Following a long and successful career in the retail motor sector, Gary retired in 2021. Finally he now had the time to take-up his passion for painting, Gary has always been keen to paint, especially in oils. He loves their versatility, consistency and at times the challenge of painting wet into wet. Recently Gary joined a local group of like-minded artists in Thanet. He enjoys the challenge of painting Plein Air each week through the Summer months. These sessions give him the inspiration to...

Tony is a fused glass artist based in Ramsgate in Kent in the UK. Not having a definitive style, he goes with the flow with his art. Tony frequently works on a number of pieces at the same time. He often revisits past creations and themes, exploring them again with new results. Each piece of Tony's fused glass art is carefully and lovingly created by hand. Sometimes starting with a sketch, developing it into a workshop template. Sometimes simply cutting, forming and shaping the glass. It i...

Laurence Epps returns with a new selection of his unique photography. Tranquility is a collection of soothing captures taken from around Thanet's beautiful bays. The seascape is at it's most thought provoking, as defined by the sun. Blue hour and Golden hour are extra special times. They provide the most beautiful shades and stunning tones. One can see why Turner was so inspired by Thanet's skies. This collection shares some of Laurence's favourite moments and images. Enjoy losing yourself in...

A selection of paintings by Lesley Gray. Inspired by the nature surrounding her home in Ramsgate and her experiences of travelling around the world. Nature inspires her creatively and emotionally to connect with her feelings and inner self. She recreates and connects those feelings, colours, joy and emotions into her artwork. She tells us that sometimes she succeeds, sometimes she doesn't. Like the sea, her paintings can be challenging and variable but she always seeks to evoke the spirit ...

Ever since the mid-1970s Eric has enjoyed painting and drawing portraits of animals. His exhibition includes a selection of original drawings and prints depicting (as the title suggests) portraits of cats and dogs. Although he sometimes works with acrylic as well as oil paint, this collection will contain artwork originally carried out in graphite pencil. All exhibits will be for sale and Eric happily accepts commissions. Eric's exhibition runs alongside a display of contemporary original ...

"Photography for me is all about creating pictures that I like myself. To be classed as art an image has to hold the attention of the viewer. If it's skipped over it’s just a snapshot. Hopefully my collection will hold your attention". Westgate Galleria is a large retail gallery and workshop space, located in charming Westgate-on-Sea, in a beautiful part of Thanet. The area is a great destination for a weekend or day trip in all seasons. It opens Mondays to Saturdays, 10am to 5pm....

Judith has loved art her whole life, or at least for as long as she can remember! But, like many others, it took a global Pandemic for her to take a leap of faith and finally pursue her passion for creating art. Born in London, Judith grew up in Kent, moving to London where she worked in publishing for ten years. After moving to Godalming, Surrey she studied interior design and ran her own interior design business. For the last 18 years she has worked in the Third Sector, fundraising for t...

A collection of Drew Grave's photography.  Capturing the moments and decay of life and lost life making the mundane beautiful, gilded and important. All works are available to buy. Drew's's exhibition runs alongside a display of contemporary original art by the gallery's resident group of local artists. Their works include: Paintings, figurative and abstract. Photography - traditional and digital - is also represented. 3D work features too, with ceramics, jewellery, and wood sculptures....

Another chance to enjoy Alaster Calder's original fabrics from the golden age of textile design. Exhibited as wall art and as decorative functional pieces. With appeal to followers of this contemporary interior design trend as well as fans and collectors of this popular period in design's history. All pieces are available to buy. On show alongside a display of contemporary original art by our resident group of local artists. Their works include paintings, figurative and abstract. Photograp...

Your invitation to meet Nick Evans as he signs copies of his new book 100 Years In Dreamland.  The author Nick Evans grew up in Birchington in Kent. After a career in journalism in a range of writing, design and production roles, he is now running Bygone Publishing based in Whitstable. He is the author of a popular series of books illustrating the development of Thanet's towns. The series has covered Broadstairs, Birchington, Cliftonville and Westgate-on-Sea so far. These books all featu...

Alaster Calder's original fabrics from the golden age of textile design. Exhibited as wall art and decorative functional pieces. Appealing  to followers of this contemporary interior design trend and fans and collectors of this popular period in design's history. All pieces are available to buy. On show alongside a display of contemporary original art by our resident group of local artists. Their works include paintings, figurative and abstract. Photography - traditional and digital - is a...

Local airbrush-illustrator, Graham Byhurst, returns to exhibit a fresh collection of his oil paintings with us. They feature scenes familiar to Thanet residents and visitors. All are rendered in a super-realistic, fresh and accessible style, and are beautifully framed. The works are all available to buy. Graham Byhurst studied Technical Illustration and Perspective at Medway College in the 1960's. After graduating, he worked as a technical illustrator for Elliott Automation (Marconi Avioni...

An invitation to a Meet and Greet and Book Signing with Carol M Creasey. Carol will be in Westgate Galleria on Saturday 15th April to talk to visitors about her work, her characters, and her inspirations, and to sign copies of her new book, Murder at Westgate Bay, Carol is a Kent-based author who wrote her first book about her autistic son entitled My Life is Worth Living! A best seller in hardback, now available as a paperback only. Since then she has juggled looking after her family, wor...

A brand new collection of original artwork and prints, from the Beverley Fisher Studio. Using a mix of pencil sketching and watercolour Beverley creates contemporary portraits of some of the nation’s favourite canines.  As always her portraits are full of life and character.  All are available for sale. Beverley's exhibition takes place alongside a display of contemporary and traditional art and crafts.  All created by a large group of resident artists, makers and creatives. Prints, greeti...

For this collection of seascapes with a difference, Skye Tobin has used oil and cold wax, creating a creamy textured surface. The works in this exhibition represent the ever-changing moods of the ocean. One day she is calm and glowing under the rays of the sun, on other days she can be stormy and rough with crashing waves, or even a deep, deep blue hue that is majestic and soothing. This collection features beautiful bright blues, teals, aqua and greens with highlights of bright pink, purple ...

Ann Palmer has been painting on the Kent Coast for some 10 years, standing on the pebbly beach watching the tide ebb and flow, the morning mist across the Swale, the light on the horizon, the clouds coming in from the west over London, and the light out to sea to the north and east. The low tide exposes sandbanks, pebbles, seafood for the gulls to seek. This exhibition, which brings in new work from Ann alongside some paintings from the past 2-3 years, shows how different skies and their refl...

An exhibition of art by 40 local artists, makers and creatives, selected from an open call. Works on show represent and reflect on the experience of living, working in, and visiting the county of Kent. Paintings, photography, pottery, prints and mixed-media pieces are available to browse and to buy. The curators' aim is to celebrate the rich cultural history of Kent, and the diversity of its cities, towns and villages as well as its seaside resorts. The exhibition takes place alongside a d...

An open call group exhibition, of Art to brighten a Winter's day in Margate. Taking place in The Eclectic Art Gallery, in Kent's Margate Old Town in January and February 2023. Invitation We invite Artists to submit up to four pieces of small work (maximum size A3). Completed original art, framed or unframed, and ready for wall-hanging by the exhibition start date only please. We do not include works in progress, photographs and digital prints of original artwork in this open call. The art...

Gentle as the breeze, fierce like the sea, burning bright like the sun, as grounded as the trees. Flowing, free, unapologetically me. Susie Bear is a mixed media artist who is exhibiting her drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture at Westgate Galleria in January 2023. Always an outdoorsy girl, Susie is now enjoying life as a full time mature student of art. Her work draws inspiration from nature. She hopes that visitors will sense her love of the natural world, and the emotion ...

Lorraine Kinnear is a regular exhibitor with Shoreline. Her abstract painting style is both an extension of, and a departure from, her signature approach to digital photography. She is enjoying exploring working with acrylics.  She is showing her new collection on the guest exhibition wall at The Eclectic Art Gallery this December. Lorraine has lived in Kent for the last 20 years.  She considers herself fortunate to live in this beautiful part of the country. Its coastline, abundance of na...

Graham Byhurst studied Technical Illustration and Perspective at Medway College in the 1960's. After graduating, he worked as a technical illustrator for Elliott Automation (Marconi Avionics) in Chatham. He moved to London in the 1970's and commenced a career working in commercial art studios, creating airbrush illustrations for advertising agencies. When Graham retired in 2002 and moved to Westgate-on-Sea he took up painting in oils. He paints landscapes, seascapes and anything that takes hi...

Helen Tedder is a largely self-taught artist who has been painting for many years. Currently her main medium is acrylics on canvas. Her brushwork is impressionistic in style. The inspiration for her work comes from nature and the areas surrounding Deal, where she lives. Helen focusses on themes of nature, landscapes and botanicals. Additionally, she makes embroidery and textiles. Helen has decided not to make prints of the paintings she is exhibiting. She hopes that you will enjoy her work...

Meet Nick Evans as he signs copies of his new book Mayfair by the Sea - The Story of Westgate, Volume 2 The author Nick grew up in Birchington in Kent. After a career in journalism in a range of writing, design and production roles, he is now running Bygone Publishing based in Whitstable. He is the author of a popular series of books illustrating the development of Thanet's towns. The series has covered Broadstairs, Birchington, Cliftonville and Westgate-on-Sea so far. These books all fe...

A photographic portrayal of Winter and Summer scenes, captured in and around Margate during 1970/71 by Keris Eyton Williams. After a lifetime's career in farming, Keris has returned to Margate with a retrospective exhibition of mainly black and white photos. They were taken when he spent time in the town whilst studying photography in London. Keris' evocative images of people and scenes, the ordinary as well as the iconic, will delight all that love this seaside resort, back then and now. ...