Opening 13th July 2024

We have curated this collection to feature some of our most sought-after artists; with lead artist Tess Armitage who's paintings bring a tangible sense of space, peace and relaxation into a room. Supporting artists include: Tess Armitage, John Donaldson, Lesley Dabson, Deborah Schenck, Mark Woollacott, and new artist John Mckinstry.

Read more about each of the artists below

Tess Armitage

Armitage has an innate connection with wild open spaces and her oil paintings are full of vigour, the brushwork adorned marks to reveal textures of the seascapes and landscapes she captures. During the artistic process Armitage immerses into the outdoors in order to translate a visceral sensation of her subjects in order to recreate sensory experiences find new life on the canvas.

John Donaldson

JD: John Donaldson's unmistakable style has captured the hearts of many collectors over his lifelong prolific career, exhibiting in London Mayfair, France and Devon. He is a rare natural talent, dedicated to art and music and inspired by the natural world. Donaldson never fails to our hearts and enrapture the senses with his painted representations of Devon and the warmer climes of France, Spain and Italy.

Lesley Dabson

Lesley Dabson RBSA frequently exhibits with notable societies including the Royal Society of Marine Artists, the Society of Women Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and Chelsea Art Society. She is drawn to painting, bustling urban scenes en plein air as well as coastal marine views. She loves to capture the play of light shadow and the dance of reflections on water, enjoying the fine linear detail of a hand crafted wooden boat juxtaposed with the more abstract quality of water - a favoured combination in her work. 

Deborah Schenck

Deborah Schenck’s fine art photography is inspired by nature and the sea. Her unique style is created by a fresco-painted background combined with soft images. Schenck’s love of nature was ignites during her time living in Vermont, US for many years and being an artist-in-residence in The Loire Valley, France. Now settled back in the region she grew up of South Devon it is there where she is truly inspired by daily living by the ocean and surrounded by nature.

Mark Woollacott

Over the course of Woollacott’s twenty-five year artistic career, he has honed his skills and techniques through self-taught practice and observation. Mark's style is informed by the nature of light and luminosity, in his recreation of subtle variations and reflections of the sun, sky, and water. He draws inspiration from the natural scenery and atmosphere of Devon, where he lives and works.

John Mckinstry

Mckinstry is a Cornwall based artist, devoted to creating tranquil, relaxing art. Capturing quiet corners of the landscape in subtle soothing colours to create paintings that emanate a sense of calm in order to convey the felt sense of peace. For Mckinstry, these fundamental sensations of peace and calm are encountered whilst outdoors in nature; from small harbours and hamlets dotted around the Cornish coast to rural farmhouses and cottages tucked away beneath granite tors high up on the moors. His paintings are inspired by how a place impacts him in the moment, it is this feeling that he aims to distill on the canvas.