I’ve recently been working on a series of small pieces, just 7” x 5”, after seeing another artist’s work at a local gallery. Smaller works may be more affordable but they can be just as challenging as larger works; and require a different discipline, different materials and different brushes.
It brought to mind the contrast between these pieces and some of the large murals, screens, panels and windows I created in the 1980s and 1990s as commercial commissions, for private homes, restaurants and other venues.
It is interesting to see my early work and how it compares to what I am doing now, and look- I am still drawing horses!
Working on these commissions were an enjoyable challenge to my skill set and I loved the research too, poring through Greek, Japanese and American art books.
I often wonder where these pieces are now, so I was delighted when my mural for the old Norwich Pool Club on St Benedict’s Street appeared as a postcard in an article about about Old Norwich on Facebook.
This was the sister painting of another large scale mural for the Pool Club, again in the style of American pop-art.
Diana Lamb 