From tiny terraced houses to large estates, local landscape gardener and designer Hugh Netley has watched the seasons come and go since setting up Netley Landscapes 39 years ago, as he told Elestr Lee HAVING […]
Who’s that person, busy with her easel and paintbrushes, engrossed in capturing the local landscape… it’s artist Christabel Forbes, who tells Elestr Lee about her passion for painting en plein air MANY OF the creative […]
A passion for words and writing has always driven Rebecca Netley …resulting in two gothic historical novels being published by Penguin Michael Joseph. The Whistling, which appeared in 2021, was adapted into a play last […]
Pets play a vital part in many of our lives… owning a portrait is a great way to honour or to remember a favourite animal. Rachael Hunter-Lara tells Elestr Lee how she is developing her […]
As well as providing a bespoke picture framing service, a small shop in Church Road is now creating quite an impact as an art gallery. Lydia Gledhill (left) explains to Elestr Lee about her […]
Joan Harris has relocated from South Africa to chilly Caversham, bringing us her skills in teaching adults and children alike how to express themselves through art. Elestr Lee met Joan at her new studio EAGLE-EYED […]
LIKE LOTS OF children, Larisa Brown loved writing little stories, and thought it would be amazing to become an author one day. However, she was realistic enough to realise this might be something of […]
Not everything need arrive in a box delivered by Amazon. This month Elestr Lee talks to Billy Goodworth, a young master craftsman from Emmer Green whose skills create unique items for clients’ homes. THERE CAN […]
FIRST STEPS ON THE TRAIL TAKING THE leap from ‘doing something creative’ to putting on an exhibition and selling your own work demands a certain amount of energy, self-belief and determination – and also requires […]
FROM BOOTS TO BRUSHES RETIRED LONG-TIME Caversham Park resident Phil Alexander has enjoyed painting for as long as he can remember. “I’ve always painted, even as a boy,” he recalls. “There were times when the […]
Dr Alison Johnston, Caversham Bridge, 2017 (Editors Login)