I started painting after I retired and have overtime experienced with a wide variety of media but tend to be inspired by landscape but I also get pleasure from experimenting with abstract and colour.
Marion Elliott
Louise Ellwood Parker
Louise Ellwood Parker is a painter of creatures. Visit her converted vintage caravan garden studio. Here you will find a menagerie of characterful creatures. Birds and beastie original paintings, prints and stationary products will be available.
Kay Cheer
I am a local wildlife artist specialising in animals and landscapes using pastel pencils. I have framed original pictures, prints and cards. I have hand painted cards, jewellery, and pebble art. I create ceramics, mainly pots using nature as inspiration.
Kath Lockhart
A retired teacher of Art, Kath now spends her time making Art in a variety of techniques and media. This can be printing, painting and in particular drawing, depending on the subject matter and context. The theme for most pieces tends to be landscape and, lately, she has been exploring a broader range of titles which include still life and portraiture. Inspiration comes from a range of sources including weather conditions, seasonal colours, events and atmosphere, as well as the people she encounters. What interests her as much as the images she creates is the process used to create it.
Venue:
Arnside WI Village Hall
Janice McGloine
I have recently begun experimenting with small watercolour and pen studies from my holidays abroad, however our local area still provides me with plenty of inspiration and I look forward to displaying a selection of these small paintings alongside larger originals and the usual giclee prints and greetings cards at this year’s festival.
Venue:
Vintage & Country Shop, 19a Emmersgate Lane, Silverdale
Jackie Adams
I enjoy creating small fused glass panels and tea lights inspired by the colourful flowers found in my garden and beyond. I work with both transparent and opaque glass to produce vibrant floral designs. Alongside this, my landscape paintings are created using acrylic ink and watercolour, drawing inspiration from the ever changing atmosphere of the Cumbrian fells. I love the way the light and seasons transform the landscape and try to capture this in my work.
Venue:
Storth Village Hall
Ian Garson
An expansive lake and its surroundings in Central Finland provide me with inspiration for many of my paintings. The sense of isolation in this area of unspoilt nature is important to me. I use oil paint to express this atmosphere.
Hilary Bentley
I work with a group of fellow enthusiasts where I experiment with a variety of techniques and materials.
Gilli Slater
Inspiration for my unique Brusho and silk fabric work comes from the colours and forms found in the local scenery. I have a special love for trees and the light that plays through them, their knobbly trunks, twisted roots and the distant vistas to be glimpsed through them. I also create lino prints on textile which are enhanced using Brusho dye. The effects caused by the vibrant colours migrating through the silk fabric never cease to amaze me.
Venue:
Arnside WI Village Hall
Emma Field
Working in oil, watercolour and acrylic, Emma creates atmospheric paintings of landscapes around Lancaster and the coastline of Morecambe Bay, Arnside, Silverdale, Bowland and beyond. Through expressive mark-making, intricate detail and rich, layered colour, she captures shifting light, reflections and dramatic skies, evoking a strong sense of place, rooted in memory and resonating with others’ own experiences in nature.
