Paintings & Prints at the Herb Pot Bistro

When Shelley and Alan re-decorated the Herb Pot Bistro recently, some friends and patrons suggested that the walls would make a very good hanging space for original art, and they happened to know of an artist...

In an exploratory meeting, the walls were shown to the artist, and the art to Shelley and Alan. The walls and the art looked so good together that the exploratory meeting was ended, and the decision was made to hang the art there and then.

Thus, the Herb Pot took up the duty of eateries to art that has become traditional since the unknown, young Picasso frequented "The four cats" in Barcelona. Diners love to be surrounded by art: artists would love to to eat.

The art is paintings and prints. The artist is Daphne Gradidge, who exhibits in London, but is resident at the edge of the New Forest, near her childhood home. Her linocuts, monoprints and paintings will continue to hang in the Bistro throughout the year.