Artists on this year’s tour

Painterly style traditional portraiture and fine art photography studio.

Finding the right focus, understanding what I want to convey, is a challenge I happily embrace.

Where outdoors, exploration, studio and creative energies merge!

Mirror Wall Art of old Silver, China, metal and wood can make an interesting addition to an art collection.

The textures, forms and movement of our physical world provide a metaphor for the inner workings of human nature.

I apply vibrant contrasting colour, tones and tints, scraping with a palette knife, until I see something meaningful created with texture, colour, and form.

Art Deco tea pots, dragon mugs and every day items are presented in a funk-tional way to lighten your day; sculptures to inspire.

Oil paintings, sculptures and virtual reality, is his media.

Visiting the shorelines, rocks and houses of my native Newfoundland; some of these are imaginary while others are clinging to real rocks, in real time.

Carole and John produce pieces to be used around the house, placing a premium on good design and craftsmanship.

Combining old and new technology to create unique metal art.

Charles’ work often reflects movement through the use of undulating lines and flowing forms.

Chris’ work fresh, exciting and interpretive of classical design.

My recent body of work is inspired by nature and my daughter.

Not only does her work connect the past with the present, it connects the present with the future.

I strive to find and capture the poetry of everyday life in my work.

Oil paintings that are lush, detailed and inspired by myth and nature.

Beautifully handcrafted bracelets and necklaces that incorporate semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals and unique beads from around the world.

I take inspiration from my life and from my never ending colourful imagination.

Vibrant abstract acrylics on canvas & colorful contemporary art quilts

Kathryn lives her art – it’s reflected in her garden, use of textiles and fibres.

Kelly Kirkham is a visual artist who incorporates puppet making into her body of work.

Capturing special moments when the light is just right is my passion. My photographic art is printed on canvas or metal.

Glass crafting that pushes the boundaries, while still showing respect for the traditional.

Oil paintings that show memories of nature from an urban perspective.

Les captures light and shade and atmosphere of the moment.

As a self taught, contemporary, award winning artist, Loretta expresses her visions in a spontaneous and direct fashion.

Luke’s expressive brushwork captures the fleeting light and movement of everyday scenes we might otherwise take for granted.

Striving for a balance between happy occurrence and imposed order Rhythm & Hues resonate with excitement, balance and whimsy.

Mary-Kate is awed by the beauty in nature and seeks to portray its splendour through her vivid use of colour.

My work consists of contemporary abstracted and stylized landscapes in oil on canvas.

This latest ‘portraitʼ series combines my love of masks and primitive art.

I paint because a I have to. Inspiration is found all around me every single day.

As an abstract painter inspired by the organic forms in nature, I work to capture the mood and energy.

Anything Glass is their chosen medium, together they make ART

Whether bowls, platters, and other woodturned items, they create products which are finely finished and would add considerable beauty to any room.

The view from Rebecca Last’s Northumberland studio acts as her constantly shifting and evocative model – the oncoming and erratic climatic conditions notable on Rice Lake.

Drawing is her primary medium of art, graphite, ink, coloured pencil and oil pastel.

Textured acrylics, with colourful images balanced between impressionistic and literal.

His signature ‘Cityscape’ series brings a cutting-edge creativity and sculptural quality to 2-dimensional work.

Candid photographic art with remarkable colour and a painterly quality.

Decorated earthenware pottery inspired by textiles, my travels and my garden.

My subject matter varies – I paint landscapes, cityscapes, still-life, wildlife, figurative work.