8th August to 20th September 2009

The parents of Benedict Rubbra were both musicians and the family had strong connections with Italy. An aunt was a painter (with work in the Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Pitti in Florence), so Benedict “grew up” in England along with many visits to Italy.


Monte Amiata and the Palazzo Picolomini

Benedict’s work includes building three-dimensional models as starting points for paintings, a long-running role as a commercial portrait painter, and print making which he initially studied at “Venezia Viva” in Venice.


Benedict Rubbra with Deborah Wood

Rubbra’s work has been described in many ways, including a strong awareness of the rhythms of nature - the cyclical processes that link genesis, decay and regeneration - as well as the patterns and harmonies to be found within natural and man-made forms.


Spanish Bullfight

Note: this exhibition is at our new gallery: 76 Fore Street, Topsham, Devon EX3 0HQ

Annunciation SOLD

"A Journey from the Eye to the Image"

Above: Sainte Chapelle, Paris

Join us for an exclusive gallery talk: Sunday 23rd August at 7.30pm with Benedict Rubbra

Please contact the gallery to reserve your place, ph 01392 877 737.

Tickets are £10 and include buffet supper.

COMING SOON

Evelyn Dewar and
Christine Spencer Green
October 3 to November 29

Both Christine and Evelyn interpret what they see into an abstraction of colour and light. They work to capture the essence of an experience; Christine the Cornish landscape and Evelyn the rich Italian interiors found in the Uffizi and Fortuny.

Evelyn Dewar: Arboretum

Christine and Evelyn are both influenced by Rothko and produce paintings that contain elements of abstraction, which can also be recognisable to the viewer. They are serious professional artists and it will be an inspiring and unmissable exhibition.

Christine Spencer Green: Summer Field 2009

This was an artist-run institution across the street from Carnegie Hall, providing an enlivening, eye-opening introduction to the many ways of painting.

From there Michael eventually proceeded to the Arts Faculty of the University of Plymouth where he did a B.A. in Fine Art. He had thought to do paintings of relations between individuals, psychological situations, but he has turned to landscape motifs and the views around him.

He has been painting away for 15 years in Devon on the slopes of Dartmoor. See more information on the Portfolio page.


Zoe Cameron

Zoe's long career has won her recognition as one of the leading figurative painters of her generation, and has brought her many high profile commissions such as the portrait of Lord Bath in 2002.

From 1990 to 2001 Zoe lectured at Falmouth College of Art and Design and was visiting lecturer in painting at the Accademia di Belli Arti di Vinezia, Italy. See more information on the Exhibitions page.