I have worked with paints and inks for over 34 years, initially decorating fine bone china for Royal Crown Derby for 3 years, followed by a 17 year periodwhen I printed fine art etchings for many successful local artists including Graham Clarke, Michael Chaplin and Robert R Greenhalf.

Feeling the need to expand my mind and develop more self-confidence, at the age of 39 I took on a graduate diploma in counselling and I have since specialised in the field of eating disorders, working with people suffering from anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating.

Over the past 2 years I have been developing my own artwork which provides a calming, restorative balance to the psychological demands of my counselling work.
I work on canvas using acrylic paints, which I love for their vibrancy, texture and immediacy. I mainly work from photographs that I have taken myself although sometimes I will use images provided by the friends or family who have commissioned a painting.

I have been inspired by the work of Georgia O Keefe whose flower paintings have a life and boldness that I resonate with. I also love the photographs of Christopher Beane who creates images using flowers and oil colours floating on water which fire my imagination.

In my own work I see each painting as an individual portrait, trying to capture the essence of each flower as a unique being with its own intricate complexity, which is very like what I do with my clients in my counselling work.

Location: Maidstone
Website: www.pamsflowerpaintings.co.uk
Contact: pamcaney@aol.com

All of my work starts life as a photograph, then whilst some of them stay true to their photography roots, others evolve into different forms of art based on the originals. I work both commercially for local businesses and creating art pieces.

Location: Herne
Website: www.zlokey.com
Contact: zoe@zlokey.com

I am a photographer living in East Kent who has a passion for landscapes and nature. Because of redundancy in my job early in 2010 it has given me the motivation to pursue my interest in this wonderful media, with vigour. I have displayed my work at a coulple of small exhibitions and craft fairs and am looking to continue to grow my profile in landscape photography.

Website: www.geoffstradlingphotography.co.uk
Contact: geoff.stradling@btinternet.com

I’m relatively new to the world of DSLR, having taken it up as a passionate hobby in 2007. With the purchase of a Canon 400D I soon became hooked and saw the world around me with different eyes.

Everything was a potential shot and the purchase of my Canon 100mm 2.8/f macro lens opened up a whole new world of beauty and splendour.

My love of floral portraits and studies dominate my work although landscapes are a particular favourite too.

I’m hoping to exhibit my work in the near future so I’ll keep you posted with the details when they become available.

Thanks for taking the time to view my profile and please visit my website to view my portfolio.

Website: www.donnarphotography.co.uk
Contact: nature@donnarphotography.co.uk

I am a multimedia schitzophrenic. I work in any medium that will enhance the experience of creating, and seeing. I paint, draw, make beaded items and chainmaille, create felted images and would be nothing without my beloved  photography…
Why stand in front of someone else’s shop window, yearning- create your own!

Location: Dover
Website: www.sjs-artandsoul.com
Contact: sharon@sjs-artandsoul.com