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| 1 | The museumOpen 10am to 5pm |
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| 2 | Co-op Funeral Services |
| 3 | United Reformed Church |
| 4 | Parlour CafeFerry Road, CM0 8PJ |
| 5 | Paul J King |
| 6 | Marts Parts |
| 7 | Chandlers Hair & Beauty |
| 8 | Jacoranda |
| 9 | Amy Keeper Studio & Gallery |
| 10 | Topaz Hair & Beauty |
| 11 | Brown & Co |
| 12 | Holicity Health |
| 13 | Church & Hawes |
| 14 | Unforgetables |
| 15 | Curtis O'Boyle |
| 16 | Templeman Galleries |
| 17 | Burnham Dental Practice |
| 18 | H Clarke |
| 19 | Creative Lady |
| 20 | Grey Soft Furnishings |
| 21 | The Lovely Shop |
| 22 | Daisy Roots |
An annual art trail in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. The trail displays a broad spectrum of creative talent, including fine art painting, sculpture, photography, jewellery all within an enjoyable walking distance
Photographer Malcolm Brown mainly focuses on photographing the natural work, perhaps looking at the work slightly differently. Photography has been a passion for over 10 years since retiring early from teaching
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Sharon works in mixed media, often using reclaimed and recycled materials. Over the last year she has experimented with working in new mediums and the natural world continues to be her inspiration.
Peter Chorley is a semi-retired Interior Designer/Decorator. He has continuously been influenced by landscape with objects, shapes, buildings, people. Currently considering the apparent line that separates earth and sky.
Carol Chesher is a self-taught artist with a love of nature. She creates colourful and expressive paintings capturing a close-up encounter, a meaningful glance or movement. She also works in stained glass.
Loulou Loves is inspired by nature and has a passion for repurposing old finds and making them beautiful: turning a foraged shell into a trinket dish; an old jelly mould into a candle; or using her 1960's typewriter to add a vintage touch to a watercolour. You can find a selection of her work on display at Amy Keeper's Craft Studio.
Tim attended Medway School of Art 1970-72. He was sponsored and mentored in early years by Ivon Hitchens RA. Tim has exhibited and sold nationally over several years and is co-founder of Blackwater Art Group. His work is influenced by Pop Art, Surrealism, Abstract and Symbolism.
Lucy mainly hand-builds her ceramics, using different clays and glazes to compliment her distinctive pottery and emphasize her style. Lucy's ideas for her pottery mainly come from the local countryside. Lucy also runs pottery workshops.
Frances enjoys creating in a wide range of media. Her subject matter is equally diverse, inspired by a lifetime of travelling and photography.
Shona finds the wide expanse of the Blackwater estuary with its beaches and salt marsh is captivating. She is drawn to the smaller landscapes of pebbles, shells and seaweed for her work.
John is a self-taught artist. His inspiration comes from observations of contrast and light, combined with creating composition and simplicity.
Moira's unique and meditative hand-crafted smoke fired pots are inspired by the soft landscape of the Blackwater Estuary. Moira is a selected member of Anglian Potters and exhibits widely.
Kevin loves walking the coastline with its endless inspiration and materials for his work such as driftwood, glass and stone. By keeping his creations simple it retains that natural sculptured beauty only nature does best.
Iona is a textile artist. Her inspiration comes from the many colours of Harris Tweed, her mood and surroundings. She uses applique and patchwork where individual pieces of work are created.
Andy, a retired Burnham shopkeeper, has been working in watercolour for the last four years. Subjects are mainly of the local area.
Anne works with fine silver, polymer clay and semiprecious stones. Her designs are inspired by colour, shape, texture and nature. Creating unique and distinct pieces of Jewellery.
"I am here, where are you?"" A series of woodblock and lino prints that refer to the physical and mental space that separate or bring us together.
Sue is a self-taught artist encouraged to paint from childhood. She has lived most of her life in Essex. Her work reflects most subjects: portraits, rock bands, animals; capturing their personalities, characters and humour.
Yvonne's artwork this year is related to animals, especially those either facing extinction or who have already become extinct. The pictures will, hopefully, be a timely reminder of how much richness we are in danger of losing from our lives.
Tracey works in a wide range of mediums, more recently using an iPad to reflect the increased reliance on technology during the pandemic. Her inspiration is often taken from community and social themes.
Nicola was a secondary school Art teacher for twenty years. Her stimulus is nature, in particular shape and form. Circles are her obsession. Painting ephemeral dandelion clocks and alliums, has allowed her to investigate natures' design.
Liz Potter has enjoyed watercolour painting for many years, at home and abroad. During the restrictions of the last year Liz found inspiration close to home, motivated by the Burnham Art Club monthly themed competitions.
Tracy's work explores and records man's mark on nature, and the process of aging and weathering, objects that have taken on more organic qualities, rotting and returning to the natural world.
Marion is a nature based photographer & artist from Burnham-on-Crouch. For this year's trail she is showing a collection of her botanical Cyanotypes, using an alternative camera-less photographic technique, also known as sun prints/blueprints.
Margaret is a ceramicist creating functional bowls & dishes as well as animal forms in glazed stoneware. She enjoys experimenting with colour and materials, recently introducing gold lustre and driftwood to some of her work.
Sue Spiers is inspired by the watery places around Burnham and Maldon. Lockdown was an opportunity to try new subjects – the garden and views from windows. Looking forward to painting on location!
Stephen Springall is a local watercolour artist who paints in the open air and in the studio. A fan of the impressionists and is inspired by the history, architecture and landscape of East Anglia and beyond.
Originally from Schleswig-Holstein and a busy Osteopath for 40 years, Silke has made time to complete a BA Honors (Fine Art) degree in London. She enjoys painting her grandsons, local scenery and her new role as tutor at her iwishicouldpaint Artschool.
Lindsey Way draws detailed images of plants and natural objects. She uses coloured pencils to create fine detail and reflect how the seasons change their colours and textures.
Jean paints using various mediums, particularly oil and mixed media. Her creativity comes very much from her imagination and you will often see the influence of sea, sky and nature in her art.
Claire's recent work is focused on farms in the local landscape. She starts the drawings on site and completes them in her studio where they become a sort of meditation on our relationship with land, nature, history and farming.
Working within the constraints of lockdown has been interesting, and only slightly limiting. I think I am using brighter colours.