All posts by goherdwick

Karen MacDougall creates colourful paintings, drawings, collages, textiles and sculptural work for exhibition and to commission. She has exhibited widely and has work in collections across the world. Locally, her Public Art can be seen in Penrith’s Coronation Garden, Penrith Leisure Centre and in schools across the county.
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Through use of laser-cutting and paper manipulation, embellishment with watercolour and stitch, I produce watercolour paintings with depth, shadow and reflection. Thus results in artwork which expresses the character and essence of the British countryside.

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I observe animals, their shapes, gestures and mannerisms and in developing my ideas, I take them quite often out of their context. I like using bold colours.
In my work, I explore the possibilities of bringing the subjects in and out of focus. Composition plays an important role in my paintings. I sometimes use perspective to distort images.
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I would like to design with the sponsor rather than present a fait accompli. Two ideas illustrated a) Mountain Landscape b) daffodil design, bright, structured design with either some words from Wordsworth’s poem or 1-10 Yan, tan, tethera etc.
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Sheep frequently appear in Mary Ann’s award winning work, but decorating a sheep will present quite a different challenge!
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I gained a BA (Hons) degree and Masters degree in Contemporary Fine Art at The University of Cumbria. I work with whatever medium is appropriate for the topic being explored but my preferred medium is glass for its versatility and vibrancy of colour.

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Pam Williamson enjoys a varied artistic career.  She has created commissioned murals, theatrical and museum backdrops, site specific installations and constructions.  Inspired by journeys on foot, both in the lake district and on international long distance trails, she is currently working on a project of drawings and paintings: “36 Ways to see Scafell Pike”.
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Originally from Threlkeld, self taught artist Sandra creates individual artworks using various mediums including soft pastels, watercolours and acrylics.
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A self taught artist inspired by the nature around her home in the Eden Valley using wool wool fleece in a painterly fashion to create vibrant, energetic and textual art depicting scenes and emotions. Read More