Chelsea Physic Garden & Treasure House Fair
I recently visited the beautiful Chelsea Physic Garden in London to paint and gather reference for future works. The garden’s mission is to demonstrate the medicinal, economic, cultural and environmental importance of plants to the survival and well-being of humankind. They aim to help everyone to understand the value of plants in their lives and have done a wonderful job in nurturing a calm and beautiful place to relax, ponder and learn about the healing power of plants.
The gardens immediately felt like a natural fit for my current painting arc, especially the smoke bush, who’s rainbow colours stopped me in my tracks as I walked past - dappled sunlight creating a neon hum through the uppermost leaves .
I have the honour of showing the four studies made from the Physic Garden at Treasure House Fair - a deeply impressive group of invited galleries showing collections of paintings, sculpture, watches, furniture and more.
I'm showing on the Sculpture Walk stand with Harvey Horswell who has done a fantastic job curating the sculpture walk at Treasure House - a winding trail of 36 sculptures positioned throughout the Fair for visitors to enjoy as they move between stands.
The Fair hosts many top galleries both national and international, exhibiting works from some of the titans of oil painting. It's both humbling and incredibly exciting to be hung in the same space as Rembrandt, Picasso, Hockney, Auerbach and Seago, every one of them an idol.
The private view was yesterday, but general admission runs until 30th June, open every day from 11-8pm
Here’s a collection of some of my favourite pieces from this eclectic fair.
