I breathe new life in to old and forgotten objects to create new works. I also layer up canvases over long periods of time using acrylics, emulsions, wax, textiles and...

...inspiration i grew up in the 70s/80s so the progressive rock, post punk, new romantic and electronic synth pop areas in art and music. Also the newer sounds and images/art...

...I started the course and I’ve enrolled for every term ever since and I’m learning new things all the time which is really fun. I like trying new mediums and...

...of technologies that are very old (and about to disappear) and those which are very new (and still developing). It can also involve cultural change – fading traditions meeting new...

...condition. I am primarily a metalworker working with new, found and recycled materials. I often take a found object using its history as the starting point then meld it with...

...for a co-commission run by Pallant House Gallery, Chichester in partnership with Outside In. In 2021 I became a course assistant on The Exploring Collections course run at Glenside Hospital...

...film ‘A New Life Tomorrow’ and the illustrated version ‘It’s A New Life Tomorrow’, is screening 21 Nov 2020-7 Mar 2021 at the Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition...

...other then unfolded leaving two sides to the picture that mirror in whole or in part each other. Creating new imagery, as no two blots are identical, means that the...

...feelings of vulnerability & new, enforced personal circumstances meant that he had to find positive outlets on new horizons. Unable to move freely but fortunate enough to live overlooking Morecambe...

...new pieces in the process. I believe that art in contemporary society has moved on quicker than art theory. Artists are no longer tied to a particular genre or ideology....

...far, when they get damaged I buy a new one. I’m always searching for things people say do not exist. In my frustration I try to make them myself, to...

...continued to develop his painting and artistic language through Mentoring Studios. During the past couple of years, John has continued to work steadily, developing a range of new canvases despite...

...remember. I refuse to be squashed into a single medium and always want to be learning new techniques and new ways of expressing myself. Lately, I have been designing quilts...

...exhibitions as New Art Gallery Walsall, Twenty Twenty and West Midlands Open. I have had a piece of work from my FEARMAIL series acquired for the permanent collection at New...

...to get new ideas for her art and to learn new techniques she can then apply herself. Lily likes to share her expression through her art and give people pieces...

After several years of great change I now feel able to capture some of this in new artwork and experiment with different techniques. In 2014 I was inspired by the...

...up new opportunities to explore more as a creative artist as well as care for my mother. Landscapes are the ultimate inspiration for me, I’m fascinated by natural pattern formations,...

...each new process I try on each new painting I create, in order to replicate a particular effect in future work. I enjoy working with liquid latex-however, this has taken...

...but I knew I had to pass… I pretended to  be driven and inspired by subjects, but the only thing I really liked was the practical experimentation with new techniques....

Mark Noble is an English artist based in Somerset, UK. His works shine a new light on the under-valued aspects of the world in which we live. Often specialising in...

...older brother has severe autism. There is currently a mental health crisis worldwide, in my experience this suffering arises from an inability to recognise, communicate and process trauma. I found...

...my first piece, the Whale Forelimb. I’ve always seen old medical illustrations as pieces of art in their own right, but turning them into embroidery gives them a new, tactile,...

...a door for me that I never new was there. It is also a way of experiencing mindfulness for me. I have been given a future to look forward to...

...distort viewpoints by taking one thing, reimagining it, exploring all of the possibilities it holds and make something new with it. I use images from different contexts and repurpose them...

...I am able to practice without thinking about perfection. Sometimes when I use bright colours it changes the idea that I had and sometimes colours make my drawing more enjoyable....

...changing mental health difficulties. As a result I was encouraged to paint to help myself in my recovery. Wow! This new ‘thing’ got me, sang to me and has absorbed...

I love choosing strong colours, my favourite colour is red. I like the freedom of mixing colours together and to try new things, such as new techniques or media.

...climate change, sexual stereotyping and racial and gender prejudice and reflecting on humanity and what it means to live in the modern world. I hope that my work will act...

My practice is drawn from a creative career in the world of images and my lighting spiritual awakening, which happened while sectioned in a psychiatric ward. Following my ‘artistic coming out’, I...

...History of Art course from University College London, after which she completed her PGCE (QTS). An international educator, mentor and consultant, Anum is fond of the creative links between the...

Nature is a driving force behind my work, I respond to my environment and the world around us to bring out emotional response to what I see. Bringing two worlds...

Predominantly illustrative art using a variety of mediums, my inspiration comes from the natural world, my own imaginary world and can be fueled by my emotions.

Increasingly, my artworks are about the way we live, materially, in the world. I am fascinated by the cycles of production, consumption and discard which pepper a Western lifestyle, often...

...escape, my own little world, that took me away from reality. At 17 I was painting murals of cartoons on nursery walls in Kensington London, I gave it up to...

“Different techniques of work are an opportunity to combine the classics of oil painting and digital art in modern world because they combine the usual and unusual, eternal and temporary,...

...made some stainless steel jewelry pieces in the machine shop, and wrote and illustrated a children’s book, called “The World Of Arbor; New Friends.” I spoke to eleven different psychology...

...I’m often in my own little world, so my paintings are representations of the depths my mind can go to- a world that is neither here or there. Atmospherically magical...

Art is my vocation and my passion. I use drawing as a way of exploring and understanding the world around me and to help me connect with others. I am...

...Having grown in confidence and being older I now like to draw things from my dreams and imagination, they help me make sense of the world. They often deal with...

...me feel positive about myself, it inspires me to move on in the world and try new things everyday. I would love to see my work in a big gallery...

Making art relaxes me. It puts me in a world of my own away from the troubles of my life. Art calms me down and relaxes me into a world...

...alone, creating a fantasy world of dragons and monsters. She also liked dressing up in costumes inspired by rock band Lordi, best known outside Finland for their 2006 Eurovision triumph....