Richard Gower (b.1962, UK) is a fine artist known for his contemporary oil paintings rendered in his characteristic Impressionist-inspired style. Throughout his career Gower has painted in a variety of styles, taking inspiration from Modern Masters such as Sickert, Monet, Picasso and Bacon. Over the past few years Gower has developed his recognisable painting technique and found great success with his ‘Reflections’ series. Observation and chance are key to Gower’s practice. His self-confessed voyeuristic approach to scouting out creative inspiration – sitting in cafes and parks and people-watching – allows him to capture fleeting moments of passers-by with warmth and delicacy. Taking these impressions and memories back to the studio, Gower’s semi-abstracted works are calm and contemplative, and reveal the artist’s pleasure in the simple, quiet moments in life.

Rebecca Lardner is one of the UK’s most highly sought-after and collectable artists. In 2008 she was voted the best new artist in the UK by the nation’s art galleries, and in 2010 she was named as the UK’s Artist of the Year. Since then her whimsical paintings have been featured widely in the media, demand for her work has soared and she has been dubbed ‘the modern day L.S.Lowry’. Rebecca’s quintessentially British style originates in her Dorset upbringing; although much of her early work is figurative, her love of the distinctive coastline has been the mainstay of her success. Her upbeat scenes portray the lively world of the traditional English fishing village from a contemporary standpoint, with an irresistible combination of quirky humour and technical panache. The timeless subject matter gives these

Whether it was drawing his favourite comic book superheroes or producing caricatures of his school teachers, Hamish Blakely’s natural facility with pencil paved the way for a future in painting from an early age. Blakely was born in Canterbury in 1968 and developed an interest in art from an early age. He studied illustration at Wimbledon School of Art and completed his degree at Kingston University shortly after which he became a professional illustrator. During this time his clients included The Body Shop, British Telecom and Cable and Wireless and he was chosen to paint two front covers for the world renowned author of ‘Schindler’s List’, Thomas Keneally. It was acrylic that Blakely first used for painting. Notably, it is his relationship with Gail that marked the first transformative phase of the style that has now seduced collectors worldwide. It is this uniquely aligned partnership between muse and artist that breathed a special sense of intimacy into his earlier works 

A self taught painter, Bruno Tinucci (b.1947) is inspired by the stunning scenery of his native land and employs a distinctive palette of vibrant colours to interpret both the appearance and the atmosphere of this most beautiful of landscapes. He has a unique ability to capture the eye-catching scarlet of a field of poppies, the golden shades of a sunflower, or the changing light of the seasons in his striking impressionistic oil paintings. Bruno’s paintings have been on display since 1972 in some of the most prestigious galleries in Italy. He has enjoyed a number  

Contemporary Californian painter Henry Asencio has emerged as one of the most intriguing artists on the world stage. His compositional style refers to the classical ideals of figurative accolades. He is fascinated by the dichotomy between the aggression of his painting technique and the tranquillity of the finished composition saying: “Many of us seek harmony and peace, but along the way we embattle the obstacles of life. My earlier work did not acknowledge this. My current work celebrates it.” Asencio has been named as ‘Today’s Top Artist’ by the USA association of Art Business News Major Shows for an astonishing four years in a row and his New York exhibitions have sold out every year. He was the first artist to receive both a gold and a silver medal in the prestigious international