Bits & bobs

Looking for a Unique Gift? Discover Shoreham Art Gallery If you’re searching for something truly special this festive season, why not visit Shoreham Art Gallery – a place where creativity, community, and craftsmanship come together in the heart of Shoreham-by-Sea. Proudly at the centre of the town’s vibrant art scene, Shoreham Art Gallery is a

Nearly 14 years ago Jose Enticknap had a vision of setting up Shoreham Art Gallery, and along with Sandra Stephens dedicated to doing the accounts flawlessly, and with Claudine Péronne doing the rota of artists stewarding, the gallery has been able to open seven days a week for nearly every day of the year for visitors

Hot Fusion As a glass artist, one ends up with piles of odd shaped cut off shapes that we call “scrap”. Our glass arrives as flat sheets and if I have a particular project in mind, I try to make the most economic cuts out of the sheet so as to keep as much large

Claudine’s World What’s unique about my creative work is that my creative journey started as an exploration of the inner world and initially mostly took the form of large pastel pictures but for over twelve years I’ve been painting shells and pebbles, which I find during my walks on the beach mainly between Worthing and

Summer into Autumn… Last night I spent with a friend at her beach hut on Shoreham Beach, drinking tea, having a quick dip in a cooling sea and chatting about our summer holidays. I was telling her about our ventures during a trip to Sweden, visiting family. A yearly highlight in late summer is to

Greener Pastures In the whole of Britain one could hardly find pastures greener than the hills and valleys of Sussex. I’ve been exploring this area with my camera ever since I moved here in 2007. And there are always new places waiting to be discovered, and familiar places to be seen in new light. But

Currents, Waves and TidesDeveloping drawings, prints and paintings on a theme I’m always keen to challenge myself in different ways to invigorate my work and try to push printmaking ideas further. With that in mind I spent a few days experimenting and developing some abstract paintings and drawings exploring rhythms and movement in “Freedom of

Interview with Chris Sedgwick As Chris prepares to release the last two pictures in the ‘ Four Seasons ‘ series we caught up with him in the gallery to discuss how the series came into being and what plans he has for future projects. How did the ‘ Four Seasons ‘ series come into being?‘Winter

Life is full of colour! I’m always full of admiration for artists who work only in black and white, but try as I might, for me, it has to be colour, colour colour! From the clothes I wear, to how I decorate my house and the art I make, selecting and placing colours is one

Telephoto Landscapes of the South Downs …and what made me choose landscape While South Downs landscapes taken with telephoto lenses have been a strong foundation of my body of work over the past 15 years, it wasn’t my first “serious” focus in photography. In reality, at the beginning of my photographic journey I never thought