Exhibitors 2022
The Arts exhibition moved to St Mary’s Arts Centre last year, which proved to be a good venue. We are now contacting previous exhibitors to ask for expressions of interest – would you like to receive more information about this year’s exhibition which will be from Saturday 17th to 24th September. We have sent invitation forms out, so please if you would like us to send one to you, please contact us
Here are the exhibitors 2022. More to be added as they confirm.
Student Art
The Arts Society Sandwich has selected prize winners from Sir Roger Manwood School and Sandwich Technology School. Also new this year is work from Dover Girls Grammar and the Goodwin Academy. The works displayed are from GCSE/AS and A level students, which demonstrate a range of techniques,styles and skills by talented students.
John Aust
I take photos of local scenery and I edit them to produce pictures that I hope people will enjoy to have
hanging on their walls. My pictures are printed on quality giclee paper that gives great colours and they are
treated with fixative to prevent any fading.
Brian Addison
My work has mostly been based on life drawings of the female figure, and more recently from the coastal
landscape. Pastel drawings, oil or watercolour. Large or small in scale.
Exhibiting presently with Taylor-Jones and Son, Deal.
Instagram: @brianaddisonfineart
Julia Baxter
Julia works from her home in Sandwich as a calligrapher and artist, and takes both personal and formal commissions. Her own artworks are a visual expression of words fusing the freedom of fine art and the discipline of the craft. Contemporary calligraphy as an expression of words or letter forms in mixed medium.
Michael Baxter
Michael took up oil painting about 6 years ago. He paints landscapes and seascapes, and seasonal still life connected to the countryside where he lives. he likes to paint skies that really set the tone of his landscape work.
Yvonne Burlingham
I have been painting for about 30 years and have exhibited and sold around Kent. I use mainly acrylics and pastels and some early oils on my paintings.
Stuart Cotton
I am a self taught pencil artist selling over 300 + commissions to date to 10 countries. StuartCottonDrawings.etsy.com
Jo Court
I am a documentary and landscape photographer. The pieces for show would be landscape and unusual stacked images of flowers,( 20plus images at various focal distances together). this gives a high detail/painterly image. I also have wildlife coasters and some books. One of Canterbury City Centre during lockdown and one of a year spent on a local fruit farm.
Alison Craddock
Katrina Dallamore
I spent many years working as an illustrator and graphic designer before developing my practice as a
painter and print maker.
Working from observation in the natural environment moved my work towards an abstracted practice.
Recently I have been incorporating gold metal leaf into my work which has added another dimension.
I am intrigued by the tenuous link between the figurative and the abstract, which I am constantly aware of,
especially in the landscape.
Julie Elmes
As a photographer for many years, with a particular interest in portaits or creative work, I love to produce ‘art’ from my photography. i love to create work that evokes a feeling or emotion and I use natural light, shadow and texture to achieve this. I hold a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society award (LRPS) and have achieved a CPAGBaward from the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
Instagram: julie_elmes
Instagram: julieelmesphotography
Crystal Evans
Crystal Evans is an exciting new artist recently featured by The Arts Society Sandwich, who is fascinated
by man’s notion of Self and our relationship with Nature. Her paintings celebrate the natural world with a
humorous lens, whilst her portraiture explores the universal truths we all experience. You can follow her
on Instagram on @crystal_evans_creates
Fred Fielder
Chair of East Kent Arts Society.
Susan Fielder
It’s many years since I put paint to paper, or canvas, or wood or anything. I did go to art college
but it was at a time when they were more interested in ideology than showing us how to actually
do things. There is a whole new art world out there now. I feel that I’m only just scratching the
surface.
Some of my work can be found at:
https://www.painters-online.co.uk/gallery/soozartwork/originals-and-prints/
Tony Foster
I’m a Canterbury based freelance artist with an interest in all areas of the arts. I generally work to
a larger scale, painting murals etc and am happiest when drawing with ink and a pointed stick.
I have taught clay sculpture and figure portrait, as well as acrylic beginners and life drawing
groups. I always found adult ed a joy to teach in, very much like being with a group of friends.
Paul Gadenne
Paul Gadenne is a Canterbury-based artist who is equally at home working in watercolour, acrylic
and oil. His work features a wide range of subjects but most tend to have an element of narrative
and the everyday.
Paul is an SAA Professional Art Teacher and currently teaches “Art for Everyone” – art lessons for
adults of all abilities at venues in Dunkirk and Sandwich, Kent. He writes for ‘the Artist’ magazine
and is the founder member of Urban Sketchers Canterbury
He has appeared on Sky Arts – Landscape Artist of the Year 2015 and 2020 as a competitor in the
Waddesdon Manor and Chartwell heats of the series.
Website – www.gadenne.co.uk
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/paulgadenne
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/paul.gadenne 
Lyn Gregory
Living in our beautiful and varied area, I have found much to inspire me on my photographic journey and I
love to photograph the diversity of the East Kent coastline. I’m also drawn to capturing the beauty of
movement, whether it’s in people or the elements and I do enjoy getting up close to nature.
To see aspects of my work, please go to my Facebook page: lyngregoryphotography
Peter Hayes- Watkins
A landscape painter working mainly in watercolour and ink but sometimes acrylic. Preferred subject matter
is the Kent countryside in all seasons.
Brian Hodgson
bhodgson_painting {Instagram}
2015 Co-Directer of New Kent Art Gallery {Broadstairs}
2015 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Exhibitor
2021 Royal Society of Oil Painters Award Winner
Laura Hollis
I am a ceramicist and also a silk painting artist, pattern and texture are key features in my work. I am
inspired by nature particularly the sea.
www.laurahollis.com
Facebook @lauraceramics
Instagram @laurahollisceramicsandsilk
John Holyer
John has drawing and painting for eighty years.He has lived in Sandwich for most of that time. He has exhibited locally , in Narobi and Hong Kong.
John Hughes
A painter and art teacher based in Cliffsend, near Ramsgate. His painting practice is drawn from an intensive view of the landscape and he works predominantly in oils in his developed paintings, although working studies are done in a variety of media as well as using photographs.
Amy Judd
Amy Judd paints collections of sensitive silent moments; some full of whimsical intrigue, others more surreal and seductive. These paintings draw inspiration from the enchanting and imaginative relationship between women and nature found in traditional mythologies and folklores.
Karen King
Karen H-King is an artist with 25 yrs experience whose work is heavily influenced by the ocean, Often experimenting in new techniques as well as oils, acrylics and resin, Karen is constantly striving to capture the feelings evoked by the sea, which can range from calmness to joy.
Her paintings sell to collectors around the world from her successful art gallery in Broadstairs Kent which she established in 2016 and exhibits many other local artists. For more information visit her website at www.karenhking.com or her Instagram @karenhking_art
L’Arche
L’Arche is an international organisation of nearly 160 communities, present in 38 countries throughout the world, in extremely diversified cultural, religious and social-economic contexts. Each community is rooted in its local environment, where people with and without learning disabilities share lives together. Our communities seek to be signs of hope within our societies, building a more inclusive world.
L’Arche Kent was the first of 11 communities to be founded in the UK, in 1974. In addition to supporting people in their homes and local community, we run a programme of activities where people are able to express their creativity, learn and develop skills and produce high quality items for sale.
This collection of Art is created by members of the community both with and without learning disabilities.
https://www.larchekent.org.uk/
Bryony Langworth
After obtaining an MA at RCA, my professional career included designing, teaching and working as
artist/craftperson.
I work in a variety of media for painting and craft projects. Accordingly the work produced also
encompasses a diverse range of techniques and materials. I would like my work to be enjoyed by all.
Helena Leeper
Helena Leeper is a local artist specializing in painting on slate or glass. Happy to do house or gate signs
incorporating requests for flora and fauna, pet portraits on slate or pastel for the home or that something a
bit unusual for the garden. She has a home based studio and has studied and achieved BTEC in art and design. Inspired by nature.
Veronica Liote
I started painting on porcelain when I was living in the South of France. So much of my work has a provencal influence both in the subject and the colour. Painting on silk was in fact invented in India but subsequently much used in China, often as wall hangings. There are several different methods of painting directly on silk. the silk is put on a stretcher and I have painted directly onto it. All of these paintings are copied from traditional botanic flower drawings. I find it stimulating to explore different mediums and supports as well as using oil paints. I have now gone back to drawings and am working with pen and ink and watercolours.
Bob Martin
Bob paints in oil on canvas, mainly of local landscapes, painting directly from the subject. He uses only 3
hues and white on a dark ultramarine background in a manner inspired by his study of Dr. Max Luscher’s
colour theory.His style follows the English and French Post-Impressionists, particularly the Camden Town
Group. He also creates medieval woodcuts, printing them on a replica Guttenberg prototype printing press.
He is also skilled at other medieval crafts such as Coppersmithing and Enamelling which he demonstrates
at the Sandwich Medieval Centre.
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Dawn Morgan
I have been a practising artist in County Durham, Northants and Kent for many Years and exhibiting locally on an annual basis. My preferred media is watercolour although I have also used oil, acrylics, silk paints and pyrographyas a form of illustration. I am fairly flexible regarding subject matter although I mostly enjoy painting, plants, landscapes and animals.
Adrian Morley
I paint in all media, but especially in Watercolour and acrylic . Combining these with additional black pen and ink in mixed media. I usually sketch on the spot with ink and wash, sometimes watercolour, to get the subject down. That info Is then used for a larger painting away from the elevators if it’s stormy!
George Pearson
georgepearsonphotos.co.uk
My photography is generally landscape/ street based although I travel from Sandwich widely. My ARPS with RPS was gained in the genre ‘Fine Art’ and I do have degrees in Art History and Chemistry amongst others things. I do exhibit in salons with some success most recently with 21 acceptances at the Annual KCPA exhibition and gained merit awards and ribbons. I also have a Distinction Award with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain
Neil Pettie
My artwork is a mixture of acrylic, watercolour and 3D collages which have a decorative and expressive quality. I like to use fauvist colours and distorted perspective, being fascinated in paintings giving a sense of hyper reality. I teach art with East Kent Adult Education and run a private acrylics class in Sholden. I also demonstrate to local art groups and enjoy doing workshops in art making.
Phillipa Redding
Vivian Riches
I’m an impressionist painter of colourful, contemporary landscapes and florals, inspired by our natural surroundings of the Kent countryside. I work in oil and cold wax and will have some original paintings, Fine Art Giclee prints and cards on display.
Avril Sadler
I was born and raised in North-east Scotland. I travelled and worked abroad for over twenty years before
returning to the UK. I have lived in Kent for the past thirty-five years.
I work in all mediums including encaustic work. Many of my paintings are of landscapes and places I have
lived and worked in the past.
Website : www.avrilkathleensadler.co.uk
Terry Scales
I have been taking both analogue and digital images for the past 55 years and have
always had a love of the Daguerreotype image process and the early Pictorialist
movement which took the medium of photography and reinvented it as an art form,
placing beauty, tonality, and composition above creating an accurate visual record.
In this Panel I have endeavoured to emulate both the Daguerreotype process and
the early pictorial style using digital processes.
Jean Seddon
I live in Ramsgate and I’m a self taught photographer having taken it up seriously when I retired 9
years ago. I have been influenced by living on the coast and the subjects I like taking most are
coastal landscapes including images using camera movement and flower photography especially wild
flowers found locally.
More of my images can be seen @jeanseddon on instagram
Christine Silk
Christine Silk is an artist, whose love of painting was rekindled following her move to Sandwich a few years ago and joining Wingham Art Group.She enjoys experimenting with different styles and her work includes abstracts, watercolours, acrylics, linocuts and cyanotypes.Her work has been exhibited at several local exhibitions. Instagram christinebsilk.
David Silk
Although I would label myself as a photographer, I have recently started to explore other art disciplines. I am constantly exploring ways to interpret ideas especially using various forms of printing. I am an active member of various photographic groups and have held both joint and solo exhibitions. Instagram Davidjamessilk. Vero David James Silk.
Tracey Jane Smith
Marion Styles
Marion has developed her own skills and style of glass forming through experimentation and constant
innovation.
Working with a three-dimensional medium that changes state from solid to liquid and back during kiln-firing
presents its own challenges and rewards.
Much of her work has a sea influence but in response to customer demands at RHS shows, she also
produces a garden/countryside range.
www.glass-styles,co.uk www.facebook,com/glass.styles www.instagram.com/glass.styles
Olga Taylor
Laurence Uttley
My work is mainly fast fired Raku ceramics. I produce mainly monochrome moon vase pieces decorated using “Horsehair Raku” and “Naked Raku” techniques, inspired by what I find on the sea shore. I also produce colourful Raku work using oxides in paper/clay slip Saggers.
Berne Vaughan
Janis Volckman
Oast House Ceramics
I am an East Kent-based potter, originally working from an Oast House but now in a shed in the garden! My forms are experimental but often have a function as well. I am especially interested in colour and texture. In recent months I have been working mostly in stoneware using a mixture of slips and glazes. My pots are fired using solar power if possible.
Facebook/Instagram @oasthouseceramics. Email: oasthouseceramics@gmail.com
Lawrence Wake
Brian Wardell
Shaun Wright
I am a local artist who is interested in promoting the amazing buildings and scenery that we are so lucky to
live amongst.
(Facebook-@shaunwrightart
Chris Young
I try to capture a realistic, detailed likeness of my subject.
My work is mainly from photographs but I also enjoy working with live models.
Can I capture an image of you, a family member or friend in oil paint, charcoal or graphite?
Instagram #chrisyoungart
