Milford on Sea's internationally renowned stainless steel sculptor, Michael Turner and acclaimed local artist, Julie Collins are featuring alongside other talented artists from across the New Forest at the Spring Exhibition at Palais des Vaches in Exbury.
The showcase launches from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th March, and continues throughout the Easter weekend, and other dates in April, May & June, with featured work available to buy.
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| Photo by Carrie Bugg Photography |
Michael will be showing his latest creation, a majestic life-size stag.
Since moving to Milford on Sea in 2014, painter Julie Collins has been inspired by the spectacular Hampshire Coastline. She works with water-based paints, building layers of intrigue into her work, each piece taking a long time to complete.
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| Julie Collins |
Palais des Vaches comprises of three inter-joining rooms that wrap around a beautiful courtyard garden featuring spectacular sculptures. The space has been lovingly transformed by Exbury Garden’s president Nick de Rothschild, and his wife, Caroline.
Starting with the magnificent milking parlour, affectionately named the ‘Cow Palace’, and built by Nick’s Grandfather, Lionel de Rothschild, a century ago, Nick and Caroline worked with a team of local builders, artisans, and crafts people to restore the buildings to “more than their former glory.”
The walls of the Palais now feature a collection of works by celebrated and lesser-known local artists, sculptors and ceramicists, along with a host of fantastic sculptures both inside and out. The venue is located at the end of a long gravel track, with magnificent views over the Beaulieu River to the Isle of Wight.
Caroline De Rothschild said: “The Palais Spring show aims to showcase a good collection of the weird and absurd alongside accessible affordable local works of art. So roll up, roll up - it’s going to be fab.”
The Spring Exhibition will be open:
- March 25th and 26th from 11am to 4pm.
- April 8th, 9th and 10th (Easter Weekend) from 11am to 4pm.
- April 22nd and 23rd from 11am to 4pm.
- April 29th and 30th from 11am to 4pm.
- May 13th and 14th from 11am to 4pm.
- June 24th from 11am to 4pm.
Palais des Vaches is located at Lower Exbury Farm, Inchmery Lane, Exbury, SO45 1AE.
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About Michael Turner
Since leaving school, the development of his creative and artistic skills, has led to recognition both within the UK and internationally.
During his formative years, his talent became apparent. He had an innate understanding and ability to capture the form and beauty of nature by creating bugs and insects, created simply from the most basic of materials including nuts, bolts and sheet metal found in his fathers’ garage. To read more,
please click here.
Setters Farm, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington SO41 8LS
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About Julie Collins
Julie studied BA Hons Painting at the University of Reading 1980-84, where she was taught by many acclaimed artists and art historians of today. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the ING Discerning Eye, London, three awards from the Royal Watercolour Society, London and has twice received the prestigious Award of 1st prize for Watercolour at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.
During 2021 she was elected a Member of the Society of Women Artists, a member of the SWA Council and a RWA Network Member.
Julie has been an Art writer since 1999 when the Artist magazine saw her large scale watercolours at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours at the Mall Galleries London and invited her to write for their magazine.
She has written six art books to date and her latest book, "Colour Demystified" was published by Search Press in August 2021 & will be translated into Italian, Spanish, Dutch and French in 2023. Julie's forthcoming book, "The Colour Mixing Companion" will be published May 2023.
Julie Collins
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