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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.

As Chris grew up and left school however life got in the way of his painting and he didn’t pick up a brush again until 2004 on returning to Wales from Australia where he had been living for five years. These days Chris paints a variety of subjects from seascapes to portraits, but still loves to paint all kinds of wildlife.

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.

Stephen has been working as a photographer for about seventeen years. Throughout this time he has produced personal work as an antidote to commercial photography.

Karen paints traditional landscapes in pure watercolour, and have found the work of the Victorian watercolour artists to be very inspirational. She also paints slightly abstracted landscapes and tree and flower paintings using watercolour and acrylic inks for bolder colour mixes.

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.

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.

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.