{"id":4161,"date":"2015-03-24T08:44:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T08:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/?p=4161"},"modified":"2015-03-24T08:44:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T08:44:42","slug":"taste-good-life-landlove-artist-veronica-van-eijk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/taste-good-life-landlove-artist-veronica-van-eijk\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste of the good life for LandLove with artist Veronica van Eijk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_2213\"<\/a>Such lovely feedback from artist Veronica van Eijk, following the publication of her feature in the March\/April edition of LandLove magazine.<\/p>\n

It was an absolute delight to spend time with Veronica and her husband Mike Lodge during the shoot at their welcoming farmhouse and studio in East Sussex.<\/p>\n

The moment we arrived, Mike set to, in true Great British Bake Off style, kindly baking fresh bread to use as props for the shoot and, later, for a very tasty al fresco lunch.<\/p>\n

During our busy day, photographer colleague Bruce Hemming and I had the privilege of stepping into Veronica and Mike\u2019s idyllic rural life. We discovered how chancing upon the farmhouse has opened a whole new world to this go-ahead couple.<\/p>\n

Veronica told me how she instantly spotted the potential of a crumbling brick and flint barn, realising immediately that, with vision and effort, it could become the characterful studio where she now paints and holds workshops.<\/p>\n

What this talented artist hadn’t anticipated was how her art would take a complete change of direction – inspired by her new neighbour\u2019s herd of organic dairy cows! Neither did she know that she\u2019d become so involved with the super artist-run Chalk Gallery<\/a> in Lewes, where her work is displayed.<\/p>\n

Bruce and I thoroughly enjoyed our busy day on the Pevensey Levels and, to receive the following email when the magazine was published, made the shoot even more worthwhile:<\/p>\n

\u2018Mike and I both love the feature about our home. The house looks super and the article is fabulous. It is a lovely thing for the house to have had a chance to be in the limelight and, for us, it is a wonderful memento to keep and share with our children. Huge thank you to you, and to Bruce as well.\u2019 <\/i><\/p>\n

To read the full story, pick up a copy of LandLove<\/a>. To view Veronica’s website click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Attached are a few snaps taken on my phone during our shoot.<\/p>\n

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