"Lining up the view" This week the artist of the week is the Somerset based artist Jill Preston. "What are the biggest influences on your work?" I am often inspired by the landscape of Britain, especially the South West and Scottish coasts with their fishing villages and harbours....
"Ema (Prayers) at the Meiji Shrine" Your works depict incredible locations from Japan, New York and Italy. Can you explain more about the importance of travel to your work, particularly how it influenced 'Ema at the Meiji Shrine'? I first started travelling whilst I was studying for my degree...
Joan Moncrieffe (Prowse) is a professional artist designer, and works in many different media, watercolour, pencil, pastel, wool, metal and wood to mention a few. She specialises in needle felting, wildlife illustration and three dimensional creations. She is based in Exmouth, Devon. We began by asking...
Kirsten studied Fine Art in Exeter. Her work centres around the environment, drawing on the colours, texture and drama of Devon and Cornwall landscapes. She uses different media, responding to different themes accordingly. She has exhibited widely throughout the South West. "What is it about the...
[caption id="attachment_29857" align="alignnone" width="1022"] “On the Beach 4”[/caption] Dorset based Barbara Davis enjoys painting landscapes, still life and portraits. We asked her about the abstract work she has on Art Gallery SW. Can you talk us through the stages of creating your abstract mixed media work...
"Cosmos No 18" Rachael is a very well known established Devon based artist. She exhibits widely and sells her work in a number of galleries, online galleries and through her own website. We asked her. Can you tell us more about your work and influences? My work revolves around...
" Mirror Neurons: the Empathic Brain 1 Jo is a well known fibre artist, living near Totnes, weaving hand-made tapestries. She also teach Mindfulness Meditation, hence, her work is strongly influenced by mindfulness and neuroscience. We began by asking her. What are the main influences upon your work...
"Grand Central Station". Charcoal on watercolour paper. Devon-based artist Jane Branch is this week's 'Artist of the Week'! Jane is inspired by the Cornish and Devon coast and the human figure. We asked her about three of his most intricate works: In your work ‘Grand Central Station’ we see the use of...
"Fish Barrel" Original Lithograph print This week our artist of the week is Goran Hahne. Goran is an acclaimed artist all over his native Scandinavia but less well-known in the UK. He lives in Dorset in a village near Blandford. We asked him about three of his most...
"Venice to the Lagoon" Painting in stitch. This week our artist of the week is Dorset-based artist, Val Webberley. We asked her about three of her works. 'Venice to the Lagoon’ is part of your series of works featuring Venice. Can you tell us more about Venice as inspiration in your work? "I...
