The Landscape
7th - 17th May 2022
This exhibition brings together 50 local artists, emerging and established, demonstrating the broad range of media and styles that are currently being used to depict a subject matter that is today one of the most popular and frequently shown genres of art.
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Landscapes have been depicted as far back as 4th century Chinese art but were not appreciated as a separate genre in the western world until the 17th century. They were made ever popular by Constable, Turner and later through impressionists such as Manet, Monet, Renoir who sketched and painted - en plein air - directly recording their experiences as well as the scene itself.
Meet the Artists

Abigail Waddell
I'm drawn to the beauty of a natural landscape, observing the effect of the changing light on the land and sky.

Bettie Heckford
I paint landscapes to capture and interpret the ever-changing natural beauty.

Carol Staines
The Highlands of Scotland with its awesome landscapes stimulated the impulse to capture the scenery.

Emma Brazil
I respond to the landscape around me through materials and intuitive mark making.

Georgina Potter
Georgina aims to portray that fleeting beauty of a moment where light and shadow join forces to present the perfect landscape scene.

Hilary Forbes
Hilary's expressive watercolours are evocative of the light and atmosphere of the surrounding landscape.

Jo Biggadike
My work is constantly inspired by the surrounding local landscape. I want to capture the emotion of a place as much as the visual elements.

Karen Fitzpatrick
I feel a spiritual connection with nature. It awakens me and compels me to paint.

Lauren Clark
Relationship with time; memories and hopes for the future which are embedded in architectural spaces.

Mike Skinner
Mike's work is made to convey the energy and power witnessed within an ever-changing landscape/cityscape.

Sam Wilkins
Walking in the countryside with my husband and dog and then painting representations of these landscapes are two of my greatest pleasures.

Sarah Jemmett
I find ways of translating natures fragility into a convincing representation of space and light.

Susan Birth
An evocative landscape - real or imagined - can draw the viewer into a magical land.

Tom Gowen
My approach creates an emotive response to my environment through colour and form.

Wendy Golding
I love exploring natural and man made features in the landscape in an abstracted way.

Alan Williams
Landscape is my primary source of inspiration for painting. I am constantly driven to capture its many moods.

Andy Owen-Smith
Landscape paintings are often packages of memories that are evoked through colour, composition and light.

Beverley Perry
Landscapes are my passion, my special place where I feel at peace with the world.

Chris Bingle
Landscape painting is a fascinating challenge; capturing ever-changing light across the land's ancient structure.

Emma Howell
Painting a landscape is an opportunity to evolve and expose your unique perspective - how you see, or how you want to see.

Gilly Hill
I love the shapes, shadows, colours and negative spaces in landscapes; while I love the abstraction my style is more toward realism.

Jacqueline Hammond
The landscape is an enriching backdrop to our lives if we take time to look.

Jo Hatton
Inspired by the beautiful exchange between land and light I hope to encapsulate what I see.

Karen Stone
Landscape challenges the artist to recreate the enormity and character of the space we inhabit.

Leanne Courtney-Crowe
Seascapes evoke feelings, art evokes responses, bring them together and they develop an emotional connection.

Luba Arnold-Larnie
I have always been fascinated by nature. I'm particularly attracted by morning and evening light.

Sarah Brooker
An automatic beauty received from the land - desire to capture through vibrant, pure colour.

Stephen Roberts
Paying attention to the sensation of light is what inspires me to paint the landscape.

Alexandra Churchill
Inspired by J.M.W. Turner, landscapes can add depth and atmosphere to a room, giving it a new dimension.

Bridget Derrett
I love walking in the countryside, enjoying the views, taking pictures and capturing the image on canvas.

Jan Whitton
Landscape painting to me is the joy of capturing the moods of my favourite places.

Jo Rockley
I miss countryside and greenery when I'm not surrounded by them. Landscapes feed my soul.

Laura Werner
I adore being in the mountains, painting them brings me a greater level of appreciation and joy.

Maike Nielsen
Landscapes, like nature, calm and revive our souls, remind us of beautiful times, and make our hearts sing.

Peter Robertson
I feel a real and enhanced connection within the natural forms, structures, shapes and patterns of landscape.

Sarah Goddard
Being sight-impaired, textures, patterns, colours, shapes, emotions inspire me; they're all there in landscapes.

Tim Turton
Gloucestershire through the seasons. It's easy to overlook the beauty of where you live.

Trudi Hayden
Nature continually gifts stunning moments of visual beauty that I feel compelled to paint.