It’s been a busy week! It started with a trip to Fowey to deliver 10 paintings to Fowey River Gallery. Fowey and Polruan are my favourite places in the country and I’ve visited it most years since I was a kid. Me and my daughter made a day of it and did the Hall Walk and enjoyed our ferry trips. The rest of the week I’ve spent with a lovely group of artists at The White Room in Crediton preparing for Devon Open Studios. If you fancy a day out I recommend a visit. This is a great year with a mixture of painters, ceramicists, wood maker, basket maker and print makers. It’s only 9 days this year so don’t miss it!

Spend an arty day in Fowey, Cornwall

Why not spend a day in Fowey. There’s a couple of great art galleries including Fowey River Gallery and The Old Bank Gallery. I am part of the Autumn Exhibition at Fowey River Gallery which runs from 14th September to the 11th October. There’s also a wonderful selection of cafes and places to eat, many of which have amazing views over the Fowey Estuary. Walk along to Ready Money beach or up on to the stunning coast line.

Spend a few days in Lynmouth on an Art Retreat

I am teaching again at Lone Pine Retreats from 12th -15th October. Do get in touch with Claudine if you fancy a little break with incredible food and plenty of painting.

What an amazing summer full of sunshine! It’s flying by so fast. I’ve been busy painting in the studio and out in the landscape. There have been painting workshops including a retreat for the first time. I’m busy preparing for exhibitions coming up in the Autumn. Keep reading to find out more!

New Work

I’ve celebrated “green” again this year exploring the wild woodland in particular. Do have a look at my new work available now on my website https://belindareynell.com/product-category/treescapesoncanvas/ Also I have some new landscapes and seascapes also listed on my website.

Finding the Path Oil on Canvas https://belindareynell.com/product/finding-the-path-oil-on-canvas-73-x-63-x-3-framed-size/

Exhibitions

Coming up is the Tiverton Art Society exhibition at Castle Primary School from the 8th to the 15th August. I’ll be exhibiting a few new pieces of work. https://www.tivertonartsociety.co.uk

Don’t miss the last few days of The Ilminster Arts Open Exhibition. Well worth a visit. https://www.ilminsterartscentre.com/open-exhibition-2026

Finally Devon Open Studios is fast approaching. It’s a bit shorter this year so make sure you have the dates in your diary. 12 – 20 September. I’ll be exhibiting with the brilliant The White Room in Crediton again this year. https://openstudios.devonartistnetwork.co.uk

Lone Pine Retreats

Alongside painting workshops I have run a retreat this month for the first time with Lone Pine Retreats in Lynmouth. It was a fantastic experience to teach painting in such a wonderful environment with beautiful accommodation and delicious food. If this is something you’d be interested in do get in touch with Claudine at Lone Pine Retreats. The next retreat is in October. https://www.seaviewvilla.net/boutique-retreats

New Paintings

This month I’ve been carrying on with my moorland paintings and of course bluebells have made an appearance in some of my woodland pieces. Devon springs to life in the summer and there is so much inspiration to draw from. Seascapes have also featured. Beautiful memories of a trip to Cornwall formed a pair of paintings, one of which is below. New additional small paintings on paper are also available on my website.

Check my website for details and prices. https://belindareynell.com/product-category/seascapes-on-canvas/

Gallery News

Exciting news from Totnes. The Cider Press Gallery is changing it’s name to Mooch Art and Makers. Its location stays the same along with the familiar artists and makers and plenty of new. Also they will be selling Dartington Crystal and Glassware. It’s a real creative hub and always worth a visit. So pleased to have recently made a couple of sales, both woodland pieces.

Bluebell paintings are proving popular at The Wey Gallery in Godalming. The painting below sold recently and another one is winging its way to the gallery. Lantic Gallery in Tiverton also is showing a treescape, “Easy Like Sunday Morning”. Do get in touch if you’d like more details. My work is also at Fowey River Gallery in Fowey, Cornwall.

A final note. Keep checking the newsletters for upcoming exhibitions. I will be doing Devon Open Studios again this year at The White Room in Crediton with a group of artists and makers. Always love doing this show and being part of this creative community. The exhibition is a bit shorter this year so don’t miss it! The dates for your diary are 12th – 20th September.

Easter has been and gone and we’re it’s so lovely that we’re heading into warmer months. My favourite time of year. I have been busy painting and have been continuing to work on some large Dartmoor paintings. I like to rely very much on my memory of my trips to Dartmoor and my sketchbooks help with this. Here are a couple of paintings I have recently completed. Wild Moor is available now on my website. https://belindareynell.com/product/wild-moor-100-x-80-x-4-cm-oil-on-canvas/

Excited to say my painting “Dancing Light” reached the Extended Longlist of the Jackson’s Art Prize again this year! This painting also available on my website. https://belindareynell.com/product/dancing-light-oil-on-canvas-framed-63-x-53-x-3-5-cm/

I’ve been busy running workshops including black and white collage, pen and wash, mixed media and large canvases all inspired by Dartmoor. There will be more to come including an en plein air drawing morning on Dartmoor. There have been great results. I particularly liked the mini paintings in water mixable oil. We worked on 4 paintings in one go and finished with 12 each!

Thrilled to be teaching at a retreat for the first time this year with Sea View Villas in Lynmouth on the Exmoor Coast. The scenery will be beautiful, great accommodation and delicious food. Follow the link to have a look. The July retreat is now fully booked but there will be another one in October. Follow the link for more details. https://www.seaviewvilla.net/boutique-retreats

My first newsletter of 2026! January seemed to pass me by. I did manage to get some trips out into the countryside in a rare gap in the rain and gather inspiration for a new series of Moor Paintings. Looking forward to the weather drying up so I can get back up there with my sketchbook. I’ve been working with black ink and wash and also with acrylics in sketchbooks to take back to the studio. In fact I’ve based my new block of workshops on the moors and can’t wait to meet up with some of you in the coming months and share some creative inspiration!

I’ve spent quite a bit of time working on my website and finally my online painting tutorials are available to buy and should download automatically when purchased. (always check the junk mail) They are now organised in themes, such as Landscape Tutorials, Seascape Tutorials etc. https://belindareynell.com/product-category/online-tutorials/

An exciting start to the new year at The Cider Press Gallery with a couple of painting sales. Lots more to be found in this fantastic gallery at The Cider Press Center in Totnes. https://ciderpressgallery.co.uk

Also my paintings can be found in Fowey River Gallery in Cornwall https://www.foweyrivergallery.co.uk ,The Wey Gallery in Godalming https://theweygallery.com and of course direct from my website.

Hoping next time I write my newsletter the sun will be shining!

I really can’t believe it’s December already and nearly the end of 2025. Where did that go? Firstly I’d like to thank everyone for your amazing support this year. It has been an exciting year full of workshops, online teaching, demos and talks, along with plenty of painting sales. Here are a few highlights.

Winning the People’s Prize at the Thelma Hulbert exhibition in the summer was a real highlight. I felt very lucky to be part of such a great show.

I’ve been lucky enough to be part of many great exhibitions, including The Blundells Spring Art Fair, The Big Colyton Art Show and Open Studios. Despite the tough economy it’s been a great year full of sales and I’m looking forward to lots of productive painting at the beginning of 2026 to build up a body of work again.

In October I moved house and am now happily in my new studio. A bit of an upheaval but it feels great to have a change.

Just a few weeks now till Christmas. Don’t forget there are bargains to be had in my Christmas Shop up until the end of December, with all the small oil on paper pieces at £50. https://belindareynell.com/product-category/christmas-shop/

Lastly hope you have a peaceful and happy Christmas. See you in the 2026!

It’s November already! October went so quickly I didn’t have time to do the newsletter. Plenty to tell you in November starting with the next exhibition, The Big Colyton Art Show, a favourite each year with plenty of talented local artists. It’s this weekend and all the details are below.

Just a quick thank you to everyone that came to Devon Open Studios at The White Room in Crediton this year. It was a very successful year with plenty of visitors and lots of sales. It’s such a great couple of weeks spending time with a lovely group of people and meeting visitors and new customers.

The reason why October was so busy was that I moved home. I have a new studio which is very exciting and settling in well and just getting back to doing some painting after a bit of a break.

Lastly I have been working hard on my website to make it a bit more user friendly, so do have a look. It’s a work in progress, but I now have a proper shop area under BUY DIRECT. The next step will be to make my tutorials downloadable.

Thanks for taking the time to read my newsletter.

As we head towards the end of September, the trees are starting to change and the landscape has become green again with some much needed rain. It has been an exciting month with the Thelma Hulbert exhibition coming to an end and winning the People’s Choice Award.

Also a big thank you to all those lovely visitors that came to Devon Open Studios at The White Room in Crediton. It was such a busy positive year with lots of great conversations and plenty of sales. What an enjoyable couple of weeks spent amongst a lovely group of creative people brilliantly run by The White Room. I’m missing it already!

My work will next be exhibited at The Big Colyton Art Show. It runs on the 8-9 November at Colyton Grammar School 10 till 4pm.

Other news I am shortly moving house and studio, so very excited about my new working environment and can’t wait to get back to my painting in my new space. More details to follow!

What an amazing summer. The sun is shining again and it’s hot! Usually I tend to be a bit quieter in the summer months but this year there is so much going on. Firstly I have to tell you about Devon Open Studios. I’m participating again this year and will be with the fantastic creative space, The White Room in Crediton with a lovely lot of talented artists and creators. It starts on the 6th September and runs all the way through till the 21st. The White Room will be open every day so no excuse not to visit!

There’s just a few more days to visit my exhibition at Art plus Frames in Crediton, which finishes at the end of the week, 15th August.

My selected painting is being exhibited at The Thelma Hulbert exhibition in Honiton. I thoroughly recommend you visit this fantastic exhibition which is running until 23rd August.

Finally last but not least The Tiverton Art Society Summer Exhibition is running all this week finishing on Saturday 16th at 2pm. I have three pieces plus some smaller unframed work available. It’s being held at Castle Primary School in Tiverton.

A final note …so excited and fingers crossed for the shortlist!

What a beautiful summer! Lots going on at the moment. My paintings are available in The Cider Press Gallery in Totnes, Fowey River Gallery, Cornwall and The Wey Gallery in Godalming. I’m very excited to say my painting “Gentle Leaves of Summer” was selected for the Open Exhibition at The Thelma Hulbert gallery in Honiton and is now being exhibited until the 23rd August.

Art plus Frames in Crediton has an exhibition of my work running until the 15th August. “The Spirit of Nature” My work is being shown alongside sculpture by Brendon Murless. Don’t miss it!

Upcoming exhibitions are The Tiverton Art Society Art Exhibition, Devon Open Studios and The Colyton Art Show. More details to follow! My latest workshops are getting pretty full, but there is still room on the Monoprinting morning. Please see my website for more details. Have a great summer!