Saint George of Mandalore by Nigel Shaw
NIGEL SHAW
Growing up in Woodbridge during the 70s Nigel always drew, with lots of encouragement, he realised he wanted to be Science Fiction illustrator. He embarked on a Art and Design course at Suffolk College but unfortunately found the course pushing him away from the type of art he wanted to do, the disipointed young artist changed track and moved to another profession.
Fast forward to 2016 he decided to pick up his pencils and pens again. His natural talent and enthusiasm was still there and he has not looked back.
Working in monochromatic ink using fineliners and airbrushing he creates increasingly photorealistic images.
Experimenting with techniques such as hatching, cross hatching, pointillism, random lines and a technique he created himself called skimming he captures the Suffolk landscapes and local landmarks, laid down on paper not unlike a fine art etching with an unexpected surprise Sci-Fi element.
When not busy with comissions his repertoire includes local Thames barges, historic houses, the Hay Wain with the odd cow been abducted in the back ground and much more....
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ANNE PLUMMER
Anne Plummer learnt to sail at the Royal Harwich Yacht club and spent alot of her childhood sailing with her parents often going to the Deben and up to the Tide Mill where her uncle kept his boat. She studied A Level Art, then went on to Study Engineering. After graduation a move to rural Essex took her back to painting. She sailed to Cornwall for an extended cruise and ended up staying for 12 years, while there she met artist Chris Insoll at the New Gallery in Portscatho, with Chris’s guidance and his knowledge her art works progressed and was often painting in and around the Falmouth area.
A nagging feeling that she really belonged on the east coast she set sail again. Now back in Suffolk, based in Ipswich, she sails the beautiful east coast and is often in the Deben with its meandering curves and marshy banks, while sketching and painting the local traditional fishing boats that still work the river Deben, as well as the barges and smacks that we are so lucky to have still in commission along our coast.
Anne's passion for all things sailing comes through in a lot of her work, with a variety of local watercraft and landmarks depicted on canvas, and in some cases on vintage nautical charts. She uses acrylic which is a versatile medium to capture cloudscapes, shimmering sea water and the movement of the vessels
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