In this Focus on Female Artists blog, I meet Louise Connell, a watercolour artist and sculptor working mainly in recycled materials. Louise’s love of making is an integral part of her life. I asked her to tell me a bit about her work and what inspires her.

Art is very personal. We each respond differently to different work. And because art is not just decorative, it’s personal in the way we choose to display it, to live with it and to buy it. This might make you question whether it’s a good idea to buy art online. Surely you need to see the work in person first to really get a sense of it?

In this focus on female artists, current female abstract artist, Anita Davies, describes how she developed her practice and what drives her to create.

Jenni is in the third year of a fine art degree at University Centre, Somerset, and produces bold, exciting pieces that examine and defy stereotypes about women. I find her output enormously expressive and powerful.

In this guest artist ‘female focus’ blog, I ask Swedish artist Lilly Andréasson about Vedic art. Lilly’s work in this field is fascinating to me, as I have practiced Vedic meditation and yoga for many years. I’m also drawn to contemplative processes. I’ll let Lilly tell you the rest…

In this guest artist female artist focus blog, I hear from composer, cellist and media/sound artist, Semay Wu about her creative journey, and how she found a new voice when music fell silent during the 2020 pandemic.

I discovered Moira Beaty on eBay. I know that doesn’t sound very auspicious, but I like to spend my evenings scrolling through art online, and occasionally I’m moved to buy something to add to my small collection - which mainly consists of work by women artists.