Helen Arthur and Corisande Albert celebrate their creative friendship and mutual admiration for their practices in painting, printmaking and ceramics. Both artists are informed by their location living in the semi-wild Welsh borders landscape. They recognise how together their work creates conversation and embraces the natural influences of river, mountain and woodland.

Helen Arthur is a mixed-media painter and printmaker who runs Skirrid Studio & Gallery in Longtown, Herefordshire. She’s a tutor and directs community-led art events on the Welsh borders between Abergavenny and Hay on Wye.

Corisande Albert is a ceramicist making functional pieces in stoneware and porcelain. She uses a mix of glazes, brushed and dipped, to reflect the muted tones of the Welsh landscape of her home farm by the River Wye, near Hay. She also runs workshops and courses through Cabalva Ceramics, her pottery studio.

See more from Helen Arthur @helenarthurart & www.helenarthur.art 
See more from Corisande Albert @cabalva_ceramics & www.cabalvaceramics.com 

Open daily, Wednesday 3 to Monday 8 December, 10am – 5pm
Christmas drinks: Saturday 6 December, 4pm – 6.30pm

ESSENCE
Teresa Poole
26 November - 2 December 2025
Open daily 10am - 5pm
Final Tuesday 10am -1pm

Essence is the latest collection by Teresa Poole, a body of work deeply influenced by her early years restoring and painting Japanese screens. The result is a distinctive fusion of Eastern aesthetics and Western sensibility.

Drawing upon a chaos of memories, dreams, and emotions—of places glimpsed, visited, or imagined—Poole reconfigures these impressions like rooms in a museum of the mind. Through this process, she seeks balance and beauty, transforming disorder into harmony.

The works shimmer with vivid yet dreamlike imagery: flowing water, ethereal landscapes, and elements of nature rendered on glowing metal leaf and silk. Using inks, gesso, and patination, Poole creates a medley of colour and light—an exploration of memory, movement, and the quiet poetry within chaos.

“Caught my eye…”
Jane Overbury
19 - 25 November 2025
Open daily 10am - 5pm
Final Tuesday 10am -1pm

Jane’s paintings gently invite the viewer to look more closely at the landscape to understand what “caught her eye”.

The inspiration for each of these pieces was a single moment of observation, the light striking the side of a building or the shadows cast by a tree reflected in a puddle.

Whether almost abstract or clearly representational, each of these paintings employs a considered palette, creating atmosphere and suggesting memories of places which resonate in us all.

Saw it. Liked it. Painted it. Simple as that.

‘TERRESTRIAL’
Hadfield Fine Art
5-15 November 2025

Open Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm
(Closed on Monday)

We are so pleased to be returning to Conrad’s lovely light-filled Spring gallery in the heart of Cheltenham’s regency quarter, Montpellier. 

This will be the 18th year of showing Original Contemporary British Art in the Cotswolds and other venues and I will be showing new work by the following artists:  Jenny Graham, Janet James, Betty Harrison, Lorraine Houston, Nina Archer, Jane Skingley, Sue Godfrey, Laura Howarth SWA, with Glass by Helen Slater Stokes.

Each talented artist brings a unique style and technique to their subject matter. With so much original British art on view, we hope you will visit.   The exhibition runs daily 10am -5pm, except Mondays.

Preview evening Thursday 6th, 5-7pm. All Welcome!

WWW.HADFIELDFINEART.CO.UK 

“BETWEEN no.2”
A celebration of pattern, rhythm and connection! 

29 October - 4 November 2025
Open daily, 10am - 5pm

This, the second “BETWEEN” collaboration from @curatedhomeandgrown, @maisiepack, & our lovely old neighbours @mimmostudios, and brings together a fusion of original artworks, textiles, midcentury studio pottery, natural dried florals and furnishings…with the common thread of colour, pattern, craftsmanship and natures rhythm between them. The show runs opens this afternoon, Wednesday 29th October at 12:30, and continues until 1pm on Tuesday 4th November. 

STILLNESS & STORM
15th – 28th October, 2025
Colin Clark and Steve Roberts

Stillness & Storm celebrates artists Colin Clark and Steve Roberts' year-long exploration into unchartered territory. Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics engage in a lively dialogue, examining themes related to continual change. The works in the exhibition meditate on the unconscious mind, eastern philosophy and order and entropy, challenging both artists intellectually, technically and creatively. Join Colin and Steve on their journey towards Stillness & Storm through the podcast, blog and video content found at the exhibition website.

Discover more: www.stillnessandstorm.co.uk
Colin Clark Website: www.colinclark.co.uk
Steve Roberts Website:www.steverobertsart.co.uk

Opening Times
Open Daily (10am – 5pm)
Private View (Thursday 16th, 6pm – 9pm)
Late Openings (Fri 17th, Sat 18th,Thu 23rd and Fri 24th , 10am – 7pm)
Tuesday 28th (10am – 1pm)

CUT & PASTED
David Felix
8 - 14 October 2025
Open 10am - 5pm daily.
Final Tuesday 10am - 1pm.

The title for this exhibition refers to David’s working method - he has by now over sixty years’ of personal history and delight in working with paper, scissors and glue.

For this, his fourth solo show at Spring, in order to move away from the standard rectangle, he has taken his interest in irregular and different formats even further - in shapes both geometric and asymmetric.

He works with recycled fibre board, corrugated cardboard and reclaimed timber ( for example, one piece in this show is made from the selected part of a garden shed ).

This is a sustainable solution to building up the surface on which to collage, using salvaged cardboard, cut to shape and layered to provide a block of whatever desired thickness.

In terms of materials he will make use of whatever looks interesting and fits the mood and colour of a piece. This could include leather, vinyl, plastic, ceramic, string and bamboo, together with a variety of fabrics. He has a longstanding love of calico as a receptive surface to tint and texture, and on which to layer shapes.

David is fascinated by different languages, scripts and fonts. Sometimes a piece will spell out the work’s title, or else there’ll be a cluster of letterforms that make up a mystery of unpronounceable words.

‘THRIVE’
1 - 7 October 2025
Opening event, Friday 3rd October 6-8pm

‘Thrive’ brings local artist Gaye Watson together with six other members of the ‘Studio Seven Artist’ group to the Spring Gallery Chelthenham for their Autumn Show. The seven artists first met while studying at the Newlyn School of Art in Cornwall. The exhibition showcases and celebrates a diverse body of work. Paintings made using a variety of media sit alongside prints. Landscapes are a major focus mixing the pastoral with grittier more abstract urban themes. You will also find figurative studies in the show. The exhibition at Spring Gallery is their second group show.

The members of the group with Instagram links:

Paula Chuter Baker @paulachuterart
Harriet Calfo @harrietcalfo
Louise Hocking @louisehockingartist
Dominic Momcilovic @artworkis4u
Leslie Moran @moranlesliej
Gaye Watson @gaywatson.art
Sian Webber@sianwebber6
Studio Seven Artists @studiosevenartists

'ENSEMBLE'
Marks a special milestone: 25 years of living, creating, and often exhibiting together.

24 - 30 September 2025
Open daily 10am - 5pm (Final Tuesday 10am-1pm)

Private view: 25 September, 5 - 7pm. All welcome!

Jeremy Stiff is a sculptor working with stone, wood, and bronze, whose work blends abstraction and figurative forms while exploring the physicality of materials like oak, marble, and limestone.

Menna Angharad creates vibrant still-life paintings in oil, capturing the beauty of everyday objects such as plants, pots, and textiles, using rich colours and dynamic textures to create shimmering compositions.

‘To Wander Amongst the Trees’
Angela Summerfield’s 15-year retrospective
17th – 23rd September 2025 10am - 6pm
(Closes at 2pm on 23rd)

Private View :  Thursday 18th September 2025,6 - 9pm.

Angela Summerfield’s 15-year retrospective offers a rare opportunity to see some of this London artist’s major works in Cheltenham. The exhibition’s theme celebrates the presence of trees in all our lives. ‘To wander amongst the trees’ explores the analogous vitality we share with trees, through the categories of Landscapes of Wonder, Transfigurations & Evocations, Tree Portraits and Treescapes. Sources for inspiration include the artist’s own parkland-style garden, with over 60 trees, and the glorious countryside and arboreta of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

ANTHONY WEBB (1972–2019)

A Photographer with an Artist’s Eye
10 - 16 September 2025
Open daily, 10am - 5pm (Final Tuesday 10am - 1pm)

Leaving Hereford, Ant moved to London and graduated from Central St. Martins in 1998. He was a lecturer at CSM, conceiving and developing both the Travel Photography Course and London Street Photography Course. In 2002 he was commissioned by Thames & Hudson who were launching their StyleCity series of travel books and this exhibition includes just a few of his photographs in relation to StyleCity Amsterdam, San Francisco and Sydney.

In 2013 he approached Thames & Hudson with the idea of photographing in London’s East End, wishing to portray the extremely diverse fashion and culture of this vibrant and often challenging part of the city. His proposal was accepted and over the course of the following year Ant spent several days each week in the East End – Brick Lane in particular.  In 2015 ‘East End Fashionistas’ was published.

‘All the people in these images were strangers. We shared or played for a few seconds or minutes. My aim as a designer was to record fashion expression. My aim as a photographer was to capture a mood. My aim as an artist was to capture a feeling”

More about Ant can be found at www.anthony-webb.com

All profits from the sale of Ant’s photographs and books will go to the homeless charity ‘CRISIS’.

THE LORE OF THE LAND
Adele Riley

3 - 9th September 2025
Open daily 10am - 5pm
(Final Tuesday, 10am - 1pm)

This exciting body of new work seeks to explore our connections to the land, shining a light on the simplicity and beauty of the normal, of the nature that surrounds us but which we sometimes allow to pass us by.

It’s been my aim to emphasise the significance of nature and wildlife in my work, but also to recognise nature and its importance to wider humanity.

I’m delving into the past and rediscovering the wonderful tales and folklore that walk hand in hand with the natural world; with it’s seasons, moons, flora and fauna. I want to spotlight the beautiful simplicity of life, the wonderful gifts nature constantly presents to us, which I know we humans all crave more than ever before. 

Jeremy Duncan
6 - 16 August
(Closed Monday 11th)
Open daily 10am - 5pm

The American artist, Rockwell Kent, said ‘we live for those passing moments of beauty’. I find these in old buildings. Façades provide a framework of bold horizontals and verticals counterbalanced by the diagonals of cast shadows. This geometry is enriched by the texture of building materials such as stone, brick, plaster or wood, and is enhanced by the colours of doors, windows, shutters and shop fronts.

I have found inspiration all over the world, especially in New York, London, Paris, Venice and Rome, but my immediate environment also provides endless subject matter, a familiar building, for example, entirely changing character as light falls on it in the morning or evening.

The battle to harmonise such different elements is constantly challenging an rewarding. I aim for a sort of abstract realism, seeking a pleasing composition which the Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian, liked to call ‘a dynamic equilibrium’.

VIEWS IN FRAME
A collection of Plein Air Landscapes by Belinda Millar
30 July - 5 August 2025
Open daily, 10am - 5pm (Final Tuesday 10am - 1pm)

Belinda Millar has spent the first half of 2025, exploring the great british countryside working on a collection of expressive plein air landscape works. Views in Frame presents a collection of plein air landscape paintings that capture the fleeting beauty of nature, framed in the moment by the Millars' eye. Each piece is a testament to the ever-changing light, shifting horizons, and the immersive experience of painting outdoors, which allows Millar to connect with the natural world in a multisensory way. With brush in hand and the elements as their guide, Millar translates landscapes into vivid impressions - ephemeral, yet preserved in frame.Step into a world where vistas unfold in real time, where every brushstroke echoes the movement of clouds, the dance of light, and the quiet serenity of the natural world.

Complementary Contrasts
16 - 22 July 2025, Open daily, 10am - 4pm.

Antonella Scarpa-Isles, fine artist
Michael Isles, photographer

The exhibition explores themes of city and country, aligning and contrasting Antonella’s painterly approach using acrylic and oils on paper and canvas, with Michael’s search for artistic expression in the capturing of contemporary architecture, often in abstract ‘pieces’ of the buildings. The intention is to showcase the environments we visit and have relationships with, using two very different mediums to show both connection and separation.

Antonella Scarpa-Isles

Antonella, originally from Italy, began her artistic journey studying art in her home country. In her early twenties, she moved to the UK and later earned a BA(Hons) degree in Fine Art, including a student exchange at the Academy of Art in Bologna.

While living in Bath, Antonella was an active member and company secretary of Bath Artist Printmakers. During this time, she developed a unique process of starting her paintings with monoprinting and finishing them with layers of acrylic. Over time, her work has evolved towards a more painterly approach, now exploring both canvas and paper.

Now based in Cheltenham, Antonella’s paintings are a direct response to the landscape. Rather than depicting specific locations, her work aims to capture a mood or atmosphere inviting viewers to interpret the imagery in ways that resonate personally. She draws from photographs, sketches and memory, enjoying the way nature evokes hidden memories and forgotten impressions, often leading to surprising and unintended results.

Michael Isles

Michael Isles has been taking photographs since the late 1970s, when he was tutored and mentored by exhibition photographer, Richard Ravensdale FRGS, and subsequently studied photography at a local arts and technology college. He’s currently a professional member of Axis Contemporary Visual Arts Network and a member of the Royal Photographic Society.

Minimalism and mindfulness are two descriptors that Michael feels work well with his photography and his work as an education consultant in social work and mental health. Mindfulness can be said to be the conscious awareness of the moment, Michael’s intention being to provide a space for the viewer to become absorbed in. Minimalism is perhaps summed up as an appreciation of simple forms and a recognition that, to quote a well-used adage, “less is more”.

All of the photographs on display at the exhibition are signed and printed by Michael, who also mounts and frames each one. Some are limited editions, please check the label for details.

CROSSOVER
Jo Dewar
9th - 15th July 2025

“Crossover” is an exhibition that combines art and craft to be observed in an unbiased viewpoint. I like to turn the expression of 2D into “functional” 3D pieces. Although, I don’t actually want my 3D pieces to be of any use at all but to be viewed from different aspects and seeing it from alternative viewpoints.

The “art” is the design and idea where the “craft” part of my work is focussing on the manual skills derived from the initial thought process. The “crossover” of art and craft has always been an interesting point of conversation and I love fusing these two disciplines.

They are both creative and mindful, they both use tools and materials to reach an end result either being an emotional observation or a tactile, tangible experience.

Private View: Friday 11th July, from 5 - 8pm, with drinks and nibbles. All welcome.

TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH
Addy Gardner
26 June - 8 July
Open daily 10.30 - 6pm
(8 July 10.30- 1.00pm)
Private view Thursday 26 June,  6 - 8pm
Artist talk Sunday 6 July, 3 - 3.45pm

Paintings and drawings: the memories of places, walks and the spaces in between. 

This show is about a deep love of the natural world, and about a place in which it melds with a life. It is an investigation into the ‘feeling’ of nature as well as the joy and energy it imbues. Addy Gardner paints what are essentially internally felt memories of places significant to her. They are not places of monumental significance but a coalescence of joyful moments with her family, and when she is alone in nature. The works are loosely based on a handful of walks and the spaces in between. In the words of poet and environmental activist Gary Snyder, ‘Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.’ 

‘Addy Gardner clearly shares her vision of the lush, lost world of untamed nature she recalls from childhood, and now witnessing the change to our environment. Reflecting the dreamlike forests of classic fairy tales, these are lyrical, tranquil landscapes with a narrative: painterly poems to take us on an enchanting journey of the imagination with an emotional and spiritual sense of time and place.’    

Vivien Devlin

Two Hemispheres brings together the vibrant, contrasting styles of Clive Patterson and Judith Moule—long-time artist neighbours in St Albans. Sharing ideas over the years sparked the idea for this joint exhibition, where their recent works span inspirations from both the UK and the Southern Hemisphere. Expect a dynamic showcase of colour, place, and perspective—on for ten days at the Spring. Don’t miss it!

PATHWAYS
Jane Foot
21 May - 3 July 2025

Open daily 10am - 5pm. 
Late opening Thursdays & Fridays until 7pm. 
Closes 2pm Tuesday June 3rd.

Private View: Thursday 22nd May, 6-8pm. All welcome.

‘Pathways' is an exploration of how we get to where we are, how we internalise and navigate the world - physically, emotionally and neurologically. Through layered surfaces and tactile textures Jane's meditative semi-abstract works map out the grooves of daily life, the unexpected turns that shift everything, the quiet tracing of where we’ve been. 'Pathways' is an invitation to slow down, to look closely and to trace the lines that have carried us here. 

JOURNEY
An exhibition of original paintings by Karen George & Gaynor Leverett-Jaques
15th - 20th May 2025
Open daily 10am- 5pm

Private View 4-8pm, 15th May 2025. All welcome!

Creation of artwork is a journey for artists; gathering inspiration, exploration, and the challenge of capturing the essence of something that speaks to them. 
This exhibition of work by Gaynor and Karen documents that journey giving you a window into the work behind the finished paintings.
Karen’s atmospheric landscapes are supported by developmental sketches exploring the possibilities; her sketchbooks full of inspirational promise. Gaynor’s expressive abstracts delve into the emotion behind colour and what it means to her.

Two journeys entwined in one exhibition - and 2 artists happy to share their process and how this stunning exhibition of work came together.

Booked

'Saints and other Souls’
Steve Brockett
23 - 29 April 2025

What is the space between purification and purgatory, heaven and hell, exoneration and damnation? Our spiritual, immaterial selves linger in a liminal space betwixt and between.
Photographic portraiture was thought to steal the souls of the subject. Is there a way painting imaginary beings can capture an essense of the soul,or are we projecting too much?
What brings to an end the painting process for me is a resonance, but what are we resonating with?
My work seeks to explore this dichotomy and to examine the space between visual representation and what cannot be seen.

CHRIS BROOK
Wednesday 9th - Tuesday 15th April 2025

"An exhibition of new paintings and mixed media construction works, exploring  the elemental effect of time, and the fragility and preservation of time worn surfaces."

“Fusion “ - a collaboration of three Gloucestershire artists inspired by landscape and nature.

Jenny Westbrook:
She makes abstract mixed media paintings that are intuitive and organic, growing from the initial marks and forms, adding anything new, determines what comes next.
They are many layers and edits, seeking a balance between colour and structure. She plays a lot of music to give the work freedom, rhythm and direction.

Ewen Hyde:
The beautifully constructed sculptures Ewen creates are a delight to behold and are blended with both poignancy and humour.

Luba Arnold Larnie:
Colour and texture are at the heart of her artwork. Luba’s approach combines painting from memory, sketches and photographs. Her technique is energetic and intuitive. 
There’s often a spontaneous reaction - or an impression of spontaneity.

RADIANCE
Miranda Carter
19th - 24th March 2025
10am - 4.30pm

Atmospheric paintings inspired by the feel of expansive landscapes. 

Miranda’s paintings capture a sense of space and light reflecting the quiet power of nature. Each piece has its own path, evolving until the balance of tone, colour, and form feels harmonious. Her interest in both the environmental and emotional impact of her work has led her to create sustainably conscious paintings, made with recycled, sustainable and non-toxic products.

CURVILINEAR
Sally Dorrity & Tracy Florance
12th - 25th February 2025

Before taking up photography full time, Tracy worked for an international book publisher. Her interest in photography began many years ago, when her husband bought her a darkroom kit for Christmas.  This inspired her to take evening classes in basic black and white photography where she worked on three City and Guilds modules all of which were awarded distinctions. Tracy has travelled widely, and takes her camera with her wherever she goes, hoping to capture the essence of the places she visits.  She is drawn to interior and external architecture, in which she attempts to capture patterns and shapes that others might miss. 

Sally works in stoneware to hand-build her pots, creating small, medium and large pieces, both functional and sculptural. These are then fired in an electric kiln. Her work is frost-resistant and is therefore suitable for use both indoors and outside. Each piece is unique. In her studio in Oxford, Sally constantly experiments with different shapes, new glazes and glaze combinations, taking inspiration from traditional classic forms as well as from the lines, tones and textures of nature.  She is very drawn to movement in her work. Her ceramics and skills are continually evolving and progressing, as she pursues her fascination with form and texture.

Tracy and Sally have shown their work individually for some years at art fairs and galleries.  They began showing their work together in 2018 under the title Curvilinear.  Following the great success of this first collaboration they have exhibited together regularly in London, the home counties and Oxfordshire.

Sally’s ceramics and Tracy’s photographs complement each other perfectly, with Sally’s glazes and Tracy’s images of reflections in glass and water often echoing each other in form and colour.

Closed

SMALL WORKS WINTER SHOW
5th - 23rd December 2024

We are delighted to invite you to our 4th Annual Small Works Winter Show, 2024.

- A celebration of work from 115 artists from across the UK.

- A diverse selection of over 150 original works in a range of mediums.

- Hand-crafted gifts from talented local makers.

- Buckets of inspiration.

Private View, Friday 6th December, 6-8pm. All welcome!

11am - 6pm Tuesday - Saturday
11am - 4pm Sundays and Monday
(Closed Monday 9th and 16th December)

Include Artists
Abigail Waddell - Addy Gardner - Aidan Myers - Alice Diakova - Alison Holt - Amanda Harman - Andy Sylvester - Angela Summerfield - Angie Browning - Angie Spenser - Anna Bagnall - Anna Haywood - Ben Snowden - Bernadette Koranteng - Betty Harrison - Betty Harrison - Carole Bury - Celia Grace - Cetta di Lieto - Christine Brunnock - Chris Brook - Chris Haywood - Chris Whitford - Clem Whalley - Connie Liebschner - Conrad Clarke - David Felix - David Weatherburn - Debbie Hulme - Diane Whalley - Dionne Marshall - Eleanor Woolley - Ellie Cottrell - Ellie Thomas - Emma Evans - Emma Giacalone - Emma Pack - Emma Sperring - Esmé Hunton - Farphoria - Filippa Whitford - Francine Brown - Freya Horsley - Georgia Elliott - Georgie Dowling - Gill Cox - Graham Hawkin - Helen MacRitchie - Hemali Modha - Henrietta MacPhee - Jacqueline Hammond - James Morton - Jan Lindsay - Jane Brighton - Jane Overbury - Jayne Tricker - Jim Pilston - Jo Wade - Johanna Okon-Watkins - Joy Gosney - Julie Dunster - Kelly McCluskey - Kim Whitby - Kristy Field – Laure Filho - Leila Godden - Libby Farren-Price - Liske Johnson - Liz Freedman - Lorraine Houston -  Louise Hawkins - Louise Millin - Louise Nichols - Luba Arnold - Maddie Webb - Maria Buttuller - Maria Pierides - Matthew Fergyson - Melanie Russell - Mike Skinner - Minnie Kathleen Browning - Moira McNair - Molly Abbott - Patrick Caines - Paul West - Penny Leaver Green - Pippa Brown - Plum Neasmith - Rachel Francis - Rachel Kerslake - Rachel Oram - Rich Edmunds - Richard Glibert - Richard Wood - Rita Moseley - Rose Long - Rupert Aker - Ryan Everson - Sally Cartwright - Sally Dorrity - Sally Smith - Sarah Foat - Sarah Ruthven - Sharon Bruster - Sheri Gee - Sophie Cook - Steve Cass - Steve Roberts - Sue Asbury - Sue Johnson - Susan Wilkinson - Tamara Williams - Tansy Larsen - Thomasin Toohie - Tim Turton - Vanessa Worrall - Wendy Golding - Zoe Laurence

BOTANICAL WANDERING
Conrad P Clarke
27th November - 3rd December 2024

Conrad Clarke is an award winning artist living and working in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. His work draws inspiration from the natural world around him and often focuses on the interaction between plants and their environment. By carefully layering bold and muted colours, as well as textures, pattern and delicate detail, he manages to encapsulate the beauty and complexities of different ecologies, as well as breathing new life into contemporary landscape painting.

While the subject of his work is clearly rooted in reality, it is his contemporary approach and aesthetic that gives his work its distinct and unique feel. By reimagining these natural scenes with a sensitivity to detail, his depiction of a figurative reality can also induce abstracted sensibilities into otherwise ordinary practice.

Conrad continually seeks out new inspiration for his work from the natural world, as well as honing in on the unique details that define each place. Often it is the simple and seemingly mundane elements of a landscape, that he aims to showcase in a new and inquisitive light.