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Pitch 60: Bridget Pullen

11/6/2015

I am an artist and teacher; I live in Emsworth, Hampshire. I am inspired by living and walking in Emsworth, my family and the young people that I work with.

I like to draw with pencil and dry pastels and transform them into batik using strong shapes and colours.

Some examples of my work are permanently on display in the Greenhouse Café in Emsworth.

I am available to do commissions so if you have a favourite photo that you would like me to draw and develop into a batik work please contact me. I am happy to discuss colours to fit into your home.

To Contact Bridget:
Email: bridgetpullen@tiscali.co.uk
Telephone: 07526 989480
Facebook: Bridget’s Portraits and Batik

Pitch 58: James Stevens

11/6/2015

I like to produce art with character, something you can remember and not just a picture, but something that can complement the deco of a room. I like to keep it simple, sometimes too much detail can spoil a picture. I really enjoy creating cartoon pictures and I am a big fan of Tim Sale.

So, why donkeys? Well I really like donkeys, but most of the paintings you can buy are very traditional. I wanted a picture of donkeys that people would stop and look at and remember - so that's what I have done!

To Contact Janina:
Website: www.artistjamesstevens.co.uk

Pitch 10: Fabio Mastrangioli

11/6/2015

I took up photography in 2008. Since then, I gained a distinction from the Royal Photographic Society and have had some of my work published online, in print and even in an iPhone app. I enjoy all genres, especially landscape & travel, social documentary and still life projects. I've exhibited at Art on the Street before, and I love being able to show my work in printed form, which is something that is often overlooked with photography in this digital age. I get a real buzz from people browsing my images and giving me face to face feedback. It's very satisfying when an image evokes a feeling to the viewer, and Art on the Street is a great platform that enables this for me.

To Contact Fabio:
Email: bianconerophoto@gmail.com
Facebook: Bianconero Photography

Pitch 30: Alison Perkins

11/6/2015

A true country girl, Alison grew up in Edlesborough on the Buckinghamshire/Bedfordshire border. As her mother worked with horses and her father was a farm labourer, it was inevitable that Alison developed a life long passion for wildlife.

Often inspired by the wild places on her doorstep, Alison began to paint at a young age. Though excelling in Art at school, she has had no formal training and has honed her skills the hard way, with lots of practice!

Though originally a watercolour artist, a switch to the mediums of graphite and coloured pencil enabled Alison to develop her art further, allowing for more detail and poise to be expressed in her work.

As many have realized, getting any kind of animal to sit still for more than a few minutes is impossible. Those spoilsports at the RSPCA say the use of Superglue is illegal, immoral and very probably fattening. Alison draws from photographs, which don't run away very much and almost never require feeding. Recently, Alison has broadened her repertoir by completing a course in Pet Portraiture and hopes that this enable her career to move in an exciting new direction.

To Contact Alison:
Website: www.alisonperkinsart.com
Telephone: 07910 245392

Pitch 74: Amanda Hunt

11/6/2015

Amanda Hunt is an exciting contemporary Artist specialising in colourful sunsets, seascapes, landscapes and abstract paintings. Her style is fresh and bold and her paintings are distinctive with their strong flowing lines. Amanda's artwork has been purchased by collectors all over the world. Amanda also accepts regular commissions.

To Contact Amanda:
Website: www.amandahuntgallery.com
Facebook: Amanda Hunt Art

Pitch 65: Satu Vartiainen

11/6/2015

Born in Finland, Satu went to an art school in Paris. She now lives in Berkshire where she participates in numerous art exhibitions and carries out private commissions.

Her style lies somewhere between figurative and abstract. Inspiration can come from a shape in a photo or in nature, but mostly Satu paints straight from her imagination. She loves to create dreamlike images using gentle greys, deep shadows and soft shapes, but also adores bright, powerful colours.

Often a composition will evolve from just a couple of lines or paint splashes on canvas or board, after which certain colours feel right and from then on she says the painting ‘just happens’. The work is finished when Satu feels the result is a pleasure to look at. The viewer must then decide what is within the composition.

With this organic, intuitive method Satu brings her wonderfully fresh approach to semi-abstract painting.

To Contact Satu:
Website: Artists and Illustrators

Pitch 28: Fairground Allotment Painters

11/6/2015

Early in 2009, Jane Hedley and Anne Matthews started the Fairground Allotment Painters. Jane and Anne loved painting but couldn't find a suitable class in Windsor where they lived. They met Lyn Wilks, an art teacher, who was keen to start a class.

After searching for a possible venue they came across Gardiner's Hall on the Fairground Allotment Site and the Fairground Allotment Painters was born.

When Lyn went back to teaching full time, Anna Lovely took her place. Anna trained at Camberwell Art College and later at the Royal Academy of Art. As well as teaching Anna works as an artist owing her own gallery, The Lovely Gallery, in South London.

With Anna we have experimented with watercolour, mixed media and pastels in a variety of projects. As well as our weekly classes, we hold occasional workshops using acrylic paint as well as other mediums. We recently held a life model session using a flamenco dancer in full costume. Others have included landscape, still life and monoprinting.

We met Wednesdays, either mornings or afternoons, at Gardener's Hall, St Lenards Road, Windsor during school term time.

To Contact Jane Hedley:
Telephone: 01753 868342 or 07817 547106

Pitch 2: Emma Cooper

11/6/2015

I have always been passionate about horses and have drawn, owned and ridden them since childhood. My interest stems from a desire to capture and recreate their beauty, strength and grace. The bonds that can be forged between human and horse have been depicted in art throughout history. I wish to explore these bonds and the empathy we share with the horse.

I began experimenting with equine portraiture in my teenage years and went on to produce pet portraits for friends and family before starting a career at the Land Registry. My artistic abilities were utilized during my work career where I was employed in the production of illustrative plans. I often incorporate my technical drawing skills to depict the muscle structure and movement of the animal. I use an expressional technique with a vivid colour palette and work in Inks, Watercolours, Acrylics and Oils.

After 25 years as Civil Servant I decided to complete my artistic education and obtained a BA (Honours) Fine Art Degree at Bucks New University. I am now a practising full time Artist specialising in Equine Commissions, Equine and Wildlife Art and exhibit regularly in the Greater London Area.

To Contact Emma:
Email: emmajcooper@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.emmajcooperfineart.com

Pitch 50: Jan Dingle

11/6/2015

Jan Dingle is an established Printmaker specialising in images of a watery nature. She uses 2 copper plates to develop the coloured landscape etchings she produces.

Etching is a very painstaking technique which in picture form dates back to Rembrandt's time. From the first sight of a bubble on a bath of nitric acid I knew it was the technique for me. I love to experiment with different ways of biting the plate and the proofing of a plate can achieve some amazing results not anticipated whilst creating the plate. It’s the not quite knowing.

Since being widowed she has down-sized to a small cruiser on the Norfolk Broads which is just large enough for her and her 4 Norwich Terriers. Most of the inspiration for her work comes while cruising the Norfolk Broads, but she does use other areas as well.

To Contact Jan:
Website: www.jandingle.co.uk

Pitch 70: Sruthi S. Nair

11/6/2015

I am Sruthi Nair and this is my first exhibition at Art on the Street. I have been a resident of Maidenhead for eighteen years and feel this is a great opportunity to show case some of my work locally.

Most of my work, from sketching to acrylic, is self-taught. It was not until my third child was born that I decided to undertake courses in specific art techniques which were of interest to me.

Through the London Art College I completed three courses in watercolour with gouache, illustration for children’s books and digital illustration. What I enjoy the most is incorporating aspects and traditional style from my culture. As the colour and vibrancy it brings to my work offers me scope to pursue styles to my taste. Kalamkari, a traditional Indian technique where ‘kalam’ means pen and ‘kari’ means to draw, has had great influence in all my work. Silk art is another style I enjoy and this has also helped me to work with truly vibrant colours.

For Art on the Street, I have tried to incorporate different aspects of the styles I enjoy and learnt. My work finds inspiration in rural, ethnic or spiritual artistry.

To Contact Sruthi:
Email: 73sruthi@gmail.com