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Julia Aitken
Julia Aitken

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01
December
2016

ARTFUL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS

December is finally here and we will be featuring gift ideas from Coastal Gallery to inspire and delight — for you, your family or friends ! We have a wide range of recycled sterling silver designer jewellery from Jo Vane including the exclusive ‘wave’ collection inspired by the local coastline — from a statement ‘cuff’ at £475 to a beautiful necklace at £575. Jackie Giron makes the most stunning ceramic ‘sea bowls’ and we have a great collection of these now available from £25 to £295 — perfect for a truly ‘one off’ gift. Why not choose a present together which will be admired and treasured for years to come ? Original seascapes by local artist Claire Wiltsher are always a popular choice which work so well ‘at home’ — we have a good range of these on exhibition from £850 to £1750 for a 100cm X 100cm mixed media original.

18
November
2016

Christmas at Coastal

With Christmas fast approaching we have been collecting plenty of new artworks, sculpture, photography and ceramics to help inspire choice for that perfect gift. This weeks suggestions include a stunning stainless steel flying fish sculpture by Mike Turner at £2500, a beautiful ceramic seed bowl by Arek Nowicki at £650, fragrant hand made soaps by Caroline de Rothschild at £16 or perhaps an original abstract watercolour painting by local artist Julie Collins for £1400 ? We will share further ideas in the coming weeks for every budget from £16 to over £12,000.

08
November
2016

Sotheby’s – David Bowie / PACE gallery – Brian Clarke

Last week I visited two great exhibitions in London – the first ‘Bowie / Collector’ was at Sotheby’s at a preview by the curator of the personal art collection of David Bowie – this was a truly fascinating insight into his eclectic tastes. Favourites included ‘Air Power’ by Jean-Michel Basquiat and ‘Parent I’ by Dame Barbara Hepworth. The first auction of Modern & Contemporary Art is being held this Thursday at 7pm — watch out for the results ! The second exhibition was ‘ Night Orchids’ at PACE gallery and featured new paintings by Brian Clarke which were stunning — followed on thursday by a lecture at Salisbury Cathedral by Brian on his incredible stained glass projects including collaborations with Sir Norman Foster & the late Dame Zaha Hadid. Back at Coastal Gallery we have received great new work by Julie Collins and Stephen Powell – come and see these and more from all our gallery artists as we prepare for Christmas at Coastal!

20
October
2016

Art for Interiors

Recent arrivals over the past week have included new work by Mike Turner, Claire Wiltsher, Stephen Powell and Julie Collins who has recently been awarded 1st prize for watercolour at the Royal West of England Academy Annual Exhibition [ open until November 27th if you wish to visit ]. Mike has crafted a beautiful Flying Fish mounted on an oak base which is now in our window & on sale for £2500 — a great investment piece for collectors of his work which has a well established international following.

29
September
2016

Art for Autumn

Now that autumn is upon us, what better to think about your interior design and consider art to give your home a real uplift before Christmas ? ! We have an inspiring collection of contemporary art, sculpture and ceramics with which to create a complete new look – much of the work being exhibited is from highly talented local artists. Come and see all our latest arrivals including new work by Stephen Powell, Biddy Hodgkinson, Arek Nowicki and Chris Whittaker.

12
September
2016

September

Following the success of the Coastal Gallery exhibition at ArtSway during Hampshire Open Studio’s we have continued to attract new customers to our Lymington shop where a fresh selection of work has now arrived. These include some vibrant abstracts from Artist / Alchemist Biddy Hodgkinson together with a selection of the best pieces remaining from the ArtSway show. Come and see these fabulous paintings and collection of sculptures now on exhibition at Coastal Gallery Lymington !

25
August
2016

Artist Talks

Our daily artists talks take place at 11am – these have been really popular and well attended at ArtSway whilst the Coastal Gallery exhibition remains open until bank holiday monday, 31st August. If you miss any of the talks, you can catch up on our YouTube link via the www.coastal-galley.co.uk web site or view on Facebook where we have been sharing as soon as completing the edit. These will all serve as a really useful document of the exhibiting artists. Keep a look out for the updates and posts for who is talking – today we have Jason Miller at 11am.

23
August
2016

Private View

What a wonderful evening ! Over 200 guest attended our Private View on friday at ArtSway to celebrate the Coastal Gallery / Hampshire Open Studio’s collaboration. Artists and collectors enjoyed champagne and artistic canapes provided by sharply dressed waiters and waitresses from Redherring Events – both beautifully presented. Sales were brisk and many collectors have also booked appointments to view artworks at their homes. Artist talks have taken place daily at 11am and visitors have never been short in supply. Come and enjoy at ArtSway until August 29th – Bank Holiday Monday.

17
August
2016

Day Three / Set Up

We are so thrilled with all the artwork and sculptures that have arrived for our exhibition at ArtSway – already looking fabulous ! Final preparations are underway for the Private View on friday before opening on saturday 20th August to launch Hampshire Open Studios. Today we have jewellery arriving from Jo Vane and more ceramics by Jackie Giron.

09
August
2016

Video Interviews

Trina Hart has been working away on producing a series of short video clips where we talk about the exhibition plans for Coastal Gallery at ArtSway during Hampshire Open Studios. Keep an eye out for these on Facebook and our YouTube link from the Coastal Gallery web site – more will follow from the daily artist talks in addition to the video commission to Morten Watkins who will be filming the Private View on August 19th.