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I am predominately a self taught artist living in the beautiful county of Dorset where much of my inspiration comes from. During lockdown I was able to spend more time on my art and although still working part time as…

An art enthusiast who, over the years, has taken many classes both in watercolour and oils.

Jenny Monds lived for a number of years in Dorset. She now lives just over the border in Wiltshire, but loves to return. She works in her home studio on mainly abstract or semi-abstract paintings, usually with acrylic and mixed…

I was a secondary teacher for over 30 years before becoming more involved in the art world. When I started painting, I very quickly realised that soft pastels was the artform which excited me – I love the immediacy of…

I originally painted watercolour – having various books published by Search Press and selling widely in and around Surrey and the southeast. Having retired and moved to Poundbury I now paint in oil and mixed media mainly for pleasure. I…

I spent most of my working life as an Engineer in the automotive and aerospace industries; whilst always an interest in art, but it was not until 2000 that I found time to take up painting, since then I have…

I paint in oil and mixed media, often using collage and palette knife techniques. My paintings often evolve from memory and in response to the mood and atmosphere of a place, landscape or feeling. They are semi abstract and, I…

During my 50th year I completed a botanical illustration course at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. It gave enormous pleasure and led to a number of exhibitions as well as fulfilling my desire to learn how to paint. Twenty…

I enjoy painting in oils and sketching. Various ….anything that stays still.

A former art historian, I took up painting seriously once I had retired. Working in oils, watercolour or pastel, I like to paint still life, landscape and figurative scenes inspired by the events, quirks and foibles of modern society, from…

I find watercolours very challenging which when it works is very rewarding. Not sure I had a journey just wanted to try something new that would fill my time usefully in retirement. So far it has been reasonably successful as…

Since coming to Dorset, I have moved from the studio to painting outdoors. The ever changing shades of the sea, the rolling forms of land and sky and the sheer richness of colour are inspiring. I am currently illustrating a…

Julian Bailey is a Dorset based figurative artist . He has focused his painting on the stretch of coastline between Weymouth and Wareham these last few years. Depicting the chalky cliffs offset against the deep blues of the tidal waters…

Colin’s folk-art style of mosaicking is centred on recycling ceramics and is predominantly designed for interior display. He also uses old toy cars as a medium and has collected both pottery and toy cars for many years. His subject matter…

First encountering clay aged 12 when attending a class with my Mum, it’s been the slow growth of a passion for clay. It is a magical material – starting with an unpromising lump of ‘mud’ and finishing with a piece…

I’m a graphite fine artist from the south coast of Dorset, living and working on the Jurassic Coast. This landscape, and the people who live here, inspire most of my work. I’m proud to be a member of local art…

I like weird and wonderful.

My preferred subject is people in all the different genres, portraits, life studies, urban sketching and squeezing them in to landscapes. I use watercolour with pen and wash to quickly sketch figures and this brought me to the attention of…

I enjoy working in all types of media, whether it be 2D or 3D. Landscapes, buildings and the mundane of everyday life tend to be the subject of my compositions. I usually work from my own photographs since I it…

I trained as a graphic design and worked in mainly magazine publishing. Now I like making 3D collages, which can be serious or humourous and use printed, and/or 3D ephemera and are put into boxes.