Strong public vote caps successful Spring Exhibition

13 May

The Bucks Art Society Spring Exhibition has closed on a high, with a record 260 visitors taking part in this year’s People’s Choice poll, proving to be a popular and engaging feature of the annual show.

The People’s Choice results offer a valuable snapshot of what resonated most with you, our visitors, and provide us with insight that helps shape and strengthen future exhibitions.

Most voted Artists

1st: Richard Ingleton

2nd: Joanna Brownridge

3rd: David Bellamy

4th: Wendy Hopcroft

Most voted artworks

1st: Spring – Joanna Brownridge

2nd: Morfa Dyffryn – David Bellamy

3rd: Reverence – Richard Ingleton

4th: Stained by the Light – Amanda Curbishley

Most voted 3D artworks (sculpture and ceramics)

1st: Returning Thought – Carol Richardson (Non-member)

2nd: Bird’s Eye View automata – Steve Woodbridge

3rd: Crown – Steve Woodbridge

Thank you to everyone who visited, voted and supported the exhibition. Your feedback, insight and enthusiasm help us ensure future events are a success.

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Wolfango Chiappella

I’m a British-Italian artist, based in Buckinghamshire but originally from the rolling hills of Piedmont, Italy. I paint mostly in oils, working from memory, sketches, and those quiet moments when a place stops you mid-step.

My work tends to orbit around landscapes — not the grand postcard kind, but the everyday corners where light, sky, and earth have a quiet conversation. I’m drawn to the shifts in weather, the worn paths, the way a tree can lean into a field like it's got a story to tell.

I’m not much for big statements. I paint what I notice, and sometimes what I miss. Sometimes I’m chasing a real memory, sometimes it’s the feeling of one.

Each painting is a small attempt to hold onto something fleeting — a sky clearing after rain, the gold haze of a summer field, the hush just before dusk. If you find a bit of yourself in any of them, then the painting’s done its job.

https://wolfango.com