ART FROM THE HEART

Local Lockdown Exhibition – Celebrating Creativity during Extraordinary Times

ADD YOUR ART TO OUR BROCKENHURST ONLINE ART GALLERY

We invite you to document your life during this ongoing lockdown.

You may have been inspired by new routines or talents discovered, objects in your home that have become all too familiar, or surprisingly important: food, birds, nature or whatever it is that you are looking forward to when the lockdowns and restrictions finally end.

Anything goes – use paper or any other medium e.g. tree bark, crochet, etc – let your imagination run wild… Give your work a title and a short description of what it means to you. Add your name, contact details and if you can tell, us what inspired you to create the piece of art, or how it is significant to you. This will really help to bring your art to life for the observers.

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Fiona Crosthwaite - Eyre - Loneliness
Al Beckett - what could I do today?
Lyn Godden - Riverbank May

Lyn Godden - Riverbank May - We live in Brockenhurst and during the first Lockdown our favourite walk has been from the end of our road; out across the forest and along beside the Lymington river in New Park. I’ve always loved painting skies and water, and I wanted to record how the light through the trees changed the “feel” of the riverbank as spring turned into summer.
Fiona Crosthwaite Eyre - Blackthorn Brides
Geoff Hillier - Not long to wait for a day on the beach.
Tansy Bulkley - Magical unicorn of the sun sending its ray of golden light and love
Sion Graham - Seascape
Art from two small boys

From Henry 8 and Rupert 5 some of the things they have become interested in during lockdown. Origami and creating with salt dough. Some of the objects also represent their love a games with the card signs and and puzzle pieces.
Belinda McGill - Spanish Streets

Belinda McGill - Spanish Streets
Alan Beckett - Santa is all alone this year
Jill Butler - 2,000 pieces and 5 weeks later it is framed and hanging in our bathroom!
Fiona Crosthwaite Eyre - Bad Hair Day
Al Beckett - with lockdown time on my hands and missing Switzerland, I thought I'd make a Swiss Chalet Musical Box in memory of better times and good times to come
Tansy Bulkley - The Dali Trail

Tansy Bulkley - The Dali Trail - Horses galloping through the waves on a beautiful stretch of Spanish Beach.
Hilary Graham - Holidays to Come 1
Olwen Stevenson - Light of the Lake

Olwen Stevenson - Light of the Lake
Sion Graham - River scene
Belinda McGill - Longing for Spanish Streets

Belinda McGill - Longing for Spanish Streets
Rachel W Smith - Bouquet of Barbed Wire Materials: linen, batik, raffia and baling twine Inspiration: rusting sickle and chain and old fabrics.
Belinda McGill - Portraits of friends and families furry companions

Belinda McGill - Portraits of friends and families furry companions.
Sion - Flowers

Sion - Flowers - My late father was a very keen gardener and we always had masses of red geraniums in pots. I really like the blue around the leaves; I was trying to capture some shadow!
Geoff Hillier - Spring in The Lake District
Sion Graham - House
Geoff Hillier - Rough sea over rocks
Alan Beckett - Glorious autumn colours

Alan Beckett - Glorious autumn colours
New Life in the Forest

Maggie Fenwick - Gazing into the fast moving river I saw a movement by the bank. A Gadwell duck and her ducklings appeared and sawm happily downstream. What a joyous sight! My spirits were raised, the gloom of Covid lifted and I walked home with a smile on my face.
Jill Bulkley aka AnnieBee - Hope

Jill Bulkley aka Annie Bee - 'Hope' - Depicting my granddaughter meeting her guardian angel after a crystal healing treatment.
Sion - Cherry Blossom

Sion - Cherry Blossom - This tree was at the bottom of the road where I grew up. I love how the tree colour contrasts with the yellow rape seed behind.
Sue Moss – A crochet throw – to keep out the cold as we begin to enjoy outdoor socialising
Geoff Hillier

Geoff Hillier - Rediscovering a past passion of oil painting at the age of 78 to get through lockdown.
Christine Battison - During the pandemic some families converted their gardens to a petanque facility
Hilary Jones - Drifts of Summer Flowers - embroidery
Sion Graham - Landscape
Jill Bulkley - 'Red is the colour of courage and tenacity as hopefully Lockdown ends ...!'
Alan Beckett - I must go down to the sea again!

Alan Beckett - I must go down to the sea again! - When we could, we escaped to the sea during 2020, Milford, Park Shore, Barton. Lucky us for having it on our doorstep. It surprised us how better we felt after being by the sea, and memories of playing with the grandchildren sustained us with hopes of more normal times to come. How wonderful normal seems when times are so strange!
Christine Battison - Covidly Yours
Jenny Simpson - Watching the garden birds has been such a pleasure during lockdown so I painted one
Christine Battison - Lady Mac Speaks Out on Covid 19
Fiona Crosthwaite Eyre - Driving in The New Forest
Jill Bulkley - 'Lockdown Blue' - 'Blue is the colour of peace, blue is the color of serenity. Let's face it we can all do with serenity in these times ...'
Annette Latimer-Sayer - Separation Spring
Moira Beckett - Extra room for nests!

Extra room for nests! Spring 2020 in the New Forest. Covid ushered in a lessening of visitors to our lovely forest and moors. Silence descended, no planes, trains, traffic. One unexpected consequence was for the ground nesting birds. Each spring, signs appear in certain parts of the Forest. ” Keep to the paths, ground nesting birds are busy making nests” …or words to that effect. And each year, the birds nested well away from paths that snake through the moors and plains. Until 2020: apparently they felt empowered by the lack of footfall, to build their nests much nearer to the paths. I imagined the little birds hopping about revelling in their extra safe space. And even perching on the sign. I wonder what next year will bring but feel truly thankful to have lived in this magical place during lockdown. Looking down as well as looking up.
Rosie Bradley - He represents all the puppies that have been bought during lockdown.
Alan Beckett - Covid Man Watching with a Protective Eye

Alan Beckett - Covid Man Watching with a Protective Eye
Alan Beckett - There's a light on at last

Alan Beckett - There's a light on at last
'Jill Butler - so what do I do during the Lockdown? Grow mushrooms of course!'
Geoff Hillier

Geoff Hillier - Rediscovering a past passion of oil painting at the age of 78 to get through lockdown.
Belinda McGill - Family Dog Portraits

Belinda McGill - Family Dog Portraits
Geoff Hillier - 'this is inspired by the late Bob Ross'.
Jill Bulkley - 'Sky' - I create logos for my grandchildren and Sky's is a seahorse, i.e. her 'y' becomes a seahorse!
Sion - Stonehenge

Sion - Stonehenge - I used to attend “ Headway” after my brain injury and painted Stonehenge at an art therapy class. It’s much more impressionistic than most of my drawings.
Lizzie Tindell - Summertime
Maryjane in a Tangle by Issy Carter Aged 18.

Maryjane in a Tangle by Issy Carter Aged 18. I feel it reflects the frustration and exasperation of lockdown. The days which prove extra stressful, lonely, isolating and overwhelming.
Jill Bulkley - Crabbie Foxes - Crab Apples grow in abundance in the forest, fed on by ponies, pigs and perhaps the odd fox!
Geoff Hillier

Geoff Hillier - Rediscovering a past passion of oil painting at the age of 78 to get through lockdown
Hilary Graham - Holidays to Come 2
Anna and Oliver Beckett - Bounty the Dog waiting for his present from Santa
Davina Brien - portrait of Casey the Cavalier
Fiona Crosthwaite Eyre - 'Separation'. “This picture shows my sadness at not being able to see my little grandson, and how I wonder if he misses me as much as I miss him.”
Alan Beckett - Lichen - a sign of spring

Alan Beckett - Lichen - a sign of spring
Autumn 2020 Annette Latimer-Sayer
Jakki Ayres - Bombora Surf

Bombora Surf - Jakki Ayres
Tallulah Karis - Highland Cattle
Jill Bulkley - 'Lockdown Green' - 'Green shoots appear in the hedgerows, harbingers of Lockdown end ...'
Hilary Graham - "Why are you locked in?"

Hilary Graham - "Why are you locked in?"
Jill Bulkley - Yellow Flowers raise the spirits - These were painted at the beginning of the pandemic.

Jill Bulkley - Yellow Flowers raise the spirits - These were painted at the beginning of the pandemic.
Tansy Bulkley - 'Twilight Unicorn' - 'As dusk falls the magical unicorn brings light and hope...'
Anne Lawrence - The vast expanse of the evening sky brightening up our regular autumnal walks across the Forest, turning the despair into something more manageable.
Alan Beckett - Sunny days to come
Jill Bulkley - Ancient Laid Hedge Boldre
Lyn Godden - Riverbank Early April

Lyn Godden - Riverbank Early April - We live in Brockenhurst and during the first Lockdown our favourite walk has been from the end of our road; out across the forest and along beside the Lymington river in New Park. I’ve always loved painting skies and water, and I wanted to record how the light through the trees changed the “feel” of the riverbank as spring turned into summer.
Jill Bulkley aka "Annie Bee" - Luna Hares

Jill Buckley - Luna Hares - - The Old Forest Oaks wake a splendid display of filigree branches, especially during a Blood Moon when the hares dance,
Tansy Bulkley - The Bandits Trail

Tansy Bulkley - 'The Bandits Trail' - High up in the mountains of Catalonia the European Vulture soars, while the sure-footed horses climb up the rocky path.
Painting commissioned by my daughter and now hanging on her Bristol bedroom wall. Annette Latimer - Sayer

Once you’ve created your art, scan or photograph it and send to art@brockenhurstvillage.org.uk so it can be added to our online art exhibition.

You can also post it us. Use the post box on the left of the hall entrance or send to: Brockenhurst Village hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7RY.

We will be displaying them in our windows so while we are still in lockdown come and enjoy them during your daily exercise routine.

Add a loop around our carpark to your walk, run or cycle. If you can’t make it to the hall click on the link below and enjoy the art from your home.

Here is how to send us your artwork:

Email/Scan: Send to art@brockenhurstvillage.org.uk and we’ll print and display them for you.
If you have trouble sending your art, we will try to collect if local, just let us know by emailing, art@brockenhurstvillage.org.uk

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS

There will be a display of all works at the Village Hall plus an online display during 2021.