A painting contains magical and real truth and fictions. I am interested in depicting the unsaid, the elephant in the room, what lies beneath the veneer in the eternal drama and dynamics of family relationships. My work explores the general experiences of childhood, the formation of identity, the influences of beginnings, the inherent humour and pathos of our lives, memory, how we believe the myth of ourselves, and changing perceptions over time. For example, what lies beneath the surface of an informal family snapshot? What the photograph doesn’t say is what fascinates me - the ubiquitous school photograph has many untold truths. Photographs are an endless source of inspiration but only a starting point.

 

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There is a productive tension in Slimm’s work between the representation of actual place and abstract expressionism. Delicate watercolours of solitary trees rub shoulders with large monumental vistas of standing stones and waterfalls. Cornwall is clearly a source of delight to Slimm and he appears to love to reflect the light in his work. Yet often rooting paintings in place also serves to spur his imagination leading to more dramatic gestural compositions.

 

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Drawing on her memories and emotions, Victoria Stanway's latest series of works collectively entitled, Landscapes of the Mind, are centered on her childhood. Growing up in a Lancashire Mill town, Stanway, often finds herself reflecting the dramatic memories of her industrial beginnings. Initially trained in Film, Stanway has recently begun to paint full time and regularly attends Life Drawing classes.

 

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Kate’s Stephen’s has a natural, instinctive feel for line and form, creating these sensual studies of life.

 

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The work of Emma Strangwayes-Booth depicts figures or seemingly mundane objects behind which lurk a darker biographical narrative, often charting physical and mental change. Inspired by the natural world, ancient myths and dream psychology, she seeks to treat her work as a means to explore imagination and the subconscious mind. Emma Strangwayes-Booth was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1975. Educated in the United Kingdom she now lives and works in Paris, France.

 

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Carola Eleonore Thiele is based in Hamburg, Germany and studied at HAF Hamburger between 2007-2009. In recent years she has participated in several group shows in Germany especially at the Galerie Kunstbörse in Wusterhausenand been selected for online exhibitions at kunstplattform, artfolio, arte-mea and art-offer. Her paintings are distinctive for their fable-like quality. She says, "Art is like a dream you`red dreamed before. Like a picture that has itself manifested."

 

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Carol Tipping is regularly invited to feature her work in ‘Digital Photographer and Creative imaging’ magazine. Her growing popularity, hard work and dedication has recently secured her the prestigious Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society.

 

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Ronnie paints serene scenes of lakes, mountains and castles. His career in landscape painting continued only recently, after a period of work in digital media. Ronnie discovered that paint gives an artist more freedom and influence than computer led art, therefore he is planning to develop his skill in oil and watercolour.

 

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