Welcome
Watercolour Workshops
One Day Classes with Eric Thompson
Learn to Paint ~ Improve your skills ~ Rediscover lost talents
One Day Workshops from 10am until 4pm
17th July ~ 24th July ~ 31st July ~ 7th August ~ 14th August
The workshops are practical and hands on, covering brush techniques and use of watercolour and colour mixing. Eric provides a step-by-step demonstration in a relaxed 'paint-along' session. The classes are great fun with a friendly atmosphere, and by the end of the day you will have a completed painting ready to take away.
The Workshop fee is £50 per person and will include Art Materials (if required), Lunch at The Castle Hotel, refreshments throughout the day.
If you are interested please let us know as soon as possible as places are limited. A deposit of £10 is required to hold spaces.
Visit Our Shop
Bondgate Gallery in Bishop Auckland
Please see our Bondgate Gallery page for details of the services offered in our retail shop.
Bondgate Gallery opened a 'Guest Artist' space in Febuary.
Our current Guest Artist is Jean Duffitt. Jean specialises in original watercolours using trees and light on the landscapes. Her work will be on display until the end of March
In April we introduce Jen Wyse.
Contemporary Handmade Glass
We have, in the Gallery, some lovely pieces of handmade contemporary glass by Glass Artists throughout the country.
Janet Rogers of Crushed Chilli: Brand new in the Gallery, a gorgeous range of handmade glass, including bubble bowls and hanging hearts.
Gregg Anston-Race, Craftfusion: Proving very popular in the Gallery. Handmade Glass Coasters in a wide variety of designs, priced at just £6 each - these make a wonderful addition to your home.
Eric Thompson: In addition to our Gift Range, we have some small paperweights that hold a Limited Edition Print from our range. You can select almost any picture from our Gallery to be shown in the paperweight and these are priced at £10 per item.
Twitter and Facebook
Follow us
Well, this is still a massive learning curve for me, but we are on Twitter and using it regularly. You can follow me @BondgateGallery for any special offers, exhibitions and new paintings.
You can also follow Eric @artefici but he doesn't know what he's doing !!
We are now on Facebook, so you can follow our news there too, search for Bondgate Gallery.
Miniature Range
Gift Box Sets
Following the very successful introduction of a range of Gift Boxes in Bondgate Gallery, I have expanded the range available. Each Gift Box contains a set of four miniature limited edition Giclee prints by Eric Thompson (un-framed) and a Certificate of Authenticity.
The set of 4 prints to go in each box are now 'mix and match'. You can select any four prints from our range to go into the box. Keep in mind that any landscape pictures do have to be cropped to fit the square format.
These Gift Boxes will make an excellent present and are priced at a very low £20 each. As of today the 17th May, these are now available to buy here on-line, just follow this link.
E-Mail Request
We have some special offers coming up soon in the Gallery and our customers that are on Database will always hear about all of our Special Promotions and Exhibitions first. Email is by far the fastest and most convenient way to do this, and so if you wish to be added to our list or even just to confirm updated details, please send an email to bondgategallery@googlemail.com.
Many thanks
Lynn
Darlington Art Shop
Giclée prints and Workshops
My originals and the giclée prints can also be bought from the Art Shop in Bondgate. A catalogue of the full range can be seen at the shop.
This is the best art shop I've seen, and the owners Ian and Linda go out of their way to help you.
