Suzanne’s art is inspired by the beauty and diverse coast and countryside especially in our Yorkshire region.She likes to capture the tranquility of the subject and aims to convey these emotions to the viewer. For many years Suzanne has chosen watercolour as her main medium and finds its versatility and translucent qualities are essential to …
From designing and airbrushing metal and punk album covers in the 90s (The Exploited, The Almighty, amongst others), Koot now re-uses that imagery to produce his own paintings based on both rock music and the evolution of fantastical creatures. Lino printing, both on paper and on T shirts, is now also a favoured medium.
Angela’s initial interest in mosaics was stimulated by the experience of Roman mosaics encountered during visits to various archaeological sites. She has adapted the traditional method to design pieces using a variety of materials including ceramic, glass and found objects. The functionality and design of the piece influences the choice of materials. Her designs are …
Visit the resident artists at Wharf St. Studios, an inspiring and creative environment for designers, makers and craftspeople with a focus on networking and collaboration, set across 3 floors of the grade II listed canal side former wool warehouse. Studios and Wharf St. Coffee Ltd open Sat 8am – 5pm; Sun 9am – 5pm; Mon …
Helen explores the themes of nature and the environment through her paintings and drawings, whether it be the beauty of a landscape or plant, or animals and birds. Colour and light are explored using a variety of media ranging from traditional oil and acrylic paint to coloured pencils and mixed media. In the past year …
Ian Burdall paints marine subjects mainly on the Yorkshire coast. He paints in oils concentrating on working and post industrial settings. This includes lost and broken objects, places and people. His aim is to reflect their former worth, dignity and purpose in a changed environment.
Lauren’s practise looks into themes of hedonism and nostalgia. This is mainly explored through the medium of film photography, and digital drawing, with some experimentation in collage and photo editing. She uses the colour pink in a literal way making reference to rosy retrospection, to highlight the way some people recall their past more fondly …
Drawing on feelings and memories of place, the weather and its impacts plays a significant part in Paula’s work. She plays with combinations of colours, textures and expressive marks to create mood, atmosphere, drama. “When I start a painting I have no end point in mind. I paint intuitively, focusing first on the desire to …
“Just the clothes on their backs: bear witness” is a clothesline. Pegged on the line are panels of silk fluttering in the moving air. Full size images of clothing are printed on the panels and, on the clothing, images of migration. Many migrants travel with ‘just the clothes on their backs’. Imagine the clothes could …
Mike concentrates on turning one-off pieces working with more difficult or unusual pieces of timber, making use of the natural shape of the tree by exposing the grain or ‘defects’ within it in an interesting and/or sympathetic way. He particularly enjoys working with burred or damaged material, revealing the beauty within the wood and letting …