THE spring collection at Josie Eastwood Fine Art this year includes work by several artists new to the gallery, including Delphine Hogarth who is based in Paris, Ellen Merchant who is graduating from St Martins, Melanie Goemans, already a well-established artist whose beautiful ethereal paintings caught the gallery’s eye, and Anthony Bacon from Cornwall with his wonderful, primitive, timeless scenes.

The gallery has some beautiful ceramics by gallery favourites Kerry Edwards and Laurance Simon and new pieces by Claudia Rankin. There will also have new ceramics by Claudia Rankin among others.

It will be the last time Chloe Lamb will be showing with the gallery, as from 2018 she will be represented by the Portland Gallery.

Oliver Akers-Douglas is returning with six new landscapes, so there is much to see, including many paintings that will not be on the website, so a visit is essential.

The forthcoming May show at the gallery highlights work from established artists as well as stunning new talent that Josie has unearthed from studios across the length and breadth of the country.

In recent months she has visited more than 50 artists in their studios, searching out new and as-yet-unseen works.

One discovery is a new artist called Anthony Bacon from Land’s End, Cornwall, who for 40 years has been a carpenter, but his passion is painting. Now aged 69, he has stopped work and returned to his first love. He lives near Land’s End in Cornwall.

Meanwhile Emma Haggas has been shown by Josie Eastwood for five or six years, and she is now coming into her stride and getting noticed.

Brand new to the gallery this summer are painters Delphine Hogarth and Melanie Goemans, and the ceramicist Claudia Rankin.

During its seven day run visitors can enjoy ‘Art at Home’ where artworks hang alongside the painted kitchen dresser as well as above the carved stone fireplace or along the hallway walls; while further paintings, ceramics and bronzes are displayed in the neighbouring gallery – a converted farm feed shed – just across the gravel driveway.

Prices vary from £250 to £14,000.

Josie Eastwood has been active in the art market for more than 25 years. Having graduated in Fine Art from Exeter University, she went on to various high profile jobs in the art world including working within the British Paintings department at Sotheby’s and at Julian Hartnoll, the highly respected Pre-Raphaelite dealer in the West End.

In addition she managed the Cadogan Gallery in Chelsea in the early 1990s when it was jointly owned by Philip Mould and Christopher Burness and worked at Project Art, an art consultancy.

In 1996 before pop ups were really talked about Josie booked some space at Battersea Library to show a variety of paintings she particularly loved.

The show was a sell out, and from this Josie Eastwood Fine Art was born.

She continued the business on moving to live in central Winchester, selling art from her home.

It was on taking on a barn conversion in 2000 in a nearby village, Chilcomb, that the business became more serious with an annual show.

Since then the number of shows has increased to three and she is now living and running her gallery from her latest home in Sparsholt.

Private appointments are readily available as well as home visits to guide clients on a more personal basis.

For further information or to book a private appointment contact Josie Eastwood Fine Arts, on Telephone 01962 776677 for a personal appointment or email josie@josieeastwood.com.

There is a private viewing on Saturday, May 6 from 11am-1pm with drinks, and the gallery will stay open until 5pm.

Then the gallery is open on Sunday, May 7 from 11am-5pm and from Monday, May 8 to Saturday, May 13 from 10am-5pm.

Eastwood Fine Art is at Lower Balldown within Northwood Park. Situated just off the main road from Winchester to Stockbridge, on the edge of Sparsholt. Satnav: SO21 2LZ Telephone 01962 776677 for a personal appointment or email josie@josieeastwood.com