All Styles

After retiring from teaching….30 years in Dorset schools, I have very much welcomed the opportunity I now have for my own painting and have enjoyed starting afresh, with new ideas and the time needed to follow my own interests. I…

I was born in South Wales and now live in Dorset. Visual stimulation from different surroundings, colour combinations from nature or photos, or even a piece of fabric can create ideas for inclusion in a painting . I have a…

Pauleen Trim HS GM SBA Fellow Pauleen is a Botanical Artist who lives and works in rural Dorset. On retirement after 25 years lecturing in Art, Design, Textiles, Theatre and Media Make-Up and Costume at the Bournemouth College, she took…

My art journey started in 2024 by winning Art in the Squares in my category, with a watercolour painting of Queen Mother Square. I then went on to win Art in the Sunflowers in my category last year, using acrylic…

Originally from Tyneside but having relocated to Dorset some 30odd years ago, I have all but abandoned my gritty industrial northern lanscapes in oils. Most of my work now is of still life painted with acrylics and occasionally on reclaimed…

Ed Marriott a semi abstract style capturing the towns in Dorset and the Southwest coast line. I am a young local artist from Swanage and have been exhibiting my art work around Swanage since the age of 8 years old.…

I began my artistic journey as a glassmaker / jeweller before turning to paint Initially I painted botanical subjects and representational landscapes. My work is now more abstracted. Light and space play a crucial part in my painting. I love…

My favourite occupation is landscape plein air painting, both at home and abroad. I am fortunate in that I live in Dorset with so many opportunities in the coastlines and countryside of this lovely county. My work is mostly impressionistic…

Brenda has painted for 60 years. Working in all mediums , portraits in pastels and landscapes mostly in acrylic she also has watercolour experience!

Having painted on and off throughout my life, I have been taking it more seriously in the last few years. I find I am still exploring different ways to express my response to a composition of fields or the light…

As a landscape artist, I believe that no place compares to that in which the world has come alive to you, where you know every rock, every path, and all images are held so clearly in your mind. Being based…

I have been painting mainly in watercolour or oil painting for many years and successfully exhibited in Cumbria and Essex when I lived there. I now live in Poundbury and have moved into acrylic painting as well as watercolour.

I’m a Ukrainian-born artist and software engineer based in Poole, Dorset. Growing up in Odessa, the sea shaped much of my life and continues to influence my work along the British coastline. Watercolour is my main medium, though I also…

Painting has always been my passion and I finally achieved my goal of going to art college in Bristol as a mature student. I graduated with a 2 i Honours degree in Graphic Design. Part of my degree involved creative…

I enjoy playing with shape and colour, sometimes to represent the striking landscape around me, and sometimes more to express the feelings evoked by a place. I use a variety of media, often on the same piece to create texture…

My work is influenced by my background as a Textile Designer. My work is multidisciplinary and includes: Paintings in Gouache and Mixed Media Mixed Media Photoshop Prints using Adobe Photoshop Colour and design are very important aspects of my work.…

Julia is a Dorset-based Artist, originally born in Epsom, Surrey. She brings a sensitive eye and a versatile hand to her art, moving fluidly between mediums and styles. Experimentation lies at the heart of Julia’s practice. She embraces the freedom…