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In her early years Dorienne used to make and sell paper sculptures all around the country including Hampton Court Flower Show and Covent Garden in the Jubilee Market. After some years she decideded she wanted to learn to express herself in otherway's so Dorienne went to Art School. Dorienne's journey has taken her from being very Figurative to Figurative with Abstract elements.

Ken's interpretations of chosen scenes adhere closely to reality, with considerable attention to detail, while allowing himself the liberty to modify tones and colours to reflect particular seasons and times of day. Living close to the North York Moors, Ken  has enjoyed painting many views of coastal villages, where the quality of light is particularly appealing, and well suited to his preferred medium of watercolours.

Colin Christie began drawing and painting in his early teens and went on to study at Edinburgh College of Art and the Glasgow School of Art. He worked in Graphics and Architecture until 1984 when he changed career and joined staff at the then Napier College in Edinburgh. He lectured in Interior Design, Computer Aided Design, Graphics and Technology until 2001.

George works in various media, including watercolour, acrylics and oils. George's figure paintings have been amongst the winners in several national competitions and he has had work accepted by the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.

Karen paint in mainly two styles: landscapes using traditional watercolour techniques, and slightly abstracted landscapes and tree and flower paintings using water-based mixed media. Karen takes enormous inspiration from Nature.

Stephen enjoys everything about oils (including the smell) and the medium seems to best suit his style of painting. Many of Stephen's paintings are landscapes or seascapes of the beautiful local scenery and he loves to use bright and vibrant colours in his work. Stephen has also painted other subjects, including a number of commissions.

Tony studied fine art and graphic design. His work is primarily acrylic or ink (or both) on canvas, though he uses other mixed media from time to time. Tony likes to experiment with colour, using different shades of the same colour and putting toning colours together. Tony also likes to be adventurous with the canvas – for example, using multiple canvases of different sizes in offset or twisted layouts.

Alice is based in Brighton and has a studio in Hove. Alices' paintings are abstract and often textural, they are inspired places she has been and places she wishes she could go, as well as her current surroundings - Brighton, the sea, the Downs.

Janette Court has lived in Derbyshire for seventeen years. The local landscapes with contrasts of lush green fields and meadows to the wind swept high moor lands and plateaus inspired her love of drawing and painting.

Ramon loves the sea, and most of the pictures he takes have water in them somewhere. During the 80s and 90s Ramon moonlighted as a freelance marine photographer, his pictures appearing in many yachting magazines. 5 years ago Ramon was getting a bit bored with ‘straight’ photos when he was introduced to Photoshop and he now applies its capabilities and other manipulation software to his pictures.

Pastel artist Graham Cox was born and grew up in Bath. Graham left school at 16 to join the Royal Navy and spend 10 years in telecommunications. Graham’s boyhood love of painting was rekindled in 1994 after seeing an episode of Art Works with watercolour artist David Bellamy.

Trained as a fashion designer Barbara's love of the feminine form is evident in her work, whether it be figurative, floral or landscape she does not feel compelled to be truthfully representational but will treat the subject with a sensuous, sinuous touch. Barbara is attracted to a bold use of colour and graphic shapes.

Chris was born in 1977. As he grew up he became interested in all things creative and took a keen interest in drawing. Chris took art at school and that’s where he found his love for oils. Chris's life took him in a different direction so he never pursued his art further, although Chris did continue to paint on and off.

With a lifelong interest in producing art in one form or another, Pamela is currently living in the West Midlands and at present working in watercolour, oil, pastel, print and acrylics. Since her studies for the BA honours degree in Fine Art at Reading University, Pamela has moved on from graphic design and various print media, including wood engraving, typography in book design for publishers in London, teaching graphics at Stafford College to practicing art in various media.