2D Art

After an eighteen-year career in music artist management, Andrew spent a further decade working alongside the creator of Bob the Builder, producing and monetising animated children’s television projects. This chapter of his career taught him the importance of capturing an…

Painting and sketching were regular activities for Simon during his formulative years; but in spite of an enthusiasm for oils and watercolours he joined the Army. Whilst in the Armed Forces he found time to get the brushes out; being…

Hello, I’m Nealey! I’m a painter and artist based in Crossways. I’m originally from London and come from a family of artists and musicians. I have a BA in Art & Design and a Fine Art Diploma at UAL. Currently,…

Helen took a degree in Embroidery moons ago, worked in textile conservation for a while and now creates pictures using fabric, stitch and mixed media inspired by her garden.

Kimberley Day lives on the Isle of Purbeck on the south coast of England, Dorset. Her abstracted landscape paintings are a response to places that hold some sense of mystery or the intangible. Using composition as storytelling, her feelings expressed…

‘Katherine Baker, a young artist from Dorchester.  She draws people…friends, family, and sometimes people she doesn’t know but who are in the right place at the right time. Katherine notices all the details and includes these in her art work. …

In his current portraits, place and context are always present — but encoded rather than stated. Through the use of collage and mixed media, topographical maps, street plans, textile patterns, cultural objects and landscape, fragments are layered into backgrounds and…

I was born in Swanage to a gamekeeper and post mistress and spent my childhood roaming the glorious Dorset countryside, happiest amongst nature or keenly observing the local people and places that have fascinated me ever since. I completed an…

With roots in Poundbury, I have grown up with a love for art and expressions of creativity. This of course, was only encouraged and further inspired by family. Particularly, my Grandparents, to with I would regularly share my sketchbook- usually…

To revel in colour, the portrayal of light, the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional plane; for me these are some of life’s greatest joys, and challenges. Frustration and Therapy rolled into one. Always grateful for the ability to…

I work mainly in acrylic and pastel but have created in a variety of media and combinations. I love colour and am inspired by local landscapes and gardens. I am currently working on a series based on bouquets I have…

I cannot remember a time when I didn’t scribble – words, drawings, pictures. I took extra art classes at school and have painted on and off ever since. I spent much time over the years visiting galleries and learning about…

My art is inspired by the colours that surround me in nature. I love the vibrancy that acrylics bring to each painting. I also enjoy playing with textures and have started to experiment with more mixed media pieces.

Having painted for the greater part of my life,I have drawn inspiration from the beautiful places I have lived and worked. When young I tutored several art classes in Devon before moving on and continuing my working life in Europe.…

Jamie Clark is a professional photographer and artist. His passion for fine art flora photography runs along side a 20 year career shooting advertising photography in London. His creative style with Emulsion Lifts is a photographic technique that produces a…

Mike first qualified and worked as a Graphic Designer before joining the Army and serving in many countries. More than 40 years ago he left the army to become an art teacher and was the Head of Art at two…

My work explores memory, identity and the traces of lives that remain through objects, photographs and fragments of the past. Working primarily with collage and mixed media, I build layered surfaces using vintage ephemera, found papers, paint, texture and black-and-white…

Jonathan Hodgson is a professional artist and tutor who works mainly from his shop/studio in Silver Street, Ilminster. Largely self-taught; he has always had a passion for creative arts. The landscapes, wildlife and mythology of the Westcountry predominantly continues to…

My textile work has been a means of exploring ideas around identity and belonging. In my embroideries I often represent groups of people engaged in similar leisurely pursuits such as walking or swimming. My arts training took place in Dorset…

Jenny Monds lived for a number of years in Dorset. She now lives just over the border in Wiltshire (in the Chalke Valley), but loves to return. She trained as a librarian and ran a bookshop until the end of…

My art journey is a bit of a stop-start affair. at the grand age of 9, I won an art prize at school. As you can imagine, I was highly delighted and thought that I had made it in my…