Peter Kettle
The ‘dreamtime’ that operates between the imagination and reality is the origin of my own - sometimes complex - images. A text is just as likely to bring an image into focus. I don’t wish to sound pretentious but my pictures often jump out after reading a text, or listening to music. It can happen after reading something I do not clearly understand. I was reading an article on Wittgenstein by Bernard Harrison, and in the background was a Miles Davis album called Kind Of Blue. The combination of complex argument, gentle humour, and vigorous rhythm brought this image to mind.
John Ball
My background is in Art and Architecture with complete focus now on painting, drawing inspiration from the structural aspects of nature and incorporating unusual perspectives into my work.
I produce work mainly in oil but also in watercolour, acrylic, graphite and conte.
My interest lies in subject matter related to botanical, wildlife, animal studies, horse eyes, and landscapes with the detail of raw nature and its landscapes providing infinite inspiration for ongoing work.
Work is shown in Sussex and has been exhibited in the Mall Galleries, London
Nichola Campbell
is a Sussex-based artist working in Indian Inks, an ancient and luminous medium whose intensity suits her instinctive, memory-driven approach to painting. Her practice spans panoramic triptych’s where landscape unfolds across three connected panels, capturing the shifting light of the Sussex coast and Downs - alongside her intimate “Framescapes’ - in which the landscape flows seamlessly across painted wooden tray frames, dissolving the boundary between image and object.
Working always from memory and feeling rather than direct observation, Nichola captures the atmosphere of a place - particular quality of dawn light, the moment before a wave breaks, the hazy warmth of high summer - rather than its literal likeness.
A consistent presence in Sussex galleries for over a decade, her work is held in private collections across the UK and internationally. She works from her studio near Ditchling Common, drawing constant inspiration from the landscape and the ever-changing coastline.
Yvonne Coughlan
Yvonne is an artist who lives and works in London. She studied sculpture at Chelsea College of Art .
Her studio practice spans painting, constructing, mono printing, collage and drawing. Her work has been shown and collected in the UK and abroad.
Yvonne works through an instinctive process that combines colour and texture. While her initial inspiration often comes from the shapes, textures, and colours of everyday life, her works evolve primarily through an intuitive, layered approach.
The work exhibited for ArtWave 26 - “Peachy series” relates to the soft texture and colours of peaches, and was conceived from traditional drawings of fruit. Using this starting point the work has abstracted and developed into monochrome work that is as much about the materials and colour as initial theme.
Sarah Money
I live in the village of Iford near Lewes. Throughout my adult life I have worked in physical theatre and contemporary dance, gained a BA (Hons) in Dance with Visual Practice, qualified as a therapist and taught Pilates for over 20 years.
A lifelong fascination with the human form led me back to clay and paint. I first discovered sculpture at 16 during school art classes, but it would be another 30 years before I returned to working with clay. My sculpture explores movement, texture and colour, while my paintings carry the same sense of energy and physicality.
Artists who have inspired me include Brian Taylor, Emily Young, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and Vincent van Gogh.
A recent highlight was exhibiting The Sea Witch in Odyssey at Hastings Contemporary, exploring themes of the sea, environment and mythology. The work was sold and remains in Hastings, a place deeply connected to my family’s fishing heritage. My recent solo exhibition at the Star Brewery Gallery was both a pleasure and an exciting challenge.
Carolyn Watson
I began painting seriously about 10 years' ago after retiring from a very different working life.
Over the last year, I have had the opportunity to spend more time painting and exploring my creativity.
I have painted a series of expressive seascapes in oils. I try to create a sense of emotion and mood on the canvas.
Painting has become a way for me to reflect, explore and express myself.
I have also found an interest in printing and like to produce atmospheric collagraphs and etchings.
As a relatively new artist, I am excited to be able to exhibit my work in the Star Brewery Gallery.
