Local, Fresh and Sustainable
Copper Beech Café (CBC), situated directly next to JAGS Sports Club, is the perfect oasis to enjoy homemade food, great coffee and locally sourced products. Modern in design, the café hosts monthly exhibitions from local artists and multiple workshops for adults and kids.
The landscaped area outside is surrounded by plants and dotted with picnic benches, which surround the integral copper beech tree. Copper Beech Café is committed to recycling and all packaging is compostable and sustainable, including our bioplastic containers and straws. For further information regarding exhibitions, private hire and workshops, please visit our website.
Café opening hours are as follows:
Monday – Thursday: 4-7pm
Friday: 4-8pm
Saturday: 8am-6pm
Sunday: 8am-3pm
No dogs, smoking or vaping.
Ray Betts, March 2026
Fine artist Louise Galizia returns to Copper Beech Café to debut her latest body of work. Working primarily in her preferred medium of oil paint, this collection ranges from black-and-white value studies of sculptural casts to vibrant landscapes and still lifes. Through these works, Louise explores the expressive possibilities of oil painting while continuing to refine her voice and develop a distinctive personal style.
Louise has exhibited in both local and larger exhibitions, including the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries. Alongside her painting practice, she works in film, with each discipline informing and inspiring the other.
“It’s not just about coverage, or conveying what you see in front of you – it’s about uncovering what lies beneath the surface: the emotional tone and meaning of a moment. I want people to respond to the story or the painting – to feel the temperature of the night air as they walk through a landscape; to wonder what a person might be feeling as they sit in quiet thought; to sense the sadness, love, or joy that characters experience as their story unfolds.”
Louise has drawn and painted from a young age, but it was after studying classical Atelier techniques that she developed a deeper understanding of the discipline and techniques of fine art.
Between directing projects she returned to painting, drawn to its simplicity and intimacy as a form of expression. She later studied at London Fine Art Studios in Battersea, developing her skills in portraiture, landscape, and still life with a focus on alla prima technique. She also studied portraiture with Alex Tsavaris.
This exhibition brings together Louise’s most recent work, created through her ongoing desire to refine her technique and skills. The black-and-white cast paintings emphasise value, edges, and form, while the landscapes and still lifes introduce colour and chroma. Driven by a constant commitment to improvement, Louise continues to create work that reflects subjects that are meaningful, personal, and emotionally resonant.
Louise also organises fortnightly life drawing classes at Copper Beech cafe. Visit her website to find out more.
@louisecgalizia_art
