Paintings and sculptures exhibition, Fallowfields Country House Hotel, Kingston Bagpuize, July 3 and July 5-10 (From Herald Series)

Paintings and sculptures exhibition, Fallowfields Country House Hotel, Kingston Bagpuize, July 3 and July 5-10

9:00am Wednesday 24th June 2009

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A SCULPTOR and painter duo will exhibit their work on the theme of farms at a new farm at Kingston Bagpuize next week.

When Anthony Lloyd, proprietor of Fallowfields Country House Hotel, in Kingston Bagpuize, decided to set up his on-site farm, he planned to reduce the ‘food miles’ for animals and vegetables to ‘food yards.’ His idea was to have a fresh supply of ingredients for the hotel kitchen.

In this way, he could guarantee high standards of welfare for his chickens, ducks, pigs and cattle, and ensure that the produce from his vegetable plots was truly organic.

From Friday, July 3, to Friday, July 10 — excepting July 4 — sculptor Sophie Thompson and painter Jan Harvey will help to celebrate the third year of Mr Lloyd’s venture with an exhibition of farm buildings and farm animals in dynamic, colourful paintings and in sculptures made from recycled scrap metal.

Ms Thompson works in scrap metal to produce animal sculptures from old farm machinery.

The 39-year-old sculptor scours farmyards searching for rusted tractor parts, chainsaw blades, horseshoes and discarded plates of steel.

She then welds the random selection of assorted metal objects to create animals, anything from a proud, strutting peacock to a galloping, lifesize horse.

Ms Harvey is known for her life drawings. However, in the past couple of years she has produced a series of paintings of farm buildings in vibrant and dramatic landscapes.

The 47-year-old painter creates a colourful base for her paintings and finishes with pastels.

She said: “I love farms and feel the heritage they have given us for centuries is being lost forever.”

Exhibition visitors will be able to add their names to a prize draw to be in with a chance of winning an original Sophie Thompson sculpture.

The proceeds will be donated to the local Riding for the Disabled Centre (RDA) at nearby Southmoor.

Mr Lloyd said: “We have a long association with the RDA and when Jan and Sophie suggested a donation could be made to this wonderful charity, I thought it was a marvellous idea.”

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 7pm daily.

For more details, contact Jan Harvey on 01993 832357 or email info@businessdynamicsoxford.co.uk See more at janharveyartist.co.uk and sophiethompson.com

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