Artist Gill McCoy features in the gallery this September & October

Our gallery is home to the work of Gill McCoy this September and October, enjoy her work this winter whilst you are in the visitor centre and find the perfect picture to take home.

Gill's work is on display this September and October.

Gill in her own words:

I was born in Yorkshire in an industrial area of steel and coal mining. After Grammar school in Durham City (more coal mines) I quite illogically decided to go to agricultural college. Not surprisingly I was the only girl there. During an Easter lambing job in Northumberland I fell in love with shepherding and this became my vocation for 30 years in Devon, Dorset, Australia, New Zealand and Norfolk. Then as Farm Manager on a tourist farm I worked with rare breeds of sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, poultry and heavy horses for 10 years.

Unable to study art at school, then too busy with work and family life, I am now making up for lost time at a local weekly art class and loving it. Caring for livestock demands good observation skills and knowing your subject; the same applies to art. The difficult bit is conveying what you know onto paper - that's what I'm trying to do now.......in an original, if untrained way.

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