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Cathie Agates
Hand Knitted Garments I enjoy knitting with a variety of yarns. It is a hobby which has taken up a fair amount of my time since joining Open Studios, especially during the lockdown periods. Exhibiting at Studio No 4: Sentosa Southview Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 1HG Email: cathie@ragates.co.uk Telephone: 01892665021 |
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Yolande Beer
Colourful Decorative Earthenware I studied three-dimensional design in Brighton. A love for ceramics and a flair for life-drawing led me to decorate pots, platters and tiles with lively and flowing figures. I specialise in brightly coloured earthenware, durable stoneware and figurative carved wares. Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough TN6 3RH Email: yolande@yolandebeer.co.uk Telephone: 079227 83564 Website: yolandebeer.co.uk Facebook: Yolande Beer Ceramics Instagram: Yolande_Beer_Ceramics |
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Jan Beesley
Photographic Art I am a photographer based in Buxted, East Sussex. Inspired by artists and photographers of many genres, I believe we experience the world as a series of fleeting impressions, coloured by our own memories and emotions. I am fascinated by the idea that time is non-linear, our present moments always influenced by past shadows and future possibilities. I use photography as the medium by which to express these ideas and enjoy the playfulness of using creative camera techniques such as multiple exposure and camera movement. Printing the image is the final step in the creative process for me; latterly I have been experimenting with hand-finishing printed images using techniques such as gilding. I like the fact that this creates a “one-off” piece of work. I am also very interested in the relationship between poetry and image and often write short poems to go with my work. Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough, TN6 3RH Email: jan@janbeephotography.com Telephone: 07984 627135 Website: janbeephotography.com Instagram: jan.beesley |
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Nicola Bolton
Prints Nicola Bolton is an artist who uses a camera as her main medium. She creates abstract images which are energetic representations of time and place, real and imagined. Drawn to colour and form, her artworks bring a sense of enigma and drama, inviting the viewer to create their own stories about what they’re seeing. In contrast, her photographic work focuses on the details which surround us - texture, shape, colour - through which she tries to capture a sense of the mindful moments we can easily miss. Exhibiting at Studio No 3: J & K Gallery 33 Croft Road Crowborough TN6 1DL Email: njbdvt@yahoo.com Telephone: 07802 233005 Website: nicolaboltonphotography.com Instagram: nicolaboltonphotography |
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Nathalie Bos
Oil Animal Portraits Self-taught and based in East Sussex, Nathalie developed her painting techniques in oils through tutorials and books. Animals have always been a great source of inspiration and a passion. They have therefore become her favourite subjects, pets, or wildlife. Exhibiting at Studio No 3: J & K Gallery 33 Croft Road Crowborough TN6 1DL Email: nathaliejeannebos@gmail.com Telephone: 07394 442045 Website: nathaliebos.wixsite.com Facebook: artiste nathalie bos Instagram: sussex-artists.co.uk |
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Grant Bradford
Drawings & Wood-Carving Grant Bradford is a professional designer & illustrator who spent over 40 years working for British and international publishers. He now spends his time drawing and making carvings in oak. Exhibiting at Studio No 5: Maple Tree House St John's Road Crowborough TN6 1RT Email: grantbradford5@gmail.com Telephone: 01892 603468 Access: Steep drive Parking: At top of drive on St John's Road; disabled drop-off at the venue welcomed. |
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Mary Bradley
Paintings, Cards I work in most media, including encaustic wax, which I will be demonstrating during Open Studios. I also do pet portraits. Exhibiting at Studio No 8: 3, Swift Close Crowborough TN6 1UN Email: bradleys.mb2@gmail.com Telephone: 01892 653556 Website: marybradleyart.crowborough |
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Dave Brooker
Landscape & Travel Photography I have been a keen amateur photographer for more years than I can remember. My main interests are landscape and travel photography, and creating digital audio-visual presentations. I moved into digital photography around twenty years ago. I currently use a Canon 6D Mk2 digital SLR camera. Using Photos and Affinity software on the Macintosh platform for image cataloguing and processing, I print my photographs in monochrome and colour on an Epson P600 A3+ ink jet printer. Although I have been able to travel to many places, I still enjoy the varied local landscapes that we are lucky to live in, around Ashdown Forest, East Sussex and the Southeast of England generally, for my hobby of photography. Exhibiting at Studio No 3: J & K Gallery 33 Croft Road Crowborough TN6 1DL Email: dave@mappingideas.co.uk Telephone: 01892 610696/07836 285356 Website: www.mappingideas.co.uk Facebook: david.j.brooker.7 Instagram: brooker_landscapes |
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Di Drummond
Paintings & Drawings My main influences come from the Kent landscape. I often work en plein air, both figuratively and in a more expressive way, gathering information that can develop into larger, more abstract images back in the studio. Painting about the natural and domestic world, my work is often made in series, developing a theme across several canvases. I paint and draw in oils, acrylic, gouache, charcoal, graphite and ink. My love of drawing also translates into linocut and dry-point printing. Exhibiting at Studio No 2: The Garden House Burnt Oak Road Crowborough TN6 3SDY Email: drummond.di@icloud.com Telephone: 07973 851165 Website: www.signalboxstudio.art Facebook: signalboxstudiosignalboxstudioart |
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Frances Durtnell
Knitting, Chinese Brush Painting Designed knitting, berets, mittens and other miscellaneous hand knitted items, plus Chinese brush painting. Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough, TN6 3RH Email: frances.durtnell@gmail.com Telephone: 01444 244163 |
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Sue Exton
Handmade Ceramics I make all of my ceramics by hand, mostly on the wheel. I like my work to be functional so I try to create simple forms that can be used every day, that are pleasing to look at, touch and hold. Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough, TN6 3RH Email: susanexton@hotmail.com Telephone: 07908 681543 |
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Fat Quarters
Patchwork and Quilting Fat Quarters are a group of like-minded stitchers, who meet once a week to exchange ideas, share projects and create individual pieces. We hand-stitch and machine-stitch, to create bed covers, cushions and any small items for sale. Exhibiting at Studio No 12: Netherfield London Road Crowborough TN6 1TD Email: Dibyers43@gmail.com Telephone: 01892 669317/07763563399 |
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William Gowans
Stoneware and Raku At Ashdown pottery we teach, make, sell and exhibit. Bill explores the emotional and spiritual effects of colour through thrown stoneware forms with contrasting inner and outer surface decoration and transitions. Exhibiting at Studio No 9: Sunmore Back Lane Fairwarp TN22 3BE Email: ashdownpottery@yahoo.com Telephone: 07710 006805 Website: ashdownpottery.co.uk Instagram: @ashdownpottery |
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Jennifer Grant
Textile Art I am a textile artist but it covers so many different disciplines. I mostly use free machine and hand embroidery but it includes painting, printing, ripping, burning, bleaching ... and so on! My finished artwork is abstract but life is the influence! Exhibiting at Studio No 14: Orchard Cottage Nether Lane Nutley TN22 3LD Email: noholdsbarredtextiles@yahoo.com Telephone: 07702 112203 Website: noholdsbarredtextiles.co.uk Instagram: Jennifergrant8093 |
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Wes Groves
Raku Ceramic Artist I have been developing my Raku ceramic creations over the past few years; these range from thrown pots, birds, fish, ammonites and recreating glass items from the 60s in ceramic. I use about 8 different Raku techniques to enhance the look of the creations. I am a great fan of the Pottery Throw Down and will attempt to have a go at most of the things they do on the programme. So imagine after making a number of items, I go out into my garden, placing them in my oil drum kiln, firing them to 1000 degrees C, opening the kiln whilst it’s still very hot and then placing the items into a dustbin filled with sawdust. Flames and smoke start dancing around the objects, as the smoke clears you search for the items, all black and charred, once cleaned then you think, 'Wow that was fun!' Exhibiting at Studio no 7: Green Cottage Green Lane Crowborough TN6 2DF Email: wes.groves@btinternet.com Telephone: 07885 297640 |
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Linda Gulliver
Original hand knitted items Linda is an experienced hand knitter who experiments with design and pattern to create both wearable knits and works of art. She explores the boundaries between the visual and textural elements of traditional hand knitting. Her aim is to encourage the yarns to become a fabric which relates the story of life with all its contours and experiences. Exhibiting at Studio No 6: Blossom Cottage 44, Southridge Road Crowborough TN6 1NAY Email: linda.gulliver@yahoo.co.uk Telephone: 077302 87180 |
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Dee Harper
Watercolour/Acrylic/Charcoal/Ink landscapes/nature From as early as I can remember I have loved exploring design, colour, texture & shapes both 2D & 3D. This has progressed into my art where I push the boundaries of representation and abstraction along with colour…. or not! I accept & welcome commissions. Exhibiting at Studio No 4: Sentosa Southview Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 1HG Email: desiree1947@gmail.com Telephone: 07960 111993 Website: Dee Harper Fine Art Facebook: Dee Harper Fine Art |
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Mary Hazel Harris
Woodcut prints, paintings, drawings Because this year has been different, I have been challenging myself to experiment with oil paint on small canvas boards and also trying using watercolour on very rough surfaces. I am enjoying again the opportunities to take part in drawing exercises, life drawing and portrait from live models. I am trying to express what I see in different ways and a drawing can lead into a woodcut or a painting. Using the soft Japanese wood, sharp chisels and hand printing with different coloured inks are ideal tools to express my love of ancient trees. I learnt these skills from tutor Merlyn Chesterman at West Dean College. Exhibiting at Studio no 7: Green Cottage Green Lane Crowborough TN6 2DF Email: maryhazelharris87@gmail.com Telephone: 07803 254645 |
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Sandy Infield
Landscape, painting, prints & batik My work is inspired by nature, expansive views of the South Downs and Ashdown Forest or more intimate landscapes of a meadow or even flowerbed. I use watercolour technique and block printing to create layers of rhythm drawing out the patterns that live in the countryside I live in. Exhbiting at Studio no 10: Black Shed Studios Sunnyview Nursery Lane Fairwarp TN223BD Email: sandyinfield@gmail.com Telephone: 07594 920763 Website: www.sandyinfield.com/contact www.blackshedstudios.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/sandyinfield |
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Clare Jones
Ceramics New to world of ceramics, my work is mainly wheel thrown and slab built, ranging from jugs and mugs through to Christmas decorations and wind chimes. Shapes, textures and glazes are important, with a colour palette based on nature and in particular plants. Exhibiting at Studio No 11: Regency Cottage Fairwarp TN22 3BE Email: clare.yorkshill@btinternet.com Telephone: 07393 312354 Website: lanterncottagepottery.co.uk Instagram: lanterncottagepottery |
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Jan Kemsley
Watercolour/acrylic ink Working with watercolour pigments and acrylic ink I am inspired by the colours of the natural world. Exhibiting at Studio No 11: Regency Cottage Fairwarp TN22 3BE Email: jankemsley@aol.com Telephone: 01825 713477 www.facebook.com/jankemsley www.instagram.com/jankemsleyart |
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Louise Kentish
Oil painting/abstract As an Artist I continue to experiment with style, form and subject - sometimes successfully but often not. The process of trying to grow as an Artist is the exciting part and experimentation is essential. I like to find inspiration in Ashdown Forest where I live but also at the coast: both the English Coast and the vivid vital colourful coast of Portugal. Exhibiting at Studio No 11: Regency Cottage Fairwarp TN22 3BE Email: l.kentish@btinternet.com Telephone: 07799 796421 Facebook: LousajaneK Instagram: LousajaneK |
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Valerie Letley
Fused glass I like to keep my options open when it comes to glass design. I see something and wonder how I can transform it into fused glass. Inspiration includes nature, childhood games and abstract art from which I create practical items for the home, as well as decorative art and jewellery. The kiln firing turns solid glass into molten liquid and back again, causing it to be forever changed. I am in awe of the process and always excited to see the results. Glass comes into its own when interacting with light, be it sunlight or candlelight, reflected or transmitted. Like us, fused glass is multi-faceted having the ability to be both deeply complex and wonderfully straightforward. It is a truly beautiful medium that can bring joy and lift spirits. Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough, TN6 3RH Email: valerie@glassophony.com Telephone: 07740 256272 Website: www.glassophony.com Facebook: Glassophony - Fused Glass Art by Valerie Letley |
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Doron Lichtman
Expressive nature and landscape painting I am a painter of expressive natural scenes, what catches my eyes but mainly my heart. I use various colourful media in my emotional expressive work, mainly to show the tonal values created by light in our landscape. Scenes are painted either outdoors or in the studio according to weather. Exhibiting at Studio No 5: Maple Tree House St John's Road Crowborough TN6 1RT Email: doronart@uwclub.net Telephone: 07985 911264 Website: www.wixsite.com/doronart Instagram: www.instagram.com/doronart56 |
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Bridget Marchi*
Functional glass and bags Fused glass functional art – bowls, platters and vases – inspired by our collective desire to explore the land and sea beyond our own four walls. Exhibiting at Studio No 16: 1 Melrose Cottages Southview Road Crowborough TN6 1HD Email: bridgetmarchi@hotmail.com Telephone: 01892 668846 Website: www.bridgetmarchi.com Facebook: @bridgetmarchiglass Instagram: @bridgetmarchiglass * Provisionally opening. Please call ahead to check |
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Caroline Martin Intuitive abstract artist, acrylics Exhibiting at Studio No 13: The Thatched Cottage Southview Road TN6 1HW I create original multi layered abstract paintings at my home studio in Crowborough, working on large canvasses and wood panels. I use a variety of mediums including watercolour ink, spray paint, acrylic and copper leaf, to create colours and forms that are completely unique. I have a range of hand embellished prints, circular crops that are carefully selected from some of my original paintings. Email: calmartin76@gmail.com Telephone: 07970 763159 Website: www.carolinemartinart.co.uk Facebook: carolinemartinart-109495213853136 Instagram: carolinemartinart |
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Sue Petszaft
Collage, papier mache, painting Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough, TN6 3RH I enjoy creating artworks in many media, and at the moment I am concentrating on papier mache, flower and leaf collages using my own printed materials, silk painting and abstract landscape painting. Colour is a great joy and stimulation for me, and I create necklaces from upcycled materials, collage boxes and screen-printing. Email: sue@petszaft.co.uk Telephone: 07724 560488 Website: suepetszaftartist.com Facebook: Susannahsstatementnecklaces Instagram: @suepetszaftartist |
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Nic Ramsden
Mixed media/contemporary art The work explores memory, verticality, and the absorption. Recent works include photography, floor installations, film/animation plus works on paper and an artist book in response to lockdown. As an artist I am constantly exploring dualism and juxtaposition. Fascinated by the relationship of objects from a human/ non-human aspect, that is, how objects are presented to us and how an object may have anthropomorphic values. My final Masters project, 2 floor installation 'Absorption' & 'Retort' 2020, centers around the neuron motif and similarities with tree branches and roots. It considers containment and protection of a natural form in a human context. Floor mirrors positioned at slightly differing angles enforces the sensory hiccup and explore the inside outside separation. The works include found objects, mirrors, photograph on vinyl, gestural works on gesso board. Works include stop motion animation including ‘The Waiting’ 2021 is a short film inspired by Jorge Luis Borges short story about anxiety of waiting for the inevitability of fate. Exhibiting at Studio No 15: Eidolan Studio Snowdrop House Mark Cross TN6 3NP Email: art@nicholasramsden.co.uk Telephone: 01784 3244866 Website: www.nicholasramsden.co.uk Facebook: NicholasRamsdenFineArt Instagram: nicholasramsdenfineart |
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Susie Rotberg
Expressionist Landscape paintings/oil, acrylic and cold wax medium The natural world provides my inspiration - the change of seasons, the shift in light and colour. I use my own photographs as a starting point and then allow imagination and the medium to lead the way. Exhibiting at Studio no 7: Green Cottage Green Lane Crowborough TN6 2DF Email: Snooze@btinternet.com Telephone: 01892 652136/ 07855052932 Facebook: Susie Rotberg Instagram: @susie rotberg |
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Jane Smith
Stained & fused glass Exhibiting at Studio No 2: The Garden House Burnt Oak Road Crowborough TN6 3SDY Email: janemanchoo@icloud.com Telephone: 01892 654301 |
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Emily Snowden
Linoprints/pastel pictures Exhibiting at Studio no 7: Green Cottage Green Lane Crowborough TN6 2DF I am a printmaker and artist inspired by natural forms. Living in the beautiful Sussex countryside provides many opportunities for drawing. I enjoy the challenges of lino-cut printing, having a background in print and graphics. Pastel on velour paper is another interest of mine, especially animal portraits. I am pleased to be part of Open Studios for a second year. Email: emelyesnowdon@gmail.com Telephone: 01435864788 |
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Lesley Stevens
Textile Art I have always enjoyed drawing and painting, and my Grandmother encouraged me to embroider and sew. She bought me a sewing machine when I was in my teens and I made clothes and later designed and sewed costumes for amateur theatre. Since giving up full time work, I have indulged my love of creative activities. I joined various sewing group in Kent and Sussex, attended talks and workshops, and exhibited my work locally. I continue to develop my skills, most recently in the area of portraiture. My inspiration for painting and textile art comes from the natural world, landscapes and seascapes. I am fascinated by colour and texture, take many photographs and record ideas in my handy notebook. I love experimenting and designing using hand dyed and printed fabrics, and also recycled materials. I am looking forward to Open Studios and sharing some of my work. Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough, TN6 3RH Email: Prandlstevens@btinternet.com Telephone: 01892 619255 |
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Anthea Stewart
Stoneware and Raku At Ashdown pottery we teach, make, sell and exhibit. Anthea explores the thin veneer of human culture and what lies beneath through naked and glazed Raku forms and totems. Exhibiting at Studio No 9: Sunmore Back Lane Fairwarp TN22 3BE Email: ashdownpottery@yahoo.com Telephone: 07710 006805 Website: www.ashdownpottery.co.uk Instagram:@ashdownpottery |
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Coralie Stocks
Watercolour/glass/graphite Coralie is an emerging artist who pushes the boundaries of contemporary watercolour painting. Her aesthetic approach is intuitive; connecting visual and non-visual worlds to create the potential for a multiplicity of perspectives. She hopes in this way to create a connection between disparate groups to see each other with understanding and dignity, connecting in a new way across old divides. Exhibiting at Studio No 6: Blossom Cottage 44, Southridge Road Crowborough TN6 1NAY Email: blossomcottage@icloud.com Telephone: 07872 891528 |
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Carolyn Tester
Photocards & applique cushions I have always had a love for sewing, handicrafts and photography. My teddy bear cards cam about after seeing a picture of a bear walking down a road, and I wondered what else they got up to! So my teddy bear photo cards are based on "What teddy bears do when you're not watching them". The applique cushions are from my love of the countryside, farming and animals, along with the odd dragon or two! Exhibiting at Studio No 4: Sentosa Southview Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 1HG Email: carolyntester@live.com Telephone: 01892 652813 Facebook: Teddy.antics |
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The Undercovers
Patchwork & Quilting As with some groups this group started off with two like-minded ladies and over a period of time another three friends, also of a similar mind, joined. For a long while we did not have a name but then a husband of one member came up with the name ‘The Undercovers’. It was agreed that it was very apt, as Undercovers relates to being ‘under a quilt’ and so The Undercovers was born. We are all City and Guilds trained, and meet periodically with the aim of friendship and enjoying sewing together. We have made quilts for the ‘Linus’ course, entered various challenges for shows, and of course friends and family. We enjoy making quilts, learning new techniques, sharing ideas and designs. A couple of members have also ventured into teaching techniques and leading other quilting groups. We love to meet other quilters and so come and see our work and meet us at The Garden House. Exhibiting at Studio No 2: The Garden House Burnt Oak Road Crowborough TN6 3SDY Email: Janemanchoo@icloud.com Telephone: 01892 654301 |
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Justin Todd
Illustation/painting This body of work is a way of being a Retrospective of my work over sixty years. It covers illustration of all kinds. Journalism, magazines, educational histories, but mainly for this exhibition, book covers from the sixties and seventies, children's books of all kinds including the ever popular Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Wind in the Willows etc During this time I had three exhibitions at the National Theatre, Barbican, and several theatres and produced murals for large London buildings including Morley College. Throughout this time, I taught one day a week at Brighton College of Art, and many of my students are still close friends. On retiring, the College gave me a large Retrospective which toured the country. Since then I have become a fine artist, choosing my own subject matter, although the work is still illustrative. I have worked non-stop to this day. What else is there to do? Exhibiting at Studio No 1: 2 Leylands Manor Tubwell Lane Crowborough, TN6 3RH Email: b.todd831@btinternet.com Telephone: 01435 873690 |
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Jeannette Towey
Landscape & nature painting I have painted on and off since childhood, having studied oil painting and printmaking at evening classes at St Martin’s and History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, where I specialised in fifteenth century artists and their techniques. In recent years I have been able to build a studio in my back garden in beautiful Sussex and paint almost every day. At first I wasn’t sure what to paint. And then I realised that given the charities I am involved with are all connected to nature and the countryside I should use that passion to inspire my paintings. So now I paint landscapes, seascapes, and other nature subjects. I paint largely in oils, and mostly from photos I’ve taken myself. Some of my paintings have been exhibited locally and I am so pleased to be participating in Open Studios again. Exhibiting at Studio No 5: Maple Tree House St John's Road Crowborough TN6 1RT Email: jetowey@gmail.com Telephone: 07767 221507 Website: www.jeannettetowey-artist.com Facebook: jetoweyart Instagram: jeannette.towey Twitter @jetoweyart |
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Angela Vernon Bates
Paintings, drawings, unique jackets Colour and line are what interests me most. The rich colours and interesting textures of pre-loved fabrics go into making my unique kimono jackets. .My painting and drawing is inspired by the flowing lines and rhythm of figures and garden scenes, often with a classical feel. I work in many different media, mixing them together but not in an authentic way, pastel with water or earth from the garden with acrylics. I often work on screens or large panels which reflect my time as a scenery designer. Exhibiting at Studio no 7: Green Cottage Green Lane Crowborough TN6 2DF Email: angelavb@waitrose.com Telephone: 01892 664 534 |
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