\n Thirteen watercolours by Dick Scott, an inpatient at St Oswald\u2019s Hospice in Gosforth, have gone on public display for the first time.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dick Scott at The Auckland Palace where his art work that was long-forgotten has been displayed in a brand new art exhibition (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)\n<\/p>\n
\n The works, inspired by Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n\u2019s Jacob and his Twelve Sons, were painted more than a decade ago, then left tucked away in Dick\u2019s Longbenton home.\n<\/p>\n
\n The collection came to light only after a conversation between social worker Marisa Woodward and Dick\u2019s sister, Sue Coxon.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dick Scott at The Auckland Palace where his art work that was long-forgotten has been displayed in a brand new art exhibition (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)\n<\/p>\n
\n When Woodward contacted The Auckland Project for advice, Chief Operating Officer Richard Hinch immediately asked to feature the paintings in the new Hub\u2019s opening exhibition.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dick, who first picked up a brush in 2000 after recovering from a liver transplant, plans to donate the paintings to the Hospice and is now working on a mural celebrating its care.\n<\/p>\n
\n After opening the exhibition, he will receive a VIP tour of Auckland Palace to view Zurbar\u00e1n\u2019s originals for the first time.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dick Scott at The Auckland Palace where his art work that was long-forgotten has been displayed in a brand new art exhibition (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)\n<\/p>\n
\n Sue said: \u201cRichard told us he loved the paintings and wanted them for the first exhibition in the new Artists\u2019 Hub in Bishop Auckland town centre.\n<\/p>\n
\n “He also invited Dick to officially open the Hub at a VIP event. When I told Dick, he was overwhelmed with emotion – he never thought anyone would see them.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Dick said: \u201cI\u2019m not a religious man, but there was something about those paintings that really moved me. All I\u2019ve ever wanted is for people to see my paintings.\n<\/p>\n
\n “For them to make their debut in such a prestigious setting is beyond my imagination, and I am grateful to St Oswald\u2019s Hospice and The Auckland Project for making this happen.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Dick Scott at The Auckland Palace where his art work that was long-forgotten has been displayed in a brand new art exhibition (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)\n<\/p>\n
\n Robert said: \u201cThese are remarkable paintings, and this is an extraordinary story. If it hadn\u2019t been for a chance conversation, they may never have seen the light of day, which would have been a travesty.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Dick Scott at The Auckland Palace where his art work that was long-forgotten has been displayed in a brand new art exhibition (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)\n<\/p>\n
\n The Artists\u2019 Hub will offer courses in ceramics, photography and textiles in partnership with Bishop Auckland College.\n<\/p>\n
\n St Oswald\u2019s Hospice Family Support Services cost \u00a3300,000 a year to run and receive no statutory funding.\n<\/p>\n
\n Its 2025 Giving Day and Christmas Fundraising Appeal aim to generate vital support for patients like Scott.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thirteen watercolours by Dick Scott, an inpatient at St Oswald\u2019s Hospice in Gosforth, have gone on public display…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-311566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}