Imagination Unlocked 4 is an exhibition of artwork by two Bridport-based artists, David Brooke and Caroline Ireland, who both work from their imaginations, but in different mediums and styles.

The exhibition is being held at the Eype Centre for the Arts in Eype Church, near Bridport, which has superb views towards the sea. It will open on Thursday, August 3 and will run until Saturday, August 12.

David Brooke's acrylic paintings are constructed meticulously using very fine brushes and building up the paint in layers to create texture and detail. He has developed a unique style which is all his own and easily recognisable.

David's influences include medieval book illuminations and Romanesque carvings, as well as 20th century British artists, such as Michael Ayrton and Betty Swanwick. His paintings have the feeling of myth and mystery, taking you on a journey into the unknown.

David is a past president of the Society of Graphic Fine Art, a South West Academician, a member of the Bath Society of Artists and the National Acrylic Painters' Association. He has successfully shown his paintings in numerous galleries and exhibitions over the past 40 years, and his work is widely collected.

Caroline Ireland works from her imagination, using watercolour, soft pastel and charcoal, often in combination, to produce images that are joyful, colourful and vibrant.

Starting points for the work come from dream images, music and folk art and she follows these threads of inspiration wherever they lead. Her work uses colour to create a sense of joy and light and emotion.

She also works from observation to create colourful still life compositions in soft pastel on black paper, and often simply uses abstract improvisation to generate ideas, or experiment with colour.

Caroline is mainly a self-taught artist who has painted all her life. She trained and worked as an archaeologist in the 1970s and 80s in the West Country and East Anglia, and decided to become a full time artist when she moved to Bridport in the 1990s with its vibrant artistic community.

The exhibition will be open from August 3 to 12, 10am to 4.30pm. Admission to the exhibition is free and there is plenty of on site parking.