“I would define my work as a continuous searching that becomes frustrating some times; I’m a little obsessed about reaching some way to represent things and matter satisfactorily and definitively.” – Carlos San Millan Photos: Laura Braun.

“Portraiture offers as a genre in itself – it can create a window into memory allowing a moment to be captured and represented in a way that is not as direct as photography for example. The moment is accessed and re-processed, memory and fantasy can become mixed in and what is created isn’t a factual […]

“I try to maintain a direct use of colour and to reference the materials being used. Drawing is an essential process for me, charcoal an important medium and life drawing a basic discipline.” – Stephen Todd See into the world of Read about his artistic journey

“My work documents my interest in the lost and the found, what is passing out of memory and what is synthesized as trace in the landscape. Exploring lost places and capturing the essence of a moment of abandonment has been part of my practice since my earliest work, photographing the post-industrial landscape of the North […]

“In my work, I try to recapture the hidden past of lost possesions. People who have commissioned me to paint their precious objects are often overcome with emotion when they see the finished work.” – Keren Luchtenstein

“Precious moments, perpetuated by painting the light surrounding us and beaming through or within us. Water is especially suitable to make this play of light visible.” – Brigitte Yoshiko Pruchnow See into the world of

“I create other-worldly oil paintings that reflect my interest in story-telling, but in a narrative form where the meaning is not fully explained – the power lies in its enigma. The depictions deal with themes of powerlessness – the feeling of being at the mercy of forces far larger than any individual.” – Scott Whiteman […]

“Peter Kettle’s works have the surfaces of well-worn exterior walls, buffeted, corroded but long to withstand the effects of time and weather – this gives them an enlivening stoicism.”

“I illustrate female figures combined with nature and intricate patterns and hair lines in a modish, delicate, whimsical way and beautiful to look at. My theme revolves around femininity, fragility, vulnerability and grace but also represent my girls in a confident manner.” – DURA

“Childhood fantasy and everyday visual sources such as wallpaper, record sleeves, shopping lists and children’s drawings heavily influence the imagery in my work. The two come together in an awkward handcrafted tension that has an unsophisticated relevance to the reality of the lives we live today.” – Joanne Hummel-Newell