PASSIONS of Colour is the latest exhibition at Fosse Gallery in Stow on the Wold.

Opening on Sunday, September 6 the solo exhibition by artist Bridget Lansley, portrays her love of Scotland, the shooting season, racing and the countryside.

There will be around 35 paintings, predominantly oil on canvas along with a few pastels, with prices ranging from £800 to £4,000.

Bridget said: "Colour really pleases me, I love playing with colour and mixing colours in the palette to balance the composition.”

Whether it is shooting or racing, she has extracts the essential point of a scene or composition and conveys it with clarity and charm.

Across the Moors and Brighter Skies are two examples of how she cleverly captures the atmosphere of the day's shooting and translates it onto canvas. The entire day's sport can be relived through her series of paintings. Her flower studies and still life compositions are much in demand.

These paintings are carefully composed and Bridget's skill lies in reducing a complicated composition into simplified blocks of colour carefully balanced with the picture plane as can be seen in The Breakfast Table and Table Setting.

Bridget Lansley comes from a family of artists although she came to painting later on in life. She started her career in publishing which led to an increasing involvement with the art world which, in turn, fuelled her passion for painting. Her work can be found in many private collections throughout the UK and Europe, USA and Australia.

  •  Passions of Colour takes place at The Fosse Gallery, The Manor House, The Square, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AF from Sunday, September 6 – Saturday, September 26.
  • Opening hours are Monday-Saturday, 10.30am-5pm
  • View the exhibition online at www.fossegallery.com.