Join myself Lucy Clayton and fellow watercolour artist Elaine Gill as we open up the garden studio doors this summer for South East Open Studios 2023.
We will both be working on pieces throughout Open Studios and it’s a great opportunity to take a look behind the scenes and see some of the processes and inspiration that we use to develop and create our paintings.
Studio Opening Times
12 Farmcombe Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 5DF
10am to 5pm
Friday 2, Saturday 3, Sunday 4 June.
Friday 9, Saturday 10 , Sunday 11 June.
Friday 16, Saturday 17, Sunday 18 June
We are a short walk from Tunbridge Wells Railway station, The Pantiles and the High Street, with lots of independent shops, including places to eat and drink.
Lucy Clayton
Many of the subjects I paint are connected to personal experiences and I am particularly interested in how our senses can create strong memories through taste, texture, and smell.
I often incorporate a form of mono printing called the blotted line technique in my paintings and more recently I am exploring repeat block printed patterns to incorporate in still life studies. I enjoy the process of these techniques and they produce interesting and unexpected marks to my work.
Drawing is an essential part of my practice as it allows me time to investigate and understand a subject. I am a member of The Society of Graphic Fine Art and exhibit regularly with them.
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Elaine Gill
Elaine specialises in illustrative architectural drawings, paying particular attention to fine detail and line. Her work has taken on many interesting projects and collaborations, these include, the platform 2 project for Tunbridge Wells Station, books, publications, illustrated town and tourism maps, as well as commissions with both the National Trust and Woodland Trust.
‘Your story illustrated’ is a very special and specific style of Elaine’s work, to learn more,
view examples of her work and upcoming events visit www.elainegill.co.uk
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We are lucky to be situated opposite the sculptor Sandra Camargo who will be taking part in South East Open Studios during the second and third weeks.
Sandra creates each of her sculptures using traditional hand carving techniques and believes “every stone has a story to tell and sculpting is a process of finding what it is”
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Studio Opening Times
9 Farmcombe Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 5DF
Friday 9 June 10am to 4pm
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June 10am to 5pm
Friday 16 June 10am to 4pm
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June 10am to 5pm
The South East Open Studio Brochure is available here to view and plan your visit.
