This week Brighton Journal spoke to local award winning animator and illustrator, Belle Mellor. Belle's work focuses on emotional honesty, and frequently uses humour to explore its themes. She has created editorial illustration for various clients including The Guardian and The Economist, and is currently working on a commission...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to local painter Sarah Weedon. Sarah works directly on site or en plein air, immersing herself in the landscape whilst drawing and sketching in oils. This presence in nature enables Sarah to create a personal response and convey feeling in her landscape paintings. She...
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This week Brighton Journal spoke to Isabela De Vasques, a multidisciplinary artist living and working between Brighton, Rio de Janeiro and Frankfurt. Isabela's work explores displacement, belonging and the subconscious, frequently intertwining her own life experiences. She has taken part in exhibitions in Rio and London, and is currently finishing...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to Brighton-based contemporary artist and illustrator, Amber Elise. Amber's energetic work explores optimism and the vibrancy of colour through traditional methods and digital techniques. She's the curator of The Dog & Bone Gallery in Powis Square, where her work is currently on display as...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to jewellery designer Risza Lopes da Cruz. Risza found her love for jewellery design whilst living in Timor-Leste, where she learnt traditional techniques from local jewellery makers. She designs and makes contemporary pieces inspired by Timorese ceremonial and matrimonial objects, or the animals that...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to Orna Schneerson Pascal, whose abstract paintings explore pattern and colour. Orna was one of the winners of the 2020 Habitat Brighton art project, which invited artists to create work inspired by Brighton. She has also exhibited at Farleys House & Gallery, and is currently...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to local figurative artist, Catriona Millar. Catriona's work focuses on the interactions between people and pattern. Working with oil paint and a palette knife, she aspires to "catch that moment" when the lighting or mood "can change how we see a person so dramatically."...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to Hove-based illustrator and painter, Jessica Ford. Jessica works from her seaside studio, creating uplifting and colourful paintings that aspire to bring joy into the home. At the moment she's working on a number of commissions and launching a new range of silk scarves...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to Brighton-based visual artist, Alex Jones. Alex's work explores material language and its construction, focusing on "how we read and understand language and the formal structures within it." He predominantly works in oil, acrylic, ink and graphite. Alex is currently creating a series of...
