Artists H - M
SOUTH DOWNS OPEN 10 OCTOBER 2026 - 13 MARCH 2027 Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery
OVER 150 ARTISTS CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS
David Hamilton Pale View 2, 2026 Watercolour on paper 33.5 x 43.5 cm framed
£639
SDO285
One of a series originated on site between Great & Heathbarn Downs and developed over several months to capture the pale memory & fading detail. Ishiguro much in mind.
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Rachel Hammel
White clover 'milky blob', 2026 Oil based pencils on watercolour paper 63.5 x 48 cm framed
£599
SDO433
Rachel Hammel is a botanical and natural history artist living in Hampshire. She can often be found sketching in the South Downs National Park where she lives. She is currently rooted in the chalk landscapes of southern England and enjoying the incredible biodiversity well managed chalk downland provides. White clover (Trifolium repens) is a common creeping perennial and can be found softening the chalky path edges of the South Downs. It’s three lobed leaves are very familiar and the nectar-rich flowerhead clusters are known as ‘milky blobs’ or ‘bee-bread’. I have enlarged this specimen to show the detail we cannot usually see. Multiple flowers folding into each other in delicate layers of coral pink, lemon yellow, greys, greens and white. The ochre nectar of the stamen is enclosed by a pair of petals (the keel) and can be glimpsed only through their translucence.
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Janet Hammerton Old Winchester Hill, 2024 Watercolour on paper 44 x 54 cm framed
£199
SDO066
A keen desire to share the love of wild spaces and wild places has led Janet Hammerton to focus on creating paintings of local landscapes and wild plants. She was an environmental educator for 22 years and her work reflects her interest in her local area, where natural habitats are at least partly preserved. This painting is an abstract piece which aims to capture the feeling of the darkness of a winters night over this local chalk hill side. The dark scene is lit by a touch of moonlight. I am drawn to natural spaces where conservation has preserved ancient habitats, river, downs, woodland and coast. In these places we can experience some of the sights, sounds and scents of the past land as it is preserved and conserved.
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Liz Hammond
Hot Day on Truleigh Hill, 2026 Oil stick on paper 17 x 22 cm framed
£262
SDO212
Liz Hammond is a painter and collage artist, currently exploring natural, pigments bound with soy, leaving less impact on the Planet. Collage is a creative way of commemorating and recycling via composition.
This small work was painted en plein air, to the sound of birds, the swifts flying above and the sun shining on the entire scene, unlike the day when, as part of walking the South Downs I climbed up the hill. It was a pleasure to be sitting, painting and not climbing.
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Emma Harris
The Old Collage, 2026 Pencil on paper 21 x 16 cm framed
£10
SDO450
Emma Harris created this drawing of The Old College on College Street, Petersfield, while attending a day service called On Track which is situated in Petersfield and is part of the charity FitzRoy. On Track is a day service for adults with learning disabilities and Autism. On Track offers lots of activities including art, drama, sports and cooking in a safe friendly environment.
Lorraine Heaysman Winters Whisper, 2025 Photograph 35 x 51 cm framed
£165
SDO409
Lorraine Heaysman grew up in Weymouth, Dorset and now lives in Worthing. She uses her camera to capture the moment and the beauty she sees in the landscapes.
Over the past 5 years I have been working on a portfolio " Rare Beauty" I spend most mornings searching out misty landscapes, but in the winter it's the hardest of frosts I am looking for, or snow if I am really lucky. This image was created on such a chilly morning, which can be quite rare in the balmy south! Most are taken within the South Downs on the 1% of lowland heath left in the park; rare beauty indeed. The heathlands are beautiful and the winter months are my favourite with the delicate trees and the beauty of the frosts, I hope to evoke that quiet, magical atmosphere of a crisp winter morning.
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Anthea Hendry
Amberley Brook circa 1950, 2026 Mixed media collagraph 41 x 33.5 cm framed
£142
SDO188
Anthea Hendry is a printmaker using collagraph, cyanotype and screenprinting techniques. Prior to this Hendry was an art psychotherapist and for her, the printmaking process can feel similar to working as a psychotherapist, for example the uncertainties, the unexpected, the revealing and the holding in mind of memories and reflections.
As a child I used go for holidays with my brother to my uncle's small farm in Amberley village, nestling at the foot of the South Downs. We worked on the farm with our uncle all day. Sometimes we helped hand milk the cows. We were trusted to take the small herd to their pastures in Amberley Brooks. Later in the day we would collect them again for the next milking. My print 'Amberley Brooks circa 1950' is a reflection on these times which left lasting memories of some of the pleasures and pains of childhood.
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Lizzie Henley
Summer walk 1, 2026 Mixed media - linen tablecloth, fragments of clothing and bedlinen, acrylic and gouache paint, oil pastel and stitch 53.5 x 47 cm framed
£852
SDO413
Lizzie Henley’s work is inspired by the landscape around West Sussex and Hampshire. She draws from the landscape using a range of different media and a hand-crank sewing machine. She feels a strong connection with traditions of weaving, working with textiles and fibres, and what has often been considered womens' work. The timeconsuming processes used in the textiles cottage industries, the repair and adaption of garments and household textiles in the home, and the passing on of cherished textiles from one generation to the next, are of great importance to me. I use discarded textiles, household linens and clothing as canvases and starting points for my exploration of the landscape and history of the South Downs. Different generations of my family have spent time here with me and as I reflect on this I am increasingly aware of the cycle of life. My work aims to describe the beauty of the Downs landscape, punctuated with ideas of damage and recovery associated with human interraction with the environment.
Morna Hinton
Lost in Bluebells, 2026 Oil and acrylic on canvas 53 x 63 cm framed
£185
SDO186
Morna Hinton is an artist based in Chichester. Her joyful and uplifting work is rooted in painting and includes mixed media, collage and printmaking. Morna loves colour and light and deploys these to create expressive pieces.
This painting shows the bluebell woods at West Stoke at the foot of Bow Hill, a chalk ridge in the South Downs National Park just north-west of Chichester. I visited in April when vast swathes of blue stretched in every direction, inspiring me to convey the connection between people and landscape. The figure at the left is paused in wonder, becoming part of the natural world that she contemplates.
Wendy Hodges
Every Step of the Way: One Hundred Miles, 2026 Oil on linen-covered panel 43 x 43 cm framed
£185
SDO160
Wendy Hodges investigates such issues as our perceptions and ownership of space and how we use, inhabit and understand it. How do places make us feel and behave?
This painting depicts the route of the South Downs Way, from Winchester in Hampshire to Beachy Head in East Sussex. I have walked the whole of this path, giving me the opportunity to enjoy its glorious panoramic views, as well as the history and geology of the area. The action of walking creates a sense of freedom and, at the same time, a sense of belonging.
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Angela Horton Smith
Sunken Lane, 2026 Charcoal and Pen & Ink on paper 44.5 x 55.5 cm framed
£198
SDO241
Angela Horton Smith works in charcoal, ink pen and acrylics. She lives in a small hamlet within the South Downs National Park and is inspired by the surrounding landscape, and the feel of place and people, capturing the distinctive views, textures and atmosphere of the South Downs. Sunken lanes, passages in time used for hundreds of years across the downs by local people. In 2026 these were cool, heat resistant, oasis of darkness.
Ann Hubbard
After Ravilious- April and May, 2024 Wood engraving 20 x 27 cm framed
£135
SDO002
Ann Hubbard is an artist based in East Sussex. She works in a range of media, including acrylics, embroidery, oils, pastels, watercolour and wood engraving.
Completed on a single block, this work captures the experience of walking the locations of this wood engraving. Focusing within the Sussex Downs National Park, the location was central to my professional life with East Sussex County Council, an example of the changing environment's and coastline. Eric Ravilious is connected to our global communications, in the coastal management of global changes, close to our hearts in East Sussex.
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Jo Hudek
Dancing Downs, 2025 Collagraph 37 x 62 cm framed
£160
SDO012
Jo Hudek is an artist who works with collagraph, drypoint and etching printmaking processes, as well as fabric and stitch. She sees her work as a collaboration between these processes and her ideas, with experimentation and exploration as the drivers to create work. Jo draws on images from the natural world, particularly the landscapes of chalk downland and ancient ritual sites, as well as more industrial themes. Dancing Downs reflects my emotional response to the form, colours and landscapes of the downs from sweeping stretches of grazed grassland to ploughed fields, woodlands and coast.
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Angus Hudson
Big Sister, Tiny People, 2025 Photograph 63 x 53 cm framed
£290
SDO381
Cinematographer turned lover of landscapes
Tiny figures upon the exposed edge of and ancient seabed, hundreds of million of compressed shells for every footstep. A reminder of what the South Downs really are.
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Alison Husbands
Woodland Mushrooms, 2022 Acrylic on paper 44 x 35 cm framed
£142
SDO208
Alison Husbands is a Hove-based artist whose creative background began in fashion design before evolving into printmaking and painting. Her work captures the landscapes of Sussex, inspired by walks through the countryside. She works primarily in acrylic and watercolour seeking to evoke not only a sense of place but also the memory and feeling attached to a particular moment in time. Through subtle shifts in colour, weather and seasonal light, she aims to capture the distinctive mood and character of the landscapes she returns to again and again. The South Downs offers a wide variety of landscape in which to immerse oneself. I enjoy exploring everything from chalk paths to yarrow strewn hills and magical woods. This work features mushrooms I spotted in the dappled light of a wonderful wood. The mushrooms had sprung up in the pit of a rotten tree trunk; so many colours and textures were nestled together in one small piece of ground.
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Ashley Hutchinson
Bullfinches at the Windmills, 2026 Linocut, Limited Edition 25/55 48 x 39 cm framed
£155
SDO204
Ashley Hutchinson is a printmaker and designer specialising in hand embossing. He produces limited edition lino and wood cut prints with a twist. Incorporating embossing into all his designs, he gives them a unique look and feel. As a designer, he is inspired by nature and the patterns within it, combining this with his bold, graphic designs. Having lived in Hassocks all my life, the iconic Jack and Jill Windmills have featured in my work many times before. I regularly connect my love of birds and where I live. In this case, I have been lucky to see bullfinches on walks on the South Downs, and they have inspired me to create this piece.
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Julie Ingham
South Downs near Lewes , 2026 Reduction Linocut 51 x 71 cm framed
£375
SDO440
Julie Ingham is an illustrator and printmaker living in Sussex. Her work focuses on the South Downs and coast line surrounding it. She has recently started to work more closely with Lino Printing and editions of reduction prints.
My work is based on my own photographs and watercolours of the South Downs. I enjoy driving and walking through the downs and find the open space, rolling hills, trees, shadows and plough lines very satisfying to the eye. I try to create a sense of space in my work and love to have trees and shadows and lines breaking up my compositions. The colour of the sky and the way it effects the ground beneath is a big draw for me also.
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Genevieve Jacobs
South Downs Way 50.99238°N 1.13993°W, 2026 Linocut 38 x 31 cm framed
£185
SDO301
Genevieve Hayes is an artist working between the Netherlands and the UK. Informed by a background in theatre, urban design and landscape, her practice investigates generational memory, self-identity, material transformation and the politics of space. Through process, practice and landscape-led enquiry, she explores states of unmaking, translation and re-formation, tracing what is lost, left behind, carried forward and remade across lived roles, languages and geographies. Her work is rooted in time depth, with meaning unfolding through erosion, repetition, fragmentation and spatial relation. The print was inspired by a vista I encountered during my long-distance walk taken by me and my companions last summer (2025), Janneke van der Putten and Gabrielle Barros Martins, along the entire 160km length of the South Downs Way. We carried everything for survival on our backs (including 2kg of wet clay), wild camping for the majority of the 12-day experience.
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Laurie Jeanne
Hydraulic Societies, 2024 Weald clay with flint grog 20 x 6.8 x 7 cm
£262
SDO166
A scientist-turned-artist, Laurie Jeanne understands clay as an ancient technology for experiencing life alongside her. This work is a placemade triptych hand-formed in Weald clay with flint grog, shaped together at Sussex coastal low tide and clamp kiln-fired in Ditchling. Each is finished with placeborne material: chalk with casein, inkcap fungi, carbon flashing. The vessels were shaped at Sussex coast at low tide. The first vessel's chalk finish is sourced from the exact spot where it was formed: the geology of the place, returned to its surface. The second carries foraged shaggy inkcap, the land's own pigment, gathered in the conditions where it grows. The third vessel is mid-act. It is fully formed and fired, but its final finish will be sourced by me from the home landscape or domestic environment of its future collector: a visit, a conversation, a material drawn from where they live. Its surface biography completes only once it has an owner.
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Frank Jennings
South Downs Paint Box, 2026 Mixed media boxed assemblage 51 x 39.5 x 7 cm framed
£3,550
SDO428
Frank Jennings made his first boxed works in the early 1970s. For over fifty years, Frank has created assemblages within a box format. He refers to this work as "Deceptive Receptacles. His work draws on a lifelong fascination with old-fashioned and idiosyncratic museums and an insatiable appetite for collecting. I like the idea of putting everyday mundane objects together and organising them. The objects retain their own identity but at the same time suggest another concept. This piece incorporates over fifty references to the South Downs that reflect its musical, historical, cultural , artistic, poetic and geographical heritage.
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Margaret Jones Rooks Hill, 2026 Handwoven tapestry 30 x 30 cm framed
£355
SDO316
Margaret Jones came to tapestry weaving late in her career. She is a Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and a Brother of the Artworkers Guild. Margaret works as a casual weaver at the professional Tapestry Studio in West Dean near Chichester.
The Trundle, over looking much of the South Downs was originally an ancient Neolithic Causeway but legends have built up around it. Is there really Viking treasure buried under it? Or maybe Aaron's calf truly exists. Whatever the lore this tapestry from a sketch endeavours to convey the atmosphere of an overcast day looking across the South Downs.
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Noor Jones
Summer Vibes, 2026 Stoneware 9 x 21 cm
£55
SDO357
Noor Jones’ journey with pottery began in Brazil, where she studied both hand-building and wheel throwing while living there. She creates her own collection of ceramic pieces that are both functional and durable, designed to be enjoyed and used in everyday life. Every piece carries subtle surface textures and distinctive marks left behind during the throwing process. These details capture the movement of the clay and the touch of the maker, giving each piece its own character and story.
My work is reflected by the nature and energy that I am surrounded by. We are not far from the sea living in Hampshire and the UK is after all an island. So water is a constant element that we are surrounded by. The South Downs provide a complimentary spiritual energy. One that consists of peace, love and blessings.
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Jessica Jordan
Landscape bottle (time), 2026 Stoneware 31 x 14 cm
£425
SDO092
Jessica Jordan’s work is inspired by aerial views of the downs and the surrounding landscape, exploring how they transform through the changing seasons. Observing these subtle shifts in colour, pattern and form informs the way she makes and develops her work. She is fascinated by weathered and corroded surfaces and the interplay between rough and smooth. The lines, textures and patterns found in stone, wood, glass and metal, shaped by time and natural erosion, are a constant source of inspiration.
This piece of work it's about looking an arrow images of landscapes using the patterns and textures I see and painting and drawing the expression of time and place on the surface, the patterns and textures and scars left on the Landscape is what informs all the patterns on my pieces
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Sue Kelly
Chalk IV, 2026 Ceramic and watercolour 40 x 50 cm framed
£340
SDO454
Sue Kelly is fascinated by the details of natural forms and their reflection in the wider landscape. Her work is made in response to a particular landscape, its shapes, forms, colours and contours. Ideas then develop as they are translated into ceramic. Sue explores the physical qualities of clay, as it is stretched, textured, carved and coloured. She then combines the ceramic pieces with watercolour, ink and graphite, creating work that aims to evoke a sense of place, connection and of human touch.
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Sue Kelly
Chalk VII, 2026 Ceramic and watercolour 40 x 45 cm framed
£284
SDO455
Sue Kelly is fascinated by the details of natural forms and their reflection in the wider landscape. Her work is made in response to a particular landscape, its shapes, forms, colours and contours. Ideas then develop as they are translated into ceramic. Sue explores the physical qualities of clay, as it is stretched, textured, carved and coloured. She then combines the ceramic pieces with watercolour, ink and graphite, creating work that aims to evoke a sense of place, connection and of human touch.
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Gemma King
Creepy Wood Mushrooms. 2026 Watercolour on paper 21 x 16 cm framed
£10
SDO452
Gemma King created this painting inspired by finding mushrooms in the South Downs landscape while attending a day service called On Track which is situated in Petersfield and is part of the charity FitzRoy. On Track is a day service for adults with learning disabilities and Autism. On Track offers lots of activities including art, drama, sports and cooking in a safe friendly environment.
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Julia de Klerk
Rogate, 2026 Mixed media, acrylic offcuts, grout, plywood 29.5 x 24.5 cm framed
£355
SDO339
Julia de Klerk is an established jewellery designer based in Petersfield, known for her bold, playful, and contemporary use of acrylic. Expanding her practice into fine art, she transforms production offcuts into vibrant landscape collage.
I have collected hundreds of photographs of the landscape during field walks with my husband. Using my photography as a starting point, I found a rare moment to sit down and slowly reassemble my remnants into art. This piece maps a favourite local walking spot while capturing the memory of a tree that disappeared from the landscape this year. At its center is an "M.D.K" stamped acrylic fragment, placed in memory of my late father, who loved walking and would have enjoyed exploring these wide paths with my young son.
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Jacqueline Knee
A View from Butser, 2026 Tetra Pak drypoint print 33 x 33 cm framed
£115
SDO110
Jacqueline Knee is an artist working primarily in sculpture and drawing. Her practice explores ideas around the perception of architectural space and the concept of home. Recently, she has been experimenting with drypoint printmaking using Tetra Paks. Living in Petersfield for over 30 years, the South Downs have become a familiar and comforting presence, with views from Butser Hill being a particular favourite. The view over the deep chalk valley on the North side of Butser Hill on the South Downs is special with it’s steep sides and wonderful panoramic views.
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Fabiola Knowles Late Summer 3, 2024 Monotype 24.5 x 34.5 cm framed
£210
SDO238
Fabiola Knowles is a printmaker, originally form Sicily. She works from her garden studio in Emsworth where she has easy access to areas of outstanding natural beauty including the South Downs. Her work starts with an idea, usually based on a sketch, but is not meticulously planned. She allows the images to evolve and responds to the prints as they develop. Light remains a constant preoccupation, fascinated by the way it can transform a landscape in so many ways. Living in Hampshire my regular journeys meander in and out of the southern edge of the South Downs National Park. As the road weaves in and out, the wooded areas give way to open fields and big skies. These are the views that have held my attention in recent years, as I observe them through the seasons with changing colours, plant life and ever-changing light conditions. I love to see the grasses change from dewey greens to parched pale gold and rust while atmospherics and light conditions offer new inspiration every day.
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Julia Lampam
Frosted Lines, South Downs, 2026 Photograph printed on aluminium 33 x 45 cm framed
£65
SDO073
Through photography Julia Lampam discovers the freedom to explore colour, shape and pattern. Having a camera encourages her curiosity and invites her to slow down to notice the subtle beauty of everyday life. Inspired by her surroundings, she works spontaneously, drawn to small details and changing light, finding something meaningful in things that might otherwise go unseen. I am drawn to early mornings on the South Downs. In this photograph, I have tried to capture the first warmth of the winter sun as it begins to melt the overnight frost. In these brief moments, the tracks, fence posts, and bare trees take on a sharpened clarity, and the landscape seems to hold its breath. This photograph, taken above the village of Stoughton, reflects that atmosphere of openness and the enduring beauty of the countryside.
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Bridget Lane
The Haven, 2025 Handwoven tapestry 55 x 46 cm
£2,900
SDO137
Bridget Lane designs and weaves contemporary tapestry artworks. Influenced by the forms and styles of late Modernism, Bridget’s work explores landscapes and wild places, balancing abstraction with natural rhythm, using colour, line, and form to evoke a quiet sense of place. Haven, from the Old English word ‘hæfen’, meaning a place of sanctuary. The South Downs has always felt like a sanctuary for me, with its soft undulations, clicking grasshoppers and swaying grasses. I have used the traditional technique of tapestry to communicate the unique landscape of Cuckmere Haven on the eastern edge of the Downs. Nearing the end of its journey towards the sea, the river slows, its shallow waters meandering across the broad floodplain, seemingly reluctant to leave. This is the haven, a place of stillness, a protected area providing sanctuary for wildlife.
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Lotty Langdon
Heart of the South Downs (Orange), 2026 Acrylic on canvas 81 x 61 cm framed
£355
SDO245
Lotty Langdon is an artist based in Midhurst. She paints from the photographs she falls in love with. Whether a quick snap on an unexpected walk with friends, or a photograph taken to capture a specific scene or subject. Back in the studio she uses paint to feel her way mindfully through the composition and colours, giving her thoughts a peaceful place to wonder and explore. This painting started with a photograph I took while out for a drive. I always admire the views over Bury Hill and on this particular day we stopped and looked through the tunnels of trees spilling onto the South Downs Way path. Back in the studio I started with a fluorescent orange underpainting over my initial sketch. I worked from background to foreground, paying extra attention to the path as it leads your eye through the painting to the lush hills.
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Julian Le Bas
Windswept Tree and Sheep, Crowlink, East Dean, 2025 Charcoal, compressed charcoal and chalk on paper 44 x 56 cm framed
£710
SDO426
Based in Sussex, Julian Le Bas is a contemporary master of en plein air painting & drawing. His oil paintings & robust charcoal drawings re-awaken a sense of our presence and emotional involvement in the natural world. Julian’s continued inspiration is the South Downs where he embraces the dynamic forces of nature. He aims to capture its vitality and form, not just as an observational painter, but being within it. 'Windswept Tree and Sheep' is one of a series of tree drawings shaped dramatically by elemental forces, perched high on the South Downs and East Sussex coastline. I felt compelled to draw directly from their stark, rhythmical branches, which were made during the winter months. During the process of drawing this windswept tree, a lonesome sheep came into view, which I included and felt he added a sense of scale to the composition.
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Julian Le Bas
Bitter Vetch Field, Bishopstone, South Downs, 2024 Oil on canvas 52 x 52 cm framed
£1,207
SDO427
Based in Sussex, Julian Le Bas is a contemporary master of en plein air painting & drawing. His oil paintings & robust charcoal drawings re-awaken a sense of our presence and emotional involvement in the natural world. Julian’s continued inspiration is the South Downs where he embraces the dynamic forces of nature. He aims to capture its vitality and form, not just as an observational painter, but being within it. This painting transpired from the striking visual impact and contrasting colours of the 'Bitter Vetch Field' and distant yellow Downland. Painting directly from the subject, I aim to capture the weight and movement of the shifting clouds, unified with the sweeping forms of the Downs. It was fully resolved in one session, which also involved walking in the landscape. This enhanced my experience of the landscapes' specific mood.
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Adrienne Leduc
Calcareous Land, 2026 Nuno felting- Merino wool tops and silks 30 x 30 cm
£56
SDO406
Adrienne Leduc is a textile artist and teacher, who specialises in teaching the ancient art of felting in a contemporary fashion. Her our practice is sometimes conceptual, with the theme of fragile relationships. She is also very much a colour artist, who loves to build up colour and textured areas of interest in her work, whilst at the same time simplifying form where possible. Her interest in colour leads her to dyeing some of her own materials. My work reflects the colours and ambience found in the chalk hills of the South Downs. This piece of nuno felting focuses on the grasslands and undulating hills. It is primarily made from wool and as such I feel that there is a connection with the sheep which graze in this beautiful environment. The felted piece is sewn onto a blank canvas.
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Tim LeRoy
Old Winchester Hill, Looking Eastwards, 2026 Oil on canvas 50 x 40 cm
£710
SDO250
Tim LeRoy is an artist, living and working in the South Downs National Park, specialising in landscapes. He is a Teaching Fellow at Winchester School of Art.
This painting is a compound impression of the view I see every day as I leave home my in the Meon Valley. It's a response to the beauty of the ever-changing skyscape and the constants in the shapes of the landscape.
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Sean Lewis
A Painted Autumn Ashford Hangers, 2023 Photograph 45 x 45 cm framed
£177
SDO321
Sean Lewis has always been drawn to photography as a creative and expressive medium. For the past 30 years, he has lived in or around the South Downs National Park. Its landscape has remained a constant source of inspiration, from the rolling chalk hills and wooded hangers to its valleys and changing seasonal light. This photograph is taken from a series of images made as part of a project photographing the Ashford Hangers, an area close to where I live. Having returned to this woodland over many years, I have become fascinated by the changing light, textures and atmosphere within it. The photographs are a personal response to the place and an attempt to express my enjoyment of spending time there, exploring its paths and observing the subtle changes brought by the seasons.
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Freda Line
View from Noar Hill 2, 2025 Mixed media 40 x 86 cm framed
£355
SDO270
Freda Line is a hampshire artist specialising in the drama and subtlety of landscape and seascape using a variety of mediums.
Noar Hill is a hidden gem famous for its rare orchids and butterflies. The late Spring provides the delight of rape yellow and glorious greens. Of course Spring brings rain as the clouds climb Selborne Hill.
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Naty Lopez-Holguin
Butser Hill, 2026 Tumble-dryer fluff and screws 9 x 10 x 9 cm
£920
SDO008
Naty Lopez-Holguin is a Spanish-born artist based in Portsmouth whose practice focuses on material transformation, using the everyday to convey points of human experience. For the last 12 years, she has been mainly working with tumble-dryer fluff – a commonly discarded material full of associations. On the one hand, it did once belong to a garment which clothed us, gave us warmth and protection from exposure. On the other hand, it is now no more than a nuisance blocking the filter. The often wall-mounted sculptures explore issues of worth and value through labour-intensive processes and the use of everyday materials which are often dismissed, while navigating a feel for space or lack of it.
Freedom in colour and form - the experience of landscape is unique to the individual, just like an artwork, quiet, resting in silence for someone to feel it. Butser Hill can be presented as a 3D piece or wall-hung.
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Jill Martin
Buriton Cottages, 2026 Lino print 20.5 x 26.5 cm framed
SDO087
Jill Martin began working with lino about 20 years ago. She takes inspiration from the places and natural world around Hampshire and West Sussex.
The village of Buriton nestles in the shadow of Butser Hill on the South Downs Way. These pretty cottages near the pond are evocative of a bygone era and typical of many villages in Hampshire and Sussex.
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Paul Martin
Bay views, 2026 Giclée print 73 x 53 cm framed
£355
SDO108
Paul Martin studied Graphic Design at the Royal College of Art and founded his own design consultancy and worked for a wide variety of local, national, and international clients. Paul also established Paul Martin Studio which takes on both commissioned and community projects and it provides space and facilities for his printmaking activities. My print is an interpretation of seascapes observed from the South Downs at different times of day.
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Sam McCready
Zoom in - on the South Downs, 2026 Colour pencil on paper 14.8 x 21 cm
£71
SDO446
Sam McCready works in various media to create art in the hope of capturing things often seen only in the ‘middle eye’.
Local wildlife is one of the most valuable and interesting aspects of living in the South Downs.
Susan McFarlane
Garden, Steep, High Summer, 2026 Oil on linen 43 x 53.5 cm framed
£690
SDO384
Susan McFarlane studied Fine Art at The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art and later at The Slade School of Fine Art. Through numerous awards, she has been able to study in Florence and Barcelona. More recently, she has appeared in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year and Landscape Artist of the Year. She is currently Head of Art and Design at Bedales Prep School. This is a painting of my garden in high- summer, end of July, early morning, painted from direct observation. This little nook of the South Downs, is a personal and intimate space. Like many artists before me the metaphor of the garden is resonant with layered meanings. Just as in Andrew Marvell’s poem The Garden, there is something that transcends time and human vanities in a little green space that is filled with nature. Painting the landscape, whether open space, artfully wild or cultivated garden, is something of a meditative and therapeutic practise, although there is much intense tussle in the painting of it.
Dione McKenna On the Fence, 2026 Oil on canvas board 48 x 48 cm framed
£575
SDO315
Irish artist Dione McKenna is a wildlife and landscape oil painter based in Kent. Dione's richly coloured landscapes, rendered in textured layers of vibrant oil paint, explore the play of light on the surrounding countryside. She explores the unsung places – wild flowers, hedgerows, heathland – highlighting the stunning beauty of our every-day, natural surroundings. An August afternoon - a riot of wild flowers on one side of the fence, a farmed field beyond. When I’m out walking, I often find myself thinking about land use, diminishing biodiversity and how every hedgerow cleared increases pressure on wildlife. As demand for food grows, nature always loses out. The South Downs National Park has never been more critical for allowing wildlife space to live and thrive.
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Jane McKeown
Looking Down, 2025 Textile and mixed media 27 x 27 cm framed
£170
SDO229
Jane McKeown is a textile artist who has been involved with textiles all her life. Her love of colour, texture and detail result in the creation of bright, bold, heavily stitched pieces. Inspiration comes from many places; the influence of the land, maps and architecture can often be seen in her work. Every time I walk on the South Downs or drive through them I am struck by the magnificent views which stretch out from the hills. My image is a piecing together of my memories and feelings of these wonderful panoramas.
Louise McLoughlin
Seven Sisters, Textures 5, 2021 Oil on board 30.5 x 23 cm
£215
SDO268
Inspired by the outside, Louise McLoughlin loves the lines and light of the South Downs having made Sussex her home 5 years ago. Now based in Upper Beeding, the pathways, curves and rivers continue to help her explore, though walking and art.
Painted as a series in oil inspired by a walk on Seven Sisters from Cuckmere. I was struck by the lines and patterns of the cliff, opting for monochrome series to focus on this.
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Julie McRae
Raven, 2025 Oil on canvas 60 x 50 cm framed
£497
SDO372
Inspired by plants, land/sea scapes and natural forms Julie McRae’s work evolves emotions, thoughts and a sense of calm or excitement. Her love of coastal and country walks and her garden all enhance her inspiration and passion for colour. For Julie, the atmosphere, changing light and movement of nature creates an ephemeral value in her work. Ravens are breeding well in the South Downs and areas like Lewis. They are fascinating birds full of mystery and intrigue.
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Bessie Millar
Swept Across The Ridge, 2026 Acrylic on board 33.5 x 33.5 cm framed
£450
SDO403
Bessie Millar studied at Edinburgh College of Art and has worked as a designer and artist throughout her career. Working from her studio in Hove she creates original paintings and commissions alongside limited edition print collections. Her paintings begin with drawings and memories gathered through direct observation. A love of colour, pattern, and expressive, juicy brushstrokes lies at the heart of her practice. ‘Swept Across The Ridge’ is a painting from memory. From the high ridge at devils dyke, the light and weather streams below carving transient patterns within the landscape. The glowing chalk paths interweave the earth reminding us of paths taken by ourselves and those before us.
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Stephen Mollett
Down from Cocking Down, 2025 Acrylic on paper 57 x 46 cm framed
£127
SDO121
Stephen Mollett is a writer of drama - radio, stage and TV - and fiction, as well as practicing art. He works in a variety of media - acrylics, oils, collage and mixed media - and is especially interested in making landscapes.
Woodland contains all kinds of colours, moods and mystery. Here I was drawn to the purple of the damp leaves on this almost-secret path and the startling green moss on decaying branches.
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David Scott Moore
Spring Panorama and South Downs II, 2024 Oil on panel 44 x 49 cm framed
£900
SDO395
David Scott Moore is known for his minimalist, intuitive, atmospheric oil landscapes, bordering on the abstract and representational. David says of his work, “Painting outside ‘en plein air’ affords a spatial freedom. The feelings and thoughts that arise during the process of creating a landscape outside are subtly recorded within the painting in ways that reach beyond initial intentions of design or thought. I am interested in a landscape paintings’ imagery, colour, form and surface with its whole and sharing the response of being a person experiencing moments in a landscape ” Painting outside high on a knoll, I was greeted by a very bright spring light at a Sussex panorama with the South Downs hillsides in the distance. The light and atmospheric conditions were gradually changing, moment by moment. I painted this minimally to focus on atmospheric perspective and colour, and to relay the experience of subtle changes in light, movement, atmosphere, and luminance found at South Downs landscapes.
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Sarah Morrish
Flight of the South Downs Curlews, 2026 Woven Tapestry. Cotton warp. Wool and linen and mixed wool weft 71 x 32 cm
£710
SDO309
Sarah Morrish makes direct connections through walking in different landscapes; the recall of natural colour palettes; the rhythm of the weather upon environments; the flight patterns of birds; the textures of vegetation. Her process evolves from the first marks in her sketchbook or perhaps a photo, developed further into pieces of varying scales. Sometimes enlarging a tiny detail into a planned and repeated semi-abstract form or simply portraying the harmonious colours of a habitat taking a more spontaneous approach. Textures are developed further by using different yarns, threads and natural fibres alongside varying techniques. Having previously worked as an ecologist and being a keen birder, I highly value exploring the landscapes of the South Downs National Park. ‘Flight of the South Down’s Curlews' aims to explore the fragility and decline of this wetland and wading bird species, alongside the habitats that are essential to its survival, two of which can be found in the National Park.
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Tim Moss aka Mossfox Studio Southdowns Dawn, 2025 Screenprint 33 x 43 cm framed
£85
SDO052
Tim Moss aka Mossfox Studios is a screen-print artist based in Gosport. He is inspired by nature, landscapes, the sea, surf and my local area. He loves screen printing as it is such a unique process. Something about having an image, idea or photograph and boiling it down to its key parts, layers and colours really appeals. During the printing process he chooses to work more spontaneously - experimenting with different layers and colours, blending them on the screen. If you walk up Old Winchester Hill and look east deep into the Southdowns, you will see this view. My family do this walk regularly and this image was inspired by a photo I took on an early morning walk. The layers of rolling hills and countryside and the gradient of colours they produced were perfect for my style of printing. The colours in the downs that morning were like nothing I had ever used in my prints before and so it was a fun challenge to try and replicate the hazy winter, dawn palette.
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Tim Mullins
Always There, 2026 Acrylic on canvas 43 x 43 cm framed
£525
SDO032
Tim Mullins is a landscape painter living in Hawkley. Working primarily with acrylics and a palette knife, he aims to capture the spirit and energy of the natural world, drawing endless inspiration from the sweeping beauty of the South Downs that surround his home. Rather than painting in situ, Tim relies on his memory to evoke the atmosphere and essence of the landscape he knows so well. One of his recent highlights was winning the People's Choice Award at the first South Downs Open.
At its heart my work is an attempt to capture the fleeting: a moment, a mood , a memory. This painting hopes to show that while things may change in the fields with the seasons, the permanence of the hills (South Downs) always stays with us
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Kate Mylne
Golden Fields, 2026 Artist canvas, silkscreen printing and free machine embroidery 25 x 9 x 9 cm
£177
SDO415
Kate Mylne has always taught within the SEN field and has produced her own artwork alongside.
With this piece, I have returned to my printmaking and textiles background and have created a unique textile art piece. The piece has been inspired by the golden fields across the South Downs near Winchester in spring. In this piece, I have blended my love of print, textile and illustration. I created the piece using silkscreen printing, then overlaid it with free-motion embroidery.
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