The Trail is a chance for the public to meet local artists in person, in our own creative worlds. This year, 164 artists are opening up across 116 venues, divided into six distinct trails to help you plan your visits. The range of work on show is extraordinary — from metalwork to digital, ceramics to found objects, and everything in between.
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2026: The Story So Far
There's a particular kind of satisfaction in looking back at the first three months of the year and seeing the work has found its homes.
Ten original paintings and two framed prints of The Witterings have gone out into the world since January.
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What Turner Knew About Paint (and Why It Still Matters)
Where I stand with contemporary British landscape painting: For me, it's about how a painting makes you feel. What can paint do to make you experience something, rather than just look at a picture? That question, which Turner was asking over 200 years ago, is still the question I'm asking every time I step into the studio.
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Shazia with pupils at Westbourne House School
A YEAR OF INSPIRING YOUNG ARTISTS
If you're a school in Sussex, Surrey, or Hampshire looking to enrich your art programme with visiting artist workshops, I'd love to hear from you. Whether it's inspiring younger pupils, guiding scholarship students, or creating exhibition-worthy pieces, I work collaboratively with art departments to support their curriculum and celebrate student creativity.
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The 8 Artists Who Shaped My Vision
Throughout my thirty-year career as a painter, certain artists have acted as guiding lights—not because I want to paint like them, but because they've shown me what's possible when you're brave enough to push boundaries, to trust your materials, and to believe that painting still has something vital to say. Here are my 8 artist influences.
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Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell: Intuition and Control
Joan Mitchell was a big influence on me as an art student. Why? Because she was the first to do crazy things with paint—to really do things with it, to make it move and sing and shout.
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