Thelma studied illustration at Laird School of Art, Birkenhead. Her first career was as an illustrator with the Associated Freelance Artists in London.

After having a family she later studied at Glasgow School of Art to graduate with a degree in Fine Art (Drawing and Painting) She also subsequently worked as an Art teacher in Scotland and Cheshire.

A regular exhibitor throughout the UK, she has her paintings in the permanent collection of the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum (Merseyside Tate Gallery Group) and was a purchase prize winner in 1988,1998 and 2001.Her work has been accepted by the Royal Academy, New English Art Club, Society of Women Artists (London+ Scotland), Birmingham Society of Artists, Royal Glasgow Institute, and MoMA Wales amongst others-as well as a wide selection of galleries in Wales, Scotland and Shropshire.

She describes her work as covering a vast range of subject matter from figurative to abstract and semi-abstract landscape-often a combination of both using literary sources as well as poetry and music. She works from memories, observation and imagination, often returning to earlier themes and sketchbook references with a new and different approach.

It is evident that she is still much influenced by her years of living in Scotland and brings something of the tradition of the Scottish Colourists to her current view of local landscapes.

Sheep Drawings in Ink-drawn using a Knitting Needle! (appropriately)

 Andrew Allanson

Andrew Allanson-This artist has worked for many years in the Advertising and Design business employing his skills as a designer,illustrator and director of photography.However-fine art and painting in particular have always been a passion.He enjoys interpreting many different subjects in traditional materials using Oils or Acrylic to depict still life,architecture and landscapes.The effects of light and atmosphere;water and it's reflective qualities,often feature in his paintings made either around his home in north Wiltshire or on his travels around the British Isles and Europe particularly Italy,France and Norway.He employs a wide range of painting methods and often adjusts his working style to suit the mood and atmosphere of a particular subject or location.

Many of his paintings have been published as limited edition prints and he also publishes his photographic work with images of Architecture,Nature,Landscape,Still Life and Abstract subjects.

This artist works in pastel or watercolour to create animal portraits full of personality.She has published several limited edition gicle prints of her work which are available from theGALLERY. She is also willing to take commissions for animal portraits from photographs or if practical she will paint from life and visit for a "sitting" with your pet. Contact theGALLERY for further details of prices and timescales.

Pauline's work is inspired by the human form and articulation of the body's shape to express and represent a range of inner moods and emotions.She likes to place the figure in a landscape or contrasted with the textures of nature such as bark,rocks,and plants. Recent work has evolved from observing shadow or water reflections running across areas of the body-obscuring or highlighting and giving the effect of integration with the landscape or a decoration of the body's surface. She usually combines several printmaking techniques in each work - particularly Japanese style woodblock on silk papers with collograph. Since 2006, when she exhibited as part of the UK/Japan Artists group, she has visited and exhibited in Japan several times.

Norrie Davies runs a café/live music venue in the Welsh Borders with one hand, and with the other paints local shopfronts and other subjects with a distinctive take.

Louise is a Shropshire based artist working in a variety of media including watercolour and acrylic.She draws her inspiration from her rural surroundings.Farmyard animals form the focus of much of her work and she conveys their marvellous individuality and personality with practised skill.

theGALLERY usually has a variety of examples of Louise's work in stock including Greeting Cards,Prints of a view of Bishop's Castle and original paintings in Watercolour or acrylic.This artist is also willing to work to commission on animal portraits

Molly Dicker studied at Gravesend School of Art aiming to make a career in Stage & Costume Design,but relinquished this ambition to become a Nurse during WW11-she resumed painting seriously in the 1950's and spent the next 40 years organising teaching workshops and being actively involved with various Art Groups in Fareham, Portsmouth, and Winchester.

She continued to study part-time at Southampton Art College in the 1970's and began to concentrate on Drawing during travels to India, Italy and the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland.

She subsequently made the transition to Etching and throughout the 1990's she worked and exhibited in Chichester. She was also an active council member of the Society of Women Artists until her death in 2000-assisting with the selection and hanging of the Society's annual show at Westminster Hall,London.

theGALLERY is pleased to offer a selection of Etchings from her estate, authenticated by her son, local Artist Tim Dicker.

 His mixed media approach combines watercolour, acrylic, pastel and gouache to achieve textured layers of dry brushed colour and marks. He specialises in Landscape subjects-capturing a sense of place at a specific moment with seasonal atmosphere.

Chris was awarded the prestigious F DONALD BLAKE AWARD for a contemporary watercolour by the LINCOLN JOYCE GALLERY in 2006 at the RI Spring exhibition and also THE MATT BRUCE MEMORIAL AWARD for light and colour at the 2007 RI exhibition. Chris began his Artistic career as an illustrator for a Publishing Studio after studying art and graphics in Bristol. He is a self-taught watercolour painter, and constantly works to extend and add to his skills in water-based media. He has exhibited on numerous occasions with the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour. In 2010 he was elected a member of the Royal Institute Society of painters in watercolour.

He lives and works in Dorking in Surrey and is a tutor of painting organising his own watercolour classes in Surrey, Sussex and the Greek Islands. He gives lively and informative demonstrations to art societies and groups throughout south east England and is also able to undertake commissions of Landscape subjects or house portraits.

Pen & ink line drawings of local landscapes & sheep.

Pen and Ink drawings of Trees and Cards.  

Judith was born in Belfast and brought up in Cheshire. She studied Art at the Bedford Froebel Collage and subsequently taught at various schools.

On her marriage she moved to North Essex and after raising four children

she resumed her career in Rutland when she opened and managed the Uppingham Gallery-which was the forerunner of the renowned Goldmark Gallery.

In 1989 she moved to Shropshire to concentrate on her own painting and continues to share her experience and skills by teaching part time.

Judith grew up in a family of artists-both her parents were good amateur painters and took her to exhibitions from an early age. An early inspiration were the restrained landscapes of John Sell Cotman and, being brought up during WWII-she was also very influenced by the generation of artists recording the English experience during that time, such as Sutherland and Piper, and particularly the watercolourists; Ravillious, Bawden, John and Paul Nash. Her admiration for the “English” colour palette and the sense of place and light celebrated by their circle has distilled in her own work and she now works in acrylic on paper or canvas in a sensitive “naïve” yet mature style.

She enjoys travelling around her local towns and villages so that Welsh and English landscapes, coastal scenes and still life subjects can be carefully “collected”-captured by her experienced and skilful eye.

She has exhibited widely in East Anglia, the Midlands and more recently in Wales and Shropshire in both group and solo exhibitions

Local print maker. Nice illustrative woodblock type style-Farmyard and Nature subjects.

A Local Artist, living and working in Bishop’s Castle. She paints in Watercolour and multi-media/Collage techniques. We usually have a small selection of her work in theGALLERY and can arrange appointments to view her full range of workOil paintings on Canvas-Landscapes and anecdotal subjects.

Claire uses a scapel to cut inticate designs into layers of paper,often in radiating circles of decorative pattern and motifs inspired by natural forms and nature.She graduated from the R.C.A.as a Silversmith and Jeweller, but by using the simplicity and purity of paper as a medium,combined with the formal and detailed qualities of the finished works she continues to express themes of beauty and elegance.

Anthea trained at the Ruskin School of Drawing,Oxford and taught Art at Harrow School for 25 years where her husband also taught and was a housemaster. Four years ago she retired from teaching and came to live in Herefordshire where she now concentrates on developing her own painting and drawing.

Her subject matter-nudes,landscapes,animals and still life may perhaps be considered unfashionably wide-ranging these days,but her challenge is always to find new ways of looking at her surroundings and she also enjoys using a wide range of media.Graphite,charcoal,watercolour,acrylic,oil and collage are employed in various combinations to explore the countless interactions-both intended and accidental. Skilful and practiced drawing however,remains at the centre of her work

 Incorporates wood, metal and other salvaged materials

Watercolour local landscapes-also Prints and Cards

Is a Wildlife and Equestrian Artist living in the small village of Calton in the Peak District near Leek.She works mainly in Watercolour and is inspired by the countryside, farm animals and wildlife surrounding her home. Hares are a particular fascination and she enjoys the challenge of capturing the energy and alertness of these mystical creatures.

She successfully exhibits at Agricultural Fairs and Country shows and locally at annual Exhibitions in her village.

the GALLERY already stocks limited edition prints by this wonderful wildlife artist-now we also have some watercolour originals. Countryside subjects are her specialty and Hares, Lurchers, FoxHounds and Hens are always very popular.

 Bronte Woodruff

Bronte describes herself as "predominently a rural Artist" and draws inspiration from Hills and valleys of the Marches surrounding her Herefordshire home.

She works with natural materials such as watercolours,van Dyck crystals,pigments,graphite and charcoal together with Beeswax and Seasalt for their resist and dispersal qualities.

She likes to mix media and experiment with handmade papers,often drawing with a stick.

She is an energetic artist with a predigious output and likes to work in series around a theme-often focussing on a particular animal,bird or location and rendering her observations in a range of styles and media.

A local painter and printmaker-Gordon's recent work has been inspired by the possibilities of Book Art.

He is a graduate of Mosely Art School,Bourneville Art School and Margaret St Art College and subsequently worked in the studio of portrait painter Bernard J Powell. He went on to have a successful career as a Graphic Artists specialising in creative printmaking.

He was founder of the Birmingham Pastel Society in 1982 and was an elected member of the Birmingham Art Circle and the Birmingham Watercolour Society.

He has shown his work with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the London Mall Gallery and is a RBSA Feeney Award winner and Conte Award winner.

He was recently also awarded the Silver Rose Bowl award for Artists Books by Westhope Craft College.