Croyde Artists
PAINTING AND PRINTS - Please click the name of the artist to view an example of their work.
Beth Altabas – ever popular watercolour of Baggy Point or DownEnd
Roger Bishop – prints and originals of waves and their spirit
Simon Clarke – semi abstract acrylic landscapes using colour to evoke feeling
John Crush – wonderful landscapes and surfing pictures as well as stunning portraits
James Gardner – surf related scenes of imagination in acrylic
John Grenfell – intense original oils evoking our local landscape
Hugh Gurney – master of oils celebrating the landscape around us
Marjorie Heywood – Native of Croyde, watercolours and pastel landscapes and creatures
Josie Huxtable – strongly celebrating her local landscape in pastel and watercolour
Sue James – detailed watercolour miniatures and animal drawings
Don Kidman – architect resident of Croyde whose work celebrated the buildings of Croyde
John Leete – watercolour landscapes evoking local landscape
Shan Miller – intensely detailed oils of animals, often with a wry intent.
John Palmer – oil paintings of great precision celebrating local landscape
John Saban – watercolours of local scenes and Croyde's buildings
Ian Shetland - Croyde's caricaturist and graphic designer using wit to portray scenes and people
Nicki Stevenson – brightly coloured and witty evocations of beach and holiday life
Lynn Worthington – caricaturist drawing inspiration from foibles and humour
William Young – Croyde resident with an intense desire to bring out spirit of village community
CERAMICS CREAMS GLASS POTTERY SHELLS WOOD - Please click the name of the artist to view an example of their work.
Ark Pottery - Red Devon clay used for traditional forms and animals
Carn Pottery - John Beusman's striking evocations of the South west landscape
Charls Wooden Toys, Holland - Robust and colourful and a joy to play with
Charles Buyers Walking Sticks - Quality, innovation and usefulness combined
DCUK - Devon made and each one with its own name label
Dunoon Ceramics - Quality design, bright and cheerful but made to last.
Andy Forsdyke - Croyde's mirror maker, garnering wood and shells from our beaches. Now also making decorative boats from driftwood
HANAH UK - Range of fine ceramics for everyday use
Java Arts - Indonesian decorative items, including unique wood carvings
Karen Keri Silkcraft Glass - Designed in Devon, high quality decorated glass
Oriental Ceramics - Quirky Campavan money boxes, salt and pepper sets, great value and loved by all ages
Pottery By Design - Kate Elford's hand crafted clocks and coasters
Russian Doll Company - Matryoshka from Moscow, the real thing. High quality and timelessly intriguing
Louise Thompson - Locally created delightful painted glassware picture frames, mirrors, bowls & vases. Astonishing quality & originality
Tropicana Shells - We sell seashells from many far shores. Tropicana supply them
Verre Mode Turkish Glass - Original, striking and highly coloured, but very affordable
Alan Young - Alan follows his father's tradition of making unique figurines, evoking life 200 years ago, with humour and affection.
JEWELLERY - Please click the name of the artist to view an example of their work.
Smile Silver Jewellery - This Exeter based jewellery design company provides a startlingly wide range of solid silver jewellery, suited to the most discerning customer, but also keenly priced.
CHUTNEYS FUDGE JAM - Please click the name of the artist to view an example of their work.
Brendon Hill Crafts - A wide range of quality products from this Exmoor company with a clear emphasis on quality
Bristows - We are delighted to stock a wide range of Bristows products and to offer our Chapel Farm boxed range of fudges.
High Field Preserves also supplies us with jams and chutneys, as this local company are renowned for quality and excellence
PHOTOGRAPHY - Please click the name of the artist to view an example of their work.
Shae Freeman, a Croyde resident with a unique skill to evoke and celebrate our local landscape.
Chris Hamm's photography uses the local landscape and people as a core feature of his work, but he interprets this very widely, so includes shots of campavans and
Ester Spears lives locally but has an international renown for his surf photography. the work he displays in Croyde has a clear and dynamic local flavour.
Scanaire Photography. This company is nationally renowned for its aerial photography, though based in the South West. Chapel Farm has exclusive rights to an evocative and revealing view of the village and its surroundings.
