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logo design for Rookwood Art & Print

new look

We have a new logo! We felt it was time for a new look and to represent the move towards the print on demand collaboration with our artists and online developments. So we have taken our inspiration from our place here at Llanunwas and tried to capture the magical feeling of the wood. It is […]

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fine arrt print of pastel painting by Jo Wilder

new pastels from Jo

Jo Wilder has been very busy and has produced a whole new line of pastel ‘paintings’.  They are vibrant and colourful and full of Jo’s abstract imagination.. Advancement Often Jo draws her inspiration from nature but this time she is also drawing inspiration from ancient cultural designs which communicate through the use of symbols.  The […]

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oil painting of mother with child by Ella Starling

mothers day

On this mothers day in Wales we show this beautiful self-portrait of mother with child by Ella Starling.. Ella’s exhibition ‘Raising Her Voice: A Collective Portrait of Motherhood’ opens today at Oriel y Parc in St Davids and will run for two weeks 15 – 30 March, and it will be on show again at […]

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St David’s Day

On this St David’s Day 1 March we would like to remember a very special friend and very talented artist who entrusted her work with us, Sara Crisp Sara Crisp is renowned for her beautiful icon paintings in St David’s Cathedral which have been the subject of a book, and celebrated by so many visitors […]

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Ian Bullock exhibition at Oriel y Parc (St Davids room) through the rest of Feb.

Enjoy the wonderful world of Ian Bullock, island conservationist, mentor and friend to many, gifted artist and travelling naturalist: Many of his exquisite drawings, sketches and paintings made the world over, have been gathered by his wife Gill and their daughter Heulwen in a retrospective exhibition at the Oriel y Parc information centre in St […]

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welcome Graham Brace

Graham Brace came along to our opening of the Natural Gallery at Rookwood and I recently had the pleasure of meeting up with him again. I am very glad to report that we are able to advertise and print a few select geological compositions by this renowned Pembrokeshire artist. Graham was born in Milford Haven, […]

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Oil tempera painting of Barn Owl by Paul MacDermot

finding the right repro

We had a visit from my friend Paul MacDermot last week.  Paul and I did A-level Art together at school but where I headed off to a career in biology and conservation, Paul has remained with his art all his life and his great experience and talent shows in his subtle paintings of natural history […]

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abstract sunset photo

our photographers

We are glad to be getting some good results from the latest Epson printer for our photographers recently.  Maggie Studholme continues to astound her many fans here with her views of Pembrokeshire, her photographic prints are a best-seller here.  It is quite extraordinary really what Maggie sees and finds with her trusty camera.  She pushes […]

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Ella Starling

Our youngest artist at Rookwood is teaching us the most!  Ella graduated from Falmouth University relatively recently with a Drawing Bachelor of Arts. Ella draws inspiration from the boundless beauty of the natural world and the complexity of human experience.  Working primarily in pen, watercolour and charcoal – she blends fine detail with expressive mark-making, […]

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Grahame Hurd-Wood

We are blessed with talented artists in this part of the world and I really enjoy working with them all to show all the creativity!  Maybe we are all drawn to this place for similar reasons and share a desire to express what we see and experience here.  It has been a great privilege to […]

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Barry Woodman

We would like to welcome another new artist, Barry Woodman, to Rookwood Art & Print. Barry has recently moved to Pembrokeshire after an intrepid career as a professional civil engineer all around the world, where he has also been able to practice his wide interests including being an avid glider and hang-glider pilot! He is […]

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Philippa Mitchell

From Fife Coastal Path where Philippa Mitchell was the artist in residence (among other residences) a couple of years back, Philippa and husband Carl, who is a bird ecologist, have made their move to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.  Philippa now paints full time from a studio near Hook or when weather permits, in plein-air […]

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Ian McDonald

We welcome a few new exciting artists to Rookwood and the Natural Gallery: Ian McDonald was born and raised in Manchester, Ian is a frustrated cartoonist who initially trained as an architect and practised in the UK, Germany and India before returning to graphic artwork. He now lives and works in the north Pembrokeshire village […]

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Party time- gallery and book launch!

The gallery is OPEN! We will be celebrating the opening of Rookwood, our new wildlife art gallery at Llanunwas, Solva and the publication (finally! – longest gestation period of any book) of African Raptors: a fieldguide by Bill Clark and Rob Davies with a launch event this Tuesday 12th March 2019. Doors open 5pm. All […]

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