£1,483 funded; £302 to go!

Very exciting times! We are approaching our target with just three days
remaining on the "We Did This" Crowd Funding site!

http://wedidthis.org.uk/projects/save-old-lock-studio

£1,483 funded; £302 to go!  
This will secure the lease for the Old Lock Up studio for the next six months.

original painting by Rachael Pinks

Online gallery here

Rachael in her studio

Her art blog

Thanks so much to everyone who's contributed,

either directly or by purchasing paintings and prints 

from my etsy shop. At least 50% 

of any art sales I make up to the deadline on February 4th 

will go towards this project.  

Many thanks too to all 

who've helped to spread the word!

http://wedidthis.org.uk/projects/save-old-lock-studio

"Wenn ich trinke muss ich singen"

oil on wood, 

8 x 8 inches

view on etsy

Save The Old Lock Up Studio - an exciting new crowdfunding arts project in Cromford, Derbyshire!

Fellow artist Rachael Pinks has a great little studio in a historic building in our local village, Cromford, Derbyshire.  She has set up a rewards-based initiative on the UK-based Crowdfunding site We Did This in order to extend the lease on the studio and expand its uses to serve arts and crafts activities in the local area, including a regular affordable life drawing class, arts and crafts workshops, regular "open studio" selling events and low-cost work/exhibition space for individual artists, all based on a self-supporting, non-profit making collective ethos:

http://www.wedidthis.org.uk/projects/save-old-lock-studio

A shot of the exterior of the studio (centre)

Below, a glimpse of Rachael's wonderful art:

Teardrop by Rachael Pinks

The Day After Yesterday by Rachael Pinks

and the studio space:

Below, some photos of the recent Open Studios Christmas event- (the first of many, we hope!) :

The rewards:  This is a unique opportunity for art lovers to buy affordable original works from an exciting emerging British painter.  Then there is the lasting sense of achievement from having contributed towards developing the studio into a thriving, independent rural arts hub - nurturing creativity in people of all ages and ultimately enriching the culture of the area - all from an individual contribution of as little as £10.  Quite something if you compare that to the ephemeral nature of most everyday spending!  

Framed works and prints by Rachael Pinks on display at the Apple Day art event, Scarthin Promenade, Cromford, last autumn.


 Discover more here








Rachael's art blog

http://rachaelpinksart.co.uk/

Exhibiting at Wirksworth Festival This Weekend

This coming weekend (10th and 11th of September) my work will form a part of Wirksworth Festival's Visual Art Trails. 

The fantastic opening weekend when art takes over the town 

The whole town becomes a gallery with more than 170 artists and makers showing their work in private homes, historic building, gardens, shop windows and churches.  A great chance to buy affordable art, meet the artists and take a peek at some of Derbyshire's best interiors! 

Stay for the whole day and enjoy our FREE events in the evening.  The Launch of StarDisc on the 10th September at 7:00pm followed by a screening of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'presented by QUAD at 8:30pm will provide an exciting end to the fantastic first day.


On the 11th September at 3:00pm, the Festival will be embracing its historic roots with'Clypping the Church' taking place at St Mary's Church in the heart of Wirksworth.  Everyone is welcome to take part in this ancient ceremony which sees the the congregation join hands in thanksgiving to completely encircle the Church. 


Other events taking place will be 'Unbroken Thread', a site-specific, multi-media installation performed by felt-maker Denise Stanton, choreographer Debbi Hedderwick and musician Tullis Rennie and a vibrant outdoor production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' performed by acclaimed theatre company Jagged Fence in a stunning setting setting. 

Just opened in April 2011, the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Wirksworth to Duffield line will be running Festival Specials, starting from 9:10am from Duffield with the last train from Wirksworth at 6:20pm.




My work will be on view in the Old School House, Wood Street, Wirksworth (rather than in Groom' s Cottage Coldwell street as listed in the trail guide)




http://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk/home/trails-weekend-10th-11th-september/artists

edited to add:  Heartfelt thanks to Moira and Ivan, the venue hosts, and to Rachael Pinks, fellow exhibiting artist, for being so kind and supportive!  
Rachael is a wonderful artist and she has a great art blog here. 

City of Mad Priests/Flurry/Sub Rosa

above: Sub Rosa 

on etsy

below: City of Mad Priests (sold)

Flowers of the Wind

Flowers of the Wind
 oil on canvas panel, 15 x 11 inches approx.


We've had some breezy days over here lately 
and this made me aware of the strength of flowers as well as their delicacy, 
how they ride along in this boisterous game.


etsy link