Mark Butler

Mark is a sculptor working mainly in cast bronze. Although he is using metal – a markedly permanent material – he harnesses chance to create imperfect and fractured pieces, mirroring the impermanence and vulnerability of the environment around him. Influences … Continued

Sarah Cooper

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I have only been painting for a couple of years, having previously worked full time in the NHS. During the pandemic, painting was my escape from the difficulties we all faced and I am now devoting as much time to … Continued

Olivia Beau

Olivia is a Yorkshire-based artist working primarily with acrylics. “25 years on from studying art as a teen, I recently found myself immersed again in the world of paint and canvas. Growing up on the Yorkshire coast inspired my first … Continued

Kwan Bevan

I am interested in exploring different materials and techniques to interpret the natural environment. The Yorkshire landscape inspired my latest paintings. I have created a volume of work by exploring the mixture of water colour and other mediums. Rather than … Continued

Christine Pilgrem

Christine likes to express her love of the great outdoors in her colourful landscape paintings, gaining her inspiration from both the Yorkshire countryside and travels further afield. She paints both en plein air and in her studio, using colour and … Continued

Anita Burrows

  Anita finds the idea of connecting Fine Art and Craft particularly interesting. Her work is inspired by the natural environment and the play of light on surfaces at the beginning and end of the day when light is very … Continued