I studied Art and Design at Bucks College in the sixties. After a career in Sales and Marketing and with my family making their own way in the world I returned to painting in 1985. Painting has become a fairly fulltime occupation, resulting in exhibitions in local and London galleries. The […]
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Chris Sims
Over the past 10 years Chris has been creating abstract works using colour, instinctive mark making and his strong sense of composition to evoke or capture a moment in time. Pursuing this practice involves a variety of media, printmaking, painting drawing and digital processes. Although not directly relating to a scene or place much […]
Out Of Line – Art Exhibition at One Church Street Gallery
Using traditional and non-traditional drawing methods, Jayne Wilton’s work explores making visible the human breath. By capturing breath’s condensation, she records it as beautifully etched copper plates, as embossed paper reliefs, as graphite drawings, or via a light source on to sensitised paper. Finally, a series of suspended, blown glass forms describe the volume and […]
Wooburn Festival of Music & Arts
Visual Arts Exhibition Saturday 8 October to Saturday 15 October This fabulous annual exhibition of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and jewelery has gained a reputation for being a showcase of the very finest arts and crafts in the area. (above painting by Rosina Flower with a hand finish tri-colour frame by Bespoke Framing) Invited artists, whose […]
Wedding Dress Framing
What do you do with your wedding dress after the big day? Dry clean it and leave it in a box in the loft or in a wardrobe? Or do you frame it? We have used the bottom half of the dress to rouche a background and cover the side fillets. The only item in […]
Tim Baynes
Artist and Printmaker Tim Baynes has studied at Colchester School of Art, the Slade School of Fine Art and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. He works in oils, acrylics as well as watercolours capturing the sea and shoreline, landscapes and cities: private collectors in Britain, America, Australia, Italy and France have acquired […]
Diversity Textile Exhibition
‘UP CLOSE’ – Textile & Mixed Media Exhibition by Diversity at the KD Fine Art Gallery (adjacent to the James Watts Gallery) The Old Pottery Building, Down Lane, Compton GU13 1DQ. 5th September – 2nd October 2011. Opening times 10.30 am – 5.30pm. Come and meet the artists on the Saturdays. For more gallery information […]
Emma Cowlam
Chelsea Art School textile design graduate Emma Cowlam produces hand stitched and hand drawn original illustrations from a personally developed and highly unique technique. Taking inspiration from daily life, intricately descriptive images are recorded and translated into stylish, classic designs. Her work is both prize winning and internationally exhibited. Emma’s beautiful illustrations have progressed into […]
West Wycombe Art Group – Summer Exhibition 2011
West Wycombe Art Group Summer Exhibition 2011 West Wycombe Village Hall, HP14 3AB August Bank Holiday Weekend Friday 26th August to Tuesday 30th August inclusive Opening times: Friday 10 am to 5 pm Saturday to Monday 10 am to 6 pm Tuesday 10 am to 5 pm Local artists work for sale. Credit cards accepted. […]
Phil Madley
Encaustic Wax – An ancient art with a modern twist… Phil paints in wax…a technique that dates back to the ancient Egyptians. He uses special equipment to melt the wax ie an iron, paint stripper and hot stylus. The coloured and metallic waxes are painted onto card or MDF board. The waxes are very […]