https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/directory/images/?disc%5B0%5D=45&view=rss Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/sheiladerosa/disturbed-landscape/ This work represents a new direction in my work. 'Disturbed Landscape', attempts to express visually the feelings engendered by atmospheric phenomenon that can auger a sense of mystery, anticipation and disturbance. ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/jane-bottery/a-map-that-halts-my-feet/ Coloured pencil on tracing paper Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/saash-arts/olympic-2012-recycled-turbo-project-uni-hertfordshire/ As a legacy of the Olympic Games, the Torch Relay and the Paralympic Flame coming to St Albans, we worked with the BA Applied Arts 2nd year students at the University of Hertfordshire, to create exciting artwork with the... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/lizanne-van-essen-www-vanessen-uk/ I teach workshops for both primary and secondary schools: BASIC POP-UP TECHNIQUES I teach a variety of techniques for making pop-up cards or sculpture, and these can be glued together to make a sampler book. Then ch... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/jane-glynn/ Jane has a BA in Fine Art, as well as an MA in Children’s Book Illustration. She has fifteen years experience of working on creative projects for children in schools and other venues and is also a trained forest school ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/debbie-bent/ Debbie is a practicing artist with many years of making and exhibiting nationally. She runs several classes for adults and young people throughout the county and has been involved in numerous projects within the communit... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/judy-centre-guiding-participant/ Judy is a contemporary artist working in Hertfordshire and Barnet who creates contemporary acrylic paintings inspired by the drama in nature. Her vibrant, expressive paintings are sold in galleries across the UK and via ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/liz-sergeant/the-psychotropic-house-residues/ Residues Installation (2.5m x 2m) January 2014 The traces of a former occupant’s obsession linger in the area designated as a study. Whose obsession? With what? And why? Inviting interaction and exploration, the d... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/liz-sergeant/let-me-introduce-you-to-the-river-lea/ The River Lea flows towards the Thames, about a mile from my house. Here, the Lea's nature reserve, at Batford Springs, is the site of regular walks throughout the seasons with my golden retriever. We discover the weir,... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/elaine-johnson/flying-colours-2012/ Roman inspired banners created as part of Flying Colours, a project that celebrated the welcoming of the Olympic Torch to St Albans, and the Paralympic Sports Festival in Verulamium Park. Sessions carried out at 8 school... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/elaine-johnson/olympic-2012-recycled/ Using the official banners and bunting from the 2012 Games to create innovative sculptures based on 'Legacy'. Sessions carried out at Prae Wood Primary School and managed by SAASH. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/kimberley-bevan/triumph-jumping-oil-on-canvas/ Oil on Canvas painting 120cmx 45cm. Creating is a compulsion; it’s in my very essence. As a young child I would practice my drawing skills using my mum’s ruby red lipstick on the magnolia walls of our council home. I ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/courtyard-arts-centre/courtyard-arts-centre/ Courtyard Arts Centre Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/courtyard-arts-centre/our-gallery-shop/ Seeking unique gifts or greeting cards for the artistically discerning? Look no further than our shop – the littlest treasure trove in town. Drop by to discover a tempting and ever-changing range of handcrafted jewell... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/blue-feather-photography/thought/ From a portrait shoot Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/blue-feather-photography/splash-1/ Part of an underwater shoot Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/fiona-chaney/red-curve-on-black/ Works explore the articulation of visual space, and the boundaries between marks and images they compose. Variations and permutations allude to the process and transformation. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/fiona-chaney/blue-on-yellow/ Articulation of visual space and the boundaries between marks and the images they compose. Alluding to the state of process and transformation. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/fiona-chaney/grey-on-white/ Graphite on acrylic paint Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/flow-1/ This is the first of a series of abstracted calligraphy images, inspired by my time in Japan and the many hours I spent in calligraphy lessons. I struggled for years, as a 'foreign' left-hander, but finally realised ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/flow-2/ Flow 2 and the others that followed are all variations of the freedom I gave myself to produce Flow 1. Like Flow1, this is created on Bristol Board using Sumi and a Japanese brush. For Flow 2, however, I started eac... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/flow-7/ For Flow 7 I went back to more absorbant paper - hand made with large fibres and a larger Sumi brush. It was part of my journey on up to larger scale works using a domestic paint brush. Contrast the resistance and s... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/chapter-verse/ After Flow, I picked a slightly smaller sumi brush to crease small verses, or chapters of abstraction. Here I had slightly more fun with the characters, aiming to get perhaps 10% 'real' Japanese into the text, includi... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/relax-4/ Relax 4 is the 4th/last image in a series of relatively small brush strokes on hand made fibrous paper. The first is a straight line, leading to this more relaxed form using a decorators brush, sumi and 2 shades of ac... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/flow3/ Whatever I'm working on, there seem to be three themes - reduced colour palettes, repetition/patterns and branching out from a single point. I'm very excited that working through Flow produced a number of branches for... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/3-calm-thoughts/ I work in collections and series of repetion and form development, but by the time I was ready to create 3 Calm Thoughts I was seriously running out of paper. Still, I rather like the meditation inherent in this small... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/sunspots/ Sunspots was created from a bank of square canvases where I had created different graduated colour backgrounds from a very reduced selection of acrylic colours. As I started to add over layers, I found myself just fo... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/london-acrylic/ Once I had acrylics out, I wanted to see what happened when I transferred on of my drawings to canvas, still using the same few acrylic paints, aiming for colours that tone with my 'light city' coloured drawings. I'm not... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/london-1-light/ And here's the 'original computer coloured version, which itself was based on a scan of an original pen/paper drawing. Like a 'spot the difference' competition, there are a few things different or missing between the... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/pinecone-study/ This pinecone study was just one result of an ongoing study and research project into natural occurrences of fibonacci patterns and series. I'd spent a summer looking at sunflowers and their seed heads, and thought I'd ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/red1/ Mixed media, created from Japanese newspaper and acryilic paint, with selected gold leaf embellihment. Part of a collection inspired by an ongoing collaboration with Caroline Lumb - starting with the topic 'Paper' Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/red-extract/ Preview snippet of a new collection, to be launched at New Maynard Gallery 11th April 2014 Mixed media, newspaper and acrylic on canvas Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/washington-dc/ Part of my international townscape range, Washington DC encapusalte a personal view of history and architecture. Please see my website if you would like to see more of this range. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/number-numbers/ I love this piece! - one of a series of paper constructions using found paper, with a focus on re-purposing, design, colour, pattern and shape. This one uses old telephone directories. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hillary-taylor/medley/ From the successful Paper Scissors Stone exhibition that toured a number of galleries, a collection of woven or altered papers. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/the-culture-cart/st-albans-big-draw-2013/ An Image of the final lino print created as part of the St Albans Big Draw 2013. Created in partnership with SAASH. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/the-culture-cart/the-culture-cart-introduction-pack/ This is our Introduction pack, whihc contains details of everything The Culture Cart can offer. Please email us at theculturecart@gmail.com Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/ruth-goodman/who-s-a-pretty-boy-then/ Acrylic and gold leaf paint on box canvas Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/ruth-goodman/purple-cat/ Acrylic paint on box canvas Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/ruth-goodman/captivating/ Acrylic paint on box canvas Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/ruth-goodman/noir/ Acrylic on box canvas Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/ruth-goodman/looking/ Acrylic on box canvas Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/ruth-goodman/little-frog/ Acrylic on box canvas Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/stephanie-edwards/cochineal-beetle/ Woven Tapestry using naturally dyed wool yarns. 1 of a series being woven to illustrate source materials from which natural dyes are obtained. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/stephanie-edwards/201-horns-mill-road/ Woven Tapestry - Cotton warp, Wool, rayon weft - Close up detail of a Coleus leaf in all it's glorious colours. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/stephanie-edwards/times-past-times-present/ Woven Tapestry - framed ; Cotton Warp/ Wool Weft . Image of standing stone covered in lichen, subject to all weathers - a symbol of our times? Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/judith-menges-studio-glass-de/gemstone-birthstone-anniversary-stones-as-glass-art-bowls/ Judith Menges - Glass Art - This is the bowl inspired by the Ocean Jasper gemstone (March Birthstone) Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/clive-patterson/colour-form-22-show-at-the-collective-gallery/ Nine member artists of the London Painters & Sculptors Group are showing at St Albans - Collective Gallery at 18 Holywell Hill from Monday 4th to Sunday 19th July. There will be a wide choice of contemporary artworks ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/diane-maclean/diabolo/ Stainless steel and coloured stainless steel sculpture. The colour is created by daylight entering a fine oxide on the polished surface of the stainless steel. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/caryl-beach/monoprint-wallace-100/ Wallace 100 Press release for ‘Wallace 100’ A group exhibition and Art Trail by artists, Caryl Beach, Veronica Grassi and Sally Tyrie under the group name of ‘Praesentia’ Dates; Thursday 7th Nov 2013 for a...