57 High Street, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2LT

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  Jenny Aitken

  Through her use of vibrant colour, texture and movement, she says she tries to achieve 'the portrayal of the experience of a place'. She is a recent winner of Artist of the Year.

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  Carolyn Pavey

  Pure observation is the essence of my work, whether it is a landscape, portrait or still-life; and it usually starts with my sketchbook and pencil.

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  Sarah Ross Thompson

  Sarah Ross-Thompson is a Fine Art Printmaker specialising in hand-inked, original collagraph prints inspired by the Dorset landscape.

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  Colin Willey

  Born in 1972, Colin Willey's work is about light and its effects. He is excited by the way objects are transformed by light and how the light constantly changes from moment to moment.

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  Paul Liggins

  Most of Paul's work is based around the Dorset coastline, and he draws his inspiration from places such as West Bay, Lulworth Cove and popular Jurassic Coast location, Durdle Door

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  Paul Schilling

  Paul is inspired by the stunning Purbeck landscape and his vibrant acrylics are stunning

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  Richard Hooke

  With a home now in Ulwell, Richard has turned to oils to capture the unique light and landscape of the Isle of Purbeck.

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  Sarah Hough

  Nature and pattern is a central theme in her work and for 'Out and About' she has produced The Purbeck Collection, a range of floral oil paintings on linen

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  Vanessa Bowman

  An observer of the simple beauty of everyday objects and the pattern and texture of the countryside.

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  Louise Braithwaite

  In Louise's work one can see a great affection for human interaction in a variety of social and public situations. Her paintings are predominately figurative, painted in oils on board, and have been described as "happy Lowrys"..

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  Ken Eardley

  Brighton based artist Ken Eardley makes fantastic glazed earthenware ceramic jugs and bowls by hand and they are a visual treat.

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  Emily Morgan

  Emily takes inspiration from her surroundings, predominantly the landscape and motifs found in nature.
  Hidden narratives and hints towards story–telling often feature within her work.

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  Jennifer Brereton

  As a child, I sat in an old fashioned milking shed and sketched my father and his cows. I'm still painting livestock. I just can't stop...

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  Nicholas Hely Hutchinson

  Nicholas lives in the heart of Dorset with his wife and two children. He gets much of his inspiration from the surrounding countryside and the coast.

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  Karen McPhail

  Karen draws from domestic life and nature to make paper collages that inform her designs. Layering images, patterns, shadows and text, her ceramics are satisfying both to the eye and to touch.

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  Rebecca Lardner

  Rebecca Lardner was born in Swanage, Dorset in 1971. Rebecca Lardner's distinctive oils on canvas are beautifully depicted portrayals of life on the land and the sea. In 2010 she was named the UK's Artist of the Year.

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  Liz Howe

  Liz likes to think of her ceramics as usable pieces of art. She takes ideas from the sea, plant life and scraps of old fabric.

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  John Knapp Fisher

  John has featured on television & radio & his work has been widely reviewed in newspapers and magazines for the Arts. John works in ink and watercolour, oil and mixed media on paper and board.

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  Sasha Harding

  Sasha Harding was brought up in and around Swanage. Her interest in art was stimulated early, both by her surroundings and a tradition of art and music in the family.

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  Rosemary Jacks

  Rosemary makes functional, brightly coloured hand-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware often with sprig decorations, altered forms and fish/animal motifs

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  Ben Spurling

  Ben was born in Swanage in 1979 and still resides in the Purbeck area today. Living by the sea has always been an important part of Ben's life and this is reflected in his paintings.

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  Jane Colquhoun

  Having grown up in Swanage, I have always had an affinity with the landscape and coastline of Purbeck, a connection which is particularly reflected in my recent personal work

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  Judy Tate

  Pivotal to most of Judy’s painting is her love of painting ‘en plein air’ predominantly with oil paints.

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  Jane James

  Jane James is a ceramic artist based on Jersey, Channel Islands. She has been inspired by Jersey’s beautiful flora and fauna to create unique coastal ceramics that capture the charm and character of sea.

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  Mia Tarney

  Mia finds that enlarging the scale dramatically emphasises the form of the subject, it becomes more of a landscape of space and shape.

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  Tony Chance

  The weather and the sea are the subject of most of Tony's paintings. Very often they are images drawn from remote and wild areas of Britian.

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  Vanessa Cooper

  Vanessa Cooper takes her models from nature and from family life - from forests, gardens, pets, and children. There are deep veins of both sensuality and humour in her work, which enhance their vitality.

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