Leanne Broadbent

Friday, 23 August 2013

Guerilla Galleries - London

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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

The White Swan

The White Swan is a beautiful gastro pub set in the lovely village of Gilling West, Richmond. It is a family run business which only recently re-opened in July 2013 after major refurbishment:

“Our vision is to create a country pub which blends the modern with the traditional and provide a platform to showcase the region... Local produce, Local products, Local people.”

They believe that the pub has more to offer than the food and drink it serves, being something like the hub of the community. They have strived to create confortable surroundings, the perfect ambience, and atmosphere and of course a warm welcome to everyone.

Their vision to support local produce has been extended beyond the fantastic drinks and food to also include local fine artists and musicians too. Their fine art collection so far includes painting, photography, sculpture and crafts which the public are able to purchase.

I love the very sole and ethos of this place and so I am very pleased to announce that they have become one of my latest stockists! At the moment they are stocking a selection of my framed Limited Edition Prints, Canvas Make-up Bags, Cotton Eco Bags and my greetings card range. In time I am hoping to add to this collection and hopefully stock some seasonal items in the upcoming months!

Here is where to find them:

http://www.thewhiteswan.co/The_White_Swan/Welcome.html

Sunday, 4 August 2013

July -A lot has been going on!

July has been and gone! But for me I will always remember this one in particular as it has been spectacular, not only for my work but I’ve been having a blast too!

In early July I went to ‘The Scripts #3 gig’ at Bridlington’s Spa Royal Hall and actually got to personally meet the whole group getting autographs and photographs with them all! I never expected to do this but I’m quite a big ‘Script Fan’ so I was made up by this and will never forget that amazing night!

Here is me with Mark from The Script!

Then if that wasn’t enough I went on holiday to Dublin and had a great time there, then the day after we returned I had an invitation to attend a lunch time concert at Bridlington’s Priory Church Celebrating the visit of Prince Charles and Camilla! Where Prince Charles shook my hand and spoke to me! WOW is all I can say to that!

Me outside Bridlington Priory Church after meeting Prince Charles! (unfortunatly we couldn't take pictures inside the Church)

As for Art Work…

For a while now I’ve been producing new work for my group exhibition at Guerilla Galleries in London and this has now been framed and sent!

The exhibition schedule has been changed slightly and the original ‘Comic Book’ exhibition I have been producing work for has been swapped and moved to October but I was also asked to exhibit in ‘Random Acts of Artistry 2’ which has been pushed forward to August! The end result is I now have two exhibitions in London instead of one!

For August I will try to come back down to reality working hard and moving forward! But still exciting times are ahead as I will be included in my first London exhibition ‘Random Acts of Artistry 2’; I will be having a workshop at the Bridlington Priory and preparing for other exciting events! So watch this space!

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Filming with Scarborough TV News

Whilst I was participating in the North Yorkshire Open Studios Event a new company called “Scarborough News TV” asked if they could come and film me whilst I was on site at the Beiderbecke’s Hotel in Scarborough.

The Managing Director/ Presenter Martin Atterbury and Technical Director including cameraman Paul Atterbury are a father and son team who seek out local news alongside Director John Clayton, covering a range of local stories including events - which is where I feature!

On the day (Friday 14th June) I was a little bit nervous before they arrived as I sometimes have a habit of forgetting what I am talking about! However, I shouldn’t have been as when they arrived they were all very friendly and put me at ease straight away. In the clip, I talk to Martin about my artwork, products, career and future plans/ exhibitions.

I had an enjoyable experience and found them lovely, interesting people to talk to. I even took some sneaky pictures whilst Paul (cameraman) was taking some close up shots of my work.

And if you follow this link to their website, you will go directly to the film in which I feature:

http://www.scarboroughtvnews.co.uk/lb.html

I hope you enjoy it!

Monday, 1 July 2013

Ga11ery Eleven in Filey

The Gallery & The Event!

On Sunday the 30^th June I was one of three creative people asked to be present at Ga11ery Eleven (Filey) to talk to and discuss our work with the visitors. The Gallery is situated in a separate room inside a family run Post Office; it is a light space helped by the wonderfully tall elaborate windows and is full with an eclectic mix of work and treasures. The event itself was arranged by the very lovely Fiona Clibbens co-owner of the Post Office who also manages the Gallery and creates a lot of the artwork herself.

Other Creative People!

Peggy Fairburn is based in Beverley and creates patchwork and quilting was also present exhibiting her creations. She too is a charming lady who is very interesting to talk to; her work which takes many hours of painstaking attentiveness is equal in beauty and charm. Alongside her finished pieces she also had swatches available to show the different stages of creation to the visitors. Her work is available to purchase via Ga11ery Eleven and on her website.

I also met Claire Hall an author who was there to sign her new book: Mephisto: Friends, Family & Feathers. The main character in her book is a cat named Mephisto:

“In the course of his daily computer time, Mephisto uncovers events that affect him and his community. Things begin to turn darker when a provider (human) he feels close to is found dead in some fly-tipped rubbish. To make matters worse, the longstanding truce with the rats in in danger of collapse. Using his skills Mephisto sets about helping the providers uncover who is responsible.”

Claire known on her book cover as EJC Hall is also a lovely and interesting lady to talk to. Her book can be purchased via Ga11ery Eleven and also through Amazon Kindle or Amazon Paperback.

All in all I had a lovely day, the sun was shining, I made a few sales, I met some really lovely people and now I am also stocking Ga11ery Eleven in Filey!

Ga11ery Eleven

11 Murray Street

Filey

YO14 9DF