Anna Ridley-Wright
painting – mixed media
“My goal is to create emotive, expressive work inspired by a personal and professional experience of mental health. Creating the artwork is an emotional and therapeutic process, using watercolours, fine liners, pastels, and collage.”
Artist’s website and social media links:
Beverley Rhodes
Textiles
“I am a multidisciplinary artist. My work looks at how Mother Nature reclaims and how much time could be wasted through mindless scrolling on social media.”
Artist’s social media links:
Claire Hender
painting
“I create semi-abstract ‘tree-scapes’, using a wide range of mixed-media painting materials and monoprinting techniques. I try to capture the sense of history and mystery that I feel when walking in the woods.”
Artist’s social media links:
Claire Jagger
Painting
“I am a fine artist living and working in Leeds. I worked as an art teacher for 30 years before retiring to pursue my art full-time. I work from my home studio on large-scale abstract artworks.”
Artist’s website and social media links:
David Hodgson
Painting / sketching / Mono Printing
“I paint abstract landscapes, flowers, and natural forms. I love watercolours for the way the paint reacts to different treatments, like the addition of salt or granulating medium, creating fascinating textures. I studied for a foundation degree in Fine Art at Park Lane College. I have exhibited at Armley Industrial Museum, Dean Clough, Sunny Bank Mills, and at every Kirkstall Art Trail to date.”
Artist’s social media links:
Elizabeth Gibson Art
painting – acrylic
“Wildlife is my muse. I’m utterly spellbound by the beauty of the natural form of animals, and I love to bring them to life in acrylics. I work on a variety of bases from canvas to wood, and in both traditional paint and illustration styles.”
Artist’s social media links:
Joseph Brown
painting – watercolour
“After taking up yoga for a number of years, I found painting became a new outlet to express myself and invest my time in. All my work has led itself; I begin a painting without any ideas and see what starts to form.”
Gelli plate printing
activity
Drop-in workshop. Make prints using gelli plates.
Paint the gelli plate, then draw patterns and pictures or press objects onto the surface. Place paper on top, press firmly, peel back the paper and you’ve got your print.
Access Guide
Venue type
Community – sports club.
Routes to KECC from Kirkstall
● There are two options to get to KECC from Kirkstall.
● The longer route is via the main roads/pavements. Along Kirkstall Lane and Queenswood Drive.
● The shorter route is via a footpath that runs between the Headingley Station Allotments. See the map below.
● This public right of way path is unsurfaced in places and there will be some uneven surfaces.
Venue description
● KECC is on Queenswood Drive.
● From the road, the sports club is located behind high hedges.
● There is limited parking here.
● The ground is mostly concrete, but it can be uneven in places.
● There is block paving up to the main door.
● There is a low threshold of XX cm. The doors are XX cm wide.
● The club is all on one level.
● The entrance door is shown below.
Dogs
● Both assistance dogs and pet dogs are allowed. Please keep on a lead.
Toilet
● Separate male and female toilets.
Refreshments
● Alcoholic and soft drinks.
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