One of my very favourite places, Nature in Art in Gloucestershire has asked artists who have been associated with the Gallery to contribute a postcard for their fundraising efforts.
I am delighted both to be asked and to help, because as one of their Artists in Residence over the last two years, I have spent many, very happy, hours there.
“May 2013 marks the 25th anniversary since Nature in Art opened its doors to the public and to coincide with it we are holding a special fundraising exhibition called ‘Postcard Portraits’ The postcards will be reproduced on a series of specially prepared display panels. A commentary will accompany the panels and the artist of each card identified. The exhibition will be May 7th – June 2nd.
Each card will be allocated a secret number and the numbered tickets will be available for the public to buy for £20 each.”
They hope there will be approximately 300 cards! For my contribution it just had to be a bee. What a surprise. I have not seen one bee yet this year and as I am typing it is snowing again.
But last year, by this time, the bees were out and busy. I remember finding a bumble bee having a rest on a willow twig so I thought, for my card, a sketch of an optimistic early bee would be appropriate. Delicate catkins are springing out all over the willow twigs I brought in. Surely Spring is nearly here?
My Postcard Portrait for Nature in Art: “Early Bees love Early Willows’
watercolour and pencil. A5
Nature in Art is the world’s first museum dedicated exclusively to fine, decorative and applied art inspired by nature. It has wonderful exhibitions and courses I only wish it was just around the corner! I will be back from 24th to 29th September this year, for another Artist In Residence week. I am so looking forward to it.
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Footnote….hopefully the last one. The offending pin is out ..hurrahh…I guess the injection trauma will fade with time.
The Foot is happier and so am I!
