Jo’s work is abstract inspired by horizons, seas and big skies which she experienced growing up in the red land of Australia, sailing oceans in her 20’s, working on yachts – continuously fighting the rust… She has a fascination with rust and metals in their own right. She works with rusted metal, texture, copper, verdigris, …
Liz Brooks uses vibrantly coloured glass to create abstract designs fused in a kiln. Free standing or wall mounted designs are inspired by natural landscape and seascapes and come in a range of sizes and styles. The effect of light on water is a theme in a lot of Liz’s work.
Mark grew up in Shipley and attended local schools where his only interest was in art, graphics and design technology. Going on to art college, he hoped, would lead to a creative career, but jobs on offer to a youngster were poorly paid and in frustration he walked onto a local building site and was …
David is an archaeologist turned professional artist living in Saltaire. He aims to evoke an emotional response to our environment through his art. Oil paint is applied thickly with a knife to produce an almost sculpted image. Subject matter includes the landscape of Yorkshire and beyond. Trees are the central focus of much of his …
Tulin finds working with glass mesmerising: it’s both beautiful and complex. She creates small vessels, kiln-formed and then cold-worked, whose colours and shapes allude to memories of places encountered during her travels – the landscapes, and the flora and fauna she has seen, home and abroad. ‘Vessel’ itself can be interpreted as meaning ‘container of …
Jochen creates abstract wool embroideries colour is an important element of his work. His work is mainly abstract with a spiral motif frequently running through the embroideries. The work he creates run from large 6 foot x 4 foot to small pieces which are 8 inches x 8 inches. He makes all the stretchers for …
Rose has focused on painting scenes in the Aire Valley she finds when exploring footpaths and streets. She’s become especially intrigued by the trees growing in town centre’s, along busy roads and winding lanes. Portraying them individually or in their characterful groups alongside familiar buildings and scenery, she highlights the giant plants that inhabit our …
Al Jones has slowly built up a collection of painting s during the last sixteen years of living in Shipley and Saltaire. He prefers to paint on rainy days, so his eye inevitably falls on the rooms around him, his houseplants and other objects to hand. Once in a while he will broaden his horizons …
Jonathan is a self-taught landscape painter based in the Yorkshire Dales. His inspiration comes from the landscapes around him, which he uses to explore the conflicting notions of nature as both healing for the soul, and destructive to physical things. His work will often show beautiful, real landscapes with elements of decay, or may show …
Anita’s work is process led; she is often pleasantly surprised with the marks she has made and prefers it this way because she is referencing our connection with the natural world, which, as we know is never consistent or rigid. Anita started drawing flowers a few years ago after finding a collection of pressed flowers …