Shelley began his artistic career as a printmaker for the distinguished artist Michael Rothenstein RA in the early 70’s, and went on to teach printmaking at Goldsmith University and at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London.

He has exhibited extensively in London and the South-East, including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions, Discerning Eye, Originals print exhibitions and the Hunting Art Prize at the Royal College of Art. He is the winner of the John Purcell Paper Award for Outstanding Printmaking & the Aberystwyth Purchase Prize.
Work by Shelley is held in public and private collections, including the British Museum Print & Drawing Collection.

He has created a varied body of work, which includes colourful abstract silkscreen prints as well as still life and conceptual photography.
HIs latest work includes The Big Splash, at 1189 Mulholland Drive.

Shelley regularly opens his studio in Hadlow as part of South East Open Studios. Please see the www.sesos-art.org website for opengin dates and times.

Find out more about Shelley at:

https://www.shelleyrose.com

Instagram: @shelleyroseartist

I have been an exhibiting artist for about six years now. 

I create very intricate and detailed pieces using just fabric and thread. You need to look closely as people often find it hard to believe that nothing else is used in the subject’s representation. 

The technique is called Freemotion Embroidery, - and sometimes Threadpainting.

My work includes animals and inanimate objects, and I continue to experiment with painted backgrounds. The pieces I create range in size from 300mm x 400mm, to 900mm x 1200mm.

You can find more of my work at:

http://vickileslie-textileartist.com

@vickileslie_textileartist

Georgina makes decorative and functional stoneware ceramics. Her work is inspired by the surrounding Kent countryside and her passion for gardening. Experimenting with sgraffito texture using coloured slips, which shows off the stoneware clay beneath.

You can find out more about Georgina and her work on Instagram and Facebook. 

www.instagram.com/baysgeorgie_ceramics

www.facebook.com/georginabays

Born in 1970, Giles Whitehead grew up on a farm in Tenterden, Kent. The farm and countryside have always influenced his work and inspired his passion for working with wood. As a child, Giles could often be found whittling or sketching in the fields. His interest in art continued through school and into higher education at The Kent Institute of Art and Design. After graduating in 1992, he spent several years working as a freelance artist in various fields, covering anything from shop window decoration to illustration and model making for 'The Wombles'.

After traveling the world, Giles lived in London where he studied for a teaching qualification at Roehampton University of Surrey. On graduation, he taught in London for a while before returning to Kent and settling in West Malling. Whilst teaching at The Malling School, he continued to create and promote his art locally, presenting work in over twenty solo exhibitions. In 2021, he decided to focus exclusively on his art and now works as a full-time freelance artist.

Giles says of his work, "My images are born from observations, memories, and imagination. I aim to create a sense of place and a moment in time — a small visual story that has clarity but also allows for interpretation. I often work from rough sketches, using acrylic paint on textured wooden surfaces, letting the paint take on a life of its own and responding intuitively as the image reveals itself. I frequently create in collections, believing that a group of images and objects can be greater than the sum of their parts. I focus on a theme, starting with a specific time and place, and use a distinctive palette to tie the pieces together."

Since 2021, Giles has worked on many varied projects regularly exhibiting in a number of galleries in the South East. This year, after several years in the planning, he created a multi-media exhibition for The Seaside Museum in Herne Bay, which ran over the summer months. He also recently worked on a Maidstone history project to produce an illustrated film depicting Maidstone's industrial heritage. Giles serves as artist in residence at the Music@Malling festival and as illustrator for the popular touring theatre company The Pantaloons.

Giles has had solo exhibitions at Cranbrook Library Artspace (in December 2024) and Maidstone Museum in 2025.

You can find Giles on instagram, Facebook and YouTube @gileswhiteheadartist and all his internet sites are compiled here - www.linktree.com/gileswhiteheadartist

Brian Tucker is a West Malling watercolour artist who loves to travel worldwide and paint the places he visits.

In addition he paint commissions for people  of their favourite places, from their photos or his own.

Although the subjects are worldwide he also focuses on Kent and the South East of England.

He exhibits in some Kent galleries and has an internet presence as a Blogger and Artist on Artfinder and ArtGallery.

You can find out more about Brian at:

www.brianswatercolour.blog

www.artfinder.com/brianswatercolours

www.artgallery.co.uk/briantucker

Louise is an oil painter of people, places and people in places. After completing a BA in Illustration at Kent Institute of Art and Design, she had a successful career in television production. She has now returned to painting full time and works from her home studio in Kent, UK.

Her subjects are suburban, unposed and often nostalgic. They range from landscapes that are inspired by places local to where she grew up and still lives, to interiors and figurative work.

Louise’s style is representational with ‘snapshot’ compositions. It is her intent to elevate the ordinariness of 'clipped' moments in time, question the broader story of the subject matter and evoke a shared feeling of familiarity.

Louise recent works have referenced old photographs of people she knows, found photos of strangers and family Polaroids from the 70’s and 80’s.

She chooses images that tell strangely relatable stories to evoke complex emotions and elusive ideas. Nostalgic certainly, but ‘nostalgia’ doesn’t entirely sum up what she’s aiming for. As well as this bitter-sweet remembering, the work wants to describe a feeling of absence and draw focus on a fond longing for something that is missing from the here and now.

Shortlisted (Highly Commended) BTA Prize 2024
Shortlisted for Wells Art Contemporary 2023
Shortlisted ING Discerning Eye 2022
Shortlisted Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2022
Member of ArtCan
Featured in Issue 11 of Photo Trouvee Magazine 2023
Featured in Create! Magazine 2023

You can find out more about Louise and her work at:

info@louiserieger.com
www.louiserieger.com 
www.instagram.com/louise.rieger.artist

I’m a Kent Artist who has been exploring the mediums of watercolour, gouache, acrylic and ink for approximately 30 years. In recent years I have devoted more time to finding a creative expression that fits me and my heart. My style is predominantly soft, meditative and relaxed, often with a botanical focus connected to nature. I love both gritty texture and soft tones and being experimental with art mediums too. I studied Art in College but was not able to pursue further formal Art qualifications. I have not found this detrimental honestly as being unrestricted by conventionally accepted art processes I have found freedom to find my own path and my own enjoyment of Art. I believe that art should bring us all healing, rest and tranquillity, whether it is by admiring art on a wall, or by spending time creating art. I am frequently told by clients that they would love to create something but do not feel equipped or confident in doing so. For that reason, I have been teaching individuals and small groups the skills they need to enjoy the wonderful rest that comes from being an artist and have found that my unique way of teaching has become extremely popular. These days I regularly sell out classes and I have been requested numerous times to take my teaching method into schools and colleges to ‘teach the teachers’ which has been a huge compliment. Opening my own gallery and art retails stores has enabled me to meet and support so many other creatives who wish to enjoy art and find their own fulfilling niche in which to be creative. This has since become a very deep passion of mine - to make creativity accessible and friendly for everyone.

If you would like to meet me and explore your own creativity, details of my upcoming creative workshops can be found on www.thedrawingrooms.co.uk or charlottegardner.art. And you can follow me on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to see my latest projects and experiences.