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Valli Hale

Valli works in all media, but she particularly likes to work in acrylic on canvas. Valli likes to be quite bold and this allows her to be strong in her work. She loves to do huge pop art and portraits and to paint places that she has visited and she has traveled extensively. When Valli paints a portrait it is very intimate and the landscapes are being revisited.

Julie K Haley is a self-taught artist having discovered the creative joys of art in recent years. The subtlety of the watercolour medium is a constant source of fascination though a variety of mediums are used dependant upon what the subject matter demands.

Gerry's abstract paintings are a response to a view of the world seen from above, usually from the seat of an aircraft. Gerry looks down on the configuration of landscape shapes and records them as quick drawings. The twist and turn of meandering rivers, wet or dry mudflats or the crash of the sea onto rising cliffs are the inspiration for his paintings.

Naomi Hare is an artist based in Edinburgh, on the East Coast of Scotland. She has relatively recently changed her media into sculpture after a life long interest and involvement in art and craft, mostly of the Fine Art variety. She has dabbled in photography, collage, mixed media, paper making, Installations, Psycho- geographical mapping (derives) and many other disciplines.

As a self-taught artist, Trevor has painted since childhood exploring drawing, watercolour and oil painting in his formative years. However, it was not until 1996, that through an evening class things really began for him when, by a stroke of luck, he discovered pastel. Landscapes and townscapes have since become his forte.

Kristi is a self-trained artist living in Pontypridd, Wales. Her subjects include wildlife, the ancient monuments and landscapes of Wales, and images inspired by symbolism. She is currently working on a series of paintings of Neolithic and Bronze age monuments, ranging from standing stones and stone circles to 4,000 year old burial chambers.

Susan loves the flow and immediacy of watercolour painting. Susan has also recently found the joys of acrylic painting, and she also use collage. Susans range and style is very eclectic from traditional seascapes, landscapes and florals, to spiritual, abstract and figurative works.

Irene was born in North Shields, Northumberland and was originally inspired to take up painting by her father Larry Bedigan who loved painting in watercolour. Irene mostly works in watercolour and oils, sometimes acrylic but more recently after attending a local course she has been painting very large pastels.

Mike is a British artist and currently prefers painting in oils though he likes to experiment with all mediums. Photography has always been a significant influence on Mike's artistic appreciation and he is always looking for interesting images and subject matters. Mike especially like skies and cloud formations. He has a strong interest in colour and the science of colour and particularly likes the interaction of light and dark in forming good composition.

Fred is a professional artist of many years good standing. He paints in Shropshire and in France and exhibits locally, as well as having run adult painting classes for many years.

Chris enjoys using bold brush strokes and a limited palette to produce paintings which appear fresh and clean. His main inspiration comes from the countryside around his home but also enjoys walking and painting in mountain scenery.

Christopher was trained at the famous Royal Worcester Porcelain Company and became one of their leading ceramic artists. He bagan a freelance career in 1980 concentrating mostly on his favourite medium, watercolour painting.