Exhibiting Artists
Please use this page to plan your Open Studios tour for 2023. All of our exhibiting artists are listed here together with photographs showing examples of their work as well as how to find their studios and which days they are open. You can also search by the type of art you would like to see or use our map to plan a tour.
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Abby has always had an enthusiasm for art, colour and texture, and is at her happiest in her studio, putting into practice a different twist on traditional millinery. Building upon a City & Guilds level 2 in fashion millinery under Louise Pocock, Abby has ...
I create handmade bespoke furniture inspired by Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian design styles. I work with primarily English timbers to create beautiful and functional pieces of heirloom furniture. This year I will be sharing a studio space with R ...
Now the spectre of Covid seems to have abated, Alison has been catching up on her travels. Her new work is inspired by the wildlife of Africa and birdlife of Central America. As a sculptor, working in mainly fused glass and wire, and a mix of media Alis ...
I am a painter and printmaker. My work is largely inspired by the landscape in particular the Wiltshire landscape and North Cornwall. My paintings are mixed media starting with onsite drawings which I develop in my studio. My printmaking is experimental c ...
Ann is inspired by the patterns, colours and shapes found in the natural world, from the gentle rolling hills of Wiltshire to the wild rugged Devon coastline. She explores textures, using a combination of inks, paints and printing techniques onto paper an ...
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 ...
I paint in oil, and my main interest lies in creating a sense of space and light in an architectural background. Inclusion of figures is important, adding a further dimension - a kind of bridge between worlds. I love stations. Paddington and Reading ar ...
Arran continues to work with coastal Landscapes, sketching and photographing on site. She then develops the work in her Studio. This year her work is mainly focused on Cornish Seascapes. She will also be exhibiting sketch books and Life Drawings. The St ...
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 ...
I work from my garden studio, which puts me right in the thick of it. Herbaceous borders, typically English flora. My work often reflects this and is intuitive and led by the seasons, expressive rather than realistic. A recent trip to Central America has ...
My work reflects my working for many years as a painter and a sculptor Most of the work on show this year will be sculpture visitors are invited to wander around the garden that looks over the River Kennet. I look forward to talking about the process of ...
A recurring inspiration is the beauty of plants and nature with a love of colour, light, space and pattern. I paint predominantly in oils, interweaving threads of colour to connect contemplated objects.
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 ...
Associate Artist for Unison Colour Soft Pastels (Northumberland) since 2020. Sharing venue 12 with her husband and potter Nick Pearce. Another exciting year for Cathy with news that 2 of her paintings were selected by the Pastel Society for inclusion in ...
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 ...
With images that are often likened to paintings, my fine art photography shares with the viewer otherwise hidden and mysterious parts of our world, rich with colours and textures that defy our expectations. Intentional camera movement and multiple expos ...
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 ...
I make a variety of ceramic pieces in high fired stoneware. Much of my work is designed for outside and are weather proof. work based on Cornish pebbles and totem poles modest in size, but are colourful and painterly and small table top whimsical scul ...
My studio is the conservatory and artwork will be displayed throughout the ground floor of the house. I specialise in oil painting of land, sea and sky scapes and movement of the human form.
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 likes the imperfect, natural and undulating edges reminiscent of weathered and eroded surfaces.This is evident in her Raku work, coastal tiles and strata vessels. The cobalt blue ‘splash’ tableware collection also celebrates the imperfect. Wobbly e ...
Jane has continued to experiment with mixed media,incorporating print,collage and drawing. Visitors will find a warm welcome to her studio, where she will share her techniques and once again offer anopportunity to try some simple monoprinting. Special E ...
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 ...
My artwork is loose , often colourful , impressionist inspired. I enjoy experimenting with Mark’s, texture and different subjects.
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 ...
Light and colour infuse my work at a small scale (iridescent titanium jewellery), medium scale (indoor LED light sculptures) and large scale (perspex garden sculptures). This year I'm showing new multi-colour titanium jewellery developed for an internatio ...
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 ...
Julie is a soft pastel artist who is inspired by the beautiful Wiltshire landscape and her love of animals. Mainly a self-taught artist. she continues to experiment with colour, mark making and texture. Her commissioned work of animals, pets and people r ...
I am primarily a glass artist, but also incorporate some additional skills in my mixed media pieces. These include metal work, pyrography and painting. My glass work is all created in an open flame and is a mixture of solid and blown hollow work. All colo ...
Kareen is an eclectic multi media artist. Platters created from local sustainable Oak are her main passion. Each piece of Oak used has been carefully selected and carved in Kareen's Wiltshire based studio. Once the platters have been carved, they are then ...
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 20 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 ...
I continue to explore images conjured up by words and phrases….and narrative inspired paintings which incorporate either figures, animals, plants or objects….and often a combination of these subjects. My Toy Shelf pictures give me opportunities to crea ...
Mary ceramics are thrown on the potters wheel. She creates a range of domestic ware and decorative bowls inspired by the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. She also makes a range of porcelain and silver jewellery. Commissions welcome Her work will be on ...
In silver-work sitting between sculpture and adornment, Meryl Ainslie explores ideas through small endeavours. ‘I rise, I rise’ is a gathering of flower pieces that become counterbalances to teetering towers of soft formed building blocks. The title of th ...
ON REFLECTION An exhibition of images reflecting back reality but including distortions, Showing with another photographer, Susie Bigglestone.
My studio is in the heart of Pewsey Vale and has wonderful views towards Fyfield Down and Pewsey Hill. I paint predominantly in acrylic and enjoy working in other mixed media also. I love working with colour, experimenting with light, shade, texture, cont ...
I'm still making a 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. This year I've also been trying out a few ...
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 ...
DRAWINGS & PRINTS: I like to build images in black and white to emphasise form, light and pattern without the distraction of colour. Wiltshire’s downland can appear like the swell of the sea beneath big skyscapes, I might add a flock of birds or a plane ...
This year, I will be exhibiting recent works with the photographer Richard Draper. My fascination with buildings in different settings continues. I will have for sale not only original paintings in various media but also signed prints. The studio is ...
I am a designer maker working in wood. I am fascinated by the extraordinary variety of woods in the world and the stories they have to tell. I specialise in making carefully crafted bespoke wooden boxes to house treasured items.
I am so looking forward to meeting you when you visit! My artwork continues to explored the wild landscapes of Great Britain focusing on low horizons and big tumultuous skies, inspired by my journeys to the West of Ireland, Wales and Scotland. I have crea ...
A visit to Rhianon's open studio is sure to delight! With new work for MOS23, her original, colourful art fills her home and studio. Nature inspired, Rhianon celebrates colour in her joyful artwork using mixed media and acrylics. Richly layered abstrac ...
I’ll be showing images from a project called Nocturne. I placed a wildlife camera in a nearby wood which animals have self-triggered on their wanderings, creating images from both night and day. The prints on show are handmade argyrotypes and cyanotypes, ...
Much of my work is landscape and I love to paint outside, completing smaller work and studies on the spot. The Vale of Pewsey and the Downs are particular inspirations. My work is about design, composition and the use of colour. I studied fine art at Ca ...
All my work is hand built using coils and/or slabs, they are mainly decorative and at times functional. Finding inspiration from myriad and diverse sources, I enjoy experimenting with different forms, clays, glazes and decorating techniques. This means ...
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 ...
I am excited to welcome you to my home this year, where I design and create my ceramic wall pieces using a combination of stoneware and porcelain clays, fused glass and glazes. Fish are still a favourite subject of mine, but there will be a variety of ...
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. ...
Glass has been special to me over many years. Over time I have developed a particular interest and passion for kiln formed glass. I predominantly make vessels and small decorative objects as well as small items of jewellery.I also do some glass casting. ...
As the Ridgeway National Trail reaches its 50th year Simone celebrates with new work inspired by this prehistoric road. Travelled by herdsmen, soldiers shamans and seekers she finds the rhythm, patterns, shapes and colour that are so unique to this ancien ...
Stephen presents a new series of studies of Savernake Forest, focussing on the Forest’s ancient Oak trees. The Savernake Oaks are some of the oldest in Europe. Stephen’s evoctive studies take inspiration from their unique forms, shaped by their response ...
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 ...
'The negative is the score' said Ansel Adams, 'the print the performance.' This would suggest the original capture must come from sound foundations but the outcome can be as varied as the photographer allows …or dares. Challenging preconceptions about wha ...
I work mainly with soft pastels, loving the vibrancy and immediacy of this medium. I enjoy experimenting, trying different paper surfaces, methods and subjects but tend to focus on capturing the colour and atmosphere of landscape and still life. I sometim ...
I enjoy demonstrating what can be created from items that we normally cast aside. I combine upcycled and found materials with shaped objects. I play with ambiguity, light, and colour to make beautiful mobiles, wall hangings and small sculptures. Commissi ...