to the West Buckland Festival and then the work begins, hanging and displaying the exhibits ready for the preview on Thursday night. The Festival is upon us and the ticket sales have been rather good! There are a few left for the Friday night event and a few for the Saturday night. Read more…

Friday 9th September 2011, 7:30 – 10:00pm in St Peter’s Church, West Buckland

Friday Night is Music Night with international and local musicians and singers.

Enjoy the music of Paganini, Ravel, Grieg, Elgar and many more.

Lot 1 . The choice of one of three paintings or drawings by Gerald Moore.

Lot 2 . A week, for two, of rock climbing and walking in the mountains of North Wales with an experienced instructor.

Lot 3 . A Week for FOUR in a Cottage in Laugharne in South Wales – the village of Dylan Thomas.

Lot 4 . A picnic on Exmoor for three or four with travel in a vintage Rolls Royce.

Lot 5 . A black bag…

Lot 6 . Have you ever wanted to write a novel? A day with best selling novelist Veronica Henry, to learn a few tricks of the trade.

Extract from Veronica Henry’s blog:

We drove to Park Farm (the River Cottage HQ outside Axminster) on Sunday morning, the sunshine watery, the Dorset countryside still lush (that would be all the rain we had this summer). On the top drive, a row of twenty MX5s was lined up, gleaming with shimmery sparkly paintwork. I could drive whichever one I liked, apparently, so I picked a hard-top six-speed coupe in metallic red. But there was a price to pay – I had to have lunch first. Read more…

Who buys Art online?

Do people make impulse ART purchases on the Internet? If you have your paintings hanging in a gallery, shop etc then you can encourage people to look, touch even smell your works of art. High Street shopping and gallery purchases … Continue reading ?

Original Framed Painting £40.36

Due to a ‘time waster’ this painting has now become available again. Original painting by Peter Bright. Media: Painting and Screen Print on canvas, signed and dated 2003 – 2011 Size: 303 mm x 403mmIncludes original studio frame. Buy here… … Continue reading ?

Art Auction

Portrait of a Girl by Gerald Moore Should you wish to make a bid on one or more of the Silent Auction Lots, there are three ways in which you can achieve this:- a) You can email your bid to … Continue reading ?
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Art Auction

Portrait of a Girl by Gerald Moore

Should you wish to make a bid on one or more of the Silent Auction Lots, there are three ways in which you can achieve this:-

a) You can email your bid to us, using the direct link from your chosen lot(s) on our website. The emailed bids will not be accessed until Sunday 11th September at 7.30p.m.

b) You can send a postal bid. Mark your envelope ‘SILENT AUCTION ‘. If you are bidding on more than one Lot, each bid must be on a separate sheet of paper. Envelopes will not be opened until 7.30p.m. on Sunday 11th September.

c) From 15th August there will be a locked post box in St Peter’s Church, West Buckland, where you can post your bids. If your are bidding on more than one Lot, each bid must be on a separate sheet of paper. The box will not be opened until 7.30p.m. on Sunday 11th September.

Remember, which ever method you chose and for which ever Lot you wish to bid on,  you will need to show the amount you are pledging, your name and address and your telephone number.

The winner of each Lot will be announced at ‘The Evening with Dana’ concert on Sunday 11th September.

Lot 1 : The choice of one of three paintings or drawings by Gerald Moore. These will be exhibited in St. Peter’s Church from 15th August until 11th September 2011.

Minimum Bid £200

The three paintings are part of the unique Collection of the Works of Gerald Moore and are due to be exhibited permanently soon in a London Gallery. Read more…

‘Dog in Landscape’

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Original painting by Peter Bright

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Curating an Exhibition

I have really been struggling getting back into the swing of things since coming back from our family vacation a few days ago. I have now got to collate all the entry forms for the West Buckland Festival – ‘Festival Director of Art’ I would prefer the title curator, which is technically what I have been for over three years… Continue reading ?

Buy My Art! Guy the Gorilla – painting for sale

Whatever Happened to the Space Age £51.12. Media: Painting and Screen Print on canvas, signed and dated 2011. Size: 400mm x 400mm. Buy here
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Painting Charity Auction

Lot 1 : The choice of one of three paintings or drawings by Gerald Moore. (These will be exhibited in St. Peter’s Church, West Buckland from 15th August until 11th September 2011.

Minimum Bid £200

The three paintings are part of the unique Collection of the Works of Gerald Moore and are due to be exhibited permanently soon in a London Gallery. Read more…

Gerald Moore‘Dog in Landscape’

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North Devon Art Exhibition

Being the ‘Festival Director of Art’ means that ultimately I will offend someone when I don’t select them – who needs to be popular? I would prefer the title curator, which is technically what I have been for over three years.

From the Archives: Your Art at the West Buckland Festival (Thursday September 18th and ended on Sunday September 21st) began with an evening preview on the Thursday in St Peter’s Church. There were dozens of works of art – paintings, sculptures, photographs, … Continue reading ?

In contemporary art, the title curator is given to a person who better produces knowledge and better picture of any situation. This might involve finding a strategy for display. Thematic, conceptual and formal approaches are all prevalent. In addition to selecting works, the curator often is responsible for writing labels, catalog essays, and other supporting content for the exhibition.

I am slowly getting the list together of artist who will be invited to exhibit at the West Buckland Festival in September 2011.

The aim of the The Gallery exhibition, which runs during the West Buckland Festival, is promote selected, amateur and professional artist living within the dispersed communities of North Devon and beyond. Past exhibitions have received critical acclaim and have been remarkably successful for artists and visitors. Diversity has been the success of these exhibitions, with entries ranging from textiles, painting, carving, printmaking and ceramics etc.

Exhibitors are all artists and crafts people from North Devon. Artists are invited to enter Works of Art that are new or that have not been exhibited before. We expect that there will be up to 100 Works of Art to view and enjoy. Many Works will be on sale and can be acquired during the Preview and throughout the Festival weekend.

Devon Artists DirectoryNormal Conditions of The Gallery ExhibitionWest Buckland Festival reserves the right to hang the exhibition as they think appropriate and to refuse to exhibit a work if it is regarded as being unsuitable.West Buckland Festival cannot be held liable for any damage or loss, so those exhibiting are exhibiting at their own risk.West Buckland Festival have prioritized original work over prints.Work is offered for sale but a commission of 20% will be charged (deducted form sale price). The total cost of work must be paid to the festival who will issue artists with the balance less commission.

For a full list of exhibitions, workshops and evening performances please visit: It’s Cabaret Time! An all star cast hosted by your MC JONATHAN RALPH 7:30 -10:00 pm in St Peter’s Church with HARRY THE PIANO ‘‘the best pianist in the civilized world’ – Jonathan Ross … Continue reading ?

This Window – ‘Cassette Culture’: Notes on exhibition of paintings and prints: “Where are the references for my next exhibition? Action Painting – Pollock . Print dribbled paint. Soft pink landscapes (1980 ) Richard…”