Juliet & Jamie Gutch
I make mobiles, often in partnership with my husband who works in education. The central theme of our work is balance. The world is held in a state of equilibrium which has led to perfect conditions for life. It is … Continued
Joy Godfrey
posted in: Art Trail Participants, Bronze, Ilkley Arts Hub Members, Oils, Painting, Printmaking, Watercolor |
0
My website www.joygodfrey.com provides comprehensive coverage of my work in various media including oils, etching, screenprinting and bronze casting. Exhibited in Manchester, York, Leeds and Bradford City art galleries. I have always made my own paints from the original pigments – I … Continued
Jonathan Cooke
llkley-based Jonathan Cooke was born near Barnsley. On leaving school he served a four-year traditional apprenticeship in stained glass with the York Glaziers’ Trust at York Minster. Since 1987 he has been in private practice, and is an ICON accredited … Continued
John Gamble
My drawings are intuitive, responding to soundscape, memory and my environment at the moment of drawing. Each mark is made in response to the previous one, building up layers of meaning through graphite and then erasure. The results are often … Continued
Joanne Tinker
Since before I could pack my own school bag, I’ve been cramming ideas into shoe boxes and pasting trinkets into notebooks. It’s creative hoarding really! But once at art college, my extraordinary textile teacher told us that we could make … Continued
Howard Gardiner
My work is mainly produced in stoneware using a variety of ceramic techniques. I throw and hand build mainly one-off pieces which are influenced by a variety of historical ceramic connections. I have been interested in classical Greek, Roman and … Continued
Helen Brayshaw
Since starting MA Fine Art at Leeds University immediately after last year’s Art Trail, Helen’s practice has altered radically. By engaging closely with the materiality of her work, she has arrived at an exposed narrative which ultimately examines human … Continued
Helen Barnes
I am an artist living in Ilkley, who has worked in textiles, teaching and exhibiting work for many years. I am inspired by the artisans who have passed down iconography and skills from one generation to the next, mother to … Continued
Gillian Gilroy
I use the technique of continuous line drawing. I love to draw animals, the built environment and the human figure. I aspire to reduce my unbroken mark making to the absolute minimum – capturing my chosen subject with a few … Continued
Geraldine Thompson
posted in: Art Trail 2019, Art Trail Participants, Ilkley Arts Hub Members, Mixed Media, Oils, Painting, Portrait |
0
In portraiture, I aim to capture the essence of the sitter. Life size oil commissions usually involve preliminary drawings and as many two hour sittings as possible. Commissions have included eminent members of our clergy in Rome, plus distinguished … Continued