Simon Farr

Pris Forrest was born in Malta but settled in Scotland, eventually attending Edinburgh College of Art, where she developed an interest in Printmaking. Moving with a young family to East Anglia, she worked as technician and tutor at the Art School in Suffolk College. She joined exhibiting groups which enabled her to exhibit abroad, locally and in London.  She became preoccupied with Suffolk’s flat and watery landscape, also pursuing her interest in horses and music, all of which figure prominently in her work. She has a lifelong love of drawing, which she still teaches privately, and has her own printmaking studio in the Suffolk countryside.  

Email: prisforrest@yahoo.co.uk   

Kingfisher 1 Etching 15 x 13cms

Deben Swans Etching 20.5 x 25cms

Ian Shoeing Bubble Etching 21 x 18cms

Born in Sheffield, October 1949. Studied 'Painting and Drawing' in Sheffield, Oxford, St Albans, ‘Illustration' at Watford College of Art & Design. Acquired a Degree in Graphic Arts. Changing media kept his work fresh and honest. Favourite medium was Oils. ‘Art and Music define my life’ was entirely true for him. George was interested in a wide range of well-known, obscure, diverse artists from all over the world from Constable, Tom Coates, Diebenkorn. Awards included 'Outstanding Work' ‘Best Painting’ and others, at the Mall Galleries, London and in the Counties. George had Shortlistings and was Accepted by the Royal Academy, London; Shortlisted by the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. 

Email: paintbox@btinternet.com. Website: www.gillandoshelda.com

City Crossing Oil on canvas 70.5 x 101cms

November, Blythburgh Oil on canvas 61 x 72cms

Summer Days Oil on canvas 79 x 99cms

Mary has been painting professionally for over 25 years – mostly figurative work. She owned a gallery in Southwold for 11 years and a subsequent gallery in Halesworth for a further 7 years. Although her work is often associated with children on the beach and Suffolk scenes – reproduced as cards and prints – both the subject and approach have changed over time, so represented here are three recent examples. One is a pastiche of Dame Laura Knight’s work, one of little girls dancing in a more impressionistic style and another of Tide Mill where her influence is John Piper.

Email:  marygundry@tiscali.co.uk 

Shadows, Southwold Beach   Oil  56 x 46cms

Little Girls Dancing  Oil   25 x 15cms

Tide Mill, Woodbridge   Ink and watercolour  36 x 26cms

Maggi studied at Ipswich School of Art from 1966 - 68, then at Croydon College of Art until 1971, becoming a Member of the Chartered Society of Designers. She has worked as a designer of textiles, graphics and museum exhibitions and after many years designing with the aid of computers she is now enjoying the manual process of printmaking and, in the words of printmaker Peter Green, ‘the workmanship of uncertainty’. She looks for the textures and patterns in Natural History collections, plants and landscapes and is inspired by the simplicity and economy of mid 20th century artists and designers.

Email: maggi.hayward@hotmail.co.uk

Groyne B113, Felixstowe Relief print 20 x 14cms

Railway sleepers, Landguard Point, Felixstowe   

Relief print 38 x 16cms

Leaping Fish  Relief Print  30 x 24cms

Nicki Holt was born in London. She studied Illustration at Harrow School of Art and worked as a freelance illustrator for 17 years. She moved to Suffolk in 1989. Her main focus now is printmaking; sources of inspiration are plants, poetry, twilight, shadows, reflections, odd buildings, and the Suffolk landscape, layering her work with many textures. She makes etchings, collagraphs, relief prints, monoprints and collages which reflect an intense love of nature. She uses imagination to represent something she feels is the darker, mysterious side of the natural world. She has shown work in London and nowadays exhibits regularly in Suffolk.

Email: littlefishy2@gmail.com     Website: nickiholtprints.co.uk

Big Sun  Collagraph & Mixed Media 34 x 25cms

Ash Tree and Sheep  Etching   25 x 29cms

Lost Balloon  Etching  24.8 x 7cms

Marina is a Suffolk based artist - born in Ipswich and currently living in Felixstowe - who works with oil paint on canvas. A self-taught artist, she takes her inspiration from nature, attempting to capture the beauty of scenes that attract her attention and draw her in when she is out walking. She has exhibited in Ipswich and Felixstowe, winning the Award for Best Exhibition Painting in 2018 at the Felixstowe Art Group Annual Exhibition. 

Website: www.marinajacobsartist.co.uk

Email: marinajacobs@hotmail.co.uk

www.facebook.com/marinajacobs.paintings

www.instagram.com/marinajacobsartist/

Autumn Leaves #1  Oil on canvas  50 x 100cms

Autumn Leaves #2   Oil on canvas   20 x 25cms

Wisteria on fence #2   Oil on canvas  50 x 100cms

Bridget grew up in Suffolk, spending most of her childhood and schooldays in Ipswich and the surrounding countryside.  She studied at the Ipswich School of Art in the 1960s, when well-known local practising artists such as Colin Moss and Bernard Reynolds were tutors, later completing a 3-D design course at Loughborough College of Art & Design.  Inspired by her surroundings, the Suffolk landscape and shores, the natural world and a love of drawing, she works in a variety of genres and media to capture a moment, a detailed study, a composition or a pattern in a visual and meaningful way.Website  www.bridgetlapsley.com

Sadly, Bridget passed away in January 2021. She was a valued and respected member of the Society. Her obituary by Paul Bruce is in the August Newsletter.

Feeding Pastel 22 x 34cms

Isle of Harris Mixed media 27 x 38cms

River Trees 4 Collage 10 x 28cms

Malcolm studied at the Royal College of Art and worked at the Royal Academy of Arts for several years. The works shown here are from a series of watercolours sourcing historical textiles from various museum collections.

Email: moseleymalcolm@yahoo.co.uk
 

No 1  Watercolour   A4

Nos 2 & 3  Painted and dyed fabrics in a garden

Studied 3 years Painting & Drawing, and Art-Foundation at Sir John Cass School of Art in London Whitechapel; Workshop with Ken Paine, Mall Galleries 2007. Oil paint is her favourite medium, working on diverse range of subject matter. Music influences her art in major ways. Annemarie respects a diverse range of artists from all over the world from Turner, to Diebenkorn. Annemarie aims to combine figurative elements, moving towards the abstract. Exhibiting in different UK counties and London. Sold at the Royal Academy; Shortlisted at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol; Exhibited and sold at the London Biennale; Exhibited in Tuscany, Italy and Vienna, Austria 2019.  

Email: paintbox@btinternet.com 

Website: www.gillandoshelda.com

Awakening, Blood Moon Eclipse   Oil on canvas board 61 x 45cms

Music  Oil on canvas board 41 x 51cms

Sailing, River Blythe Oil on canvas board 24 x 30cms