Nigel Shipley

By painting in the open air, directly from the scene, he achieves a freshness and life that cannot be obtained by painting in a studio from photographs or sketches.

Nigel Shipley studied at Harrow and Norwich Schools of Art and moved to Bristol in 1989, and now lives in South Bristol.

He is a painter of cityscapes and landscapes in oil. His paintings reflect the streets, waterways and hidden corners of Bristol and surrounding countryside."I make use of my surroundings, depicting images of everyday life. I am especially interested in the kinds of things that are such a part of our daily life that we no longer notice them" – Nigel Shipley.

Sophie Howard

Sophie studied  at Winchester School of Art and graduated in 1979. Since then she has continued to make sculpture. Her work has included  over 30 portrait commissions, architectural details for historic house renovations and several works for national television. In addition to following her own development as an artist, between 1988 and 2005 she designed garden statuary for several leading manufacturers. She has been employed in arts education in a number of roles including residencies, arts workshops for serious offenders and teaching Art and Design in Further Education. She currently acts as a mentor and creative industries business advisor with BRAVE the enterprise agency, and ArtsMatrix, as well as occaisional sculpture teaching.

Sophie models form from clay and other materials, including willow and  driftwood. Her subjects are people, animals, movement and pure forms, and the connections between. Much of her work is cast into terracotta and resin as well as bronze.

Rob Morton

Rob has been developing his printmaking skills at Spike Island Print, Bristol, where he is a member. As well as wood cuts and lino printing Rob is showing drawings. He also paints in acrylics and makes cartoons. Inspired by music, Rob’s printed images have an almost rhythmic feel.