Artists & Makers

George Pringle

George Pringle George is a self taught artist, with no formal art training, he took up watercolour painting during lock down in 2020, with initial interest in landscape painting. Proud to be born and raised in Newcastle, he now resides in Norfolk, England. George’s art is a continuous work in progress, striving to learn new […]

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Susan Lynda Taylor

Susan Lynda Taylor is based in Norfolk she loves every aspect of art in it’s many forms and believes in eating and living as organically as possible. She believes we need to take care of our planet and each other. Susan also hates plastic. She loves colour and texture – the beauty of nature and

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Barry Ellis

Barry’s painting techniques have evolved to give his own interpretation of his chosen subjects. Barry’s main source of inspiration are animals and wildlife, bringing life to the images using watercolour, ink and pastel, sometimes with fine detail and sometimes with exuberant washes with added details, to bring character and expression. Barry Ellis is an artist

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Ruth Mann

Ruth lives in rural Norfolk with her husband and dog. Her time is mostly split between their caravan in Lincolnshire, making art and her garden which she loves to tend. Ruth caught the Art bug having taken early retirement from the Civil Service in 2007. Having experimented with many media, she soon found her main

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Jean Kiekopf

Artist’s StatementFollowing a career in education working internationally, Jean has settled in the Waveney Valley and is now a full-time sculptor. Jean creates distinctive human and animal forms in both indoor and outdoor garden sculptures which play with conventional proportions giving much of her work an abstract quirky quality. Her love of yoga, cats, horses

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Jacqueline Smerdon

Jacqueline Smerdon Jacqueline Smerdon is a self-taught artist inspired by nature, seeking to capture the essence of the world around her through colour, line, and light. While her preferred medium is oil, she also works in watercolour and acrylics, enjoying both plein air painting and studio practice. Her influences include Monet, Van Gogh, Sheila Fell,

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Julie Whittaker

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY JULIE WHITTAKER Julie Whittaker is a British contemporary artist based in Norfolk, UK. She enjoys working in both acrylic paint and watercolours ,as well as coloured pencil. She often uses a mixture of these media in her work, exploring the loose spontaneity of some water colour techniques in combination with the precision of

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Morgan Wyche

Morgan Wyche is a symbolist artist and an established teacher of Gwynfyd Thinking®, a self‑help methodology rooted in ancient empowerment practices and designed to work alongside conventional cognitive thinking skills. Formerly a life coach and counsellor, Morgan developed Gwynfyd Thinking as a practical technique to support clients when they experienced repetitive, unhelpful thought patterns. By encouraging individuals

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Juliet Hodgson

Juliet believes that direct observation provides an essential foundation for every painting. Specialising in portrait and commission work, she relies on carefully observed detail, backed up with photographs and sketches.  Most of her commission work comes from pet portraits, which she really loves doing, but has often completed a wide range of other subjects for

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Geoff Kitchen

Geoff, a coloured pencil artist, started focusing on art after retiring from teaching and DIY. He studied fine art with Diana Lamb, joined the Art Circle, and was inspired by Malcolm Cudmore. Feedback improved his technique, leading to commissions and sales. He served as Honorary Secretary for 10 years and is now a Life Member.

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