Alison Cosserat - Studio 1

My latest work is inspired by layers of time. I have a fascination with the patination and texture that builds up over many, many years forming untold stories and encounters along a journey. This is similar to the processes and effects created during my work as a gilder and restorer of antique gilt furniture. 

In my paintings I'm using the same traditional, organic materials and processes that I do in my gilding practice. Building up and knocking back, covering up and then revealing again.

Underlying all of this is a fixation with numbers and geometry that has appeared throughout much of my work. Trying to create some kind of order and rationale.

I hold a BA Hons degree in Visual Arts at Lancaster university.

email: alison@theoldbrickworkshop.com

Jenny Graham

My work for Somerset Art Week this year revolves around interpretations of the West Somerset coast, both paintings and prints.  Using oil and cold wax for my paintings and various printmaking techniques, I aim to capture the essence of the scene, rather than the specifics. I will also have a selection of found object assemblages based primarily on the natural world and created from scraps of discarded bits and pieces many of which were also gathered from the coastline.
I have been a practising artist for over 30 years and have a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Multi-disciplinary  Printmaking. My work has been exhibited both here and in France.

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Instagram: @jennygrahamartist

Joanna Commings

My Style is Abstract Impressionism, inspired by mood, the feeling of a place. I produce paintings of the natural landscape, in all seasons and climate, working in acrylics, which I love for their versatility, on canvas. 

My father was an artist and I have been painting and drawing all my life.  Not a fan of trying to paint outdoors in our climate, my working practice is to go out and sketch, using charcoal, pencil or oil pastels, and take many panoramic photos of my subject, from which I will work up my paintings in comfort back in the studio.  

What inspires me is the natural landscape, the effects of sunlight through foliage, clouds, reflections or movement of water, effects of season and weather.  

My work is exhibited at galleries in London, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall, Somerset, and Hampshire. My work was featured in a large article in the July 2026 edition of The Artist magazine.

Instagram:  @joannacommings

Email:  info@joannacommings.co.uk

Website:  www.joannacommings.co.uk

Telephone:  07749531160

Ruth Drew

As an artist I like to create a range of works, from large floral paintings, animal portraits and some landscapes. My work tends to be a reflection of the beautiful Somerset countryside.

My development as an artist has grown from a background of graphic design which has influenced my painting style. Using acrylics or oils in a bold colour palette, I work in a realistic painterly way. I am interested in the details of a subject: light on leaves, the shapes within nature or the curl of wool on a sheep. 

I have painted many commissions over the years, from sheep to dogs, and recently sold one of my black nose Suffolk sheep paintings to a customer in Australia .

I am always happy to talk about commissions.

Email: ruth@amberdeast.co.uk 

Tel: 07432 107844

Tina Hill

My artistic practice grows from a deep awareness of the passage of time. I draw inspiration from geology, archaeology and museum artefacts—objects and surfaces that bear traces of their history, use, weathering and decay.

Collagraph printmaking is integral to my process. I construct plates from layers of materials at different depths and with contrasting textures, eroding their surfaces until they become palimpsests in themselves. When printed, the plates transfer and transform these accumulated surfaces, echoing processes of erosion, fragmentation and change. The resulting prints are built up and torn apart, allowing images to emerge, disappear and become partly revealed, evoking the marks and stains of time.

My work explores the uncertain space between natural object, artefact and artwork. It reflects my interest in what survives and what is lost; what is discarded and what is valued; and how fragments from the past continue to resonate in the present

Website: www.tinahillart.co.uk

Maddie Rock

Growing up in Bradford, my curiosity led me to roam nearby wastelands—forgotten edges of the city where nature quietly reclaimed space. These early explorations sparked a fascination with the natural world. Now based in rural Somerset, my work remains rooted in close observation and a deep connection with place.

My creative process begins outdoors: walking, sensing, sketching, and photographing. These attentive experiences feed into the collagraph prints I make. Working directly onto card, I build richly textured printing plates and print onto various papers, using ink, embossing, layering and chine collé.

I am drawn to twisting trees, intricate lichens, wind in the canopy, and waves at the shoreline. These immersive encounters guide my responses. Each piece becomes a quiet record of fleeting moments and a response to the fragility and subtle beauty of landscape. My practice continues to evolve as an exploration of printmaking and as a personal meditation on place, impermanence and presence.

Website: www.maddierock.co.uk   Instagram: @maddierockartist

Maisie Parker

I work in mixed print media; screen-printing, relief printing, collagraph, chine colle, and mono-prints, although drawing is at the heart of my work.  Drawing as a way of knowing, as a mode of enquiry and as a visual language.  Life drawing is the source of all my print work and is ongoing.  It is the most important part of my art. 

I love the idea of the repetition of images and use it throughout much of my work.  Working in this medium, I have found a new and vibrant palette, which has spilled over into my long-standing interest in life painting, and has tapped into a deeply buried childhood enjoyment of colour.