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Plein air painter Louise Diggle works in soft pastel on card, exploring light and how it can transform places, people and objects. 'There are two light shows a day, sunrise and sunset and everything in between; never ending subject matter.I have used soft pastels for most of my life. What I love about pastels are the glowing colours that can be used rapidly and spontaneously. I can respond di …

Working in oil on linen, Trish Mitchell captures the elegance of natural forms with refined restraint and sophistication.Her most recent work, 'Emergence', explores the quiet beauty and profound stillness of a sakura blossom branch—a delicate yet powerful symbol of renewal and grace. Set against a deep, contemplative background, each petal and stem is rendered with intricate precision, inviting th …

'Night Night #2 is taken from references of a small but perfectly formed kitchen. Kitted out for guests, the kitchen offered lots of opportunities to find pleasure in the tactile touch of real and simple things – glass bottles, paper and string, crisp paper bags.This is what I wanted to capture in the painting - that when you pad through the house before bed, turning off each light, you see the ki …

Painting in oils from observation, imagination and memory, Eve's work explores the exquisite wonders of nature and the human form, delving into both their presence and absence in space.'The graceful appearance of Silver Birch rose ghost-like into the skies. I have long adored these beautiful trees, their open leaf canopies inviting light to reach the ground, encouraging myriad other plants to gro …