“Nature in Art” a few things that drew my attention. Gloucester

Posted bysandyroybessandbugzyPosted inAutumn in Italy 2022

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. Psalms 23 :1.

Leaving the sheep to enjoy their morning. Cooler today after some rain in the night…
…we took roads to two miles north of Gloucester to Wallsworth Hall with…
a short stop and run for Bess.
A view from Selsley Common over the Severn Estuary… then into this lovely museum in Wallsworth Hall.

Nature in Art , the world’s first museum and art gallery dedicated to fine, decorative and applied art inspired by nature.

The cycle of flowers as seen in situ is lent to the museum by the artist Rosalind Wise (notice it starts in the centre with snow drops)
Rosalind Wise’s acrylic painting shows both wild and garden flowers in a spiral starting from the centre and unwinding outwards during the year, the cycle ending at the edges. This was taken standing really close. I had to pull myself away.

There were two artists in residence. Trevor Smith was free to talk to and I soon found out he was a teacher. His sketches are very close to his experience of place and time that he is with the bird. He depends entirely on them for his large paintings. He has published a book to inspire others to learn and he was happy to sign mine.

Pembrokeshire puffins (water colour)
Wren amongst the boulders on the beech. Coral sands Skye
Wild Whooper Swans From an original watercolour by: Trevor A.Smith

Some sculpture…

The wording below the carving above. So imaginatively beautiful.
Black bird sculpture. Simon Griffiths says ” I seek to capture that sense of awareness that is present in all living things.”
Cormorant by Geoffrey Dashwood . A very influential sculptor of wildlife art and in the wider field of contemporary art.
John Sharp an American woodcarver. This is Black Walnut cut across the grain of the wood using the growth circles to enhance the carved ripples.

Some special pictures and a chair !😊

Philip Reinagle British 1749-1833 Blue Passion Flower 1812 from Dr Thornton’s ‘Temple of Flora’ . Generally considered one of the most remarkable books of Botanical plates ever.
Herb Booth. His work has been reproduced on American stamps . He lives in Texas.
Charles Fredrick Tunnicliffe ( Peter Scott referred to him as the greatest wildlife artist of the 20th Century.)
Otto Muttay Dixon (taught by Archibold Thornburn the noted wild life artist) He died in the First World War.
Press on the picture to see some colourful shells on this tapstry embelished chair.
Thank you for coming inside with me . I wish I knew what you would photograph. It was an inspiring visit. sandyroybessbugsy 😊

14 thoughts on ““Nature in Art” a few things that drew my attention. Gloucester”

  3. What a wonderful place to visit! Totally delightful. So nice you could meet one of the artists. A place to go back to. 🐝🪲🐞🕷🐟🐠🦀🌺🌻🌷🍃😁

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