Barry Ross Smith is an oil painter creating surreal imagery of islands with colonial villas and oversized birds. The works display the involvement between animals and humans; exploring the tension between the desire to exploit the natural environment  and our obligation to conserve and preservation our native forests and wildlife.

Andrew Hollis is looking forward to returning to Open Studios for a second year, as a full-time artist his painting is constantly evolving, so this is a wonderful opportunity to share the progress.

Fritha Fischer is a New Zealand painter working primarily in oils. She paints from life whenever possible, favouring loose, expressive brushstrokes that embrace the raw, tactile qualities of the medium. Her practice spans portraiture, still life, and landscape—whether en plein air or in the studio.

Sally paints new life into each piece making it a unique artwork using the grains of the oak wood quite often to dictate the final outcome. She also uses redundant wooden planes and other wooden objects and occasionally canvases always painting in oils and using gold or silver leaf.

GarrettArtStudio is a welcoming creative space shared by artists Muriel and Ken Garrett, offering visitors the opportunity to experience original art in a relaxed garden setting. The studio reflects two individual artistic practices, each shaped by a lifelong passion for creativity, observation and the world around them.