Hazel Battersby from the St Peter's School Art Department is Coast magazine's featured artist for August.
Hazel creates colourful and layered abstract paintings. They are dynamic and expressive, inviting you to look closer and discover exciting layers, marks and flashes of colour.
You can read the article here.
Hazel Battersby will be joining 142 other artists across York for this year's York Open Studios event from 10-11 and 17-18 July.
Members of the public are warmly invited to attend the Whitestone Gallery exhibition between 10am -5pm each weekend, and social distancing measures will be in place to ensure the safety of all visitors. There is also an option to book a Private Viewing.