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Wildlife & Watercolour

Lisa Jayne Holmes has a passion for water colour and wildlife and her artwork is proof of this, her painting are full of life and energy....

Size is Everything

Our features artist this week is Susan K Steven who takes great pleasure in playing with the scale of her art work. Her painting allows...

Magic Touch

New to Galeri is artist Howard Hughes. Growing up in north Wales Howard learned to draw from an early age and developed his skills using...

Betws y Coed Artist’s Colony

Galeri is well placed in Betws y Coed, the village has enjoyed a long and rich history of attracting artist to its beautiful mountainous...

Just in the nick of time

We were about to run out, but Just in the nick of time we’ve taken delivery of the hugely popular Clocks by Ian Roberts. Ian has...

Crazy

We’re crazy here at Galeri for the Mad March Hare. We have beautiful greeting cards from Fox and Boo and decorations from Gisella Graham,...

A beautiful Pairing

We have such a diverse pool of talented here at Galeri, artists and makers with a unique style or distinctive look to their work. However...

Our feathered friends

This weekend the RSPB are hosting their Big Garden Birdwatch, a mass survey of our feathered friends. We thought it might be fun to share...

Eirlys / Snowdrops

Despite the cold, and the wind and the rain, the first snowdrop of the year will always warm your heart. The sighting of these delicate...

The Magic of Monochrome.

January can leave us feeling a little drained of colour, but it’s a great time of year to appreciate the magic of monochrome. The term is...

Spare a thought for reindeer…

With a week to go till Christmas Eve and the busiest night of the year for Santa, spare a thought for those hard-working reindeer who...

We've Been Flooded.........

We’ve been flooded….. with new artwork arriving this week. Our Gallery is full of paintings, prints and ceramics from established...

Broaching the subject on Brooches.

Before zippers and buttons they were used fasten clothes or to stop your britches from falling down!!!! Today, brooches offer an instant...

Dark Matter /Mater Tywyll

Some Artists are attracted to the light and some to a darker and more brooding landscape. Taking inspiration from the mountains and...

Favourite Season/Hoff Dymor

We each have our favourite season, our Galeri artists, W.J Lewis, Phil Jackson, Matthew Snowden, David Johnson & Lynne Lewis illustrate...

Watching an Artist Grow

We’ve had some new artwork delivered this week by print maker Aimee Jones. Aimee first bought some of her work to show us when she was...

Not Just for Holidays

The seaside is a popular destination during the summer as well as holiday makers artist are often drawn to the coast, inspired by the...

Otherworldliness

There’s a constant turnover wonderful art and craft at Galeri, last week we were struck by the diversity of style, this week we’re...

Keeping the Traditions Alive

With the National Eisteddfod underway this week we thought it an excellent opportunity to celebrate the tradition of Welsh songs and...

Distinctly Different

We’ve had two distinctly different artist delivering work to us this week. Dave Johnsons skillful oil painting describe beautifully the...