Boats at Portscatho, watercolour and gouache Our artist of the week this week is Martin Maxim.We asked him three questions about his work Can you tell us more about this composition and your preoccupation with ‘seeing’, in particular how you capture light and shadow? “Seeing these boats on the beach in Portscatho from a fairly…
Yvonne lives and works on the edge of Exeter, where she has a studio in her cottage garden. We asked her first what led her to jewellery making. She explained, ‘Well, I tried oil painting and dabbled a bit in pottery, but failed to find any real enthusiasm for either….
David has lived in Clevedon in Somerset for many years. We asked him about his route to becoming an artist? I grew up surrounded by the natural world and its wonderful shapes and colours. A love of nature has stayed with me throughout life. My parents were both artistic, so seeing their work and…
Angie is a well known artist in Exmouth who runs her own Gallery. What was your route to becoming an artist? My mother has OCD tendencies and my father believed creative subjects were a waste of time,so as a child I was never allowed or encouraged to be creative. Art found me as…
Black Abstract collagraph print Cath in her workshop …
What inspires your work? I have always been inspired by colour, the richer the colours, the better, which is perhaps why I love the colours of summer in the south-west! In addition, the contrast between light and shade fascinates me, and especially when there is a very dramatic contrast such as at dusk…
What was your route into working as an artist? I was art school trained in graphic design and made my living as a designer working in both the UK and abroad. You have a strong design background can you explain how this background influences your work? My design background influences my work today in…
What was your route to becoming an artist? My early interests were more design influenced and my degree being a BA(Hons) in Furniture design. While pursuing this avenue my other love was to paint and in my mid 20’s I set up my own company doing various art projects within the restaurant/pub…
The subject of much of your work is the Cornish coastline and the landscapes of the Southwest. Do you have a favourite area and if so why? In all the years that I have explored and made pictures around the coastline and inland of Devon and Cornwall, I have seldom revisited…
You recently won Devon Life’s Landscape artist of the year with Before the Start of Day. Can you tell us a bit more about this work, its influences and techniques? I actually won Devon Life’s Landscape artist of the Year with a couple of paintings. Before the Start of the Day was inspired by a very…
Susan and her Studio in Burnham on Sea. Susan has lived in Burnham for the last 30 years. I began by asking her how long had she been painting? As long as I can remember, but I did not have the courage to make painting…
Meet the Artist – Artist of the Week – Favell Bevan – Arti Favell is our Artist of the Week, she has lived in the seaside town of Sidmouth since 1998. She often paints with pastel, and her paintings are vibrant with colour. She has exhibited in many countries and her paintings have sold all…