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The artist behind the art
Milan Topalović is a Bournville-based artists and illustrator with a penchant for portraits. At Winterbourne, we’re lucky to not only have many of his wonderful prints and cards available in our gift shop, but to also offer portraiture workshops with the man himself! To get the full scoop on Milan’s artistic influences, love of teaching,…
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Snapshot: Maggie Bucknall
Maggie Bucknall was an Insurance Risk Manager for 25 years and later a Nutritional Therapist and Lecturer running an undergraduate Nutrition Degree. Now retired, Maggie is kept busy indulging her passion for nature, photography and heritage, and organising exciting shoots for her local photography group We All Shoot Photos (WASPs). “When I was a child…
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Snapshot: Jeni Neale
Jeni Neale is a former knitwear designer with a passion for watercolour. Now living in Warwickshire, she tutors classes for adults on all aspects of botanical art and regularly exhibits her paintings. This year, Jeni has led a series of workshops at Winterbourne painting plant material collected from the garden. We asked Jeni to tell…
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Snapshot: Omar Mian
Omar Mian is a globe-trotting photographer who uses pictures to tell stories about the amazing things he sees on his travels. Introduced to Winterbourne by his sister, he has been visiting since he was 11 years old and never misses a chance to photograph his favourite spots in the garden. We asked Omar how he…
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Snapshot: Chris Rigby
Chris Rigby is a Birmingham-based fine art photographer with a passion for Winterbourne. He has recently begun using a vintage analogue alongside his usual digital cameras and the gardens have provided no shortage of inspiration. Below, Chris shares some of the resulting images and tells us why experimenting with film will make you a better…