Featured artist in a solo exhibition of her work at the Country Lanes Garden Centre, Okehampton until late June is former entertainments promoter, writer and broadcaster, Ursula Radford from South Zeal whose paintings have been inspired over the past three decades by early mapmaking, the countryside, children, folklore, and worlds of yesteryear. In the 1990’s she developed Conspectus Art from techniques she observed in mediaeval cartography. Film animation experience provided techniques she added to her range of work that has achieved popular appeal in Europe, the USA, Grand Cayman and the British West Indies, Canada, Africa and Australia. Accepted into the Association of British Naïve Artists, Ursula first produced a ‘Tranquility’ series of dream-style landscapes and scenes of bygone days that featured in her exhibition in St Ives. In her current naive “Art of Happiness” series she prompts memories or knowledge for some, and imagination for others who recognise the peace and pleasures within their timeless humour. In commissioned work Ursula includes aspects of happiness that especially relate to the work, interests or locations of individuals, families or friends and she can be contacted by calling 01837 840547.

UR June 2010