Artists N - Z
SOUTH DOWNS OPEN 10 OCTOBER 2026 - 13 MARCH 2027 Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery
OVER 150 ARTISTS CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUTH DOWNS
Renato Niemis
East Sussex Downs, 2025 Watercolour on paper 26.5 x 32.5 cm framed
£575
SDO234
Renato Niemis is an artist working in London, currently painting in watercolour.
I have travelled and stayed in the South Downs area for 40 years with family and work connections in Hampshire and East Sussex. Mainly in the areas of; Winchester, Portsmouth, Chichester, Brighton, Seaford, Dover. I have enjoyed many walks along the downs over the years and its inspirational landscape.
Sophie Olivine
Wandering/Wondering, 2026 Natural chalk from the South Downs, locally found charcoal and homemade charcoal from local wood scraps on paper 55 x 70 cm framed
£1,810
SDO021
Sophie Olivine is a Sussex based artist, working in natural chalk and charcoal collected by hand from the South Downs. Deeply inspired and influenced by nature, texture and process she creates meaningful artwork that holds onto journey, exploring themes of hope, new beginnings and comfort in nature. Wandering through the landscape, wondering how this all came to be. The past woven through the branches of trees who have been here much longer than me. The world is full of things that I will never get to see, some gone and some still yet to be. But yet I feel it all is a part of me, I think I carry more than just what I can see. Drawn of; Petworth Park Natural chalk from the South Downs, Locally found charcoal from burnt down trees and homemade charcoal from local wood scraps.
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Dara Park
South Downs Walk: Dance of the Brimstone Butterflies, 2026 Watercolour on paper 33 x 79 cm framed
£852
SDO258
Dara Park is a watercolour painter based in Southwest London. The patterns, shapes, colours and creatures in her works seek to create a blend of visual journal and eclectic, luminous potpourri of observations, made from the gardens, woods and landscapes that she inhabits and visits in England and abroad. This summer we went for a wonderful walk with good friends on the beautiful South Downs. It was a bright sunny day with a light breeze, birds singing, flowers swaying and especially, an abundance of bright lemon brimstone butterflies fluttering around and evoking a true sense of joyful dancing. I love to celebrate walks and visits by taking snapshots along the way and then creating watercolour paintings from a combination of photo notes and memory. These paintings create a special kind of journal celebrating notable days, friendship and Mother Earth.
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Emma Parker
Wild Brooks, Earth 4, 2026 Earth pigments on paper 23 x 17 cm framed
£65
SDO039
As a walking artist, Emma Parker’s work unfolds through embodied movement across specific landscapes. Prints, pigments, poems, photographs and sound form entangled layers of a living palimpsest shaped by place. Her work invites slow, embodied attention, asking how the land is felt as much as it is seen. Working in conversation with the South Downs, the landscape she has grown up within, Emma collects and grinds earth pigments as a form of collaboration with the land itself. Monoprint introduces chance and unpredictability, opening a space for reflection. As a walking artist, my work is inherently site-specific and seeks to explore the relationship between my inner and outer landscapes. I gather earth from locations which resonate with me and transform it into a pigment with which I create monoprints. Each print is unpredictable, reflecting the liminality of the South Downs as a landscape. The earth for this print was collected at Pulborough and contains natural minerals which allow it to sparkle in the light.
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Jenny Peddie
Autumn Leaf Tunnel, 2026 Oil on canvas 55.5 x 45 cm framed
£284
SDO231
Jenny Peddie has painted consistently in a variety of mediums and of late, she has focused more on oil painting. She enjoys being inspired by place and things and working with colour experimentation and form. She enjoys painting outside and responding to the landscape as well as working on paintings in the studio combining colour with form to achieve a true expressive response. The autumn leaf tunnel is along a disused part of the Petersfield to Midhurst railway line. It has grown over now, and the foliage has created a natural tunnel of its own.
David Peduzzi Swallows, 2019 Wood engraving 23 x 25 cm framed
£170
SDO196
David Peduzzi concentrates on drawing and printmaking. His work is based on a love of drawing, observation and the natural world. The drawings of upland and coastal landscapes and skies try to capture a moment observed, as the light and weather move across the view. David lives and works close to the South Downs and teaches drawing and wood engraving. The image was prompted by the sight of swallows flying low over the fields at Amberley, with the Downs rising behind.
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Nick Peill
Eight Bells to Seaford, 2026 Digital print 62 x 44 cm framed
£355
SDO007
Nick Peill is an illustrator based in West London. His work is inspired by a sense of wonder for the natural world and a desire to express the positive effects of experiencing nature firsthand. He also draws inspiration from folklore, dreams, and the act of slowing down to appreciate the details of the world around us. I was on a walk with a group of friends last November and a view down between the trees into the darkness really spoke to me. Initially I drew the view in pencil on watercolour paper, then photographed the drawing to develop digitally. I take a very instinctive approach to colour and mark making, only partially referring to the original photo and treating the drawing experience almost like a meditation.
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Rosemary Pocock
Halnaker Tree Tunnel, 2026 Acrylic on board 41 x 45 cm framed
£213
SDO125
Rosemary Pocock is a painter living in Chichester. Halnaker tunnel reflects her ongoing interest in portals whether natural or human-made. These may be archways, doors or tunnels. The painting exhibited here represents a semi abstract interpretation with expressive mark making and a creative use of colour. The Halnaker tree tunnel leads up to Halnaker windmill. I love the way the trees overlap and wraparound to create a tunnel that leads you uphill on to the down. Light spills through the trees creating stripes of shadow on the tunnel floor.
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Eva Price
The Zig-Zag, Selborne, 2026 Drypoint monotype 45 x 32 cm framed
£95
SDO115
Eva Price originally trained in Textiles and later she turned to watercolour to help her return to art and painting and over recent years she have also taken up printmaking.
Since childhood and through my teens and twenties I lived in or on the edges of the South Downs. My family home is in Alton very near Selborne and I have always loved the village with its church, museum and beechwood hanger. A favourite walk up the ZigZag path originally made by Gilbert White the naturalist and his brother has drawn me back many times.
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Janet Price
Cissbury Flints, 2026 Monotype 31 x 40 cm framed
£142
SDO112
Janet Price grew up in the South Downs so the chalk and flint landscape is a constant presence in her painting. Walking along chalk streams, through villages and over the downs, man’s footprint over time is evident wherever you look: ancient hill forts, long distance footpaths, the shapes of fields and flint walls. This layering of time is what her paintings are about: charcoal drawings are made on her walks, then developed into structured compositions of line, shape and colour, representation blending with abstraction. Acrylic paint dries quickly, allowing for a build up transparent layers to reflect to luminosity of the chalk landscape. Walking at Cissbury Ring, I saw the remains of neolithic flint mines and became fascinated by the colours and shapes of these stones that were prized by our ancestors and still valued today in our architecture. I experimented with mono prints, trying to capture something of their character, adding local chalk to the collaged prints.
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Rachel Redfern
The Downs - Timeless View Oil on panel 46 x 56 cm framed
£900
SDO429
Rachel Redfern works with oils and she draws on photograph’s, sketches and memories based on her time in nature and the impact of seasons and world events on her daily life and mental health. She has lived and worked in the South Downs for over 20 years and it is the beauty of this landscape that was the spark that ignited her desire to become an artist. Rachel was selected as a wildcard for Sky Landscape Artist of the Year and featured in the series aired in 2026. For over 20 years we have been visiting a beautiful ancient pub in Elsted called 'The Three Horseshoes' and watched our children grow and leave home with summer nights punctuated by visits to the pub garden with its Downs view. This year the pub changed hands but the constant is this view which my children and potentially their children's children, will continue to see. It is this that the Downs represents for me. An ancient landscape that remains unchanged as life passes through it.
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Sarah Reed
Hangers, 2026 Calligraphy, stretched italic script, green gouache lettering on paper 23 x 28 cm framed
£42
SDO328
Sarah Reed finds a satisfying pleasure in calligraphy, working on personalised greeting cards, wedding invitations and in her local church’s Book of Remembrance. She loves the literature, history and landscape of the South Downs.
I was intrigued why local hillside woods near Petersfield were called ‘hangers’ and why the long distance footpath was named the ‘Hangers Way’. I discovered William Cobbett’s lovely definition and description of the word in his book, ‘Rural Rides’ published in 1830. I used stretched italic script to capture the ups and downs of the hills.
Jane Renney
Winter's Path on the South Downs, 2022 Photograph 34 x 47 cm framed
£105
SDO014
Jane Renney is a photographer who enjoys capturing landscapes and close-up perspectives, working in colour and black and white, depending on the scene.
Throughout my life, my family and I have often enjoyed roaming the landscape of the South Downs. Spending precious time together, making memories. My photography encapsulates, the cycle of the seasons, the magic the landscape encompasses, and the gift it presents to all who visit.
Georgina Rey
Buriton Farm, Treyford 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 52 cm framed
SDO174
Georgina Rey is an en plein air artist who likes to paint outdoor on location.
My work is made up on the Downs, absorbing the atmosphere, enjoying the shapes, the curves, the rhythms of the landscape. I love the compositions found on the Downs.
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£568
Rachel Reynolds
Beneath the Canopy, 2026 Linocut and mixed media on paper, Variable Edition 1/5 33 x 33 cm framed
£190
SDO383
Rachel Reynolds is a Hampshire based artist and printed textile designer. Inspired by nature, architecture, memory and place, her work explores the textures, patterns, and structures found in the British countryside, and urban landscapes. Combining delicate drawing, watercolour, monoprint and linocut processes, she creates layered compositions that reflect a sense of atmosphere, rhythm and connection to environment. Beneath the Canopy is inspired by a walk through the landscape surrounding Hinton Ampner in the South Downs. Moving beneath a tangle of branches, I experienced the canopy as both shelter and threshold, opening onto glimpses of distant woodland, open sky and sunlit fields. Bold, expressive linocut lines of branches and fields are combined with layers of soft watercolour and handpainted marks to evoke the changing light, colour and atmosphere of the landscape. This variable edition of five has been individually developed. While certain elements remain consistent throughout the edition, the hand-painted details make each print a unique interpretation of the same walk and place.
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Amanda Ribbans Sisters, 2025 Reduction Linoprint 38 x 46.5 cm framed
£230
SDO211
Amanda Ribbans makes her prints at the bottom of her London garden next door to my husband who is a ceramicist. She is particularly drawn to the bold clarity and simplicity of linocut, perhaps influenced by her background in graphic design. Her process usually begins with naturalistic drawings that allow her to explore a theme and develop a deeper understanding of the subject. Colour plays a central role in her work, and she spends considerable time mixing inks and refining combinations. This print was inspired by a walk last summer along the coastal path of the South Downs National Park towards Eastbourne. The artwork captures the view of the Seven Sisters cliffs, where the bright white chalk and pastel blue sea are framed by vibrant, mustard-yellow ragwort growing along the clifftops. By balancing these bold colours and textures, the piece aims to recreate the unique light and expansive feel of the downland landscape on a clear summer day.
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David Rice
Downs Spring, 2025 Oil on board 41 x 41 cm framed
£500
SDO003
David Rice is a painter with a connection to the natural world, seeking to uncover the beauty in the everyday. His landscape paintings are primarily inspired by the South Downs National Park, where he finds beauty in the rolling hills and quiet woodlands. For David, art is about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and he strives to reveal the hidden narratives and quiet magic that surround us every day. A painting of the early morning sun breaking through the trees at one of my favourite spots on the South Downs. I was trying to convey the freshness of the morning air in the winter countryside where the low sun creates dramatic shadows.
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Deborah Richards Fields and Tracks II, 2024 Oil on paper monotype 33 x 43 cm framed
£295
SDO232
Growing up in rural West Sussex in the South Downs near Midhurst gave Deborah Richards a passion for the outdoors. Her primary processes are drawing and printmaking exploring that creative space between abstraction and representation. Sketches are made in situ and these ‘encounters’ are developed through more painterly ‘one-off’ print processes including oil on paper monotypes and silkscreen monoprints. Looking east towards South Holt Farm at Dean Lane End. This monotype shows the hot sunlit summer fields, the colour made more dramatic in the fierce glow of the approaching evening light. Here are the fields and woods above the beautiful Finchdean valley as it is bisected by the London to Portsmouth railway line. The tracks are made by wildlife, sheep and walkers connecting the high woods to the cattle creep tunnel beneath the railway line which leads to the George pub.
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Gordon Ripley Devil's Dyke, 2025 Acrylic on panel 50 x 50 cm
£565
SDO046
As an artist rooted in the landscapes of Sussex, Gordon Ripley creates evocative paintings that blend figurative and abstract elements to capture the ever-changing beauty of the Sussex Downs.
Of all the nearby curved hills near my home, this one sums up for me the unique, rolling surface of the South Downs, the 'Whale-backed Downs' as described by Kipling. The long furrow always throws up interesting shadows throughout the day.
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Melanie Rose
Wode Wïf VII 'Biophilia', 2026 egg tempera, chalk gesso on Birch plywood 30 x 30 cm
£468
SDO354
Melanie Rose is a place-based painter focusing on narratives associated with the spirit of place such as archaeology, folklore, history, flora and fauna. Melanie paints in materials sensitive to place; her choice to paint mostly in egg tempera on a chalk gesso ground echoes the chalk downs where she lives and works. Developed from a course taught at West Dean College, Figure in the Landscape, and shaped through close work with life model Floorlength Frankie, this series of paintings reflects on the human body’s place within the natural world. The works evoke both the vulnerability and smallness of the figure in the landscape, while also acknowledging the enduring power associated with the female body through myth, legend and collective imagination.
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Phil Russell Aspens, 2026 Artist book 21 x 21 cm
£49
SDO264
Phil Russell is a bookcrafts hobbyist creating sketchbooks, journals and artist books.
The circular book with altered images depicts the colour of the South Downs that is often overlooked. Emerging from the images is the poem ‘Aspens’ by Edward Thomas.
Prue Scurfield
Compton Down, 2026 Watercolour on paper 28 x 33 cm framed
£55
SDO054
Prue Scurfield has lived in Petersfield and have walked over the South Downs for decades. Gardening has overtaken art for many years but I have a deep love of nature in all its forms.
A mysterious and rustic signpost tempts you to wander towards the hills but also away from them.
Christopher Sedgwick
One Day in July An Early Breakfast | A Late Lunch An Evening Meal | A Last Cup of Tea Limited Edition Giclée Print 43 x 43 cm framed
£190 each SDO094 - 097
Christopher Sedgwick’s current work uses landscape to track the passage of time . ‘One Day in July’ portrays the atmospheric changes over Chanctonbury Ring visible from his home. Lucky enough to have a great profile view of Chanctonbury Ring from my lounge and close enough to walk to the top it has become a permanent presence in my life and become the subject of many pictures past and future. I think like a print maker, layering up in collage working from a drawn out composition.
Siriol Sherlock
Over the Hedge to Torberry Hill, 2026 Oil on board 35 x 42.5 cm framed
£480 SDO200
Siriol Sherlock is inspired by the stunning landscape and her garden as she developed and planted it. She usually paints directly with watercolour, oils or pastels en plein air, without drawing first, and uses her sketchbook work to create larger oils in her garden studio.
In a short, inspired, flurry of painting 'en plein air' in my garden in June 2026 I moved my easel, oils and brushes to this spot where I could just see glimpses over a wild area of the garden and the wild hedgerow that surrounds us, towards the sun-bleached fields of barley and Torberry Hill in South Harting. 1 planted a step-ladder next to my easel and had to pop up and down, holding loaded brushes and my painting, to paint the landscape over the hedge; the barley was ripening and becoming paler as I painted.
Janet Sherwood
Walking the Paths 3, 2026 Watercolour and mixed media 38 x 47 cm framed
£560 SDO326
As a professional textile designer Janet Sherwood has adapted and widened her practice and skills, embracing new technologies to create a wide variety of designs and individual artwork. Hand-painted, printmaking and digital media are intrinsically linked to the creation of her work. Whilst out walking or sailing, she records and responds to these environments using her camera and ever-present sketchbooks. From the ever-moving coastline of mudflats, marshes, waterways, weather and time to flowers, gardens, landscape, rocks, cliffs, moorland, trees and the wildlife that inhabits these environments. The South Downs are a magical and inspiring landscape, and walking the land is an integral part of my practice. I follow its footpaths, observe the rhythms of nature, and use my camera and many sketchbooks to capture the essence of each place.
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Daniel Skinner
Chalk path near the Long Man of Wilmington, 2026 Chalk from path, glue, carborundum, acrylic, stop out varnish 43 x 43 cm framed
£923 SDO430
Daniel Skinner makes work expressing how he sees the world using a variety of creative tools including oils, acrylics, etching and other tools. He is interested in art that explores new and different ways of mark-making and is aware of how a landscape came into being.
I grew up walking these paths and they are an integral part of my life as a child walking them with my father and with my own children. They are a distinctive, historic part of the South Downs. The picture is made partly from chalk taken from the path and mixed with other materials. The path in the painting is scored into it just as it is scored into the Downs.
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Jordan Alex Smith
Butser Hill, 2026 Magazine, birthday card and glue on paper 47.5 x 41 cm framed
£142
SDO363
Jordan Alex Smith is a contemporary artist working mainly with collage, using found and discarded materials to create layered, colourful pieces. His work is inspired by travel, landscapes, mountains and everyday life and he enjoys taking things that might otherwise be overlooked and giving them a new life. To me it's like the beacon that symbolises the start of the Downs.
Chloe Smith
Cowdrey Ruins, 2026 Felt tip pen and pencil on paper 21 x 16 cm framed
SDO451
Chloe Smith created this drawing of Cowdray ruins in Midhurst 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. The Cowdray Heritage Ruins are one of England’s most important early Tudor houses and Cowdray is known to have been visited by both King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. In September 1793, whilst undergoing repairs and refurbishments a devastating fire took hold and most of the property was destroyed.
Lorraine Standen
Summer on the Downs, 2026 Acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 cm
£90 SDO141
Lorraine Standen is an acrylic painter and pastel artist who understands colour and how it affects mood. Her photorealistic style is personalised with an abstract twist which is lifted by vibrant colours and metallic light effects.
'Summer on the Downs' is inspired by cherished childhood memories of long walks with my Father across the undulating landscape of the Hampshire downs. This painting captures the breath-taking scenery, the rich palette of summer colours and the classic chalk path that connects the viewer with the ancient history and the summer atmosphere on the South Downs.
Lesley Stevens Hidden Copse, 2026 Oil on canvas 49 x 49 cm framed
£385 SDO055
Lesley Stevens finds losing herself in a landscape or seascape and trying to capture how it feels, the sounds and the smells of the land, the temperature and the breeze, appeals to the imagination.
This is a happy place. It's hidden and I have never seen anyone else in it all the times I have visited. It's a few miles north of Wickham, slightly off the beaten track and in May this copse is full of bluebells. I have spent hours in there, each spring, just sitting, listening to the stream gush past, enjoying the faint aroma of the flowers and their glorious colour. Time seems to stop and the rest of the world disappears. If fairies exist, they must be here. Trying to capture the serenity and beauty of the copse is almost impossible. I have endeavoured to do so.
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Lisa Stevenson Candover Glow, 2026 Stoneware 34 x 30 cm
£895 SDO077
Lisa Stevenson is a ceramicist. She loves how working with clay slows her down, encourages her to listen, be patient and hopeful. She works with white stoneware and porcelain to celebrate the bare stone and allow colour to contrast. I highlight edges and surface design with carving and texture to represent the impact and moments of change. Exploring what gives something it’s essence and whether we can function in unusual ways reflecting these changes is emphasised. This piece is from a collection called 'Hampshire - the long horizon' — a county that is as much defined by its rolling, "soft countryside" as it is by the steady, rhythmic pulse of its coastline. These vessels are hand-built using the ancient coil method, a technique that allows the clay to grow upwards in steady, meditative rings. On these generous surfaces, I carve the stories of the county: the intricate veins of a New Forest oak leaf, the delicate geometry of the Hampshire Rose and the undulating strata of our coastal cliffs.
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Teresa Stuart
Sunlight, 2026 Monoprint 31.5 x 23 cm framed
£99 SDO127
Teresa Stuart took up printmaking and is inspired by the countryside around.
I regularly walk the South downs in the morning with my dog. The sun shining through the trees is a constant inspiration. Trying to capture the play of light on the ground is challenging.
Josephine Sweeting
The Fallen, 2019 - 2022 Seaford Bed Chalkstone 44 x 28 x 4 cm | 46 x 30 x 5 cm | 45 x 23 x 3 cm 50 x 23 x 5 cm | 48 x 28 x 4 cm
£12,500 SDO392
Josephine Sweeting is a sculptor, letter carver and printmaker. Her work explores themes of transformation, memory and the human experience. She works in the mediums of stone, bronze, wood and paper. She works exclusively with traditional hand carving techniques and honouring the nature of materials is paramount. Her approach is deeply influenced by her joy in language, in the spoken word and poetry. She is fascinated by the traces we leave behind and her work explores the complex relationships between memory, the body and the natural world. ‘The Fallen’ was originally a chalk boulder. Cut into five sections and carved with the motifs of five natural objects which had fallen to the ground and were being pressed into the earth by repeated walking. ‘The Fallen’ celebrates the natural landscape of Sussex, carved from chalk, the bones of ancient creatures and celebrates Edward Thomas words, 'like bones for chalk' and the line, ‘But see they have fallen, every one, And briar and bramble have grown over them'.
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Josephine Sweeting
Merle (The Blackbird), 2022 Woodcut print on Zerkall paper 58 x 42 cm framed
£319 SDO393
Josephine Sweeting is a sculptor, letter carver and printmaker. Her work explores themes of transformation, memory and the human experience. She works in the mediums of stone, bronze, wood and paper. She works exclusively with traditional hand carving techniques and honouring the nature of materials is paramount. Her approach is deeply influenced by her joy in language, in the spoken word and poetry. She is fascinated by the traces we leave behind and her work explores the complex relationships between memory, the body and the natural world. The woodcut 'Merle' was commissioned for a book with the poet laureate Kathleen Jamie. Known in the South Country as Ouzel, Woosellcocke or Colly Bird (coal black bird), the blackbird sings brightly here in the bowl of the Sussex Downs where I live and work. A companion throughout the seasons. Its song a balm! As I walk the chalk paths the blackbirds often raise the alarm 'spinking' their warning note and rising treewards.
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Alan Taylor
From Malling Hill near Lewes, 2026 Mixed media on board 45 x 50 cm framed
£560 SDO300
Alan Taylor is a Sussex-based artist. His work is about the impermanence of changing light and seasons in nature; and our impact on the environment.
My work is based around the South Downs. I am a plein air painter and have a deep connection with the land.
Jonathan Thompson
Stargazer, Old Winchester Hill, 2025 Sugar lift aquatint etching, Edition 1/20 55 x 59 cm framed
£405 SDO078
Jonathan Thompson is a painter-printmaker who produces limited edition etchings. The images depict a journey that evokes a sense of the sublime using the landscape or a narrative to create prints within the British visionary tradition.
Old Winchester Hill is an Iron Age hill fort within the South Downs and what remains is a circular overgrown structure with panoramic views over Hampshire. One late afternoon when I made my studies for this etching, the low winter light created a sense of the sublime. A solitary rambler then appeared and remained standing on one of the barrows, arrested by the moment as the sun set behind and the moon radiated its presence high in the sky.
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Sadie Tierney
Kingley Vale Yew 2, 2026 Watercolour on paper 38 x 48 cm framed
£497 SDO202
Working in a tradition of an English landscape painter and printmaker, Sadie Tierney explores objects and places where form is linked to emotion and metaphor. Her expressive images have a contemporary edge, they start with sketches and drawings made en plein air and are marked by their energetic use of colour and line. I grew up in Chichester and I have known the ancient yew trees of Kingley Vale since childhood and they hold a very special place in my memory. I remember climbing them, exploring among their enormous, twisted branches and feeling that I had entered somewhere magical — a secret world within the woodland. I remember being fascinated by the way the branches hit the ground and sprout new trees. The age of the trees, character and extraordinary forms seem to hold the passage of time within them. They have stood for centuries, quietly witnessing generations of people, while remaining rooted in the landscape.
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Louise Turpin
Scorching South Harting, 2026 Watercolour on paper 28 x 63 cm framed
£142 SDO260
Louise Turpin is a local graphic designer, illustrator, artist and educator. She works in many different media but especially charcoal, pen and watercolour. She loves to sketch and paint outside and in nature, especially by the sea. She has a loose and fresh painting style, preferring energy, colour, character and movement to static accuracy. I painted this watercolour from Harting Down in the heat of the amazing summer of 2026! I sat with my brother who had come over from the Phillipines for 3 weeks - I don't see him much so it was a very special paint! We used to go to this spot and have picnics with our parents when we were very little!
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Delia Walker
Summer Downs, 2026 Acrylic on paper 82 x 105 cm framed
£1,135 SDO169
I walk the south downs with family and make painting studies often with art friends. These often make their way into paintings. The natural beauty, heady landscape and joyous feeling come through as I paint in gestural, often abstract marks and colour.
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Sarah Wallace
£213
Downland Fragility, 2026 SDO178 Ink from shaggy ink cap fungus, mud, chalk and watercolour on paper 38 x 48 cm framed Sarah Wallace is a keen local artist active with Petersfield Arts & Crafts Society.
I enjoy walking in the SDNP and collected the shaggy ink caps locally in Petersfield, the mud came locally from a Tilmore mole hill, chalk was picked up on the Downs. I enjoyed using local natural materials, which I tested for light fastness, to create a memory of The Downs.which I have known all my life, first in Sussex and later in Hampshire.
Mary Waltham
In the South Downs 3, 2025 Watercolour mounted on cradled birch panel 15.5 x 20 cm
£165 SDO188
Mary Waltham’s work reflects a powerful interest in and curiosity about expressing the fragility of our environment through the eyes of both scientist and artist. Her art practice is research based, working in series on key environmental themes such as wetlands, ponds, ancient woodland and soil. ‘In the South Downs 3', light and dark, pathways and vistas, steep climbs and descents, mystery and joy. Views in the South Downs are inviting and familiar. An ever-favourite theme to reflect on the experience of the South Downs.
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Anjali Walton
Field Notes, 2026 Digitally printed onto a wool and silk scarf, 2026 75 x 75 cm
£145 SDO153
Anjali Walton is a textile artist and designer. Her work begins with drawing and painting directly from nature, creating a personal archive of sketches that become the foundation for contemporary textile prints. Working primarily in gouache, acrylic and ink, she explores the relationship between observation, place and storytelling, translating these studies onto natural fabrics through digital print. This scarf brings together sketches and paintings created from the South Downs Way, where I walk my dogs each day. It is a landscape I return to again and again, endlessly inspired by the changing light, shifting seasons and the quiet beauty found in its familiar paths. Painterly landscapes are placed alongside studies of wildflowers, celebrating the often overlooked plants whose vivid bursts of colour are both beautiful and essential to the habitats they support. Layering these sketches with expressive brush marks invites the viewer into the story behind the finished work, where observation, process and place become as important as the final design.
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Andrew Warby Woods 1, 2026 Gelatin silver print 32 x 37 cm framed
£127 SDO193
Andrew Warby’s photographic practice has evolved through a growing engagement with analogue processes. Beginning with 35mm and medium format film, Andrew has increasingly explored the slower, more deliberate techniques of traditional photography, from developing and darkroom printing to large-format work. This progression has shaped not only how I make photographs, but how I see them: embracing constraint, uncertainty and the physical process of creating an image. Living in the South Downs, I’m drawn to the quieter and less immediately picturesque parts of the landscape. My photography is often incidental to the other parts of family life — here, a dog walk on a foggy day. Darkroom printing reconnects me with the moment of capture. Long after the event, I use the tools available to me — exposure, contrast, cropping and interpretation — to reconstruct the memory of a place rather than simply reproduce what the camera recorded.
Jo Warren
Petersfield Church, 2026 Watercolour on paper 16 x 21 cm framed
£10 SDO449
Jo Warren created this painting of St Peter’s Church in 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.
Ruth Waters
A Long Walk, 2025 Collage, using paper painted with acrylics 68 x 56 cm framed
£500 SDO116
Ruth Waters is a collage artist using paper she decorates with acrylics using old rollers, brushes, sponges - anything to create unique and tactile textures. Ruth is inspired by her local area, often capturing the South Downs and surrounding views.
Each collage illustration captures a moment along the South Down's Way. A walk I did one sunny day last year.
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Caroline Welch Bee Orchid, 2026 Watercolour on paper 38 x 31 cm framed
£170 SDO379
Caroline Welch is an artist based in Steep, Petersfield, where she revels in the local landscape. Caroline currently focus mainly on detailed botanical watercolours depicting subjects found on her walks or growing in her garden. She enjoys highlighting the fleeting or unexpected beauty of wild flowers, leaves and fruits and try to minimise her environmental impact in choice of materials. This tiny orchid delighted me on a walk in the South Downs near Petersfield in June. My paintings, from sketches and photographs, highlight my interest in the small jewels beside the paths through the sweeping landscape. They are easily overlooked but most precious.
Sheila Wendes
Purbrook Path, 2025 Acrylic and mixed media on paper 59 x 54 cm framed
£340 SDO038
Sheila Wendes has painted throughout her life.
Walking locally we are treated to wild areas of poppies, umbellifers and local flora. Always a delight for me.
Carole Westbrook Up to Ha'naker, 2025 Reduction Linocut 33 x 32 cm framed
£227 SDO254
Carole Westbrook is an artist printmaker. She has worked in drypoint, woodcut, monoprint, etching and recently in mezzotint, all using vegetable oil-based inks. Her preferred method of printmaking at present is linocut, usually employing the scary-butsatisfying reduction process. She loves to experiment with the colours and textures of the natural world and finds a lot of inspiration in her local area, close to the sea and forest, wildlife, and many historic buildings.
I have been inspired by the atmosphere around the Halnaker windmill and the enchanting tree tunnel that leads up to it. I plan to produce further prints based on this place showing its beauty in all four seasons of the year.
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Judith Westrup
Of Hills and Hedges, 2026 Reduction Linocut 34 x 43 cm framed
£404 SDO365
Printmaker Judith Westrup makes multi-layered linocuts of the Chalk Downland for people who also love this landscape of gentle slopes, wooded valleys and wide skies. She overlays many translucent gradient layers of ink to capture the layers of time that have shaped this ancient landscape. Her work is often influenced by being a hedgelayer and recorder of ancient trees. In the winter season, I often find myself volunteering to lay hedges on the South Downs. This hedge had the most beautiful distant view of Arundel Castle.
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Julie Wharton
Chalkhill Blue on Wild Carrot, 2019 Photograph 36 x 30 cm framed
£42 SDO320
Julie Wharton grew up exploring the Downs around Stoughton and Walderton, where her family lived for generations. Inspired by her father, Brian Stone, a well-loved local artist known for painting these landscapes, Julie developed her own way of seeing. Her photography reflects this heritage enabling her to capture the colour, light and textures from "Up the Downs". Walking the South Downs has always been part of my life. My dad, Brian, would name every flower, butterfly and bird as we climbed towards the Devil's Humps, teaching me to notice the small wonders around us. These beautiful butterflies remind me of him and his clear blue eyes. My work is shaped by that early sense of looking lovingly at the landscape we shared.
Suzanne White
Sanctuary, 2026 Beech hedge cuttings, bindweed and chalk stone 35 x 25 x 15 cm
£35 SDO145
Suzanne White lives and works in the village of Soberton, Hampshire in the South Downs National Park. She is a fibre artist using a variety of found and foraged materials in crochet and weaving to create textile art and 3D forms.
'Sanctuary' is inspired by my time spent volunteering on Soberton Down, a rare chalk downland wildflower meadow in the South Downs National Park. The surrounding hedges, trees and scrub play a vital ecological role by sheltering us and the delicate meadow from harsh winter winds and providing shelter for wildlife. Echoing this natural interplay, the sculpture features random weaves crafted from beech hedge cuttings that envelop a chalk stone bound in hand-twisted bindweed cordage.
Andrew Whitmarsh Into the Downs, 2013 Photograph 53 x 73 cm framed
£115 SDO374
Andrew Whitmarsh is an amateur photographer from Portsmouth, who particularly enjoys watching and photographing the wildlife of the South Downs.
This scene is a view looking to the north from near Kingley Vale, at around 6am one morning in late May. To me it represents the many facets of the South Downs: human activities and the natural world alongside each other, wide spaces open for exploration, and the beauty and peace of the outdoors.
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Catherine Wiggett
Up the Downs, 2026 Acrylic paint on gessoed paper 38 x 50 cm framed
£340 SDO281
Catherine Wiggett’s work often begins with drawing in the landscape and the natural world. Walking on the Downs is a favourite thing and she makes quick drawings of the shapes of fields, paths and hills as she goes. The use of colour is instinctive. She wants to let the process in and to keep open, not to over-complicate and not to be bound by a pre-determined outcome. A familiar walk on the South Downs Way from Steyning to Chanctonbury. Up the chalky path, purple flowers and furrowed fields either side. It will be different on another day, in another season.
Jessica Wigmore
Up the Chalk Downs, 2026 Acrylic on paper 43 x 53 cm framed
£462 SDO184
Jessica Wigmore enjoys drawing in the landscape and developing these drawings into paintings and prints in the studio. She is particularly inspired by the South Downs and its changing shapes, colours and textures. This work began with two days of drawing on Sullington Hill near Storrington, observing and recording the landscape with ink, chalk and pastel. She then spent three days developing these drawings into paintings in the studio as part of the 'Up the Chalk Downs' course with Emily Ball at Seawhite.
This work began with two days of drawing on Sullington Hill near Storrington, observing and recording the landscape with ink, chalk and pastel. I then spent three days developing these drawings into a series of paintings in the studio as part of the 'Up the Chalk Downs' course with Emily Ball at Seawhite. This painting reflects my experience of being on the windy hillside.
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Katie Williams Honey bees, 2024 Photograph 44 x 62 cm framed
£92 SDO171
Katie Williams is a young and passionate photographer who discovered her love for photography in 2020. Since then, I’ve continued to develop my skills and creative style, with a particular passion for capturing the beauty of the local area and the South Downs. She is excited to share her photography from around her family’s farm, showcasing the countryside she has grown up around and the places that inspire her. She is always looking to learn, experiment and develop her photography and is excited to see where her passion and creativity will take her next. This was taken at my family farm in Liss which is in the South Downs. All of the honey bees are from our hives where we make our own honey which sell locally. Bees are an essential pollinator for the environment. I was able to capture this moment inside the hive with the honey bees communicating with each other. This photo shows the process of making honey between the colony.
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Rosie Williams
Alchemy of the South Downs 1, 2025 Acrylic ink 14 x 20 cm framed
£71 SDO410
Rosie Williams is inspired by the natural beauty of East Sussex, where she lives and paint. She uses acrylic ink and watercolour to express her emotional response to the mysterious fluidity and dream-like quality of these ancient landscapes.
This piece represents a moment of reflection, of being drawn into the depths of the landscape. The fluidity of the ink suggests the anatomy and the ancient mysteries of the South Downs.
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Beverley Wilson
Spring Gorse, Chalk Downland, South Downs, 2026 Acrylic and collage on plywood board 32.5 x 23.5 cm framed
£355 SDO226
Beverley Wilson’s work is informed by exploring the natural world, geological formations, and meteorological elements. The subject matter determines the scale, surface materials and processes she uses in her paintings, prints, installations and weavings. She likes to work in oils, acrylics or mixed media and my print work explores collage and multiple methods of layering different printing processes. This work is inspired by a deep connection to the South Downs and its layered landscape of receding blue ridges, rolling green hills, and chalk grasslands punctuated by flowering yellow gorse. The expansive sky and drifting clouds evoke a sense of stillness, inviting reflection on the subtle transitions of season, light, and weather that continually shape this ancient terrain. Through an exploration of these fleeting, contemplative moments, the work seeks to capture the quiet resonance of place and the enduring presence of the natural world.
Suzanne Winn
Take Me Home, 2025 Charcoal on paper 36 x 45 cm framed
£395 SDO134
Suzanne Winn is a Hampshire-based expressive landscape artist working in oil, pastel and charcoal. Inspired by the landscape surrounding her home on the edge of the South Downs National Park, her work explores the open farmland, big skies, changing light and sunken lanes that characterise the region. Connection with nature sits at the heart of her practice, alongside a belief in the restorative power of wild places and the need to protect them. ‘Take Me Home’ depicts the lane that leads to my house, a place I know intimately through daily journeys, frequent walks and close observation. It is a sunken lane, or holloway, a landscape feature closely associated with the South Downs, marking ancient routes through the chalk landscape. For me, this lane holds a deep sense of belonging. As the climate changes and different tree species attempt to adapt, these lanes also feel like vulnerable ecosystems. Through the expressive qualities of charcoal, I wanted to capture the physical texture of the lane, its sense of timelessness and fragility, and the emotional resonance of returning home through a landscape I feel deeply connected to.
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Emileigh Wiseman Morning Light, 2026 Acrylic on canvas board 23 x 23 cm framed
£42 SDO102
Emileigh Wiseman started doing paint by numbers in 2025, after a new kitten put paid to her usual crocheting hobby. Since then, she loves testing herself and seeing what she can do. She is grateful to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful parts of the country.
I spend a lot of time running in the South Downs, whether alone, with my husband or my dog. As a shameless morning person, I'm always incredibly grateful to catch the morning glow as the rest of the world is just waking up. As someone who is very new to painting, I wanted to test what I have learned on my journey so far, so I challenged myself to capture my favorite part of the day using only value.
Janet Woods-Lennon Halnaker, 2026 Glass 41 x 32 cm
£284 SDO203
Janet Woods-Lennon’s glasswork combines clear glass with frit to create intricate, layered designs. Her work is rooted in a deep appreciation for the natural world and its ability to evoke emotion through light, colour, and atmosphere. Living near the downs, she is constantly inspired by the dynamic skies and shifting tones of the landscape.
I love to walk up to Halnaker windmill through the tree tunnel. The tunnel changes with the seasons and has been a constant inspiration for my work. I have painted the tunnel several times, but this year decided to use the medium of fussed glass to capture the experience of light in the tunnel.
Kat the Hedgewitch
£28
Elf basket, 2026 SDO026 Hard rush, dandelion stems and crested dog tail grass foraged in Stroud 6 cm
Kat began with nettle cordage around 15 years ago and now makes baskets, net bags and textiles out of foraged plant material, including nettle, hairy willowherb, iris, rush and tree barks.
I use plants that I find growing right on my doorstep, in the shadow of Butser Hill. Every morning while walking my dog, I'm looking keenly at what's going on in the hedges and fields and copses around my home. Making these little baskets, I'm literally in touch with the South Downs flora.
Maria Yadegar
Late Summer, Woolbeding, 2024 Oil on board 29 x 33 cm framed
£460 SDO023
Maria Yadegar is a Hampshire based en plein air artist. Painting in oils on location Maria paints in a loose and expressive style in one session. This method suits her painting style and helps to keep her work loose and fresh. She paintings primarily on location within the landscape as it enables her to not only paint what she sees, but how it makes her feel. Being at one with nature enables her to make a direct connection with her subject and translate this through the energetic immediacy of her brushwork and her instinctive grasp of light and colour. I paint regularly on the South Downs in all seasons and this was a particularly sunny day in late summer. I walked across the hillside at Woolbeding Common and saw this view. I was drawn by the undulating patterns in the field in front of me, which led down towards the river. It was an invigorating day to be out painting on the South Downs as there was a warm breeze and I could feel the sun on my face. I hope my sense of joy at being out in the landscape is captured within this painting.