Our Artists

I am a self taught artist. I have always loved drawing and have some years ago I started painting with water colours and the realised that I really like the freedom I felt using oils. I paint all subjects mainly things that catch my eye.

Lois’s details are coming soon.

I am a self taught artist and enjoy working in a variety of mediums as well as mixed media.

I like the subtle effects of watercolours next to the bright vivid colours from pure inks.

For some of my art work I use gold leaf, embroidery silks and patterned tissues to achieve interesting effects.

I accept commissions and can be contacted by email at tina.bacon25@gmail.com

Yvonne is primarily a silk painter who paints a wide range of subjects from cute cats to Christian art. She designs church vestments with painted silk panels. She paints banners, chasubles, stoles, copes, mitres, lectern and pulpit falls and altar cloths. Yvonne also paints Christian Icons using acrylic paint and gold leaf. She gives talks about her work and runs silk painting workshops (not during the virus outbreak)

I took up painting again in 2010 having done very little since my school days. I prefer working in pastel, pen and wash, acrylics and mixed media. I enjoy painting all subjects, and in  particular pet portraits and village compilations like this recent one of Potterspury.

My interest in art began later in life when  I attended classes at Buckingham Art School.   My initial enthusiasm was for portraiture and life drawing but that widened to include a variety of subjects using many styles and materials.  Sadly the art school closed with the onset of the Covid epidemic but I have continued to explore different creative options including, most recently,  printing.

I am a freelance illustrator and artist. I have worked as a freelance illustrator since 1982, in that time I have covered all fields of design, advertising & publishing in the UK and overseas.

Most of my works are all original paintings in either oil or acrylic.

Most of these are finished with gold/silver leaf and crystals, which gives then a added depth and lustre.

See more examples of my work at www.markduffin.net

Dawn is a Towcester based artist, her practice initially included illustrating her custom animal alphabet for name art and creating commemorative event/occasion art. Dawn has recently expanded her art moving from predominantly watercolour to include pastels/ acrylic and digital mediums. Dawn is inspired by light and by the countryside, nature and wildlife in all its glory. She hopes to express this love for its vibrancy and life in her art.

Dawn is a member of a few local organisations exhibiting her works and taking part in on going learning with

– Towcester District Art Society,

– Network Arts

and is exhibiting in September with Northampton Open Studios at Lamport Hall and various other venues throughout the month.

She also attends numerous local events with her art so check out her feeds to see where you can find her in person.

You can follow Dawn’s art via the following links

https://m.facebook.com/therunningpheasant/

https://www.instagram.com/therunningpheasantuk/

With her website coming very soon :

www.Therunningpheasantart.co.uk

My name is Nessa Farey, I like to work in watercolour or pen and wash. I paint a range of different subjects and have now been painting for about 3 years. Prior to this I painted at school. I wish I had discovered I could still paint a lot sooner!

A local artist, I paint in a contemporary style between realism and abstract, using watercolour and acrylics.  I have recently completed a commission for 15 fluid art paintings in acrylics.  The subjects that I like to paint are flowers and gardens, landscapes, seascapes, sunsets and of course fluid art abstract work.

I am a mainly self taught artist who started painting watercolour landscapes thirty years ago after a friend persuaded me to try painting as a hobby.

A few years ago I was asked to do a portrait of a pet dog and reluctantly agreed to give it a try although I had not attempted to paint animals before. The painting was a success and this aroused my interest in the subject of animal portraiture and I now specialises in animal studies using pastel as my favourite medium for this subject. I also enjoys figurative drawing and painting.

Some of my small landscape paintings are included in private collections across the world:- in America, Canada, Mexico, France and the Oman.

I have become more interested in colour pencil recently and have attempted a variety of subjects, some of which are in the exhibition. I am still doing animals, in both Pastel and Coloured Pencils, but mainly for commissions now.

Many of my animal paintings, and other subjects, have been reproduced on the cards which I have for sale at the exhibition.

Commissions accepted – email :- pamelafitzsimmons@yahoo.co.uk

Graham’s details are coming soon.

My degree in Fine Art led me to a career in teaching, and I became Head of Art and Lecturer in Art and Design in schools and colleges in Northamptonshire. On retirement I became a full time artist, my specialism being watercolour; this unpredictable and magical medium continues to inspire me. My choice of subject matter is varied-landscape, still life and especially seascapes. I have exhibited and sold paintings and prints locally, in the Cotswolds and Birmingham, but also with some success in Europe and the US. Having recently become a grandmother, I have created the ‘Bobby Bear’ series.

I am a figurative artist who favours working in oils or acrylics. My subject matter is wide ranging, including landscapes, buildings, animals, flowers and still life. I have sold my work at galleries and more recently online. I especially enjoy working with patrons to create interesting but realistic portraits of their homes.

I am an artist based in Milton Keynes.  My love of painting was inspired by my dad, who was a keen amateur artist.   I work in a variety of media but specialise in watercolours, acrylics and lino printing, though I’m always keen to try new arts and crafts.

For many years I worked in local primary schools, latterly teaching art, inspiring the young to develop a love of the arts. Now retired, I have more time to focus on my own work.

I am a member of Milton Keynes Society of Artists and regularly exhibit with them.  More recently I have been developing loose watercolour techniques in my landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes.  I enjoy capturing the changing moods of the weather.  I also specialise in detailed watercolour pet portraits.

My latest endeavour involves running watercolour workshops to raise money for Willen Hospice which has been enormously rewarding.

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I am a self taught artist and have loved drawing and painting since childhood. My parents gave me my first sketchbook to stop me drawing on my bedroom walls. I could have been  a Banksy!!

A love of the natural world has led me to draw and paint animals and flowers.  I am  a member of Towcester art society and Northampton botanical society.

Having always had an inner longing to take up art, it wasn’t until I retired that I started to sketch and paint.  Now mainly working in watercolours, my favourite subjects are landscapes, seascapes, gardens and people (particularly my great grandchildren).

I have exhibited and sold many paintings at local exhibitions.

I am a mixed media artist working from my studio in East Northamptonshire. Coming from a technical background in graphic, architectural and product design, I was encourage to start painting by my Mother (a keen amateur artist who runs an art group), and discovered a love for creating, drawing and painting in a range of media and in a diverse variety of subjects. I subsequently went back to College, where I studied a Combined Studies BA Degree – which incorporated Art, Sculpture, Photography and Art History.

I am passionate about painting, and all aspects of art and design, a keen photographer, and am currently working on book illustration. I enjoy galleries, museums and exhibitions – a love I have shared with my Mother from a very early age.

I have been immersed in art and countryside, flora and fauna, gardening, walking, landscapes, wildlife and animals all of my life, and these elements, I believe are reflected in my work.

I work mainly in mixed media, on linen textured media as I feel this best lends itself to the combination of technical and creative skills I strive to combine. I hope you enjoy looking at my work and that it expresses even a fraction of the enormous pleasure I derive in painting.

I am a member of Kettering & District Art Society, The Society of Wildlife artists, and The Fellowship of Professional and Amateur Artists where she recently received a prize at their Open Exhibition.

I have been very pleased to have been exhibiting at Alderton for around 20 years now, and have been fortunate to have been voted People’s Choice in the past.  My most recent awards have been to receive “The Exhibition Prize” at the 2023 Northants Open Studio’s exhibition at Lamport Hall, and in 2024 – I was awarded “Boyce’s Choice” at the Kettering and District Art Societies Summer Exhibition, where I also won the People’s Choice award for a painting of Tawny Owls.

Commissions happily undertaken. For any enquiries, please e-mail: sli74art@gmail.com

I have always been interested in art during my school, but didn’t start painting till my late 40’s.

On leaving school went into engineering as Toolmaker Apprentice followed by various engineering and technical roles up to my retirement.

I class myself as a hobby painter in Oils and Acrylics. Fortunately, my work is liked enough that I have sold in exhibitions and by private commissions.

My art covers all subjects such as Still Life, landscapes, Portraits and Animals.

I am member of the Boothville Art Group Northampton.

My work can be viewed on MJ ART Northampton /facebook which I try to keep updated.

Jenny’s details are coming soon.

I’m a self taught artist and have been painting for about 18 years as a hobby, I started with watercolours and now paint in all mediums I particularly like acrylic and my favourite subject is landscapes. I have exhibited my work in local exhibitions and have sold lots of my work. I go to a local art group once a week. This will be my first time at Alderton art festival And am looking forward to it.

I have always loved drawing and painting. I use mainly Acrylic, Pastel, Charcoal and Graphite.  I get inspiration from many things but especially from walking in the countryside with my dog. I live in Silverstone and this picture was done very close to home in late summer last year.

Lesley’s details are coming soon.

Shardra’s details are coming soon.

As a musician and teacher, I came to art and the joy it brings late in life.

Having tried all kinds of mediums, I generally enjoy working in Acrylics most.

Desmond’s details are coming soon.

It is only in the last two years I have started to draw and paint as a means of relaxation. I am self taught and love the process of creating something which is a new experience for me.

I have enjoyed art from an early age with art material always at hand.

I am self taught and enjoy watercolours, pastels and Chinese brush painting.

Last year I did several pastel drawings of wild cats and this year I have been doing dog portrait commissions.  Watercolours are of places, landscapes and botanical.  I was introduced to Chinese brush painting by a friend and picked up materials whilst travelling to the far east on a couple of holidays it is different to western art but enjoyable and relaxing.

I belong to Towcester Art Society and the Chinese Brush Painting Society

Jackie’s details are coming soon.

Carol’s details will be coming soon.

Caroline has been passionate about drawing her whole life and after taking early retirement she followed her dream to paint.

Locally based in Towcester she creates detailed landscapes of local scenes. Caroline has developed a realism style in many of her paintings, enhancing colours along the way. She does not restrict herself to one genre as she also enjoys painting flowers, animals, still life and portraits.  A lot of her work is in acrylics, but has more recently ventured into oils too.

Caroline sells online and has been exhibiting locally since 2021. She also exhibits at the local Towcester Handmade Fayre and is a member of the South Northants Arts and also Northants & Rutland Open Studios where she will be, once again, exhibiting more of her paintings at Silverstone Methodist Church as part of their Art Trail in September 2024.

See more examples of Caroline’s work at https://www.facebook.com/carolineswanart

Carole Tate (https://www.alternative-tate.com/) trained as an illustrator at the Central School of Art. Worked in fashion designing window displays. Later freelanced as a children book illustrator, and produced eight mostly folk tales for early readers plus work for young peoples television. I am now working as a painter and have exhibited at the Mall Gallery.

Hello and thanks for having a look out my work on this website. My name is Barry Turland and I am local artist, self taught with a fascination in painting in oils, acrylic and watercolour with the effects of using mixed media, throughout.

Thank you for your interest.

Since retirement I have joined a small art group in Northampton, I have always enjoyed art from a young age, and now with time to pursue this as a hobby.

Although I have done many painting’s over the years using different mediums I exhbited my paintings for the first time at the 2018 Alderton Art Festival.

As the child of an accomplished artist, my father taught me to look, see and interpret the world around me. After a short spell at Art College, my life took a different direction and my drawing, design and painting were shelved. Now in later life, I have revisited my love of art and spend all available time designing and painting in watercolours, enjoying the process and behaviour of this difficult medium. 

I am a local artist and have always been interested in art and painting, having done a number of courses on the internet and at art schools. I also enjoy learning by copying the paintings of other artists.

My preferred medium is oil and I also enjoy acrylics and mixed media; painting small portraits and large landscapes in a variety of styles from loosely realistic to abstract.”

Chris is a new artist for our art festival, more details coming soon,

David Wells is an International Awards winning artist who paints mainly in watercolour. His paintings have been published in both The Leisure Painter and The Artist magazines. He paints most subjects but particularly likes to paint people, animals and buildings. His paintings are held in commercial and private collections worldwide.

David was our winner of the ‘Peoples Choice’ award in 2017.

See more examples of his work here www.mksa.org.uk

My interest in art started in my youth mainly with cartooning. Other than for a period during the 1970s where I produced some paintings in oil paint, it was not until my retirement in 2012 that I seriously started again, this time with acrylics, soft pastel, pen/brush and ink, Inktense pencils, and most recently oil and watercolour. I have also produced some small sculptures/models with air dry clay. 

As for subject matter, most of my paintings and sketches are pets, wild animals and portraits, but I have dabbled in landscapes, seascapes and some architecture pictures. As with most artists my scope of subject matter is not cast in stone, as other forms, including abstract, may attract me in the future.

I have drawn ever since I could hold a pencil. Attended both Derby Art College and Coventry gaining a degree in Graphic Design. Bristol University followed and then I taught Art for a few years to adults. I worked in the design studio at the Open University for 22 years – during this period I was not actively painting.

In 2009 I began again with my art – I’ve sold internationally, exhibited in London, the NEC and locally.

Until lockdown I was mainly an animal artist working in pastel on velour. – my pastels are left gathering dust, whilst I’ve moved on to oils – painting landscapes, seascapes, still life etc. Please take a look at more of my artwork on my new website www.rosamundewood.art

I’ll have cards of my artwork at Alderton as my range and style is quite extensive.