Meet the Maker - Annabel Burton, Cherry Tree Handmades

This watercolour caught my eye on Facebook the other day and I thought others might like it too.  By Annabel Burton of Cherry Tree Handmades, she works with textiles, wood and paper, but it was her delightful sketches that I liked best.

If you're thinking of getting some original art, Annabel's work might be a good place to start as you can snap it up quite inexpensively (if you're lucky) on ebay or purchase in advance from her facebook page.

She also sells work through Folksy.

All images (c) Cherry Tree Handmades & Annabel Burton

Meet the Maker - Kate Lycett, Artist

I love discovering new artists - well new to me that is.  And it's not difficult to see what attracted me to Kate Lycett's work.  The vibrancy of her work is stunning.

Her textile design background is clear from the way she paints.   She see patterns in everything: the hills adorned with houses and washing lines, rows of flower pots and stripes of brightly painted drain pipes. 

Kate works with acrylics, inks and gouache and uses lines of gold thread to trace lines through the landscape and gold leaf to change the surface of my pictures with the changing light of day.

As well as selling her work online, prints and paintings are available at Heart in Hebden Bridge and she sells cards and lanterns at Radiance.

Kate lives in Hebden Bridge with her husband and three small children and she takes inspiration from the warmth, colour and community in which she lives.

All images (c) Kate Lycett

Meet the Maker - Jake Winkle, Artist

I'm lucky enough to own one of Jake Winkle's watercolours.  Well, perhaps not lucky so much as canny because I bought it for my husband for Xmas one year!  Win, win!

Although the image above is not mine, ours is also of chickens.  The colours are stunning and really work, even though you wouldn't find them on a real hen.  And the shadows ... well I'm no critic but I just love them.

I had originally thought that horse-racing was Jake's trademark as I had seen them at several exhibitions but he paints much more than animals.  There are scenes of Venice, Africa, cafe life and coastlines too.  

A panaromic view of his and my home town, Blandford, is on public display and can be viewed any time in a sheltered spot near the Church in the town centre.

All images © Jake Winkle

He runs courses too and if these are anything to go by, he's clearly good at explaining his methods.

And you can find out more about his art and workshops on his website.