Take 13 is a group of professional artists who combine their practice with other commitments. The group is diverse in the work they create, ranging from painting, both abstract and representational, to printmaking, drawing, textiles, mosaics and sculpture.
Our Artists
Anne Delyth
Anne uses photography as a form of research into landscapes and places with which she feels a sense of connection. Recently she has become interested in plant life and has begun using the discipline of botanical illustration to develop her connection with plants in all their subtlety and variety.
Beth Alexandra Taylor
Beth Alexandra is a multidisciplinary artist exploring liminal identity, cultural memory and the layered experience of being mixed heritage and disabled. Working across oil painting, collage, drawing and ceramics, she creates surreal, symbolic compositions that blend archival imagery, intuitive processes and hidden motifs. Her practice is grounded in research into Kashmiri visual traditions, craft and storytelling, which she reimagines through material play and poetic fragmentation. Based in the West Midlands, Beth holds a Fine Art degree and has exhibited locally, led workshops, and formerly managed a shared studio in Digbeth, Birmingham. She now works from her home studio.
Christina Philpott
Christina’s large abstract works are sometimes painted instinctively without any definite aim or conscious decision. Her works have a strong element of the casual but at the same time are deeply considered. Her inspiration can come from a dream, a conversation, poetry or a juxtaposition of colour. A freedom of handling of the paint and brushstrokes lend to an exuberance of style and a feeling of buoyancy leading the viewer to see the world as a good place.
Elsa Houghton
Elsa’s ideas for an image are always explored through drawing and those ideas are mostly a combination of the “real” and the imagination. Composition is very important to Elsa, as it plays a big part in the way a work engages the viewer.
Gabrielle Gavin
Gabby works in several art forms such as acrylic, oil & cold wax. Gabby is a new member, a more detailed statement will be added.
Georgia Belfont
Georgia is a sculptor working in clay, glass and mixed media. Her subject is the internal and external landscape of the body. Questions of existence and the phenomenon of faith underpin her work. In a world torn apart by violence, hatred and greed, Georgia wants to celebrate the value and beauty of life and human existence in all its diversity.
Helen Owen
Helen’s work is influenced by nature, pattern or personal experiences. It is her intention to involve the viewer, by creating a visual impact through the use of colour, pattern or optical illusion.
Janet Glazier
Janet’s paintings have been influenced by Howard Hodgkin’s description of himself as a representational painter of emotional situations. In her works, colour and pattern are used to evoke complex feelings of a particular place and time.
Judy Reece
Memory is a fascinating concept; many things can evoke a response. Judy’s images hint rather than being obvious. She hopes to encourage the viewer to be absorbed and make their own discoveries.
Lynne Sawyer
Lynne’s work stems from a strongly felt connection to the earth, which is a constant source of inspiration. She works in a range of media, both abstract and representational, using many layers and textures.
Maggie Holmes
Maggie is a contemporary abstract painter who lives in Stratford upon Avon where she works in her garden studio. In 2011 she obtained a Fine Arts degree at Wolverhampton University. She works with acrylics and mixed media and her work is often influenced by nature and the use of colour.
Marie Roberts
Having studied sculpture, and lecturing in the subject, Marie has recently returned to painting. Mixed media images that are inspired by nature and the real world become visual stories, influenced by myth and folklore.
Sarmite Lasmane
Sarmite enjoys inspiring others with her vision of the world through her work. She designs all her own rugs and wall hangings. Each design has its name, depending on what she sees in that particular design. She is mainly inspired by nature, but is also fascinated by contemporary architecture.