Favourite things

Favourite things (2nd September) — see our artists’ personal selection from the abundance of their best-beloved moments, experiences, endeavours, places, objects, people and animals. Perhaps they’re your favourite things too?

Browse the galleries below, or perhaps view today's flipbook.

Or, follow these links to explore all 30 Art Trails or start from Open Studios central

Mystical light soft pastel painting.

Dawn Limbert

Applied arts, Design, Painting - designing, Drawing, Painting

A unique handmade angel inspired pendant necklace made of Silver Plated Copper Wire and Swarovski Glass pearls on an 18" 925 stamped silver chain.

Bernadine Makins (Bernadine's Creations)

Design, Jewellery, Other, Painting

Frosty Robin shows one of our favourite winter birds bringing us all seasonal joy. Cards available.

Val Lawson

Mixed media 2D, Painting, Printmaking

Festive Red Baubles on Canvas

May Cheung Grant

Painting - designing, Graphic art, Installation, Mixed media 2D, Mixed media 3D, Multimedia painting, Other, Painting, Papermaking, Printmaking, Stone

Four Seasons Tree of Life Original Fused Glass panel suitable for Kitchen Splashbacks or wall decoration.

Jane Ducarreaux (A Touch of Glass)

Glass, Jewellery, Other

Blown Away, 30x30cm

Kathy Foster

Sally McIver

Painting - designing, Mixed media 2D, Mixed media 3D, Painting

2021 Geological Landscapes Calendars

John Durham

'Gathering Light' 30cm x 30cm Acrylic, Framed size 50cm x 50cm £180.00

Rita Dare

Applied arts, Design, Painting - designing, Drawing, Mixed media 2D, Multimedia painting, Painting, Papermaking, Printmaking

Melting - on the edge Acrylic mixed media painting Petra Geggie

ARTEP Petra Geggie

Mixed media 2D, Painting

WONDER WOMAN "MERCIFUL MINERVA" - Emulsion / Acrylic Ink - Approx 600 x 700 mm

Martin Langston - Contemporary Post-Pop Art

Painting - designing, Illustration, Mixed media 2D, Multimedia painting, Other

Sunset over the water, mixed media

Gordon Andrews - Flash Art & Photography

Collographs/Linocuts, Painting - designing, Drawing, Mixed media 2D, Multimedia painting, Painting, Photography

Arkley Water Tower, oil painting on canvas board, SOLD

Jayne Evans

Design, Painting - designing, Drawing, Graphic art, Illustration, Mixed media 2D, Multimedia painting, Mural painting, Painting

Ice & Snow Bracelets - silver, ivory & white knitted bracelets, with crystals, pearls & semi-precious stones.

Elspeth Hector (Elspeth Jane)

Jewellery, Textiles

Festive Fox Christmas decoration

Jackie Bennett

Handmade, knitted or crocheted Beanies and Scarves - pure wool and sustainable - made to order or available on my website.

Cathie George (Colour My Dreams)

Design, Jewellery, Mixed media 2D, Other, Textiles

Cuddles with my dog during lockdown

Giraffe fever creations (Sarah de Graaf)

Graphic art, Illustration, Mixed media 2D, Mixed media 3D, Multimedia painting, Painting, Photography

George, Labradoodle pen , graphite and pigments

Janet Gardner

Drawing, Painting, Printmaking

The garden at dusk. glinting with sold and silver. Multilayer monotype,

Suman Gujral

Applied arts, Collographs/Linocuts, Painting - designing, Drawing, Illustration, Installation, Mixed media 2D, Printmaking

A Feel of Winter. Mixed Media on Canvas, framed

Karin Friedli

Mixed media 2D, Painting

Fused Glass Poinsettia

Heartwood Glass - Alex Hamilton-Bray

Glass, Jewellery, Photography

Christmas robin

Helen Halliday

Ceramics, Collographs/Linocuts, Drawing, Mixed media 2D, Other, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Rocks, sand, water. Acrylic on canvas

Julie O'Shea Art

Design, Painting - designing, Gallery owner, Mural painting, Painting

Limited Edition Christmas Decorations

Starburst Glass - Opal Seabrook

Glass, Jewellery

Shh - The Sound of Silence

Stephanie Edwards Woven Tapestries

Photography, Textiles

"Days to remember" Blue double skin bowl with script and many figures surrounding the outside ;inside white fluffy clouds roll by .size : 20 x 20 x 11cm

Dorienne Carmel

Ceramics, Design, Painting - designing, Gallery owner, Illustration, Mixed media 3D, Other, Painting, Photography, Sculpture

Springtime lockdown walk - Fig branch & Rose - Acrylic on found board (25cm L x 19.5cm W) £115

Alice Gavin Atashkar

Snow Globe

Beverley Sweetman

Applied arts, Computer arts, Design, Painting - designing, Drawing, Graphic art, Illustration, Mosaics, Painting

"Paula" Whippet portrait oil on paper. Framed

Sean Royle Art

Painting - designing, Mixed media 2D, Other, Painting, Sculpture

carved ceramic poppy seed head lantern

Anja Penger-Onyett

Ceramics, Mixed media 3D, Sculpture

A labradoodle drawn in coloured pencil.

Alison Mayes

Cool Pink - Acrylic on Wooden Panel 30 x 30 cm

Neeta Popat Kataria

Painting - designing, Mixed media 2D

Jo Chesney 2020 Christmas Card Design - 1 of 4

Jo Chesney

Design, Painting - designing, Painting

In the quiet of the day. Mixed media on wooden panel. 16x16 inches Its all in the detail, Mixing it up

Heather Miller

Multimedia painting, Painting

Winter Landscape 2 - 29.7x42cms - acrylic

Di King Art

Painting - designing, Drawing, Mixed media 2D, Multimedia painting, Painting, Photography

Handmade sterling silver jewellery

Debbie Armstrong (Fable)

Design, Jewellery, Metalwork

“Moose”, acrylic on stretch canvas, commissioned painting

Hayley Trampenau

Painting - designing, Drawing, Illustration, Mixed media 2D, Multimedia painting, Painting, Textiles

An acrylic painting of cottages overlooking a harbour scene

Katy Wright - Mixed Media

Drawing, Painting, Textiles

Alpine Vista

Kathy Gales

Painting - designing, Drawing, Graphic art, Illustration, Mixed media 2D, Painting

" Autumn glow" / Reduction linocut - 1 of 2

Laurence Hartley Original Prints

Collographs/Linocuts, Drawing, Mixed media 2D, Printmaking

Ash trees at dusk

Lia Hattersley Artist

Painting - designing, Drawing, Painting

Indian Summer

Richard Wheeler

Christmas gift box

Amy Wilson - Liliane Textiles

Applied arts, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Design, Painting - designing, Textiles

A Rare Moment of Clarity 1, Mixed media on board, float mounted and framed size 44 x 44 cm, £200

Gill Ayre

Mixed media 2D, Multimedia painting, Painting, Printmaking

Submerged in blue. Oil On Canvas 2020 4ft by 3ft

Sarah Gidden Art

'Madonna & Child' by Tessa Verrecchia

Tessa Verrecchia

Bird on glass plate/hand painted with gold leaf

Glynnis Abraham

Painting - designing, Drawing, Illustration, Mixed media 3D, Painting, Papermaking

Festive Doorway Commission

Helen Dowley - Creative H

Drawing, Graphic art, Illustration, Mixed media 2D, Other, Painting