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Picture, left to right, back row: Terence Ayling, Ruth Praill, Peter Greenhalf, Andrew Blyth, Mark Fisher. Front row: Wendy Cox, Selina Maria di Girolamo, Virginia Ridley, Kate Schuricht.

Nearly 250 artists are participating in SEOS 2007 which is free to the public and runs until June 24.

Artists will show a wide range of work from traditional oil and watercolours to ceramics, textiles and fine metalwork.

For anyone interested in owning a unique piece of art, this is an ideal opportunity to talk to the artists and makers about their work.

If you are thinking of having something specially designed, what better chance to see a range of work before making that decision?

But many people visit the studios just for the experience of seeing the art and talking informally to the artists who make it.

Visitors are sometimes inspired to develop their own creativity or try out new techniques after seeing an artist at work. There is no pressure to buy and browsing around a number of studios makes a great day out.

For a comprehensive list of studios, artists and opening times pick up a full colour guide from libraries, shops and studios or look at www.seos-art.org for an interactive map to plan your trip.

All the studios featured on our map are all open this week­end (June 16/17), so why not make the circular tour?

In Northiam, Terence Ayling will be open daily (except Mondays) between 11am and 6pm at the White House Studio, Dixter Road. Terence paints detailed rural studies in oil with a strong emphasis on light and shade.

Just up the road in Newenden, Kate Schuricht's new studio at The Old Farmhouse, Frogs Hill is open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays 10am-5pm. Kate, who has recently moved from London, makes elegant Raku and stoneware ceramics, wall pieces and works on paper.

Oxney House in Wittersham is open 10am-5pm tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday. Virginia Ridley, who has exhibited at the RA Summer exhibition on several occasions, paints small oils, land­scapes, figure, interiors and flowers.

In Rye Harbour, Greenhalf Photography is open today (Friday) to Sunday, 10am-5pm. These traditionally hand-printed, fine art photographs explore the changing atmosphere in the meet­ing places between land and sea.

Also in Tram Road, Ruth Praill's contemporary jewellery and metalwork will be on display tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday as well as the following weekend. Ruth uses silver, gold, semi-precious stones, natural stones and beads.

Watercolours of landscapes and townscapes which combine loose spontaneous washes with the discipline of closely observed drawing characterise the paintings of Andrew Blyth, at 1 Seaview Terrace, East Street, Rye. Andrew will be opening for the same times as Greenhalf Photography.

Una Aldridge uses a variety of media for her colourful and dra­matic paintings which will be on display at 35 Udimore Road, Rye on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays throughout the open season, 10am-5pm.

Off to Winchelsea, where Wendy Cox's technique is to paint her landscapes outside in the elements. On the final day of painting, she applies the oils quickly to the surface. Her studio, at 2 Landgate Cottages, Winchelsea will be open June 16-17, 11am-9pm.

At 41B Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea, two artists will be exhibiting together to offer a wide range of pieces. Robin Holtum will be showing oil paintings, monoprints and bronze sculptures, while Selina Maria di Girolamo explores themes of numinous power of place, ritual and season­al shift in mixed media, abstract paintings, sketchbooks and draw­ings. The studio, which is accessed behind Threshers, will be open Saturdays and Sundays 11 am-6pm.

Mark Fisher is interested in all aspects of drawing and painting. Inspired by local landscapes and buildings, his paintings will be on display at The Den, Meadow Lane, Sedlescombe on Sunday 10th, 14-17th, 21st-24th 11am-6pm.

Don't forget, there's no pres­sure to buy, but a great oppor­tunity to commission a work of art or do some research for a unique present for yourself or someone special. Pick up a brochure and treat yourself to a few days of artistic adventure across Kent and East Sussex.