Open Studios 2012
( 8th – 30th September )Click on each area name to see artist details
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Dacorum
Note: numbers correspond to locations on map
Karen Summers
DRAWING, PAINTING
10 HIghland Drive, Leverstock Green, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 8PT
From M1 straight over roundabout, 1st left off dual carriageway, then 1st left
01442 254932
tayen1SPAMFILTER@hotmail.co.uk
Sensitive and emotive paintings of people and animals using pastels, charcoal, watercolours and mixed media.
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Sat 10am-3pm or by appointment
Edna Eckett
PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA 2D, SCULPTURE
2 The Briars, Leverstock Green Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 8QJ
5 doors from Leather Bottle Pub, before Curtis Road.
01442 258770
artist05SPAMFILTER@hvaf.org.uk
www.hvaf.org.uk/edna-eckett/gallery
I work with colour and texture on places I inhabit and walks taken & the seasides visited which become collages.
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Sat-Mon/Fri 12noon-6pm or by appointment
Jodi Phillips
PAINTING
28 Curtis Road, Leverstock Green, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 8LE
01442 257226 / 07597 573401
jodiSPAMFILTER@jodiphillips.com
www.jodiphillips.com
Unique versatile artist works with colour and balance, heavily textured or totally smooth, always with her signature metallic touch.
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Sat/Wed 1pm-5pm * Sun 12noon-3pm or by appointment
Anthony Purdy
DRAWING, PAINTING
44 Honeycross Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 2JA
5 on the left off long Chaulden when entering from Northridge way
01442 218210 / 07518 714704
anthony.purdySPAMFILTER@ntlworld.com
www.a-purdy-art.co.uk
My work is a mixture of landscape and figurative work, a mixture of watercolours and oils.
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Sat-Sun 2pm-5pm
Artists at the Paper Trail
Frogmore Paper Mill, Fordrinier Way, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9RYPlease park in pay & display in Durrants Hill Rd, short level walk to Mill.
01442 234600
jackybennettSPAMFILTER@thepapertrail.org.uk
www.thepapertrail.org.uk
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Sat-Fri 11am-4pm
Angela Paola Rossi
PAINTING
07812 106095
rossiangeukSPAMFILTER@yahoo.co.uk
www.angelapaolarossi.co.uk
Paper pulp paintings.
Paula Watkins
MIXED MEDIA 2D, TEXTILES
paulaSPAMFILTER@paulawatkins.co.uk
www.paulawatkins.co.uk
Artwork based on studies of lace with texture and layers in paper and fabric with mixed media.
Beverley Paterson
PAINTING, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING
07872 376646
beverleya.patersonSPAMFILTER@internet.com
A collection of drawings, paintings and printmaking which explore mark-making and colour in a fresh and interesting style.
Janet Nadimi
PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA 3D
01923 223074 / 07791 735428
jnadimiSPAMFILTER@hotmail.com
Prints inspired by human interaction and emotion.
Jean Langdon
CERAMICS
The Gallery Bar, Old Town Hall, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 3AE
Exhibition open daily, artist present on days above.
01442 242370
jean961SPAMFILTER@btinternet.com
Large hand-built ceramic pots inspired by classical forms and designs which were used for ornamental, functional and ritual purposes.
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Sat/Wed 10am-6pm * Sun 10am-4pm or by appointment
Stables Studios Artists
The Stables Studios Art Centre, Pouchen End Lane, BOURNE END, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2SATurn down Winkwell, past the Three Horseshoes pub and it's up the hill on left.
07815 740664
sueSPAMFILTER@thestablesstudios.co.uk
www.thestablesstudios.co.uk
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Sat/Wed 10am-3pm * Sun 11am-3pm or by appointment
Julie Wrathall
DRAWING, ENCAUSTIC WAX, PAINTING
07976 700737
julieSPAMFILTER@twdata.co.uk
www.julieannsgallery.co.uk
Pastels, Pencil Drawings, Acrylics, and Encaustic Wax, originals, prints, mini gifts and cards.
Denise Purdy
PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA 2D, DRAWING
07980 386532
denise.purdySPAMFILTER@ntlworld.com
Vibrant abstract landscape and still life paintings in oil and mixed media.
Emma Franc
PAINTING
The Stables Studios, Pouchen End Lane, BOURNE END, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2SA
Turn down Winkwell, past the Three Horseshoes pub and it's up the hill on left.
07931 929222
emmafrancSPAMFILTER@fastmail.fm
www.emmafranc.co.uk
Abstract works inspired by nature.
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Sat 11am-4.30pm * Sun 12noon-4.30pm or by appointment
Stuart Grieve
PHOTOGRAPHY
41 Hempstead Lane, POTTEN END, Berkhamsted, HP4 2RZ
Midway on Hempstead Ln, on left, heading towards H. Hempstead. Look for OS signs
01442 866384
b.bs.grieveSPAMFILTER@btinternet.com
www.flickr.com/photos/photo_quest
Creative digital photography
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Sat 11am-5pm * Sun 11am-4pm or by appointment
Vitreus Art
GLASS
41 Hempstead Lane, POTTEN END, Berkhamsted, HP4 2RZ
Midway on Hempstead Ln, on left, heading towards H. Hempstead. Look for OS Signs
07879 256115
helloSPAMFILTER@vitreus-art.co.uk
www.vitreus-art.co.uk
Affordable stained glass art & gifts. Commissions & unique decorative stained glass art made to order. Demonstrations daily. Tuition given.
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Sat 11am-5pm * Sun 11am-4pm
Mitzie Green & Elspeth Hector
14 Meadway, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2PNOff Gravel Path
01442 862978
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Sat-Sun 12noon-5pm * Wed 2pm-8pm or by appointment
Mitzie Green
PAINTING
01442 862978 / 07952 339488
artist.mitziegreenSPAMFILTER@gmail.com
www.mitziegreen.co.uk
Vibrant landscapes, townscapes, flowers, abstract. Exploring colour, texture and structure in watercolour, acrylics and mixed media. Unusual methods
Elspeth Hector
TEXTILES, JEWELLERY
01442 875858 / 07801 558645
elspeth.hectorSPAMFILTER@btinternet.com
www.hvaf.org.uk/elspeth-hector/gallery
Unique hand-knitted accessories including the Elspeth Jane signature range of luxury scarves, beaded wire bracelets, brooches, and curious creatures.
Jackie Harbron
PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA 2D, PHOTOGRAPHY
44 Swing Gate Lane, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2LL
A fair way up on the RHS, roughly opposite Hillside Gardens.
01442 873012 / 07932 590852
jackieSPAMFILTER@experts.co.uk
www.art-from-photos.co.uk
Colourful landscapes, seascapes, flowers; in watercolour, pastels, acrylics and mixed media. Unusual blueprint photograms and encaustic wax.
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Sat 11am-4pm * Tue-Wed 10am-3pm or by appointment
Ann Trotter
PAINTING
26 Upper Hall Park, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2NP
From Hemel A4251, on entering Berkhamsted 4th left. Cedar Rd, Left. On right.
01442 863817
trotter26SPAMFILTER@btinternet.com
Batik and wax resist painting on paper and fabrics, inspired by land and sea scapes.
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Wed 2pm-5pm * Sun 2pm-6pm or by appointment
Brigid Marlin
PAINTING, ILLUSTRATION, SCULPTURE
28 Castle Hill, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1HE
Go through Berkhamsted station tunnel, take second left, turn up the hill.
01442 864454
brigmarlinSPAMFILTER@aol.com
www.brigidmarlin.com
Painting done in renaissance technique of egg tempera and oil glazes.
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Sat-Sun/Wed 11.30am-5.30pm or by appointment
Upstairs Gallery
268 High St. (above Post Office), BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1AQupstairsgalleryberkhamstedSPAMFILTER@gmail.com
www.upstairsgalleryberkhamsted.co.uk
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Tue-Fri 11am-5pm * Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
Ruth Brown
PAINTING
01923 856746 / 07717 177528
ruth_brownSPAMFILTER@myway.com
www.ruthbrownpaintings.co.uk
Pastel paintings of the untamed natural environment. My inspiration comes from wilderness places all over the world.
Katharine Paton-King
TEXTILES, SCULPTURE, DRAWING
01442 875418 / 07771 542317
katharine.king803SPAMFILTER@ntlworld.com
www.katharinekingtextiles.com
Stitched textile sculptures exploring human social anthropology through the juxtapositions of concepts and humour.
Allison Sherburne
PAINTING
07900 550502
allison.sherburneSPAMFILTER@yahoo.co.uk
allisonsherburne.zxq.net
I abstract the world around me into harmonious layers of rhythmic life, with emphasis on the emotional force of colour.
Katy Leigh
CERAMICS, ILLUSTRATION
07709 400162
KatyleighSPAMFILTER@me.com
www.katyleigh.co.uk
Hand painted and designed ceramics including art prints inspired by faces and places.
Hayley Gerry
JEWELLERY
07980 920690
hayleySPAMFILTER@heg.uk.com
www.heg.uk.com
Contemporary silver, gold and mixed media jewellery, inspired by opposites and sculptural form.
Jenni Cator
CERAMICS, MIXED MEDIA 3D, PAINTING
ART at 88, 88 High Street, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2BW
ART at 88, a gallery in Berkhamsted, opposite The Rex & The Gatsby.
01442 769 110
infoSPAMFILTER@artat88.co.uk
www.artat88.co.uk
Bright and contemporary, stylised and affordable. Displayed in a dedicated gallery space, with an exciting array of Hertfordshire practitioners.
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Sat/Tue-Fri 10am-5pm * Sun 12noon-5pm
Podi Lawrence
DRAWING, ILLUSTRATION, PAINTING
73b High Street, TRING, HP234AB
From the High Street, turn down the road between PREZZOs and MAGGIE J jewellers
01442 823375 / 07557 798558
podi.lawSPAMFILTER@gmail.com
www.podilawrence.co.uk
Painter specialising in portraits, figurative illustrations and environmental scenes. Ongoing demonstrations. Commission inquiries welcome.
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Sat/Thu/Fri 11am-6pm * Sun 12noon-5pm or by appointment
Phil Madley
ENCAUSTIC WAX, PAINTING
50 Tring Road, WILSTONE, Tring, HP23 4PD
Turn off B489 into Wilstone. Third cottage to the right of The Half Moon pub.
01442 822398 / 07720 286929
philSPAMFILTER@philmadley.com
www.philmadley.com
Phil specialises in encaustic wax painting using an iron & hot air gun. He has demonstrated to 50+ art societies and produces quite unbelievable work.
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Mon-Wed/Fri 10am-6.30pm * Sat-Sun 11am-6pm or by appointment
Sheila de Rosa
PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, GLASS
UNIT 15AE Akeman Business Park, 81 - 82 Akeman Street, TRING, HP23 6AF
Through Tring High St. 1st left after Rose & Crown. Halfway down on RHS
01296 661678 / 07821 177685
sheiladerosaSPAMFILTER@btinternet.com
www.art-e.co.uk
Photographic imagery is my starting point. I work through processes from computer manipulation, screen printing, etching, photo-gravure and glass.
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Sat/Fri 11am-4.30pm * Sun 1pm-5pm or by appointment
Sally Bassett
MIXED MEDIA 2D, PAINTING, PRINTMAKING
Sker Cottage, Station Road, ALDBURY, Nr Tring, HP23 5RS
Exit 20M25. From Tring and station white house first on right entering village.
01442 851353
sally.bassettSPAMFILTER@btconnect.com
www.sallybassett.co.uk
Bold, bright and dynamic paintings of landscapes, flower meadows, poppy fields or woods of bluebells, mountains and skiers, wild seascapes and boats.
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Sat-Sun/Wed-Thu 11am-6pm or by appointment
Brian Robinson
PAINTING
Shepherd Cottage, 2 Malting Lane, ALDBURY, HP23 5RH
From Tring take A4251 following Aldbury signs. Malting Lane is off Newground Rd
01442 851295 / 07840 531595
brian.l.robinsonSPAMFILTER@btinternet.com
www.brianrobinsonartist.co.uk
Strong colourful watercolour paintings inspired by the natural world and the play of sun and shadow on land and water.
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Sat-Sun 10.30am-6pm * Wed-Thu 12noon-5pm or by appointment
Lifescape Artists at St Mary's, Pitstone
St Mary's Church, Church Road, PITSTONE, LU7 9HA2 miles east of Tring on B488. Vicarage Road to Pitstone village. 1st left
07770 851257
www.lifescapeartists.co.uk
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Fri 12noon-5pm * Sat-Sun 11am-5pm
Maud Eager
DRAWING, MIXED MEDIA 2D
07770 851257
maudSPAMFILTER@eg-design.co.uk
www.eg-design.co.uk
Mixed media drawings, paintings & iPad images in this delightful country church. Big thanks to St Mary's and Tring Arts Trust for making it possible!
Jayne Beckett
TEXTILES, MIXED MEDIA 3D
01442 873510
beckett.jayneSPAMFILTER@gmail.com
Colour pattern and texture inspired stitched textiles/paper, bowls and artists books. Lovely venue is part of the Vested Churches Conservation Trust.
Carole Niven
PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY
01442 871796 / 07768 973143
caroleSPAMFILTER@cjniven.com
www.needanartist.co.uk
Contemporary abstract oils and photographs. Studio also open throughout Open Studios by appointment.
Joy Weyman-Jones
PAINTING, DRAWING
01923 267158 / 07751 999435
jwjSPAMFILTER@image5.plus.com
I use a variety of approaches to record and interpret man-made and natural forms.
Val Stephenson
DRAWING, PAINTING
01442 769433 / 07941 394163
valstephenson15SPAMFILTER@gmail.com
How to make the ordinary extraordinary? Eastern philosophies inform, inspire, challenge and at times frustrate me in my quest.... that's life!
Neil Proctor
PHOTOGRAPHY
01442 876089 / 07860 242070
neilproctorSPAMFILTER@octopusstudios.co.uk
www.octopusstudios.co.uk
Photographic images of life and land. Set in the historic peaceful interior of St Marys. thanks vested Churches Conservations & Tring Arts Trust.
John Egglesfield
MIXED MEDIA 2D, PAINTING
01442 828539
john.egglesfieldSPAMFILTER@btinternet.com
Mixed media images - landscapes and a sense of place - using paint and found objects.
Ann Engel
PAINTING
annengel09SPAMFILTER@googlemail.com
Colourful images created digitally, transferred to canvas then acrylic applied. This process I have developed over the past five years.
Click on each area name to see artist details
Brochure | Open Studios 2012 | Map | Barnet | Dacorum | East Herts | Harpenden | North Herts | St Albans | Watford | Welwyn & Hatfield | List by media | List by name | Donate




