Layered Landscape – Paintings of the Peak

Artists: Craig Longmuir, Jill Ray, Victoria Reynolds, Bob Bernard, Carol Hill, Greta Vilidaite, Gina Watkinson.

Inspired by the landscape of the Peak District, this exhibition brings together a group of contemporary painters whose work is rooted in close observation and a strong sense of place. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, the artists explore the region’s distinctive terrain-from expansive views and changing skies to intimate details of land shaped by weather and time.

While the locations may be familiar, each artist offers a fresh and personal response, using confident, expressive handling of paint to convey depth, atmosphere, and mood. Together, the works celebrate the enduring appeal of the Peak District while revealing new ways of seeing its varied and ever-changing landscape.