Alexander’s work focuses primarily on the human form. Working with a wide variety of media such as oil paints, pastels, ink and clay, he enjoys experimenting with different techniques in order to reflect the energy and soul of the subject, capturing it so ...

Nature continues to inspire Alison's work and she enjoys seeing various birds or fish gracing the garden flower beds or the walls of a home. This year she has been experimenting with new designs and techniques and Alison is also planning some colaborati ...

The studio is attached to the space where I have a very small framing venture. When it isn't Open Studios we hold art classes in the space. Please feel free to contact me should you wish to take part in a class or even create a new class. Vincent Stokes ...

This year Ann is taking inspiration from the abundance of colours and shapes found whilst walking in the countryside and woodlands near her home. Ann loves mixing painting, printing and stitch to create the rich textures and patterns seen on plants, tree ...

As we're all-too aware, the past few years have been more than a little tough for most people. As far as my art practice was concerned, it gave me the time & space in which to reinvent myself. You see, for many years now, I've been painting works of 'Magi ...

Inspired by nature and her well-stocked, Victorian walled gardens, Ann's love of plants and colour shines through in her striking contemporary plant portraits. She delights in demonstrating her techniques and passing on her love for working with coloured ...

Anne trained in fine art at Oxford Brookes and works across a wide range of media including painting, drawing, textiles, artist's books, and poetry.

Arran continues to experiment with different print techniques , sometimes mixing them with other media. She returns regularly to Lepe, on the Solent and Cornwall where she finds inspiration for her work. She will also be exhibiting Life Drawings, Paintin ...

In the dim and distant past Arty, then known as Chrys, studied Graphics at Camberwell College of Art. Having fulfilled her earning a living and childrearing responsibilities, she returned to her love of drawing, especially life drawing. Over the past few ...

Bee paints sea and landscapes loosely in a variety of media including oil, acrylic, ink and pure pigment. Recently Bee has spent time developing a more abstract style, often working paintings up from hand-made concertina books, which themselves become be ...

My work reflects my working for many years as a painter and a sculptor. I am excited to be sharing this year's open studio with Meriel Balston and will show a new body of sculptor in her stunning studio and beautiful garden. most of the work on show this ...

Inspired by the local landscape, my photography takes on a wide variety of forms from amazing panoramic vistas to more intimate and abstract scenes. All my images are processed in line with what I witnessed when capturing the moment in time, so I feel tha ...

Bronte is a printmaker who specialises in relief printing, her preferred method of printing is lino and woodblock. Bronte is a nature enthusiast and spends much of her spare time immersed in the environment on long walks or outdoor swimming. Brontes prin ...

Bryony draws inspiration from both her travels through Asia and the vast skies of Wiltshire. Her fascination with faces comes from witnessing lives very different from her own. She observes moments where people have an air of stillness and are lost within ...

Following on from last year’s success Cathy has the exciting news that one of her paintings was accepted for inclusion in the 123rd Pastel Society Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries where it sold on the opening night. As an associate artist for Unis ...

I began with an excellent art education at Marlborough College and trained at the Slade School of Fine Art 1974 -78, I have made a career from painting. I use oil, watercolour and simple print techniques, my subjects are abstractions of the seen world wor ...

Charlotte is interested in storytelling and capturing a moment or memory in each artwork. This exhibition of work has a strong sense of place and is centred in telling everyday small stories, around family and childhood. Working primarily in ink and w ...

Chris is a watercolour artist and children’s book illustrator, influenced by Beatrix Potter, Arthur Rackham and Norman Rockwell. He will be showing a collection of original illustrations, drawings, signed limited edition prints, cards and books, including ...

My artist's practice is firmly rooted in an immediate, energetic and emotional response to the landscape. Focusing on evocation, rather than illustration, I aim to capture what I see before me in my own, rather idiosyncratic way. Working in soft pastels o ...

WATERCOLOURS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. - evoking the warmth, vivid sunlight and brilliant colours of distant, exotic and favourite places: Thailand, Burma, India, Cambodia, Italy, France. Take a look, and enjoy the trip! www.clive-wilson.com To many peop ...

**** STOP PRESS ***** Open an extra weekend 24th and 25th July ... Amazing location under the Alton white horse, great refreshments and a beautiful studio all in the Vale of Pewsey. Deborah’s still life photography is executed with precision and an ...

Diccon Dadey is a metal sculptor working in mild steel to fabricate a wonderfully eclectic collection of modern and traditional house and garden art in 3D form. Whether contemporary or traditional; whether abstract or a reflection of nature, a Dadey M ...

Drawing, and Life Drawing in particular, is at the heart of my work. However, as working away from home has not been possible for some time my use of my sketch books, not only as a receptical for ideas and inspiration but for basic drawing practice, h ...

Hannah Cantellow is a Wiltshire based artist and trained printmaker, she has specialised in both Fine Art and Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking and later completed her MA in Social Sculpture & Connective Practice at Oxford Brookes University in 2018. It was ...

Jacqui has been developing her ranges of "Splash" ware handbuilt plates and bowls, new raku fired pieces, strata vessels and wall tiles as well as exploring hand building in new clays and glazes. Nature and landscape is often the root of her inspiration ...

I continue to extend my printing skills and this year will be including Wood Engraving. In addition, there will be new work on canvas, collage and mixed media and I will have materials available for visitors to try simple mono printing. I enjoy meetin ...

Jane spends the winter months designing, cutting and carving intricate designs in lino: individual petals, leaves, wings and shells. As spring arrives she takes these into the studio to create ceramic lights in hand made paper porcelain, arranging the man ...

The beautiful rural location near my home provides the inspiration for my artwork. I mainly use mono type methods of printing as it allows a more expressive approach to my prints. Core themes of Landscapes, Birds, Fish, and Flowers are revisited often. I ...

My artwork is loose , often colourful , impressionist inspired. I enjoy experimenting with Mark’s, texture and different subjects.

Jeannette has made a Limited Edition of Murrine bowls especially for Open Studios. Her Studio is at Ogbourne St. George, where she teaches and creates her beautiful Glass, including Commissions . She has been working with glass for over 20 years and is ...

I paint in Oil on canvas. For the past few years I have been inspired by pattern, colour and texture of plant growth. I love using bright colours and looking at the negative spaces formed by the tangles of stems and flowers. My present collection of pa ...

The studio is a modern light and airy space overlooking the garden. It is a wonderful addition to our family home and is a haven full of paint, easels and sketches. The garden and environment provide most of the inspiration for my work which draws on th ...

Multi-award winning artist who has developed a deep relationship with the landscape and wildlife. “I paint exploring the potential that connects with the natural world, weather moods and light plays on land and water.“ Exhibited at the Royal Institut ...

Over the last two years I have discovered the joy of soft pastel painting. The pure pigment and versatility of this medium lends itself to fur and foliage. I love to experiment with colour, mark making and texture. My commissioned work of animals, pets ...

Kareen makes beautiful Oak platters with hand burned pictures upon them ranging from fish to flowers. She also makes unique artwork such as cottages, boats and fish from Cornish driftwood. Her art has been sold worldwide. On display will also be a selecti ...

Painting in watercolours and oil, I work mostly to commission on landscapes, still life and garden paintings. I would love you to visit my small studio where you can see examples of my work, some of which will be in progress.

Kate enjoys painting all manner of subjects from the natural world, and will be exhibiting a range of work this year including landscapes and seascapes. She works in a variety of media and her techniques and methods are constantly evolving, although her ...

Kim discovered stone carving purely by chance 17 years ago on completion of a Degree in Drawing for Fine Art Practice. She fell in love with the medium and can totally loose herself in the process of creating a sculpture.. All pieces are made using tradit ...

Mary’s ceramics reflect her love of the Wiltshire countryside. The shapes created by the rolling hills and hilltop trees provide an inspiration for carving, drawing and painting onto hand thrown bowls. She also makes a range of domestic ware and a compli ...

Meriel paints in oils, mainly using palette knives - and the always useful fingers! She continues to paint landscapes, including the Marlborough Downs which surround her, and is particularly interested in the building up of colour and texture. Visitors ...

Michelle designs and creates textiles for the home including cushions and lampshades, fine art textiles and scarves. She uses a range of textile techniques including screen printing, digital printing, hand dying, free machine embroidery, hand embr ...

WATER & ROCK An exhibition of new work featuring abstract images taken from the environment. Showing with another photographer, Susie Bigglestone.

Living in the heart of the Pewsey Vale offers endless inspiration and creative thought. I paint predominantly in acrylic and love to experiment with other mixed media also. My love of colour, light, shade, texture, contours of the land and reflections o ...

I make an eclectic variety of stoneware ceramic forms. They range from flat wall pieces, usually just black and white, sometimes with the addition of red, to highly coloured functional mugs, jugs, bowls and vases. The bowls can get quite large, up to 50cm ...

Nigel Hudson has been a professional photographer for thirty five years. He first picked up a camera when he was a student at St Martin's School of Art in London, in the mid 70's. It is a tool that he uses every day of his life and it is the conduit thro ...

With a background in landscape design, Normandy’s affinity with nature is captured by his use of earthy tones and natural colours. The visual aspect of the formation of rust and verdigris inspires his powerful, abstract work. Normandy uses a specialist pa ...

As last year, Pascale will be exhibiting recent works with sculptures by Tom Hiscocks. Her themes - lockdown-inspired, perhaps? - are reflections and abandoned buildings. Most of her works are original paintings in various media; there will also be graphi ...

Paul's oil paintings include landscapes from in and around the Pewsey Vale as well as further afield. On display will be work undertaken 'en plein air' as well as canvases painted in his studio at the Pavilion. Paul's work also includes still life paintin ...

Penny’s work explores being a woman in an age of challenged identities, being interested in how ‘judgements’ affect how we observe and portray the physicality and essence of people. Penny is an expressive mixed media artist, who has recently studied at Ne ...

My studio, which I am sharing with Beetle Spicer, Mary Wilkinson and Vincent Stokes is a charming garden house set in an extensive romantic woodland and walled garden. Which you are most welcome to see! My work, paintings and drawings, (in a variety of m ...

Nature inspired, Rhianon celebrates colour in her joyful artwork. Featured and sold internationally, she creates colourful, contemporary mosaics in stained glass and ceramics, ranging from large panels to wearable art. A Fauvist at heart, she creates vi ...

The first weekend of Marlborough Open Studios is also the grand opening of Talos Art Gallery, with an exhibition of bronze sculpture by Emma Mac Dermott and Richard Atkinson-Willes. The gallery is then open each MOS weekend. During each weekend Richard ...

Roy is a Wiltshire based sculptor specialising in copper to create unique two and three dimensional pieces inspired by nature. Roy’s sculptures are created using traditional methods and techniques that bring the stunning colours and textures of these meta ...

The process of painting is often as important to me as the outcome. I do not want my work to be representational but I am not necessarily aiming for abstraction either. I enjoy re-arranging the composition and layering the paint to gain the effect I want. ...

Sarah works with iron, copper. aluminium and galvanized steel wires and also incorporates details made from colourful tin cans in her freehand sculptures. As well her favourite subjects - birds, hens and hares - this year she has been working on natural ...

Simone's work takes its inspiration from the landscape that surrounds her. She works mainly in oils on hand stretched Belgian linen. Expect bold colourful landscape paintings and prints. Many of the images relate to nearby walk locations. Open Studios ...

My garden studio has given me a dedicated space to work on my commissions, mainly in pastels and to experiment with all sorts of media, styles and subject- this year I have been working on portraits of people in watercolour. I will be displaying and sell ...

Sophie is a contemporary mixed media artist using painting, photography and vibrant colours to create bold and abstracted portraits. Her work ranges from small prints to large scale paintings. Sophie has exhibited widely across the UK and internationally, ...

Stephen’s artistic studies of Savernake Forest are born out of a deep fascination with the forest ecosystem, inspired by the manifest stories that are written into the dramatic shape and form of the ancient Oak and Beech Trees. Photographing in early mor ...

Susan produces work in a wide variety of media and subject-matter. She has exhibited widely in the West Country, and in London. Her current enthusiasm is collage, and she has followed Lee Krasner in collaging pieces of earlier work in her recent images ...

Rather than taking a themed approach, this year Susie’s work is an enquiry into how photography, both real and surreal, can be expressed in non-traditional ways using unexpected methods and materials. She is informed by photographers throughout the medium ...

Tom is interested in the parallel experiences of constancy and change. His work is an attempt to reflect this essential nature of things. To create a form that is constant, but which also changes as the viewer engages with it, or as the context of the wor ...

During the first lockdown, I began a series of abstract paintings under the working title of "The Temple cannot contain the Spirit". They are an invitation to the viewer to consider and discover what might lie beyond what is presented on the picture surfa ...