Val Archer

The Painter, The Cook and The Art of Cucina

22 October - 10 November 2007

The Painter, the Cook, and the Art of Cucina is Val Archer’s latest spectacular achievement. One of Britain’s leading still-life painters Val Archer has collaborated with the great Italian food expert Anna del Conte to produce a unique food travelogue through six of Italy’s lesser-known regions.

The book is a visual feast of Italian produce, with recipes and food history celebrating the very best regional and seasonal specialities at the heart of Italy’s Slow Food Movement. Our selling exhibition will feature over 100 of Val Archer’s stunning oil paintings and watercolours from this appetising book.

Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5.30 pm

For further details on each picture, please click on the images or their titles

PERSIMMONS AND FREESIAS TURIN CHOCS GOAT
RED PEPPER MOSTARDA D'UVA BARBERA YELLOW PEPPER
WILD BEETROOT EGGS FOR ZABAGLIONE AND MAJOLICA TILES WHITE TRUFFLE ON MOSS
WEDDING CAKE CHEESE TRUFFLE HUNTER ROBIOLA CHEESE
PEPERONATA BICERIN PEAR AND BERRIES
GIANDUIA CHOCOLATES A MOSAIC OF SPICES CUTTLEFISH
SPIDER CRAB POMEGRANATES PISELLI
MURANO GLASS BEADS AND BORLOTTI BEANS RADICCHIO DI VERONA FORTUNY FABRIC AND MOLECHE
VENETIAN DOLCI MELON AND SAN DANIELLE PROSCIUTTO VENETIAN BISCUITS AND SWEETS
VEGETABLES ON VENETIAN MAP SAN DANIELLE HAM WHITE POLENTA
THE FIRST FORK RADICCHIO VARIGATO DI CASTELFRANCO RADICCHIO DE TREVISO
SQUID AND NETTED FISH LIGURIAN WILD HERBS FOR PREBOGGION FRESH SPINACH WITH CYCLIST GUISEPPE
ROSE SYRUP FISH FROM GOLFO PARIDISO FOR LIGURIAN FISH SOUP GENOESE CANDIED FRUITS ON LIGURIAN BROCADE
IL PANDOLCE ANTICO ROSES AND LACE TAGGIASCA OLIVES
BELLA DI GARBAGNA CHERRIES TROFIETTE AND CROZETTI PASTA WALNUTS AND TRAVERTINE BOWL
CRIVELLI PEACHES APPLES FROM MONTE SIBILLINI FISH FOR BRODETTO
LONZINO DI FICO PEAR, PLUM AND SLOES WITH GOLDFINCH FRESCO FRANCO'S THE FISHERMAN'S FEET - A SEXY AND LOVEABLE LANGOUSTINE
FIGS AND MAJOLICA TILE PURPLE PLUMS ANGEL'S HAIR PASTA
TOURNEDOS ROSSINI WILD MUSSELS PLUMS AND MIMOSA
SALAMI FROM FABRIANO FABRIANO IL SALAME FRAGOLE DI BOSCO
PANE DI ALTAMURA OLIO SARDINIAN FLORA AND FAUNA
SMALL TOMATOES AND DAISY THE BUTCHER AND HIS WIFE SOW AND PIGLETS
ALMONDS ON OTRANTO MOSAICS - AGOSTO YELLOW ZUCCINI ON OTRANTO MOSAICS - THE FARMING MONTHS OF THE YEAR CHERRIES ON OTRANTO MOSAICS - TWIN TAILED MERMAID
PEACHES IN PUGLIESE DISH GLI ZUCCINI DA UGO OLIVES ON OTRANTO MOSAICS - DECEMBER
GREY MULLET POPPIES AND CORNFLOWERS FROM THE ARTICHOKE FIELDS AGED PECORINO AND PANE CARASAU (CARTA DI MUSICA)
ARTICHOKE AND SLOW SNAIL SMALL DOLCI SARDI DOLCI SARDI
SARDINIAN PIGLETS ROASTING MEATS MIXED PLUMS

 

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