Peter Arkwright | Artist In Residence

Peter Arkwright | Artist In Residence

Exhibiting Artist

Peter Arkwright | Artist In Residence

Peter Arkwright

Peter Arkwright

Artist

 

Peter Arkwright is a Lancashire painter whose work shifts boldly between the physical and the emotional, the seen and the sensed. Whether portraying the raw energy of a rugby scrum or the solitary majesty of a Highland peak, Peter’s paintings are rooted in movement, memory, and meaning.

Working primarily in oil, his expressive brushwork and layered textures reflect a desire not simply to depict, but to feel. Recent works delve into personal reflections—what he calls “digging up demons”—using paint as a form of emotional release and reconciliation.

In The Thick Of It

There’s no escape here—no sideline, no distance. Peter Arkwright throws us right into the centre of collision, limbs locked, sweat flying, muscle against muscle. In the Thick of It is more than a depiction of a rugby scrum—it’s a portrait of pressure, unity, and struggle.

Peter’s trademark expressive brushwork blurs the line between body and background, capturing the chaos and intensity of human contact. The energy is palpable—paint drips like sweat; gestures clash and blend as if we’re seeing not just movement, but memory.

This isn’t sport as spectacle. It’s sport as metaphor. For life. For resilience. For battling the unseen forces that shape us. Just as Peter describes “digging up demons” through his art, this piece feels like a moment of confrontation—with others, with self, with history.

Artwork Title: In The Thick Of It
Artist: Peter Arkwright
Medium:  Oil on Canvas
Size: 87cm x 112cm
Price: £ 700
Presentation: framed, ready to hang

To Glencoe

 

With sweeping skies and snow-dusted peaks, To Glencoe invites the viewer on a quiet, almost spiritual journey into the heart of the Highlands. But beneath the breathtaking beauty lies something deeper—a sense of solitude, reckoning, and emotional terrain.

Peter Arkwright paints not just what he sees, but what he feels. The river’s icy churn and the mountain’s immovable presence become metaphors for the paths we take through memory and meaning. There’s movement here, but no rush. Stillness, but not silence.

His brushwork—broad, expressive, and searching—brings warmth to the raw Scottish land, softening the severity without losing its power. It’s a painting that feels like walking into something bigger than yourself, with nature standing as both guide and mirror.

Artwork Title: To Glencoe
Artist: Peter Arkwright
Medium:  Oil on Canvas
Size: 102cm x 76cm
Price: £700
Presentation: unframed, ready to hang

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Tina Hurst Artist In Residence

Tina Hurst Artist In Residence

Exhibiting Artist

Tina Hurst Artist In Residence

Tina Hurst

Tina Hurst

Artist

an abstract artist based at BL6 Studios whose practice is rooted in natural colour, sustainability, and intuitive design. With a professional background in architecture, fashion, and fine art, Tina now channels her energy into creating organic pigments, botanical inks, and fibre-based artworks using natural dye processes.

Inspired by Japanese philosophies and geological landscapes, her minimalist compositions explore spatial relationships and environmental narratives.

Tina also produces handmade artist materials through her Etsy shop, Prism Inks, and runs immersive workshops in botanical dyeing and eco-printing.

Ionic Fields I

 

A painting that hums with silent electricity, Ionic Fields I evokes the charged stillness before a summer storm—the atmosphere heavy with potential, glowing with unseen forces. Yellows dissolve into tangerines, and ember-reds rise from below, as if the very air has been alchemised into colour. There’s a meditative pulse in this piece. A gentle flicker. A quiet storm building in slow motion.

For lovers of minimal yet emotive abstraction, this work would elevate any contemporary interior.

Paired with other pieces in Tina’s Ionic Fields or Nebula series, this artwork invites dialogue between emotion and environment.

On its own, it radiates with the calm confidence of something eternal.

Artwork Title: Ionic Fields I
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed

Ionic Fields II

 

Like a slow exhale at golden hour, Ionic Fields II glows with the richness of late sunlight on skin. The hues here are deep and soft—coppery rose melting into sun-washed amber and ochre, with earthy greens quietly grounding the composition.

There’s a smoky sensuality to this piece, as if it remembers warmth, touch, or the blush of a moment not yet passed.

 The collector who gravitates to Ionic Fields II likely senses energy in colour and appreciates the quiet power of intuitive mark-making.

Together with Ionic Fields I, this piece whispers in harmony, speaking of energy that shifts gently, rather than strikes. 

Artwork Title: Ionic Fields II
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed

Nebula 2 Botanical Abstract

 

“Nebula 2” floats between breath and colour—a soft kaleidoscope of organic vibrancy, where violet mist meets cerulean skies and lemony light. Created using Tina Hurst’s hand-crafted botanical inks, this piece feels like sunlight refracted through emotion. Each hue is alive with energy, yet the overall composition is soothing, like the memory of a perfect sky just after rainfall.

The artwork is the result of a vegan, sustainable practice rooted in alchemy and intuition. Tina doesn’t just paint—she cultivates colour from seed, extracting dye from her garden and transforming it into pigment with a reverence for nature and transience. There’s an atmospheric quality to “Nebula 2” that makes it feel both cosmic and personal, like a whisper from something vast and unknowable.

Artwork Title: Nebula 2
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed

Nebula 2 Botanical Abstract

 

“Nebula 2” floats between breath and colour—a soft kaleidoscope of organic vibrancy, where violet mist meets cerulean skies and lemony light. Created using Tina Hurst’s hand-crafted botanical inks, this piece feels like sunlight refracted through emotion. Each hue is alive with energy, yet the overall composition is soothing, like the memory of a perfect sky just after rainfall.

The artwork is the result of a vegan, sustainable practice rooted in alchemy and intuition. Tina doesn’t just paint—she cultivates colour from seed, extracting dye from her garden and transforming it into pigment with a reverence for nature and transience. There’s an atmospheric quality to “Nebula 2” that makes it feel both cosmic and personal, like a whisper from something vast and unknowable.

Artwork Title: Nebula 2
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed

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Jackie Williams | Chorley Artist

Jackie Williams | Chorley Artist

Exhibiting Artist

Jackie Williams | Chorley Artist

Jackie Williams

Jackie Williams

Artist

Profile Image of Jackie by Ian Fletcher 

Jackie Williams is a Lancashire-based painter whose work explores the shifting energies of landscape and light. Working primarily in acrylic, she creates expressive, textural pieces that move between abstraction and realism — often inspired by the wild moorlands, coastal paths, and garden spaces around her home in Heapey, near Chorley. Her practice balances instinctive mark-making with an emotional response to nature, capturing fleeting moments of weather, movement, and memory.

Through her online space heapeygallery.co.uk and her social media presence, Jackie shares not just her finished pieces but glimpses into her creative process, inviting collectors and art lovers into the rhythm of her artistic life. Whether working on large-scale canvases or more intimate studies, her palette ranges from the soft and earthy to the bold and radiant — always with a strong sense of atmosphere and place.

Jackie’s work has found homes across the UK and continues to resonate with those who are drawn to the beauty in the everyday landscape. She is one of the exhibiting artists featured in the Gathered Works Summer Exhibition at BL6 Studios in Horwich, 2025.

Summer Breeze

 

Summer Breeze lives up to its name. This is a bold, expressive painting that captures that exact moment when a warm wind sweeps through a field of flowers, everything moving, dancing, shifting.

Jackie doesn’t paint every petal or stem. She doesn’t need to. What she gives us is the feeling of it. The energy, the light, the sheer joy of a summer’s day set loose on canvas.

There’s no tidy structure here, and that’s the point. This is nature in motion. Rich golds, deep purples, burnt orange and flashes of green all clash and blend with intent. It’s wild and vibrant, but controlled enough that it draws you in rather than overwhelms. There’s a rhythm to it. A hum. Stand in front of it and you almost expect the scent of flowers to hit you.

Something about it just lifts the atmosphere. For collectors who like their artwork to make an entrance, Summer Breeze doesn’t whisper. It walks in, opens the windows, and lets the light flood in.

Artwork Title: Summer Breeze
Artist: Jackie Williams
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 100cm x 100cm
Price: £495
Presentation: Unframed, ready to hang

Dunes

 

There’s something timeless about this piece.

No buildings, no people, no distractions. Just space. Just light and earth. It’s got that raw honesty that reminds you of early morning walks or the hush before a weather change.

The colours are beautifully restrained — soft greys, ochres, hints of slate and salt. Williams hasn’t overworked it. You can see the brushstrokes, feel the texture, almost smell the sea air.

Artwork Title: Dunes
Artist: Jackie Williams 
Medium: Acrylic on Board
Size: 100cm x 50cm
Price: £350
Presentation: Unframed, ready to hang

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Karen Holt | Bolton Artist

Karen Holt | Bolton Artist

Exhibiting Artist

Karen Holt | Bolton Artist

Karen Holt

Karen Holt

Artist

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Karen Holt is a Bolton-based artist and the creative force behind The Barn Studio, a welcoming artistic space that reflects her love for colour, texture, and expression. Known for her richly layered work that often blends abstract forms with landscape inspiration, Karen brings a warmth and authenticity to everything she creates. Her studio, nestled in the heart of Bolton, has become a nurturing hub for local artists and art lovers alike—somewhere between gallery, workspace, and creative escape.

Karen is one of the exhibiting artists in this year’s “Harvest of Visions” Summer Exhibition at BL6 Studios. Her contribution adds a grounded yet emotionally resonant voice to the collection—a visual conversation between memory, place, and the act of making. Whether she’s working with paint, mixed media, or found objects, her work invites viewers to slow down, explore, and feel.

Prints are available via newartgallery.co.uk, and originals from studio The Barn Studio Gallery

All visits are welcome by appointment.

 

Tempest Diablo

 

A masterful original watercolour that captures the raw, unfiltered energy of a horse in full motion. With windswept mane and tail, the dark figure cuts across a muted, sandy background with urgency and grace.

There’s a tension in the body,leaning forward, hooves lifted. A suggestion of not just movement, but determination and spirit.

Karen’s subtle use of earthy tones and delicate washes gives the piece a weathered, almost ethereal quality, while the dynamic pose delivers a punch of power.

Perfect for a calming interior with a natural palette, or as a centrepiece in a collector’s study or hallway, this painting brings with it a quiet storm—alive, elegant, and unforgettable.

Artwork Title: Tempest Diablo
Artist: Karen Holt
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Size: 72cm x 54cm
Price: £680
Presentation: Framed behind clarity art glass ready to hang

Tempest Fire Rocket

 

A one-of-a-kind, hand-embellished artwork drawn from her original equine painting. This dynamic piece captures the raw power and freedom of a galloping horse, its mane and tail unleashed in a storm of fiery brushwork.

Rich with siennas, rusts, and flashes of indigo and charcoal, the textures are instinctive, layered, and full of life.

This isn’t just a reproduction—it’s a unique creation in its own right, lovingly reworked by the artist to give it fresh energy and individual character. Perfect for a statement wall in a home with warmth and movement, or an office space that celebrates bold, spirited thinking.

Artwork Title: Tempest Fire Rocket
Artist: Karen Holt
Medium: Embellished Giclée Print – one of a kind
Size: 84cm x 56cm
Price: £280
Presentation: ready to hang

Wild Lion

 

A bold, expressive portrayal of power and presence. With textured brushwork and a fiery palette of ochres, deep browns, and white highlights, the lion’s mane bursts with motion and energy.

It feels as though the animal is emerging from the canvas. Majestic, untamed, and unflinching.

A striking piece that commands attention, Wild Lion is ideal for a contemporary living space, creative studio, or office that values strength, confidence, and individuality. Not just art—it’s attitude.

Artwork Title: Wild Lion
Artist: Karen Holt
Medium: Mixed Media On Paper
Size: 66cm x 81cm
Price: £620
Presentation: Framed behind clarity art glass ready to hang

Match Night

 

Capturing the electric energy of the Bolton Wanderers stadium under floodlights, seen from a high, cinematic viewpoint above Horwich.

The painting glows with anticipation, with cool blues and warm urban lights bouncing across the scene—while expressive strokes in the night sky echo movement, noise, and atmosphere.

This isn’t just a football ground—it’s a beacon of community, memory, and pride. Perfect for a fan’s home, a modern office, or a space that celebrates local identity. A love letter to the game, and the town that lives for it.

Artwork Title: Match Night
Artist: Karen Holt
Medium: Embellished Giclée Print – one of a kind
Size: 66cm x 54cm
Price: £280
Presentation: Framed behind clarity art glass ready to hang

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