Dear Mr. Dick, May I draw your attention to Bees in Art ( 
http://beesinart.com ), a brand new gallery devoted to art inspired by bees. 
Please find enclosed a press release below.

The World's First Art Gallery Devoted to Bees Bees In Art:

The world's first art gallery devoted to Beekeeping, Honeybees and 
Bumblebees depicted in art. East Yorkshire, UK - Internet based 'Bees in 
Art' Gallery exhibits artwork by leading artists whose fascination with 
beekeeping, bees and other Hymenoptera has inspired them. Bees in Art is 
curated by Royal College of Art graduates Andrew Tyzack and Debbie Grice.

We exhibit and sell important artworks by contemporary artists: Robert 
Gillmor and David Koster as well as works by past masters: Graham 
Sutherland. They deal with all art forms.

The gallery is based online and has generated much interest globally.

Beekeeping and Bees are an immensely important part of our ecosystem. For 
the first time, their fantastic life cycle is celebrated through art. 
Andrew,

'Bees in Art' founder, is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and a third 
generation beekeeper. He keeps several beehives in the East Riding of 
Yorkshire, UK. His earliest memory of beekeeping was helping his grandfather 
capture a wild colony of bees, established in the wall of a wooden hut: "in 
the smoky gloom Grandad gently took away the inner wall and there were the 
bees populating beeswax combs. Because the hut was gloomy and Grandad was 
gentle, the bees just carried on with their lives. We weren't wearing any 
protective clothing at all, but I felt safe. Their doorway was where a knot 
had fallen out of a plank, but once we had captured the queen the colony was 
ours.".

Early inspiration came from a boyhood curiosity for all things natural, and 
from the artists, writers, poets and dancers, such as the sculptor Andy 
Goldsworthy and the poet Liz Lochead, who were visitors to his home. Now 
bees and beekeeping are the central themes of his work.

Andrew's beekeeping can be followed using Twitter as well as through his 
facebook page. Debbie Grice, co-founder, is an award winning artist and 
graduate of the Royal College of Art. Married to Andrew Tyzack she is the 
'beekeepers wife', jarring honey and creating the beautiful labels for the 
jars. Winner of the Folio Society Illustration Award 1998, Debbie produces 
evocative mezzotint engravings of apiaries. She is also a qualified pilot 
and is featured in a Wellcome Trust Community TV production.

'The Land Gallery' is Bees in Art's sister gallery and specialises in 
wildlife art with a special dedication to studying wildlife in the field. 
The Land Gallery has been featured in BBC TV, BBC Radio, Country Living 
Magazine, Yorkshire Post and numerous local society publications and 
newspapers. 

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