Dave Butcher Leaving High Peak Artists and Gallery in the Gardens

After 17 years with High Peak Artists I have decided to leave at the end of January 2022. I was recruited in February 2005, having already been accepted to join Peak District Products (an art and craft group of professional artisans living and working in the Peak District, now called Peak District Artisans). Based in Buxton we originally had an exhibition space in the Buxton Pump Room, opposite the 17th century Crescent building. Then in 2009 we moved to a purpose built gallery area, called Gallery in the Gardens, in Buxton Pavilion Gardens (SK17 6BE) main building and I've had the same space ever since to display and sell my work from.

I changed my display on Christmas Eve and these pictures show roughly what it looks like now - until everything is sold or 31st January when whatever is left will be removed.

There are lots of Dave Butcher original darkroom prints and framed photos at much reduced prices, most with 60% to 80% off the normal price. Lots of bargains, but only while stocks last, once they're gone they're gone!

From February onwards discount original prints will be available online from the Clearance Prints page on my website and from my Etsy shop. 

 

New Display in Buxton Gallery in the Gardens

I changed all of my framed photographs in my display in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton Pavilion Gardens.

There are a few new prints in the browsers too.

I had been meaning to make the change for some weeks and had all the pictures ready to go. Jolly pleased to finally make the change!

The Gallery is the home for High Peak Artists, of which I am one. Jan, my wife, is also a member with her colour photographs. The 43 of us in HPA rent the space from the local council and we share the running of it between us. It's open every day of the year except Christmas Day. All of the work is original and includes several types of painting, mixed media, print making, ceramics, wood turning, fabrics and textiles, glass and several jewellers.

Last Day of Buxton Easter Fair and Book Signing Today

It's the last day of the Easter Fair in Buxton Pavilion Gardens.
Jan will be running our stand on her own while I continue signing books in the Tourist Information Centre area, near the Gallery in the Gardens. The show opens at 10am and ends at 5pm. The weather has been great, albeit a bit cold. Still snow on the ground but all roads are clear. Hope to see you there!

I finally remembered to take a picture of the stand on our little Lumix DMC-FX550 digital camera and here it is. It's a few years old but still takes pretty good quality images.

Buxton Gallery in the Gardens New Display

I have changed my display of framed photographs in the Gallery in the Gardens in Buxton Pavilion Gardens. There is a strong bias to cities to tie in with my City Light book launch.
Locations now include Rome, London, Oxford and Paris as well as some local ones.

I forgot to photograph the display but here are a couple of the images, you'll just have to imagine what the narrow black frames and white mounts look like!

St Peter's Basilica and River Tiber at Night, Rome

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

By the way, I will be doing a City Light book signing in the Buxton Tourist Information Centre on Easter Saturday.

New USA negatives

The photographs that I took in the USA in late December and January are now captioned. That means I can now print the contact sheets to see what I have and select those negatives to scan and add to the web.

Locations include Washington DC, Colorado including Steamboat Springs from the ski runs and aerial shots from a light aircraft. The flight was courtesy of Jack, a very kind friend of a friend, who has his own plane.

There are also photos of the Grand Tetons and the local ski area to them, Jackson Hole.

We also skied several areas in Utah, including Park City, Deer Valley, Alta and Canyons.

Will try to start scanning and editing for the web in the next week or so.

Now, after a day in the Gallery in Buxton, I am walking 6 miles home over the hills, mostly in the dark. Home by 7pm.