Works in oils and other media, sometimes incorporating gold leaf, on stretched canvas. Shows mainly land/ sea/ beachscapes inspired by observing the ever changing natural environment of the West Wight, coloured by memory, mood and feeling.

MartinSwan is a Philosophy graduate (BA(hons) 1979 who has been working since 1986 as a fine art painter, gaining a national reputation for his calm and beautifully modulated paintings. His subject matter is largely nautical and his style embraces the serenely classical to the more abstract. He is a leading member of the Royal S...

Printmaker & Painter

Works in a variety of media - as well as printmaking. Always exploring new ideas and techniques, she works directly from life and continues to develop the image in her studio. Always fresh and immediate her original prints and reproductions are regulaily shown here at YG with a limited selection available in our on line shop.

Painter

Mary Clemmensen studied at Edinburgh School of Art in the 1970s (1969-1974), under Elizabeth Blackadder (with Anthony Gormley as a class-mate), she developed her painting, a highly individual very painterly style based in abstracted-figurative landscapes. Mary lived and worked for 20 years in Scandinavia, with a succession of ex...

Guest Artist

Originally trained as a fashion designer, moving on to ceramics   carnival costume design to illustration.  Now creating multi media paintings that evoke the Island land/seascape. Julie Sajous often paints in multiples, hanging her paintings in evocative groups. A popular and inspiring teacher is currently running on line worksh...

Guest Artist

Jill Wilkinson had a Solo exhibition at YG in 2017. Work for this show was made in situ at the beach at Chilton Chine, close to where she lives. Her work has moved on since to develop other more abstract themes and she exhibits widely on the Island and beyond.

Digital Art

Sue Stitt creates her work entirely on an Ipad.  She uses cut and paste techniques to create virtual collages from her own artwork, spending many hours simplifying, moderating and manipulating the imagery in much the way an artist working with more physical media might dream their work into being.  The finished works are produce...

Guest Artist

Works in acrylics with fine, soft brushes on stretched canvas.  Paintings are inspired by her long walks with her dog in the Isle of Wight countryside and on Island beaches.  Linda's paintings are reproduced in a series of high quality giclee prints and greetings cards. 

Guest Artist

Works in mixed media, bringing new life and meaning to the casually aquired and discarded flotsom and jettsom of everyday life.  Last exhibited at YG 2016