Cornucopia

Mixed media paintings

Sharon Sycamore

Human & animal forms in fired clay

Joanna Howard

“I find joy in immersing myself in the natural world and I’m fascinated by the sea, land and sky. I like to represent these in an abstract way by producing interesting and thought-provoking work. Inspired by the great outdoors and spectacular views experienced whilst travelling the world, I am drawn to textures and depth in my work and have tried to replicate this in paintings which have a sense of history, have a feeling of flow and expression, freedom of movement, layering and contrast in shape and colour.”

“I take inspiration mostly from works of art based on human or animal forms. I'm greatly inspired by Egyptian and other ancient sculpture. But really my taste is eclectic and so I would say that 19th and early 20th century western art has also been an influence.

When working with clay I very much allow the forms to emerge. Sometimes they end up as seemingly quick expressive 'sketches' at other times I attempt a more purist, pared down image.”

Clay Bodies