Artist of the Week - Trevor Ferguson

This week's Artist of the Week is Trevor Ferguson. Trevor says "I was born & brought up on the north east coast of England but now live in West Yorkshire. Having had a number of careers in the past – engineering draughtsman, bank official, school teacher and even some time in the military (Parachute Regiment) I am now able to indulge in my passion for painting which has now become my full time occupation – that and framing my own works and those of fellow artists.I work nowadays in Alkyd oil which I find suits my style – acrylics dry too quickly for me and regular oils don’t let me get on with a piece as quickly as I would like.I am fascinated by people – faces and postures. I create scenes and pictures by using a number of photographs for inspiration & reference – moving people around until I can compose a layout which tells a story and maybe with some humour and lots of new things to find at each viewing of the painting."
Click HERE to view Trevors work on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Carol Dunne

This week we have a new Artist of the week - Carol Dunne. Carol says: " I am originally from Liverpool but I have lived in Stockport since 1986. I was a senior teacher in a local school but was very fortunate to be able to retire early. I am now a professional artist and have my own studio".
Carol has a permanent exhibition in The People's Gallery, 2 Melbourne St, Stalybridge, SK15 2JE - so if you are in the area, why not take the opportunity to see some of Carol's art.

Carol's work is very bright and colourful...it lifts the spirits to view it. There is a graphic quality to her work at times, which helps to add a contemporary twist to what is often a traditional subject matter. Just perfect for today's look.
You can view more of Carol Dunne on the Affordable British Art gallery

Today's picture of choice.....

Low Tide, St Ives, Cornwall by Paul Dixon

Living in a rural coastal village, this sort of scene is very familiar to me, but I love Paul's handling of the subject. He has handled the lighting of the subject very skillfully, utilising both the foreground reflections and the heaviness of the sky in the right upper corner to guide the eye to the main focal point of the painting....the resting boats, waiting for the inevitable return of the tide to lift them up and give them movement and life again. All in all it's a very nice painting and would (in my opinion) look at home in any sort of environment - either traditional or contemporary.