ART
PAINTINGS,PRINTS
AND CREATIVITY
Inspirational city art
Left Louise Braithwaite
Top-centre BellaCrafts
Bottom-centre Ellie Hesse
Right Orla Kiely
ON THE COVER CITY CENTRE CRAFTING
Local artist Louise Braithwaite is renowned for her
‘happy Lowrys’, with her vibrant and colourful paintings
featuring quintessentially British towns and cities. BellaCrafts has opened a new craft centre in Kings
Walk, offering hands-on crafting for both children
and adults. Drop in and pull up a chair or book on
to a creative workshop.
You can buy our Winchester cover image, St Cross
Christmas, direct from her website, and a selection
of her greetings cards is also available at Winchester
Tourist Information Centre and Cobbs Farm Shop
in Headbourne Worthy.
As well as stocking a range of materials, the centre
also has a tearoom and runs craft parties for all ages.
www.bellacrafts.co.uk
A PASSION FOR PATTERN
www.shop.madloupublishing.com
ITALIAN FLAIR
Visit Bell Fine Art on Parchment Street to see the work
of artist Ellie Hesse, who is best known for her vibrantly-
coloured townscapes. Entirely self-taught, Ellie uses her
palette knife to build up layers of texture and colour.
The gallery has a number of her paintings for sale,
including stunning light-filled townscapes of Barcelona,
Venice and San Francisco.
Orla Kiely is one of the UK’s most successful fashion
and lifestyle designers. Her stylised plant-based
patterns are instantly recognisable.
See her work at The Gallery at Winchester Discovery
Centre until the start of January, with key pieces from
her home and fashion collections on display as well as
archive designs and a ‘handbag wall’.
01962 873603 | www.hants.gov.uk/wdc
01962 860439 | www.bellfineart.co.uk
www.winchestermag.com
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