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Artist
Kirsten Todd is a Lancashire-based intuitive artist and founder of Art at Vixen, known for her emotionally charged abstracts and divine feminine portraiture.
With a BA in Graphic Design and over 30 years in the creative industry, Kirsten has painted professionally since 2016, using expressive acrylics to explore connection, resilience, and the rhythms of nature.
Her Fragile Earth series captures vibrant, semi-abstract landscapes alive with colour and movement—celebrating both the beauty and vulnerability of the world around us.
Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and in 2025 she joins a curated selection of contemporary artists in the Harvest of Visions Summer Exhibition at BL6 Studios, Horwich.
In this bold and expressive portrait, Kirsten Todd reimagines one of music’s most recognisable figures – John Lennon. Painted in acrylic and layered with bursts of spray paint, his face is brought to life through an electric palette of pinks, purples, oranges, and blues.
Every mark is deliberate, yet full of energy, giving Lennon a vibrant presence that feels both modern and timeless.
The background hums with layered textures, symbols, and graffiti-like gestures — a nod to both Lennon’s rebellious edge and his message of peace. Look closely, and you’ll see moments of softness beneath the colour, especially in the eyes, which seem to watch quietly through the chaos.
Artwork Title: Iconic John Lennon
Artist: Kirsten Todd
Medium: Acrylic & Spray Paint on Canvas
Size: 40cm x 40cm
Price: £400
Presentation: Unframed, ready to hang
Bringing the Purple One to life with electric colour and commanding presence. Painted in acrylic and spray paint, the portrait glows with bold contrasts, all layered with rhythm and intent. The expression is intense, direct, unmistakable.
The background is a controlled chaos of pattern and movement, echoing Prince’s fearless creativity and genre-defying sound.
His eyes hold your attention — sharp and full of fire — while the textured bursts behind him pulse like the beat of a song.
A visual tribute to individuality, confidence, and raw, undeniable talent.
Artwork Title: Iconic Prince
Artist: Kirsten Todd
Medium: Acrylic & Spray Paint on Canvas
Size: 40cm x 40cm
Price: £400
Presentation: Unframed, ready to hang

A celebration of movement, memory, and the wild joy of colour. This isn’t a quiet countryside stroll—it’s a rush of wind through the trees, a blaze of late-afternoon light slicing through the land, paths twisting with purpose and energy.
Bold, expressive marks pull you forward—ochres, tangerines, sky blues—all crashing together in a way that feels both raw and joyful.
There’s something unfiltered here. Not just a landscape, but the feeling of being alive in it. Of remembering somewhere you’ve never been.
Artwork Title: Rural Pathways
Artist: Kirsten Todd
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 50cm x 50cm
Price: £275
Series: Fragile Earth
Presentation: Unframed, ready to hang

Ploughed Chalklands is a vibrant, rhythmic exploration of farmland energy. Part dreamscape, part memory, seen through the unmistakable lens of Kirsten Todd’s Fragile Earth series.
With bold gestures and mosaic-like brushwork, Todd conjures the essence of cultivated fields under a lively sky. The winding furrows, painted with warm peach, terracotta and turquoise, feel almost musical as they sweep across the canvas, guided by rows of trees under a wild pastel canopy.
It’s a celebration of agricultural land — not as a static scene, but as a place alive with colour, motion, and humanity’s enduring relationship with the soil.
Artwork Title: Ploughed Chalklands
Artist: Kirsten Todd
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 50cm x 50cm
Price: £275
Series: Fragile Earth
Presentation: Unframed, ready to hang
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Photographer
Profile image of Julia courtesy Don Tonge
Julia Uttley is a Bolton‑based photographer whose work reveals a deep connection to the region’s industrial heritage and moorland landscapes. Born and raised in Lancashire’s Fylde region, she was drawn back north in 2015, where she now explores the interplay between Bolton’s history and the surrounding natural beauty.
Using natural light and both Fujifilm and smartphone formats (X‑T3/T5 & iPhone 11 Pro), her images range from evocative moorland vistas—like sunsets behind Winter Hill—to intimate urban scenes within Bolton’s town centre.
Recently, Julia has been experimenting with multiple exposures—submitting new layered images to a masterclass and incorporating them into local exhibitions—adding a rich, dreamlike dimension to her landscape and urban photography.
You can follow her ongoing projects, ranging from Bolton Life and Manchester Life to Lakeland and travel series via her website juttley.co.uk, Instagram (@juliauttley), and Facebook.

The Buttermere Lone Tree has become something of a landmark for photographers and visitors to the Lake District. Standing at the edge of the water, its distinctive silhouette is instantly recognisable against the backdrop of Fleetwith Pike and the surrounding fells.
The composition invites reflection, allowing the viewer to pause and take in the contrast between permanence and change. More than just a landscape, this piece embodies the timeless pull of the Lake District: wild, atmospheric, and deeply moving in its simplicity.
Artwork Title: Lone Tree
Artist: Julia Uttley
Medium: Digital Photograph
Size: 54cm x 43cm
Price: £60
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang

Fleetwith Pike rises dramatically at the head of Buttermere, a mountain that commands both respect and admiration from walkers and photographers alike.
The mountain itself looms dark and solid, a powerful presence softened only by the play of mist drifting around its summit.
This is the Lake District at its most atmospheric, where weather, light, and landscape come together in a single, unrepeatable scene.
Artwork Title: Fleetwith Pike
Artist: Julia Uttley
Medium: Digital Photograph
Size: 54cm x 43cm
Price: £60
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang

With its delicate curve trailing through pastel skies, KITE captures a fleeting moment of joy, lightness, and freedom. Julia Uttley’s image is minimal yet profoundly evocative. There’s a sense of childhood wonder and unburdened play woven through its arc.
The kite, mid-flight, is a perfect metaphor for possibility: rising, drifting, dancing in the air with no visible limits.
The soft clouds cradle the scene, adding to the serenity and sense of open space.
Artwork Title: Kite
Artist: Julia Uttley
Medium: Digital Photograph
Size: 46cm x 46cm
Price: £50
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang

Bathed in dreamlike tones of lavender and aquamarine, Knock John Fort captures the surreal isolation of a sea fort adrift beneath a cotton-candy sky.
Julia Uttley’s double exposure technique gives this piece a heightened sense of atmosphere, merging tranquillity with something almost mythical.
The fort appears to hover just beyond the real, a quiet sentinel surrounded by scattered boats and infinite water. It invites contemplation, stillness, and a curious sense of wonder about what once was, and what might be imagined.
Artwork Title: Knock John Fort
Artist: Julia Uttley
Medium: Digital Photograph
Size: 46cm x 46cm
Price: £50
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang
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Artist
Mike Lord is a Lancashire-based oil painter whose landscapes are both familiar and fantastical—echoing the moors, fields, and canals that surround his rural home. He came to painting later in life after careers in law, counselling, and mediation, discovering a passion for oils during an evening class with artist Chris McLoughlin.
Working from his home studio, Mike’s work captures a deeply personal view of the world around him, blending memory, mood, and magical realism. His scenes often feature imagined light, layered brushwork, and rich colour—inviting the viewer to pause and reflect.
Mike has exhibited in respected northern venues including Cedar Farm, Art in the Pen (Skipton), Clitheroe Contemporary Art, and Blackburn Art Gallery. He is one of the featured artists in the upcoming “Harvest of Visions” Summer Exhibition at BL6 Studios in Horwich (July–September 2025), where his evocative style will sit alongside a curated collection of accessible fine art.
Prints and originals are available via mikelordart.co.uk, and studio visits are welcome by appointment.

This is Lancashire in all its raw beauty: honest, windswept, and spellbinding.
The hawthorn, shaped by years of weather, leans not in defeat but in quiet defiance, perched on the shoulder of Haslingden Grane, this solitary hawthorn tree stands like a quiet witness to the passage of time.
Behind it, the land opens out in sweeping rhythm down toward Calf Hey and Ogden reservoirs, shimmering beneath a sky scattered with light and movement.
Artwork Title: Hawthorn Tree
Artist: Mike Lord
Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 89cm x 64cm
Price: £700
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang

There are places in this world where time slows… where light drifts through leaf canopies like a whispered promise—and Roddlesworth in spring is one of them. In this tranquil, almost sacred painting.
In Bluebells at Roddlesworth, Mike translates that seasonal magic into paint: a dense carpet of bluebells stretches across the forest floor, while young green leaves filter sunlight into soft patches of illumination.
This is not just a woodland scene—it’s a mood. A memory
Artwork Title: Roddlesworth Bluebells
Artist: Mike Lord
Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 65cm x 55cm
Price: £380
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang

In Levens no.2, Mike invites us into a moment where time gently pauses. Where light, memory, and solitude meet in the gardens of Levens Hall.
A blonde figure in soft blue stands still among the wildflowers, enveloped by the calm geometry of sculpted hedges. Behind her, the warm stone of the manor catches the last of the day’s light as it begins to slip quietly away. A blackbird perches on the hedge – watching, waiting. A small witness to this transition from day to dusk.
Artwork Title: Levens no 2: daylight leaves the garden
Artist: Mike Lord
Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 50cm x 60cm
Price: £380
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang

In this artwork Mike Lord captures that elusive, early-morning hush when nature holds its breath. A winding path draws us into a glade of tall trees, their golden leaves catching the morning light as it pours softly through a misty woodland.
Shafts of sunlight streak across the grass, casting long shadows and giving the entire scene a feeling of gentle promise. The leaves, some still clinging, some beginning to fall, suggest a changing season, perhaps autumn stepping into winter, or spring emerging from sleep.
What makes this painting so magnetic is Mike Lord’s way of letting the quiet do the talking. There’s no drama, just grace! A kind of meditative stillness that invites the viewer to imagine walking this path, hearing the crunch of leaves underfoot, and feeling the cool air laced with birdsong. It’s a celebration of light and its power to transform the ordinary into something deeply moving.
Artwork Title: Golden Trees
Artist: Mike Lord
Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 74cm x 59cm
Price: £520
Presentation: Framed, ready to hang
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Chasing The Light III
A Collaborative Exhibition by Julia Entwistle and John Bentley
The majestic Northern landscape has enchanted both Julia and John, establishing them as contemporary romantic artists. This exhibition showcases their interpretations of these sublime vistas through painting and photography.
Julia’s paintings emerge from the ‘half-light’ – those precious moments at dawn and dusk when soft, diffused light transforms the landscape. Through her impressionistic style, she captures this ethereal quality, creating works that shimmer with atmospheric beauty.
John’s photography resonates with this same sensitivity to light and atmosphere. His deep connection to the landscape was forged during his youth on the Isle of Skye, where the brooding mountains and turbulent skies left an indelible impression. This dramatic sensibility infuses each of his photographs with raw emotional power.
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