New in for The Arrival of Summer
Sophie Hope Flavell has just dropped off a series of stunning sea and cloud scapes. Each painting is so evocative of our stretch of East Kent in high summer with fluffy pastel clouds and lights twinkling on the coastline. The seven new paintings are all under a metre, so if you’ve always fancied one of Flavell’s paintings but have never had the space for a big one, I suggest hot footing it to the gallery to see her new work, these beauties definitely won’t last long.
Morning Sweetheart, Sophie Hope-Flavell, oil on cotton, 54x54cm
While we’re on the subject of small paintings, you may be more used to seeing supersized canvases by Ben Fenton in the gallery, but this month, he has delivered us a series of tiny paintings of his muse, Bottle Alley, in Hastings. Each one measures just 35 x 40cm, perfect to pop on that small, awkward space we all have at home.
A Liminal Space (Bottle Alley), Ben Fenton, Oil on Canvas, 35x40cm
There was never a better time to have a new Loren Beven, Endless Summer print in the gallery. In this hot weather, who doesn’t want a delicious ice lolly, especially one with glitter instead of calories? You may be aware, Loren has done a whole series of ice creams and this lolly is joined by a brand new hundreds and thousands cone. You can browse her whole collection on our website.
Rocket Lolly, Loren Beven, limited edition print, 51x69cm
Hedgehogs are most active in our gardens around this time of year. Your likely to spot them foraging in your garden for a tasty meal. If you’re not lucky enough to have a wild one, why not treat yourself to this gorgeous little bronze fellow instead? This is the last one available before the edtion is sold out. We have a whole menagerie of Adam Binder’s bronze animals in the gallery. You can see them all on our website if you can’t make it to Deal.
Hedgehog, Adam Binder, Bronze, 10x13x10cm
The colours of the sea in Deal are so hugely changeable, often people look at Richard Taylor-Joness’ buoys and ask if he’s photoshopped them. He really doesn’t the colours are exactly as the camera sees them at that moment in time. They really are special pieces and his latest supersize buoy is a juxtaposition of two stunning shade of blue capturing a hazy late summers evening. As we rapidly approach the Summer Solstice, keep your eye on your inbox for a special, super limited edition piece by Richard Taylor-Jones too.
Buoy No 429, Richard Taylor-Jones, single edition photograph, 150x106cm