We have a selection of IOW art and crafts available to buy from our entrance shop.

On the walls of our cafe for January are a selection of works from our collective as an over spill from our Mead Gallery exhibition from the 35 Artist Collective Launch Show.

At Monkton Arts we have 3 studios upstairs housing 5 resident artists,  and Arts Space across the road which houses one resident artists and Jenna and Dawns office and work space. 

If you would like to put your name down to have a studio we will contact you if one becomes available. Email monktonarts@gmail.com

Just looking!

So here we are at the artist statement bit. Hi I'm Sandy, I have a studio at Monkton and another at home. I am following a lifetime pursuit (in other words I was born this way!!) and brought it with me to the Island 8 years ago. I'm not going to try and expand what I do or why when I don't even know myself; suffice it to say that I have a prodigious output in a variety of materials (paint and brushes included, but not exclusive) on different surfaces. A lot of it is to do with the figure (but not all) and I will let you know when I have found the answer to everything (which probably won't be anytime soon!). Until then feel free to purchase anything you see at Monkton and visits to my home studio are very welcome (just don't expect me to explain anything !)

Yours sincerely Sandy Kendall xx

Artists Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandy.kendall.5439

Website: https://www.sandykendallart.co.uk/

Open studios website: https://www.isleofwightopenstudios.co.uk/artist-gallery/sandykendall/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandykendallart/

The Island’s beautiful flora and fauna has been a significant inspiration behind Verity’s work, particularly her love of sailing and the reflections of light she’s observed in the sea. This has translated into her painting as a playful experimentation with lighting.

Artists Links:

Website: www.veritypetraits.co.uk 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verity_bairdart/

info coming soon 

Having lived by the sea all my life, I draw endless inspiration from the coastal landscape and the rolling hills of the Isle of Wight. The meeting of land, sea, and sky — constantly shifting in colour and light — provides an ever-changing source of energy and reflection in my work. I explore these landscapes and seascapes through semi-abstract forms, aiming to capture not just their appearance, but their rhythm, atmosphere, and emotional resonance.

I studied Fine Art at university and now work as a full-time art teacher, sharing my love of creativity with others. Teaching continually enriches my understanding of artistic practice, but painting remains my personal space for freedom, joy, and exploration. I paint for the love of it — for the meditative process and the connection it brings to the natural world around me.

Having a studio space at Monkton Arts has allowed me to continue developing my own creative practice away from an educational setting. It offers a place to experiment, to play, and to deepen my relationship with the landscape that has always surrounded and inspired me. My work continues to evolve as I explore the balance between abstraction and representation, guided by the light, textures, and moods of the Isle of Wight’s land and sea.

I am now a painter.

Before committing to becoming a full time artist in North Norfolk my life passed through most of the arts in one way or another.  I began as a dancer, then trained to become a professional actor, turned my hand to writing and even had the joyous experience of working at Glyndebourne Opera House.  Therefore movement, drama, imagination and musicality all have a part to play in my work.

I realise I am mercurial; therefore my output and what may be termed a ‘style’ is not necessarily consistent.  I draw inspiration from many sources, using most mediums, although oils remain my bedrock.  I produce my most representational work from the ever-changing, extraordinary  landscape – moody skies; vibrant grassland; sombre marshes.  My abstract work – abstract expressionism I guess – tends to be quirky, original and comes from a more spontaneous place.  I love shapes and colour; I love the process of discovery.  From my earliest days in a rehearsal room until now, forming a finished product from raw material has always enlivened me.

So, yes, vibrant and colourful or understated with muted tones.  These creative decisions can only be made from the objects; the views themselves. The subject dictates.