Mixed media collage
38 cm x 30cm
Alec is a full-time artist whose creations are inspired by poetry, musical lyrics, myths and legends and nature.

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Of his work Alec says:

“Emerging from the rich pool of creative expression of singers, painters and poets, comes a lyric or quote that grabs my attention and inspires my work; to capture on paper and canvas an aspect of their character that those words evoke.

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My paintings also reflect a nostalgic longing for a more innocent, perhaps more honest time. Pubs were places to meet and talk, like Browns Hotel in Laugharne, witness to the ale-infused ego sparring of Dylan Thomas and Augustus John. Music was performed in more intimate venues, and what you saw and heard unfolded before your eyes and ears and those that were there with you, not shared with thousands of anonymous online watches.”

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In his artwork Alec recognises his major influences by painting the people whose words and craft have inspired him, some of whom he describes as his musical heroes. These include William Blake, Augustus John and Dylan Thomas from the past and more recently Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Elvis and Leonard Cohen.

Acrylic Pain on canvas
40x40

Woodcut
56cmx46cm
Creating art is how I communicate with the world; visually describing what I cannot verbally explain. My work narrates stories from within, whether they have been inspired by real life experiences or a momentary spark igniting my thoughts and fears.

I work with my imagination, drawing on my emotions and allowing the subject of my work to evolve, rather than having a preset destination. The physicality of carving a block or layering paint onto a canvas is simultaneously petrifying and calming. The fear of ruining the work drives the adrenaline, whilst the therapeutic repetition and the quietness of the physical communication soothes the soul. Perhaps this conflicting duality is evident in the work I produce, where there is a fine line that disrupts truth and imagined truth, harmony and discord. My work is held in collections internationally, in 2018 I was selected to exhibit at Bankside Gallery, London. I continue to exhibit, I have a strong involvement with Mental Health organisations in Wales, running workshops in Art, Printmaking and Pottery.

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acrylic
40cm x 40cm

Oil?
Preselis
24x12 inches
unframed

oil on canvas
40 cms x 26 cms

Acrylic ?
36x46cm

Reproduction print
28x20
Elizabeth Myfanwy Clough lives in Conwy. She has been a professional artist for more than twenty years, originally painting watercolours, and more recently oils, using a palette knife. She draws her inspiration mainly from the mountains of Snowdonia and the Anglesey coastline.

Elizabeth’s paintings have been exhibited widely across Britain and her work can be found in private collections worldwide. Elizabeth’s book, Conwy Through the Seasons, is a pictorial reference to the lives and times of this North Walian town at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Needs some refurbishment

acrylic
41x29
Elizabeth has lived in Pembrokeshire for over 40 years and her work has gradually become more abstract , more suggestive more mysterious.. but she is still working in the great British tradition of the landscape, reading and interpreting nature and returning it to the viewer enriched.”

egg tempera on gessoed wood

Signed reproduction print
12x17cm

pen and ink
15x10

Acrylic
53x36cm

Acrylic on Canvas
20cm x 20cm

oil
24x24

Acrylic on board frames
32 x 27

Print
When artist Lee John Phillips’ grandfather passed; he left behind a lifetime of tools, parts and knick-knacks in his tool shed where he spent countless hours tinkering. Lee estimates there are over 100,000 individual items in the small shed and he has recently undertaken an ambitious project to draw and document every single piece.

At his current pace he figures the project will take him about five years (he’s currently drawn just shy of 4,000) and he’s documenting his progress on Instagram and Twitter where you can also see his amazing sketchbook drawings.

Acrylics
70cmX 59cm

Print

Photo ?

acrylic on board
22x38

print. 15" x 20inches

64cm x 55cm
The Hertfordshire-born artist had an enduring love affair with Pembrokeshire and in particular Fishguard which he made his base.
He opened the town's first commercial art gallery, Gallery-Un in 1965, exhibiting work by other high-calibre artists such as John Cleal, John Knapp Fisher and Frederick Konekamp, as well as his own.
Hopson lived to paint. He never went a day without painting and finished what was to be his last painting on the day he died.

Mixed media collage
34cm x 34cm
Alec is a full-time artist whose creations are inspired by poetry, musical lyrics, myths and legends and nature.

​

Of his work Alec says:

“Emerging from the rich pool of creative expression of singers, painters and poets, comes a lyric or quote that grabs my attention and inspires my work; to capture on paper and canvas an aspect of their character that those words evoke.

​

My paintings also reflect a nostalgic longing for a more innocent, perhaps more honest time. Pubs were places to meet and talk, like Browns Hotel in Laugharne, witness to the ale-infused ego sparring of Dylan Thomas and Augustus John. Music was performed in more intimate venues, and what you saw and heard unfolded before your eyes and ears and those that were there with you, not shared with thousands of anonymous online watches.”

​

In his artwork Alec recognises his major influences by painting the people whose words and craft have inspired him, some of whom he describes as his musical heroes. These include William Blake, Augustus John and Dylan Thomas from the past and more recently Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Elvis and Leonard Cohen.

Acrylic on canvas
40x50cm

Mixed Medium
30 x 40 cm
My artwork is primarily organic and developed intuitively from memory and emotions. I work organically, expressed using mixed media ((Acrylic, Ink, Oil pastel, Collage, Graphite ), known to be lyrical in style with a lively considered use of colour. I have a lot of fun experimenting. My starting point can be a concept, object, or the non tangible, a feeling, emotion or response.

water-colour
14x16cm

Print
unmounted
unframed
unsigned

Acrylic
83x62cms

Mixed Media
The award-winning Welsh artist Patricia McParlin creates abstract canvases which challenge the division between what is seen and imagined, observed and remembered. The artist stands out for her ability to produce visual poetry, with abstract paintings which walk the line between the transcendental and the physical.

Watercolour
30x40cm
framed

17cm (h)

Acrylic
40x50cm

Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 40

Oils
63 x 73
Rosemary Sarah Welch was fortunate to be taught by Leonard Fuller ROI RCA at the famous School of Painting and Drawing in St Ives, and has been an artist all her life. Currently working from her studio in the New Forest, her passion is the heavy horse, often inspired by her own “miniature draft horse” Frank, so named because of his blue eyes.

She is a regular exhibitor with the SEA and welcomes commissions in oils. When asked what winning the medal meant to her she explained. “Winning the Cuneo Medal? Well what greater accolade that to have your peers express their appreciation of your work.”

Watercolour

oil on canvas
40 cms x 26 cms

8 by 8 inch

Mixed Media
42x29cm
My artwork is primarily organic and developed intuitively from memory and emotions. I work organically, expressed using mixed media ((Acrylic, Ink, Oil pastel, Collage, Graphite ), known to be lyrical in style with a lively considered use of colour. I have a lot of fun experimenting. My starting point can be a concept, object, or the non tangible, a feeling, emotion or response.

Gouache
28x28cm

Monotype with gold leaf
57x59cm

Watercolour
Having selected a subject, I’ll strive to retain its particular poetry or drama. People have said that what they particularly like about my paintings are the abstractive but recognisable scenes and also the emotions the paintings evoke; that they are accessible. Some comments have been ; ‘I’m sure you hear this all the time, but your work is stunning’ or ‘Thankyou for bringing so much joy with your wonderful paintings’. I paint in oils and in watercolour, both large and small, with boldness , sensitivity and rich colours .

acrylic on canvas
100x124
Redvers John is an artist / creator who graduated in Fine Art Painting, drawing and printmaking at Trinity St David’s in West Wales. Redvers has exhibited widely in the UK and has gallery representation and has won various art prizes. He has work in private collections in the UK and worldwide. The artwork prints are based from Redvers’s love of magic especially playing cards, and the style comes from the late 70’s D.I.Y collage punk ethic of ripped and torn paper. Collage compositions were originally made up first, and these works were then painted on to canvas.

13x11
30x20cm framed

?

Silkscreen / chine colle
15x23cm frame 30x35cm

Oils
63 x 73
Rosemary Sarah Welch was fortunate to be taught by Leonard Fuller ROI RCA at the famous School of Painting and Drawing in St Ives, and has been an artist all her life. Currently working from her studio in the New Forest, her passion is the heavy horse, often inspired by her own “miniature draft horse” Frank, so named because of his blue eyes.

She is a regular exhibitor with the SEA and welcomes commissions in oils. When asked what winning the medal meant to her she explained. “Winning the Cuneo Medal? Well what greater accolade that to have your peers express their appreciation of your work.”

8 by 8

Guache
sined on reverse
Patrick Swift (1927-1983)

A figurative painter, he also painted portraits, rural and urban landscapes, and trees, which held a special fascination for him.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was a painter in Dublin and London before moving to the Algarve in Southern Portugal.

A self-taught artist, he did attend night classes at the National College of Art in 1946 (under Sean Keating) and later set up his studio on Hatch Street. Swift was part of the McDaid's pub circle of artistic and literary figures that included Patrick Kavanagh, Anthony Cronin, Brendan Behan, and others. He first exhibited in group shows at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1950 & 1951. In 1952 he held his first solo exhibition at Waddington Galleries to great critical acclaim. Critic Tony Gray wrote in the Irish Times: "Paddy's 30 canvases are as gray and gloomy as Dublin itself—harshly realistic paintings of dead birds and rabbits, frightened-looking girls and twisted potted plants. Their fascination is in the merciless, sharply etched details, as oppressive and inquiring as a back-room third degree. Dublin Understands..."

acrylic
33x28

29 cms w x 25.5cms h
Gouache
Signed by the artist on the reverse
Patrick Swift (1927-1983)

A figurative painter, he also painted portraits, rural and urban landscapes, and trees, which held a special fascination for him.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was a painter in Dublin and London before moving to the Algarve in Southern Portugal.

A self-taught artist, he did attend night classes at the National College of Art in 1946 (under Sean Keating) and later set up his studio on Hatch Street. Swift was part of the McDaid's pub circle of artistic and literary figures that included Patrick Kavanagh, Anthony Cronin, Brendan Behan, and others. He first exhibited in group shows at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1950 & 1951. In 1952 he held his first solo exhibition at Waddington Galleries to great critical acclaim. Critic Tony Gray wrote in the Irish Times: "Paddy's 30 canvases are as gray and gloomy as Dublin itself—harshly realistic paintings of dead birds and rabbits, frightened-looking girls and twisted potted plants. Their fascination is in the merciless, sharply etched details, as oppressive and inquiring as a back-room third degree. Dublin Understands..."

Print
When artist Lee John Phillips’ grandfather passed; he left behind a lifetime of tools, parts and knick-knacks in his tool shed where he spent countless hours tinkering. Lee estimates there are over 100,000 individual items in the small shed and he has recently undertaken an ambitious project to draw and document every single piece.

At his current pace he figures the project will take him about five years (he’s currently drawn just shy of 4,000) and he’s documenting his progress on Instagram and Twitter where you can also see his amazing sketchbook drawings.

76cm by 46cm
Mixed media

Growing on a Hazel branch Oct1957
Guache
32x37cm
Patrick Swift (1927-1983)

A figurative painter, he also painted portraits, rural and urban landscapes, and trees, which held a special fascination for him.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was a painter in Dublin and London before moving to the Algarve in Southern Portugal.

A self-taught artist, he did attend night classes at the National College of Art in 1946 (under Sean Keating) and later set up his studio on Hatch Street. Swift was part of the McDaid's pub circle of artistic and literary figures that included Patrick Kavanagh, Anthony Cronin, Brendan Behan, and others. He first exhibited in group shows at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1950 & 1951. In 1952 he held his first solo exhibition at Waddington Galleries to great critical acclaim. Critic Tony Gray wrote in the Irish Times: "Paddy's 30 canvases are as gray and gloomy as Dublin itself—harshly realistic paintings of dead birds and rabbits, frightened-looking girls and twisted potted plants. Their fascination is in the merciless, sharply etched details, as oppressive and inquiring as a back-room third degree. Dublin Understands..."

Acrylics
43 x 43

Oil on canvas
80x70cm
The subject matter of my work is as much rooted in the natural world as it is in the art of the past, occasionally my pictures are completely abstract but mostly figurative, predominately landscapes, inspired by where I live in Wales and what I see around me.

I am particularly fond of the period in European art around 1900, and the work of my grandfather, Martin Bloch (1883-1954) remains a prime influence.

If you look at my work hoping for stylistic integrity or any one single ideology you might be confused as I pursue several different approaches simultaneously, what unites my work is a feeling for colour. Self taught as a painter, I aim to achieve a consistent freshness of approach.

Ink/ watercolour
23 x 23 cm

Mixed Media
A3

Original watercolour painting -
used in the book "The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems"

Jackie Morris is a british artist and grew up in the Vale of Evesham. She studied at Hereford College of Arts and at Bath Academy and currently lives in a cottage on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire. Jackie has illustrated for the New Statesman, Independent and Guardian. She has collaborated with Ted Hughes, and has written & illustrated over forty books, including beloved classics such as The Snow Leopard, The Ice Bear, Song of the Golden Hare, Tell Me a Dragon, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, The Wild Swans and The Unwinding.

In 2017 the internationally acclaimed The Lost Words, a collaboration with Robert Macfarlane, was released and followed up with The Lost Spells in 2020. Jackie Morris has appeared, painting live on a big screen, at Spell Song Concerts at numerous venues including The Royal Festival Hall, The Royal Albert Hall, and the International Hay Festival and in 2021 from The Natural History Museum. Jackie Morris was awarded The Hay Medal for Illustration 2018 and the CLIK Kate Greenaway Medal 2019 for The Lost Words.

“As a child I dreamed of being an artist, of leaving the confines and constraints of school and uniform and essays and exams. I wanted to spend my time painting, to learn the shape of a bird, to capture the soul of a creature, it’s essence in paint like some medieval alchemist. I studied artists, fell in love with the early renaissance, but always came back to animals, birds, watercolour.”

Lithograph

ink

Acrylics
55 x 55

Print on canvas
25x20cm
My artwork is primarily organic and developed intuitively from memory and emotions. I work organically, expressed using mixed media ((Acrylic, Ink, Oil pastel, Collage, Graphite ), known to be lyrical in style with a lively considered use of colour. I have a lot of fun experimenting. My starting point can be a concept, object, or the non tangible, a feeling, emotion or response.

Underwater photograph

ceramic
200 x 200 ish cm
Llandeilo based artist Joe Frowen is a recent graduate of Carmarthen College is already becoming one of our most sought after producers. Working in old styles like slip trailing and coil throwing, but mixing his work with new techniques such as ceramic decals, Joe produces work based on alternate realities and science fiction depicted on a ceramic vessel.
Winner of the 2018 Hatfield Art in Clay – Pot Clays Award & Best Newcomer in Ceramics
Dave Clarke Award for Throwing
King Street Gallery Carmarthen – Best Graduate of the Year

His work has already been exhibited in sell out shows in The New Designers London and Hatfield Art in Clay.

Ink
26x26cm

Acrylic on canvas
50x40cm

Ideas from Newton House, Llandeilo
egg tempera on gessoed wood.
22 cms wide x 28.5 cms framed.

Acrylic and mixed media
20x9

Lino Cut ?
24x30cm

Acrylic and mixed media

Mixed media
A3

Watercolour 34x16cm

Fibre glass & bronze resin
26cm (w)
7cm (h)

40cm x 40cm

Watercolour
46 - 36

Photograph

oil / mixed media ?

acrylic
cm x 40cm

Oil with Pastel and Charcoal on Canvas
76x76cm
Artist Statement

My works are purely abstract, constructed with the aim of disrupting the course of contemporary art practices and returning the act of mark-making to the primal instincts of man and beast. My painterly language has developed from the abstract expressionism movement, initially drawn to the freedom of the mark-making seen in the action painters. I am inspired by the raw brutality and blasphemous presence of British punk music, especially by the energy and speed combined with the war-cry lyrics. I want to carry this rejection into my practice, embracing the feral instinct of chaos and brutality with the use of fluid paints, tracking and recording the velocity of the physical actions that go into the act of painting. I want to embrace all of the unpredictable moments that occur throughout the process of creation: accident, chance, luck, failure, etc. I feel like my painting process precisely follows the feelings of my generation, mostly a lack of control and living through a sense of continuous improvisation to make ends meet. The creative process ultimately ends with abandonment. It is almost as if my paintings are screaming in silence. All of the energetic marks, which riot with anger and aggression, somehow sit in an uncomfortable silence that you cannot help but become absorbed by.

Print 1/2
50x40cm
Mounted and Framed

34 x 34 framed
Mixed media

Acrylic on canvas
20cm x 20cm

Re-cycled plastic assemblage
25x35cm
Pembrokeshire based beach-combing artist. Art made from recycled man made materials.
I spend happy hours searching and almost as many making notes of the ideas I’ve had in response to a particular shape or a colour or a texture. Once I’ve got the idea worked out on paper I can go on to make a picture . These will often take a lot longer to do than to draw. I learn about and find ways to overcome the technical difficulties involved by making the picture.

Ceramic
44 x 44 cm

MIXED MEDIA
60 x 40

Watercolour
25 cms square

32x22cm
Gouache
Signed by the artist on the reverse
Patrick Swift (1927-1983)

A figurative painter, he also painted portraits, rural and urban landscapes, and trees, which held a special fascination for him.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was a painter in Dublin and London before moving to the Algarve in Southern Portugal.

A self-taught artist, he did attend night classes at the National College of Art in 1946 (under Sean Keating) and later set up his studio on Hatch Street. Swift was part of the McDaid's pub circle of artistic and literary figures that included Patrick Kavanagh, Anthony Cronin, Brendan Behan, and others. He first exhibited in group shows at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1950 & 1951. In 1952 he held his first solo exhibition at Waddington Galleries to great critical acclaim. Critic Tony Gray wrote in the Irish Times: "Paddy's 30 canvases are as gray and gloomy as Dublin itself—harshly realistic paintings of dead birds and rabbits, frightened-looking girls and twisted potted plants. Their fascination is in the merciless, sharply etched details, as oppressive and inquiring as a back-room third degree. Dublin Understands..."

Print ?
38x28cm
mounted and framed

Limited edition print. 88/195
64x52cm

David William Gentleman RDI (born 11 March 1930) is an English artist. He studied art and painting at the Royal College of Art under Edward Bawden and John Nash. He has worked in watercolour, lithography and wood engraving, at scales ranging from platform-length murals for Charing Cross Underground Station in London to postage stamps and logos.

His themes include paintings of landscape and environmental posters to drawings of street life and protest placards. He has written and illustrated many books, mostly about countries and cities. He also designed a number of British commemorative postage stamps.