Exhibition – Conjuring Colour from the Dark of Winter

A collection of work from 14 contemporary artists set in a unique 15th Century, Grade 1 Listed Manor House – Blackmore Farm, near Cannington, Somerset

Featuring the amazing Sculpture of Melanie Deegan

February 19th – 27th – open 10.30 to 5.00 daily

www.gallery4art.co.uk for details

NEW FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH – JACQUI KING

JACQUI KING IS THE POLAR BEAR QUEEN – SEE HER PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION

The Somerset Guild of Craftsmens’ forthcoming exhibition…

10TH JULY – 28TH AUGUST

THE COURTYARD GALLERY HAVE SOME OF SOMERSETS’ MOST GIFTED ARTISTS ON DISPLAY, YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME OF OUR RANGE OF SMALL BRONZES IN THE GALLERY

OUR NEW FEATURED ARTIST THIS MONTH – EMILY RHIND

EMILY RHIND

EMILY RHIND STUDIED CLASSICAL SCULPTURE IN FLORENCE, ITALY AND WE HAVE NOW ADDED HER PAGE TO OUR ARTISTS SECTION WHERE YOU CAN SEE A SELECTION OF HER WORK.  EMILY IS AVAILABLE FOR PORTRAIT AND FIGURE COMMISSIONS.

NEW ARTIST -CLARE TRENCHARD – SCULPTURE – DRAWINGS – COURSES

CLARE TRENCHARD IS OUR NEW FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK – SEE HER RANGE OF WORK UNDER OUR ARTISTS SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION.

- LEARN HOW TO SCULPT AND RESIN CAST WITH CLARE ! –

CLARE IS TEACHING NEW AUTUMN AND WINTER COURSES IN 2010

NEW ARTIST LAURA LIAN…

HAVE A LOOK AT OUR NEW ARTIST OF THE WEEK ! WE ARE NOW PROMOTING LAURA LIAN SCULPTURES TO OUR BEST GALLERIES – SIMPLY GO TO HER PAGE TO SEE SOME OF HER WORK !!

NEW ARTIST – PAUL SMITH

OUR NEW ARTIST  - SCULPTOR – PAUL SMITH

We have a new artist page featuring sculptor Paul Smith.  Visit his page to see information on his work and prolific list of forthcoming exhibitions and art fairs.

BRONZE CASTING COURSE

LEARN HOW TO BRONZE CAST – INTRODUCTION TO

BRONZE CASTING AT WEST DEAN COLLEGE

CHICHESTER

FEBRUARY 6TH – 13TH 2011

SEE OUR LEARN HOW TO BRONZE CAST PAGE FOR ALL THE DETAILS OF THIS FORTHCOMING COURSE

OUR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS AND FEATURE ARTISTS

New info from Art of A Fine Nature

We now have some presentation pages of some of our public art projects carried out over the last few years

THE NELSON PROJECT AND SUZIE MARSH

THE EDWARD WINSLOW PROJECT AND SARA INGELSBY-MACKENZIE.

Photos and information on how we translated the artists original commissions into bronze  - simply click on the relevant pages on the right hand side to see more !!!

NEW FEATURED ARTIST THIS WEEK THIS WEEK IS MELANIE DEEGAN.

Each week we will be featuring information on our artists and their work, forthcoming exhibitions and photos too (see their relevant pages).

Coming shortly…

INFORMATION ON SARA INGELSBY-MACKENZIE AND HER NEW COLLECTION OF BRONZES

MORE ABOUT US – WHO WORKS HERE ? WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS UNIQUE AND INTERESTING FOUNDRY – we will have photos and more details on us.

The Art of a Fine Nature Blog Begins

Finally, we join the Internet Revolution.

The modern marvel of mass communication allows us to share our experiences with you. In an arts foundry, that is not going to be dull! We hope to bring a whole new understanding to many people about this very ancient set of skills. A bronze sculpture is something precious. Bronze has always been considered as the most seductive of all the media. Timeless and durable, fascinating but also finicky in its demands for precise craftsmanship… welcome to our world.