Painting
3D | Mixed Media
Ceramics
3D | Mixed Media
3D | Mixed Media
3D | Mixed Media
Printmaking
Textiles | Embroidery
3D | Mixed Media
Textiles | Embroidery
Textiles | Embroidery
Textiles | Embroidery
Jewellery
Textiles | Embroidery
Textiles | Embroidery
Glass
October Guest Artist - Isabel Hurley
October Guest Artist - Isabel Hurley
October Guest Artist - Isabel Hurley
October Guest Artist - Isabel Hurley
October Guest Artist - Isabel Hurley
Isabel Hurley paints the places and moments that catch her attention, inviting viewers to connect with the atmosphere of a scene or recall their own memories.
Living in Hampshire, she is inspired by the coast and countryside, particularly the effects of light, weather, water and the way people inhabit a landscape.
Working from drawings and photographs, Isabel builds her paintings through layers of acrylic, always beginning with a red ground. She primarily uses a limited palette of six colours, creating depth and a surprising range of colour. Expressive mark-making is central to her work, using brushes, palette knives, scrapers, cloths, rollers, spray bottles and even her hands to apply and remove paint.
Mostly self-taught, Isabel has painted throughout her life and changed career over fourteen years ago to focus on creative work. Alongside her own practice, she teaches art to adults and children, with a particular passion for making art accessible and meaningful to people of all ages and abilities.