ARTISTS from all four corners of Herefordshire and beyond have put brush to card or ink to paper, ahead of an online art auction for St Michael’s Hospice.

A total of 333 pieces of artwork have been entered into Postcards from Life, an annual fundraiser which to date has raised more than £22,000 for St Michael’s. The work is on the website of one of the event sponsors, Brightwells, ahead of the bidding process which begins on October 30th. All the art is 6” x 4” and is mounted and framed by Leominster-based picture framer, David Beswick.

This year’s work features an array of entries, from abstract art to depictions of wildlife, rural scenes and various locations in Herefordshire and further afield.

The work will be on display at the Bishop’s Palace in Hereford from November 10th - 12th, with lots closing at various times between 12pm-6pm on November 13th.

Paddy Nugent, the Hospice’s Community Fundraising Manager, encouraged would-be bidders to get browsing.

“We would invite everyone to take a look at this year’s entries and to bid generously right from the outset, safe in the knowledge that money from winning bids will go straight to St Michael’s Hospice,” he said.

To view the artwork, visit the website at:

st-michaels-hospice.org.uk/postcards-from-life/ and follow the links.