Oona Campbell’s expressive, expressionistic work ranges from West Wittering beach to the wilds of the Hebridean islands, her panoramic skies, wind-swept moors and beaches are immensely uplifting transporting us directly back to such places and conjuring associated memories of the land and its elements. Campbell is a master at evoking the clarity and essence of the British coast line and its blustery weather reminding us of its wealth of still unspoilt beauty.

Ana Bianchi’s more abstract work reflects her interest in the layering and structure of the landscape. She uses a restricted palette of muted blues, greys and sienna’s bringing a controlled structural approach to her interpretation of the land. Her paintings hover between representational images and abstract shapes and forms. The depths of rolling fields, distant skies and horizons are analysed and reduced to dynamic building blocks of colour, texture and form.

Bridget Macdonald’s paintings are layered with accumulated knowledge and memory, derived in part from her rural upbringing but also her interest in the English pastoral tradition found in literary and art historical sources. While her work is often based on places she knows well such as her childhood landscape on the Isle of Wight and the country round the Malvern Hills where she now lives, paintings of Sussex will also be included in this exhibition. Her work typically derives its power from the tension between description and evocation; between things seen and things remembered.

Henrie Haldane’s expressive semi-abstract work stems from her imagination but is loosely based on her travels and remembered places. Her work is atmospheric and ethereal created through layers of scumbles and glazes using mixed media and various experimental techniques. Paint, ink and other media are layered and glazed on the canvas, rubbed down and built up again. There is a passion and energy in these works as the paint surface creates subtle effects of colour, depth and light reflecting the natural landscape.

The Sussex countryside and coast are the main inspiration for Sandra Whitmore’s abstracted landscapes paintings. She uses a variety of media, gentle colour and descriptive line and texture to create energy and atmosphere. The works in this show evolve from several months based in Chichester Harbour where she observed the changing nature of the estuary through the winter months. She works on the spot filling numerous sketch books, these studies are then worked into full scale compositions in a variety of media.

All five artists have exhibited widely and have an international following for their work.