76 x 56cm Watercolour, ink and pencil on St Cuthberts Mill rough paper
Thank you to all our wonderful visitors who came along to our Open Studio event in June. Here are a few of the messages left in our comments book that really touched our hearts
“Great find, will definitely return to commission some pieces. Thank you” LH
‘Such lovely work a real inspiration” ST
“Wonderful – spellbinding” AF
“What an amazing space! Thank you so so much for showing us and spending time explaining everything to us. I had such a fantastic time and I love what you do.” VS
“Thanks for letting us look round your wonderful studio. What an amazing team you make. Your work is inspiring and beautiful”
“A delight” GC
“A very enjoyable hour viewing these wonderful works. Thank you” D&C
“Lovely space, lovely art, lovely people!” RF and RJ
“Utopia with great art” N&K
“Beautiful spot and work, we will be back! Wow what an oasis of wonderful creativity” A&F
We are proud to be represented byÂ
Bell Fine Art Winchester, Hampshire
Back then the potency of life had hit my young heart all at once. Art, love, her, music, energy, spirit all expressed, but never together until the potency of now engaged the whole. Now is the longest second of them all.
Sometimes I catch the now amidst my second chance on canvas, in wood and amongst some words, at other times it’s unheard. Unseen and intangible, like our own echo come back to me.
Stephen Kirin, October 2017
Stephen & Lorna Kirin met at art college in the East End of London in 1986. They’ve recently married & now live in Suffolk together, working on both collaborative and individual projects. Stephen is a wood carver, painter and writer and Lorna is a landscape and seascape artist. This website primarily explores their artistic journey together and showcases their individual work.
‘We find the collaborative process a highly liberating one; together emphasising each other’s marks and forms without preciousness. Sometimes we work in tandem, others alternately, but always aim to be as fluid, expansive and as creative as possible.’
The Kirins 