Painting freely and intuitively, creating large impressionist pieces depicting colour and light and evoking the spirit of nature.
Wild meadows and gardens, a fun coastal scene or an atmospheric woodland wander, I hope to create a window to the world with the exuberant expression of nature …..

Sheila Ferris is a ceramic artist and experiments with slab built and coil pots to create functional pieces. She is drawn to the organic shapes and textures that can be created with these techniques. She uses flecked clays, sometimes together with a heavily grogged black clay. Sheila strives to create pieces that are both functional and beautiful. She is inspired by Scandinavian designs and the woodlands surrounding our lovely town. Her pieces are fired to high temperatures which insures that they are durable and can be used for everyday purposes. Sheila exhibits in local events.

As a rank amateur, I have really appreciated the workshops that Henley Art & Crafts Guild run. They are an inspiration and a great motivator to get the brushes or pencils out. I am still trying to find my métier, experimenting with all sorts of media and styles, including abstract. The journey is fun!

Berkshire born artist, Simon Pink has become well-known for his abstract and contemporary brightly coloured paintings. Simon works directly onto the canvas, pulling ideas from his thoughts and emotional response to nature; the results are energising images with hints of nature's forms and textures, a mix of excitement and calm. Simon's strong artistic and design sense has ensured an excitingly varied career in the arts. He has worked in interior design, product styling, fine arts and book illustration. Simon has written and illustrated several children’s books which have all been published.

Sri Nambiar works primarily in charcoal and oil paint. She is self taught (albeit attending few local workshops) and uses her studio space at home to create her charcoal works. She also attends weekly life drawing and portrait sessions locally to work from life.

She loves to work with charcoal to create dramatic skyscapes . She uses a sculpting method to carve the scene into the paper ; working tonally and then building up the drawing with intuitive marks without getting caught up in the details which would restrict the freedom to experiment. She uses a fine sandpaper and putty rubber to push and pull these marks.

She also has keen interest in portraiture and expressive figure drawings and uses her weekly sessions to create paintings from life.