"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.

Lee (3rdEye) has been creating art inspired by graffiti art culture and comic artists such as Vaughn Bode since the 80s. He collaborated with Bristol street artists when Graffiti art was exploding. Over the last 10 years, spent in the Cotswolds with his family, his art has evolved to combine geometric shapes, organic and symmetrical forms as well as 3rdEye’s own trademark characters. His work is always funky, bold, and eye-catching.

Diane Young is a painter turned printmaker inspired by nature. She creates lively animal art and prints, which often suggest storyline & humour. Collagraph printmaking is now her main focus; creating textural printing plates, inking them up and hand pulling them through a printing press to transfer to dampened paper. Sometimes the prints are further worked into by hand adding watercolour or gold leaf and collage.

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!

Stroud based abstract surrealist outsider collage Artist. Created only using found imagery from old books and magazines, then lots of thinking, scissoring and gluing. No Google. No Photoshop. No resizing. No colour adjustment. No computers or printers were used or harmed in the making of. Inspired by Space, Mushrooms, Trees (but too hard to cut out) and other stuff like clouds (also really hard).

I am a self taught artist. I enjoy all aspects of pottery. I have recently started to sculpt in clay, and have helped with moulding and casting of sculptures.

My paintings are alla prima in oils usually from life, en plein air landscapes and still life subjects in the studio. I am interested in capturing a moment in an honest and impressionistic way, be it the beauty of the countryside through the various seasons or a scene from everyday life. My approach is one of curiosity and exploration.

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.

Christopher Ronus is a Cotswolds-based illustrator and cartoonist working with watercolours and oils. He writes and draws comic books, produces greeting cards and paints figures and portraits.

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.

Bettie is a nurse by profession but an artist by desire, having been encouraged by a friend to pick up her brushes at the start of 2020. Living in the heart of the Cotswolds but often being drawn to the sea, Bettie is still discovering her style but uses the mediums of acrylic and oils, preferring to work with palette knives.

I am a local artist currently working with healing art using geometry and exploring the pathways of consciousness. I spent many years travelling the world, exploring our connectedness to nature before finding my way back to the Cotswolds. My paintings are a vibrant response to the mystical inner and outer realms, taking and incorporating symbolism and imagery from many spiritual disciplines.

I am a mixed media landscape painter working mainly with watercolour and acrylic inks but often include the use of materials such as pastel and inktense pencils. My pictures can be realistic or semi-abstract where I have experimented with my materials and then developed wherever the effects have taken me.

My work explores themes of self and identity, creating reflections of an inner world. I create realistic oil paintings of female portraits. The models are often depicted wearing a mask of heavy make-up and Elizabethan style ruffs; this has been partly inspired by my background in theatre. Behind each piece lies a hidden story, emotion or memory transfixed in time.

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...

I paint in oils. Landscape, life drawing, & portraiture. I enjoy painting plein air, when I get the opportunity. I live on my fathers farm at Ewen, near The Thames. I have a studio in one of the farm buildings, and I'm often joined by arty/creatives.

I am an artist in Gloucester. My 2021 collection includes Angels on canvas. My 2022 collection will be “Cotswold” with Wioletta Quill. I run art clubs in schools; “2 crazy crafters” eco craft projects; and enjoy experimenting. I won the 2020 Abstract competition in ‘Oleśnica Dwurnikiem’

Photography to me is telling the story without the words. I am a passionate photographer who likes to capture the special moments in life. I appreciate the small details that make each day unique. I love taking photos of Stroud’s beautiful landscapes and also capturing all those precious and memorable moments in life. I love art and in my spare time I enjoy painting too.

I am a painter working primarily with acrylics. I was born in the Black Country and moved to Stroud in April 2022. In 2019, I was an offsite painter at Turps Art School. My work combines a drawing and painting process with a background in Human Science. The inspiration and concepts behind my work are, in essence - people.

Jane is a painter and textile artist. Her paintings are predominantly watercolour or gouache, focussing on the natural world. She has attended courses in Botanical Art to hone her skills in colour matching and blending enabling her to produce an accurate likeness. She is a bobbin lace maker, designer and teacher who creates Art Lace as well as more traditional items.

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.

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.

I enjoy painting landscapes and doing plein air painting, mainly in oils. Much of my work has also been done in Colorado and New Mexico, which I visit regularly. I am lucky to have a studio in my garden. If you'd like to discuss any of my work, please contact me: shainastoehr@msn.com
The link above takes you to my on-line portfolio.

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.

I am a contemporary landscape artist, working mainly in oils. I sketch and paint en plein air, creating larger works in the studio for galleries, commissions, or pure pleasure!! I won the British Contemporary Arts award 2021, and am delighted to be sharing my painting journey with the Stroud Artists Cooperative. My work is available from me direct.

Gillian Cox is a well travelled linguist and practising artist, who has lived in Spain, Switzerland, Scotland, and moved to the Cotswolds in 2002. In 2009, she co-founded Crescent Art Space; a studio and exhibition space based in Cheltenham. Her oil paintings are a bold colourful style, incorporating aspects of abstraction. They are observational from life.

I am a Stroud based artist and am pleased to be a member of The Thursday Group and Stroud Pottery as I like to work alongside other artists. Last year I made some large collages and some very satisfactory ceramic forms. This year my focus is on producing work that allows me to tell a story, using ceramics, the book form and printing.

Vic has taken a life long love of film, black and white photography and during the first lockdown rekindled a love of art to capture iconic movie scenes and Pop culture icons on large canvases using Acrylics.

Louise's art takes many forms and she has always felt a strong need to create beauty wherever possible. Finally having the opportunity to become a full-time artist, she is focusing on contemporary watercolours with mixed media, painting utopian scenes of peace, solitude and nature.

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 am still experimenting as an artist in different mediums and find I really enjoy painting large canvasses. I am lucky to live close to nature in the wonderful Gloucestershire countryside, which inspires my wildlife photography, and my art. Recently I have taken an interest in ceramics, enjoying creating in 3D items that can go in gardens, and sometimes featuring birds and nature.

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.

I usually work with watercolours and enjoy painting wildlife, particularly birds. I try to convey vibrancy and movement, combined with detail that captures character.

Colourful, vibrant abstract paintings. I have two main projects, the Memory Silhouettes and the Geometric Abstractions. Both play on emotional colour palettes from memory and experience.

Growing up in an artistic family in Tennessee, Rebecca eventually stumbled across “Colour” - a book which led to her own artistic journey. Starting in Switzerland working with Beppa Assenza, who had developed an approach to colour based on Rudolf Steiner’s work on colour. This was her foundation. From this point Rebecca has experimented with all mediums and has developed her own style.

Stroud Digital Artist and published cartoonist. February 2020 Lockdown and with time on my hands I’ve created over hundred digital collages. Created from vintage comic covers, old newspaper articles, hieroglyphs, geometric religious symbolism and a little bit of magic. Follow me via my Facebook page @comicartbyblzbob for weekly instalments of my cartoon strip and my latest digital collage.