PARTICIPATING ARTISTS 2024

MALCOLM BROWN

Seeing his photographs as pieces of art, Malcolm looks at our world from slightly different perspectives, sometimes using images captured as templates for creating new and more interesting pieces of work.

Burnham Museum
Coronation Road, CM0 8AH 

EUGENIA CHEPURNA

Eugenia is a self-taught artist from Ukraine. She is inspired by the motley world around her and obsessed to reflect all of small details. Her passion are flowers and boats, water and sky.

Burnham Museum
Coronation Road, CM0 8AH

STEPHEN JORDAN

Stephen has exhibited locally and nationally,  winning the Essex Open in 2003 and 2006. His paintings are about perspective, changing light, the movement of clouds, and the changes of the season.

Burnham Museum
Coronation Road  CM0 8AH

Burnham Museum
Coronation Road CM0 8AH

NEIL RIDER

Neil was an art and design lecturer in London and now paints for his own enjoyment. His recent work has many influences but is mainly from his imagination.

Burnham Sailing Club
West Quay, Coronation Road, CM0 8AS

JAMES TAYLOR

James is trying some new tricks to lure the fidgeting world into sitting still.

Co-op Funeral Services
101 Station Road, CM0 8HR

IAN WARREN

Ian has been pargeting for over 35 years. His recent work is lime on board, which can be hung internally as a picture or externally as pargeting.

Garden Studio
4 Fernlea Road, CM0 8EJ

FRANCES FRANKLIN

Frances loves experimenting with different media to create work that captures the atmosphere of photographs which she has taken during travels abroad, as well as locally. She is particularly drawn to contrasts and liminal spaces.

Garden Studio
4 Fernlea Road, CM0 8EJ

KATHRYN HOCKEY

Kathryn is taking a looser, more experimental approach to her pen & wash paintings this year.  Inspired by nature, she’s exploring texture, colour and form through mixed media on a small scale.

Garden Studio
4 Fernlea Road, CM0 8EJ

SUE JONES

Sue Jones is new to the Art Trail. She began painting following retirement 12 years ago, experimenting with acrylic and oil. She draws inspiration from big skies, coasts and surrounding natural beauty.

The Studio
13 Park Road, CM0 8ER

JOHN GREEN

John is a self-taught artist who enjoys creating composition that removes unnecessary detail to give his watercolours a feeling of contrast and depth.

The Schoolroom
Creeksea Lane, CM0 8PH

CLAIRE WHITE

Claire's recent work is absorbed in the Dengie landscape and applies mixed media to her images of farms, veteran trees and buildings that have marked the landscape over time, while reflecting on our dependency on nature.

Swallowtail, Burnham Yacht Harbour, Foundry Lane, CM0 8BL

ROGER BARCROFT

Roger’s work focusses on figurative painting and exploring different approaches to illustrating the human face and body. You are welcome to see his work and studio at The Schoolroom which he shares with his partner.

MARGARET skerritt

Margaret is a ceramicist who uses a wide variety of techniques in her work. She experiments with glazes & images on functional objects and enjoys hand building sculptural forms.

The Schoolroom
Creeksea Lane, CM0 8PH

Parlour Café, Creeksea Place Farm, Ferry Road, CM0 8PJ

STEPHEN WENLOCK

Stephen is an artist who works in acrylics on watercolour paper. His subjects are mainly figures and machines from historic periods. He lives and works in Maldon.

Creeksea Pond, Cherry Fields Vineyards, Ferry Road, CM0 8PJ

eARTh

Presenting an outdoor intergenerational workshop on Sat 22 June 10am-3pm with Ellious Woodroof & Hattie Philips. The site specific Hapa Zome, plant printed artworks will be in situ throughout the Trail until Sun 30 June. 

Hilbre Studio
14 Marsh Road, CM0 8LZ

KEVIN HARBER

Inspired and created from treasures of the saltmarshes, in Kevin's sculptures he tries to capture the atmosphere and beauty of this wild space.

Hilbre Studio
14 Marsh Road  CM0 8LZ

ROGER PERRIN 

Roger loves working with acrylic on canvas and board to capture local scenes and topics which take his fancy.  He happily enjoys taking commissions for landscapes, wildlife scenes and pets.

Paul J King
10 Station Road, CM0 8BG

SUSAN CLARE

Award-winning painter, Susan is inspired by the sea (above and below), which she interprets in mixed media, acrylic and watercolour with a contemporary impressionistic style. She has studios in Essex and Jamaica.

United Reform Church
53 Station Road, CM0 8HF

UTE FUERST  

In her second year with the Burnham Art Trail, Ute is exploring ways of transporting mood and light with a limited colour palette. She mostly works in watercolour with occasional visits into other media. 

Burnham Foot Care
80 Station Road, CM0 8HF

Schools Project

The schools project for 2024, celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI. Local schools have worked with the crew of the station in Burnham, creating art and celebrating lifeboat volunteers and the River Crouch.

VINCENT HERNAN

Vince uses a full-frame camera with a wide-angle lens to snap his surroundings.  Street photography and attempting to capture unusual form through light and shadow is of particular interest.

HENRY DAVIS

Henry's work focusses on identity and environment, and how the two inter-relate.

SUE HODGSON

Sue is a local artist proficient in all media - oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolour, specialising in landscapes, abstracts and portraits, including pets. She also runs two popular art classes each week.

The Glamour Box
86 Station Road, CM0 8HF

Topaz
122 Station Road, CM0 8HQ

Matrix Hair Art
138 Station Road, CM0 8HQ

MeeMee Thai Massage
132 Station Road, CM0 8HQ 

LINDSEY WAY

Lindsey uses ink pens and coloured pencils. She draws mainly British wildlife and captures their individual characteristics in a free and lively style.

CHARLES BRAN

Charles' inspiration comes from our riverside country footpaths and his interest in local historical events.

Holicity Health
140 Station Road, CM0 8HQ

Church & Hawes
156 Station Road, CM0 8H

LUCY GREEN

Lucy is a newcomer to the trail and is a keen wildlife photographer. She loves to get up close to her subjects, allowing her to capture intimate and detailed portraits of animals in their natural habitats.

Studio 4A
Witney Road, CM0 8JS

SHARON CHAN

Sharon Chan is a mixed media artist who has recently started to explore working in 3D. She bases her work on the natural environment and found objects juxtaposed against bold primary colours.

SAA
160 Station Road, CM0 8HJ

JIM BRADSHAW

Jim is a retired art teacher. He invites you to his studio to view his paintings and drawings and enjoy the results of his recent Japanese woodblock printing.

Studio 4A
Witney Road, CM0 8JS

LUCY FOWLER

Lucy works with porcelain producing delicate and highly individual pottery. The varied finishes are achieved through using different firings and handmade individual glazes. Inspiration comes from the rural surroundings of Bradwell-on-Sea where she runs workshops.

Studio 4A
Witney Road, CM0 8JS

PHIL LAGDEN

Recently retired, Phil is a self-taught artist who has been sculpting in his studio for several years. He works in wood and clay and takes inspiration from observing nature and people around us.

Curtis O’Boyle
28 High Street, CM0 8AA

CAROL CHESHER

Carol is a Chelmsford-based painter and stained glass artist. She draws inspiration from her lifelong love of nature and animals using oil, acrylic and watercolour in her colourful and expressive artwork.

07770 853220

SUE SPIERS

Sue works in watercolour.  Favourite subjects are the big skies and light on the water at Burnham, and Thames barges at Maldon.

The Ground
20 High Street, CM0 8AA

ANNE HENDRY

Anne creates unique pieces of jewellery from fine silver 999 clay, which is a sustainable product. Her love of nature, colour and art deco is a distinct influence on her designs.

Ramblers Studio
12 Ramblers Way, CM0 8LR

JEAN WEBBER

Jean’s art is inspired by colour, texture and shape. She enjoys creating using different mediums and paints atmospheric landscapes, abstracts and develops collage from navigation charts.

Ramblers Studio
12 Ramblers Way, CM0 8LR

Cutting Parlour
45 High Street, CM0 8AG

TRISS NORMAN

Focussing on the increasing levels of pollution threatening our seas and waterways has led Triss to create this installation.  Utilising found words and poetry has flowed into the supporting artists books and journals.

Burnham Dental Practice
89a High Street, CM0 8AH

JOSCELYN MCINNES

Local artist Joscelyn loves boats and sailing. Having owned 2 classic yachts and sailed them to classic boat festivals she is inspired by these beautiful vessels which she paints in watercolours or uses pencil or pen & wash.

MARION SIDEBOTTOM

Marion is a photographer, artist and workshop tutor. Her submission is called Blue Birds and is a collection of British birds in cyanotype, ink and collage on Indian Rag paper, created with pressed plants.

Peaberries
41 High Street, CM0 8AG

The Star Inn
29 High Street, CM0 8AG 

JAMIE CHAPMAN

Jamie once again is tempted from keyboard and screen in his yearly attempt to make his fine art degree worthwhile by painting colourful, weird, rock-inspired portraiture.

Grey Soft Furnishings
173 Station Road, CM0 8HJ

CHRIS THORNE

Chris has been working on forms of printing for the past couple of years and is learning on the job ways of using various inks and paper and producing hopefully unusual work.

David Wood Opticians
9 High Street, CM0 8AG

SANDRA BELL

As a postie, mixed media artist Sandra takes inspiration from the colour, nature and history on her delivery route. Birds are a particular favourite which she captures in watercolour, ink and coloured pencil.

TRACY SAUNDERS

Tracy's paintings of abandoned, rotting hulls, sinking into the white of the paper, continues her exploration of the process of ageing and weathering along the riverbanks and estuaries of Essex.

Quayside Wines
167 Station Road, CM0 8HJ

The Lovely Shop
163 Station Road, CM0 8HJ

MIKE BARTER

Mike is passionate about the environment, using found and waste materials that would otherwise end up in landfill. The natural world inspires his exquisitely crafted sculptural pieces, reflecting nature’s unique forms.

The Bridal Rack
157 Station Road, CM0 8H

CORAL SKELSEY

Coral is a textile artist drawn to hand embroidery. She enjoys the meditative feel of pulling the needle and thread through fabric, letting the stitches take her on a journey into colour and texture.

Azar
159 Station Road, CM0 8HJ

TORS DUCE

A textile artist using a wide variety of techniques, fabrics and threads to achieve depth of colour and interesting textures in her range of jewellery, accessories and pictures. Mainly taking inspiration from the saltmarsh coast.