Walnut Cottage Art Studio Update November 2011

This is me at my opening in Nicosia for my first exhibition in the capital! I was invited to take part in Decadance, an collection of work in different mediums from 12 artists from Cyprus including me. It was held over two weeks during the summer and the opening night was fab! live music and dancing.

I took part in Open Studios this year with my Studio and it was a huge success as I had lots of visitors and met new artists also. It was great fun and was a fantastic cultural event for Cyprus.

I would like to thank all of you who visited me during the 4 weekends I was open for Open Studios and helped to make it a huge success!

Please note that Walnut Cottage Art Studio will be open daily in the run up to Christmas, apart from the following dates which I will be closed due to holding exhibitions elsewhere in Cyprus:

7th - 13th November for 1 week, En Plo Paphos Harbour

18th November 1 day only, Polis Art Cafe Art and craft show.

30th November for 1 day only, Tweedies Restaurant in Kissonerga Christmas Coffee Morning with the artist.

16th December 1 day only, Polis Art Cafe, Christmas Art and Craft Show. Mulled wine etc :-)

19th - 25th December for 1 week, En Plo Paphos Harbour

Please feel free to come and see me and all my creations down in Paphos harbour or Polis during the above dates.

For further enquiries please contact me on 00357 99959227 or email on snowyclay@hotmail.co.uk

I look forward to seeing you.

Walnut Cottage Art Studio Opens May 2011

Newsflash!

Walnut Cottage Art Studio in Fyti is now open!

Check out these pictures of my Art Studio that I have just opened in Fyti, Paphos district.

Walnut Cottage Art Studio is open daily, feel free to call me on 00357 99959227 or email me on snowyclay@hotmail.co.uk for details or directions, just off the main square.

Fyti is a picturesque, tranquil, traditional Cypriot village up in the mountains with a fabulous Taverna "Maria's"and a Cypriot Folk Art Museum, so why not make a day of it and come up and see us. Everyone welcome.

I have my paintings on display, handmade jewellery, cards and gifts. All things creative.

The views from my studio are what continually inspire me to create, as from one side I see Mount Olympus and the other side I see Latchi and Neo Chorio. Spectacular!

Fyti is 25 minutes from Paphos and 20 minutes from Polis, it is a beautiful drive up as you gradually climb to nearly 800 metres above sea level.

So in the summer months you will be able to escape the humidity of the coast. Nice.

Please feel free to come and visit and take in the views too........... Experience the real Cyprus.

Art Exhibition in Cyprus Dec 2010 - New Art works!

After a productive and fruitful year, I held an Exhibition along with two fellow Artists, David Lester and Trish Wilson, in the Enplo Gallery, Paphos Harbour, Cyprus in December 2010.

Here are a few images of the work I displayed there.

The paintings are oil on canvas, although I have also experimented with Indian ink in some of them.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this series of work as it gave me a chance to completely broaden my spectrum and really work with totally different materials and subject matter.

The Exhibition in Paphos Harbour during Christmas week was fantastic as we all had lots of positive feedback and comments, we also had alot of sunshine which helps!

If you would like to know more about the paintings or forthcoming events please contact me on info@gemmaplant.com or (00357)99959227

NEWS FLASH! New Series of Oil Paintings from my travels of South East Asia

Here are just a couple of images of my new paintings I started this year.

I am making work back in Cyprus now and loving it.

I am working on a whole series of oil paintings from the photography I took whilst I was travelling through Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.

It seems to be the wildlife and colours that have inspired me.

"Elephant No.1" Oil on canvas 150cm x 100cm 550 Euros and "Water Buffalo No.1" Oil on Canvas 150cm x 100cm 550 Euros can be seen on display at Tweedies Restaurant in Kissonerga, Paphos, Cyprus from March 2010.

More to follow shortly..............

Vietnam April 09 the last leg.......

Andrew at Bangkok airport waiting to go back to the UK, looking very pensive.

The traffic in Vietnam is mental! a billion mopeds!

Vietnam.... wish we could have stayed longer.
The people are lovely, countryside breathtaking and food to die for! crispy duck we love you x
Noodle soup on every corner, and the world's cheapest beer, what more can you say! lol
To Ho Chi Minh City Saigon , the south of Vietnam, we went but wish we could have gone up to the north...... oh well we will just have to go back there one day!