Through my life long fascination with nature, geology and the earth, I explore the intricate patterns, shapes, colours and textures that are found within the natural world. This inspires both abstract paintings and highly detailed observational studies. I use a variety of different media often making my own pigments. Through this process I experience a deeply grounding connection to nature.

Charlotte is an aspiring tattoo artist who illustrates creatures and characters inspired by folklore, mythology, fairy tales, and Medieval history. With a background in 3D animation, she has always been fascinated by the intersection of storytelling and visual art and invites you to join her world of the whimsical and the macabre.

Stroud artist and teaching assistant. BA in Graphic Design from Norwich Art School, specialising in Illustration. Started off as Graphic designer and Illustrator. Now working as a Teaching assistant, helping children with their art. Uses the local Stroud landscape for inspiration, especially drawing ‘en plein air’. Likes illustrating animals, flowers and seafood. Media: soft pastel, acrylics, pen and watercolour.

Haruko Boot comes from the concrete jungle of Osaka, Japan which is a huge contrast to the rural pastures of Stroud. Her main media is pen & pencil, also acrylic paint but she sometimes likes to go vivid with digital experiments too. Inspired by the Japanese Manga she grew up with, she creates her own original characters and incorporates them into her artwork.

I am an artist in Gloucester. My 2021 collection includes Angels on canvases. I am currently planning my 2022 collection “Cotswold” with Wioletta Quill (a Stroud photographer). I run art clubs in schools; have eco craft projects as “2 crazy crafters”; enjoy experimenting. In January 2020 I won an Abstract competition in ‘Oleśnica Dwurnikiem’

I am a Rodborough artist, specialising in pen and ink and watercolour paintings of vintage vehicles and aviation subjects. I also work in acrylics, and paint leather jackets. Other subjects include animals and birds, people, and architectural. I have exhibited at the Mall Gallery, London, with the Guild of Aviation Artists.

Painting (mostly oil) and drawing go hand in hand and are a constant source of intrigue and enjoyment. Recently I have focused on figure and portrait work, but still life is important to me and in the Cotswolds, landscape just won’t go away. I try to blend the techniques of traditional painting and a contemporary view or choice of subject.

"It is true for me that art can speak where words often fail" I am a self-taught mixed media artist living in Gloucestershire. I have always loved art but now have the time to really develop and follow my passion. I love to create imaginative, original artwork designs on different themes. My inspirations are nature, wildlife, history, faith, hope, emotions, love, poetry and music.

My art has evolved from using cartoons and illustrations in the field of humanitarian aid, to experimenting with digital art, charcoal and acrylics. I have been involved with refugees and asylum seekers in creating art together to capture their experiences and hopes for the future. My interaction with them has always inspired me to try new ideas and styles.

Currently working with oil, acrylic, mixed media, pencil and ink - work covers any topic from industrial to natural to urban. Mostly working in and around Stroud, Cheltenham and Gloucester. Visual marks make their way onto clay, porcelain and more recently wooden sculpture (current piece hanging from Studio 18’s ceiling). In 2019 the large mural in the Eastcombe Bus Shelter was created.

I love the use of colour and how it can uplift the spirit - most of my work is lighthearted and (hopefully) joyous! I started in digital art for fabric and surface pattern design, but more recently moved to acrylics, ink and watercolour. I am always learning...

The play of dappled light, shadows, reflections and contrasts excite me and I am especially inspired by our local landscapes. I paint with oils, but also try to capture the beauty of found objects such as feathers, shells, twigs or everyday objects in pencil or fine-liner. I hope the magic I find in everyday life comes across!

Artist concentrating on bodies, birds and bugs, but with many additions to that basic group. Primarily a dry media artist, but with some watercolour and print making works. I love drawing the living bodies of people, animals and birds, which gives me an unlimited range of subjects. Long time member of Stroud life drawing group and Raw Umber Studios online.

I produce drawings, paintings and sculptures and am often inspired by my interests in esoteric spirituality. I like to experiment with geometric forms, images seen in meditation and sometimes semi-automatic drawing as well as a basic practice of working from life. I try to use recycled materials where possible.

Phil’s work is intuitive and influenced by these words:

We cannot rehearse the unknown (Wayne Shorter)

Honour thy errors as hidden
Intentions (Brian Eno).

Tania is a painter and illustrator living in Nailsworth with a studio in Stroud. She paints primarily alla prima in oils, but also undertakes portrait commissions of individuals and houses. Her illustrative work is hand drawn and inspired by vintage books on interiors, fairy tales, fashion, botany, animal studies & architecture; synthesised to create fresh new aesthetics.

Catherine has been an artist since childhood, always painting at home and hiding in the art block at school...she finally went to art school a few years ago and was awarded a distinction for her MA. She spends most of her time working in 2D, painting drawing and pattern making as well as painting furniture and murals. She loves teaching and sharing her passion for creativity.

I see myself as sketcher, art doodler and maybe illustrator, flitting between sketching, printing and lately some digital animations. I’ve also been an urban sketcher for a long time, one of the admins for Gloucestershire Urban Sketchers, as well as a printmaker with the Gloucestershire Print Co-op. Lately my prints have morphed into ‘mixed media’, with coloured pencil and pens.

I am a retired maths teacher and journalist. I moved to Stroud in 2017 after a decade in Portland Oregon. I have always sketched and dabbled in watercolour. Much of my work has been figurative, life studies and in travel sketchbooks. Now I am trying to be more free.

I am currently raising a family in Minchinhampton. I specialise in anthropomorphic and eclectic illustrations for children and adults, and work mostly in watercolour and acrylic. I also write short stories. All my work is available in high-quality printed or downloadable form. (link in image). I am on Instagram, under the_vaudeville_museum

Karen is a Botanical Artist working predominantly in watercolour. She explores the symbolism and language of flowers and fruits to create paintings referencing motherhood and fertility. Her work also looks at how nature and humanity entwine throughout history from medicine to folklore and religion. She regularly teaches workshops around Gloucestershire and accepts commissions.

Louise creates contemporary watercolours with mixed media, painting utopian scenes of peace, solitude and nature. As an autistic person with sensory processing difficulties and frequent sensory overload, she finds comfort in the tiny remote houses often seen in her work and the nature of simplicity and repetition. Described as "a hit of dopamine" and “a visual treat”. Louise hopes to evoke a sense of joy and serenity in an otherwise chaotic world.

I am passionate about drawing, doodling and vibrant colours. I have developed my own style to create colourful and quirky pictures of local scenes. My aim is to make people smile and bring a splash of colour into the home.

I worked as an Architect for 30 years but prior to retirement I helped to provide therapeutic art services at the AOC. in Beeches Green for adults with learning difficulties.
I am a member of the Society of Architectural Illustrators but I like painting and drawing all subject types. The mediums I use are mainly watercolour, acrylics and line and wash.

My work is characterised by a nuanced and restrained
palette. Surfaces are sanded, scratched, and drawn
into. I aim to reveal beauty in the overlooked and mundane, drawing attention to the values of their condition. My latest collection includes studies of structures and spaces in Cornwall and Gloucestershire, incorporating painting, drawing and ceramics.

My name is Chris. I live and work in Kingsway, taking a lot of inspiration from my local area. I grew up in the Cotswolds and continue to find this part of the country a huge inspiration.
I also take inspiration from the Swiss Alps, a location my Father regularly visits. I paint mainly in oils, but also in acrylic, gouache and pencil sketch.

Elle is a Stroud-based artist who enjoys mixing the themes of cute and macabre in her work. While she favours pencil drawing and acrylic painting, she does also dabble in oil painting, lino-printing, and other artistic mediums. Elle also enjoys creating written narratives to go with her pieces, and holds an MA in creative writing from the University of Gloucestershire.

James Nickells is an ink on paper portrait artist currently engaged in The Global Portrait Project, telling the stories and painting the pictures of environmentally active people in each of the 193 UN recognised sovereign states.

Katherine MacInnes draws tree portraits of favourite trees for birthdays and anniversaries. Trees are so eloquent and so loaded with meaning and memory that a tree portrait of a significant tree makes a wonderful present. Katherine can work from life or photographs.

As an artist, I experiment with acrylic, oil, watercolour, pastel and ink. I aim to express my love for all elements of nature: from animals to landscapes to weather, the wilder the better.
As a sculptor in clay I expand on nature, trying to explore and capture the human emotional experience, in both form and abstract.

I work in a variety of media, drawing inspiration from the natural world with a lens to the human
condition, looking for connections to self in found objects and natural forms. I am interested in
understanding the bigger picture through small details. Experiencing the macro through the micro.

Wedad is half Jordanian half Polish, and always felt torn between two worlds. Through her art, she creates her own “nationality“. Her paintings focus on the play of lights and shadow, trying to present unique beauty amongst the ugliness. She is inspired by the human body and its beauty, always striving to present it as an integral entirety with spirit and soul - a full package of expression.