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 exhibition runs over this weekend; Saturday 30th September and Sunday 1st October 2023 from 11am to 4pm - and then on selected weekends through to the end of this year.
Another artist exhibiting is John Illsley, the bass guitarist from Dire Straights, and the headline act at the Milford on Sea Music Festival earlier this year.
Michael Turner will be showing his latest creation, a stunning T-Rex.
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.
The Exhibition will be open:
- September/October 2023
- Saturday 30th 11am-4pm
- Sunday 1st Oct 11am-4pm
- October 2023
- Sunday 15th 11am-4pm
- Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th 11am-4pm
- November 2023
- Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 11am-4pm
- Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th 11am-4pm
- December 2023
- Sunday 10th Christmas Bazaar
Ginger Catering will be providing a pop-up restaurant at each event.
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.
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| Photo by Carrie Bugg Photography |
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
info@michaelturnerstudios.co.uk
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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.
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| Julie Collins |
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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About Palais des Vaches
The Palais des Vaches is a beautifully renovated art gallery and event venue at the end of a long gravel track. Nestled between the Beaulieu River and The Solent, the drive reveals delightful views.
Just a short distance from the world-famous Exbury Gardens, this carefully designed event venue has three flexible, interconnecting interior spaces which surround a large open courtyard featuring spectacular sculptures. In Summer there is a wild flower meadow overlooking the river.
The gallery space has been lovingly transformed by Exbury Garden’s president Nick de Rothschild, and his wife, Caroline, and hosts exceptional local and award winning national artists with exhibitions on show throughout the year.
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.
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