Description
Participating Artists Biographies with examples of their work
Peter Broadbent
I like my paintings to tell a story and I take time to get the look and composition I want. My experience comes from a career starting as a Disney artist working on Snow White, Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh before going on to award-winning children’s toys for major brands like My Little Pony, Hey Duggee and in the night garden plus designing characters and vehicles for a new product that became Bob the Builder. I won toy of the year for designing the Big Red Fun Bus.
I mainly paint in acrylics and like to produce work that is affordable for most people when selling direct, as gallery commissions can increase the price. A lot of my work I do at present is for Green Pebble cards. In the past I have exhibited at The Design Centre in London and the Mall Galleries London, plus Tib Street gallery in Manchester.
Bagsy Drawings by Peter Davis
Peter Davis is a member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts (MAFA) and a prize-winning fine artist whose work has been exhibited in the Aesthetica Art Prize, the Cass Art Prize and the John Moores Painting Prize.
His original Bagsy drawings are pen-and-ink sketches drawn on recycled paper bags, fondly known as Bagsys. Each one is a unique, hand-drawn piece, and no two are ever the same, making every artwork one of a kind. Since beginning the series in 2022, these environmentally conscious works of well-known
landmarks have attracted media attention and become highly sought after by collectors.
www: bagsydrawings.com
Instagram: @bagsydrawings
Debbie Goldsmith
British artist Debbie Goldsmith explores the changing landscape through an expressive mix of large-scale paintings and tufted rugs, capturing the spirit and movement of the Cheshire countryside where she lives and works. Her practice begins outdoors, gathering visual impressions through walking and sketching. These rapid, intuitive studies of seasonal shifts and changing weather form the starting point for experimental processes in the studio, where she moves fluidly between drawing, printmaking, and painting.
Working primarily in oils on canvas, Goldsmith builds compositions through bold, sweeping brushstrokes, drips, and layered marks that suggest rather than define. Trees, paths, and fields emerge as fleeting forms—glimpsed rather than fixed. A final layer of oil bar drawing directly onto the surface reinforces the dynamic, physical energy of her process.
More recently, Goldsmith has expanded her practice into tufted rugs, translating her visual language into textured, tactile forms. These works extend the emotional and material qualities of her paintings into soft surfaces, inviting a different kind of engagement and blurring the boundaries between fine art and textile.
Her vibrant and expressive colour palette—often described as joyful and optimistic—conveys a sense of light and possibility. Titles reference weather and seasonal change, reflecting the transient beauty of the landscape. The scale and physicality of her work draw the viewer in, offering moments of recognition, memory, and reflection.
With a career that includes international exhibitions and commissions, and work held in both public and private collections, Debbie Goldsmith continues to evolve a distinctive and personal approach to abstract landscape—one that celebrates place, process, and the ever-changing view just beyond the horizon.
www: debbiegoldsmith.co.uk
Instagram: @debbie_goldsmith
Juliette Hamilton
Juliette works from her garden studio in South Manchester making willow sculptures of mainly animal form and the natural world. She uses different varieties and colours of English willow, some homegrown and some from Somerset. Her use of multiple rods and random weave suggests movement, weight and muscle tone and results in something beautiful and lifelike but with character. As well as taking commissions she runs workshops around the northwest and sells at events around the country.
www: juliettehamiltondesign.com
Instagram: @juliettehamilton
Facebook: juliettehamiltondesign
Sheila King
I paint mainly in watercolours which I started in 2012. I love mixing colours and watching them blend on the paper in the magical way that happens with watercolour. I particularly enjoy painting landscapes and seascapes with a focus on light and shade and I visit many places, mainly in the UK, to gather material so during the winter months I can transport myself back to wherever I wish using my paint brushes. In addition I volunteer at East Cheshire Hospice where I teach weekly art classes to the day care patients, sharing my love of watercolours and showing them how to produce paintings that they can be proud of and give to their family and friends.
Susan McCall
Landscape is the dominant theme throughout my life and my work reflects this continuing fascination.
I react most strongly to moving through landscape and view drawing, particularly whilst walking or travelling by boat, as the core tool of my visual practice.
The dynamic and rich oil paintings are an expression of the feeling of being in a place at a time, of the experience of the elements – light and space, colour and texture, the dramatic effects of natural light and atmospheric changes – and of pure pleasure in paint.
I capture the immediate visual stimuli of the moment and these spontaneous studies form the basis for the paintings.
Jill Randall
I am an artist based based in north-west UK, and a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and the European sculpture network.
Career highlights include participation in the Venice Biennale, and inclusion in the survey show ’35 years of sculpture’ at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester.
My main practice is sculpture, along with an important print practice, and I have a history of self-negotiated artists residencies in industry, including a magnesium-processing factory and several residencies working in metal-mining sites. I am interested in the idea of an ‘alternative beauty’ and ‘alternative nature’ drawn from overlooked, abject and strange landscapes and places.
I have recently become a member of Incidental_Unit, an organisation which seeks to continue the legacy of APG, (Artists Placement Group), and to reignite debates about the role of the artist in society.
www: jillrandall.co.uk
