This month we’re pleased to present our new Featured Artist Alison Spokes. Based in Canada, Alison is a self-taught artist who paints mainly digitally. Her work is greatly inspired by nature and the Enchanted Insects series is an ongoing collection of faeries who are directly linked to the insect world. Please visit the gallery to see more, and Alison’s own site, where you can purchase prints and other merchandise.

This month we’re pleased to present our new Featured Artist Alison Spokes. Based in Canada, Alison is a self-taught artist who paints mainly digitally. Her work is greatly inspired by nature and the Enchanted Insects series is an ongoing collection of faeries who are directly linked to the insect world. Please visit the gallery to see more, and Alison’s own site, where you can purchase prints and other merchandise.

Art is the outward expression of a feeling, idea or point of view that an artist has. Most art of this nature are very personal items to their creators. Throughout history there has been artist and those who appreciated their medium.

Discovering nature and everything it has to offer is a truly family-friendly activity. Trees in particular are a natural focus for a really lovely family day out, particularly considering the coming August bank holiday.

The vampire is a familiar figure in literature and folklore. In recent years the creature has grown exponentially in popularity due to books and movies which have popularized it in modern culture. However the nature of these creatures has always been double sided.