Bondgate Gallery

Bondgate Gallery www.ukwatercolours.com

Bondgate Gallery specialise in Eric Thompson's original paintings and limited edition prints.

We also have a giclee fine art printing and framing service.

🐴 Wild Horses 🐴This is a limited edition giclee print by Eric. It might be the first time I’ve printed it this large a...
06/06/2026

🐴 Wild Horses 🐴

This is a limited edition giclee print by Eric. It might be the first time I’ve printed it this large and I’m really happy with it. The external dimensions of the frame are 68cm x 58cm





06/06/2026

Little Break! 🏝️⛱️
Thank you to all of our customers for an amazing Spring. We are closed for a family break from Monday 8th June and returning on Tuesday 16th.
Time for a little R&R and a few drinks, we will be back refreshed and ready to prepare for our upcoming exhibition on the 27th, whoop whoop 🙌🎨🎨

A Life in ArtChinoiserie - Dad had to spell it out for me, it's a word that just keeps on going 🤣🤣.Here is the official ...
30/05/2026

A Life in Art

Chinoiserie - Dad had to spell it out for me, it's a word that just keeps on going 🤣🤣.

Here is the official description: Chinoiserie is a European decorative style that originated in the 17th century and peaked in the 18th century, characterized by whimsical, romanticised, and imaginative interpretations of traditional Chinese and East Asian art.

Some of the new artwork that will be launched at our exhibition is in this style and they are really gorgeous, at least one will be coming home with me (Lynn 😁).

I've added a little teaser pic




A Life in Art!This is the synopsis from the back of Eric’s upcoming book 📖 There comes a moment in every artist’s li...
30/05/2026

A Life in Art!

This is the synopsis from the back of Eric’s upcoming book 📖






There comes a moment in every artist’s life..
Somewhere between chasing the next commission, balancing the monthly accounts, and wondering how many years lie ahead - when a quiet question appears:
‘What have I actually learned from all this?’
For Eric Thompson, that question arrived long ago, and never quite went away.
After more than 45 years as a professional artist and three decades teaching others to paint, he found himself surrounded not just by pictures, but by stories of exhibitions and travel, of mishaps and small victories, of doubt, determination, and the people he met along the way.
A Proper Job is not a how-to guide and it isn’t a manual on technique.
It is a warm, honest reflection on what it truly means to build a life in art. Told with humour, humanity, and the quiet perspective that only time can give.

29/05/2026

A Life in Art!

Painting in different mediums🎨

Lovely weather today and some lovely pictures have headed off to their new homes 🎨🏡
23/05/2026

Lovely weather today and some lovely pictures have headed off to their new homes 🎨🏡

I was hunting through some older photos looking for something specific and came across this one, how much has the shop c...
22/05/2026

I was hunting through some older photos looking for something specific and came across this one, how much has the shop changed since I took this picture 🤯

I've crammed so much more in since then 🤣🤣

21/05/2026

A Life in Art!

Get 'A Proper Job'
The title of Eric's upcoming book and stories of where his life as a professional full-time artist began 🎨

20/05/2026

A Life in Art

The Blooper Reel!! 🤣🫣🫣
Leading with this as it’s just funny 😁

A Life in ArtWe’ve had Kim in the shop today filming promo videos for the upcoming exhibition. We may have given her mo...
19/05/2026

A Life in Art

We’ve had Kim in the shop today filming promo videos for the upcoming exhibition. We may have given her more bloopers than usable footage 🫣🤣🤣. Greener Lavelle

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51 Fore Bondgate
Bishop Auckland
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Tuesday 9:30am - 4pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4pm
Friday 9:30am - 4pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4pm

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