The Norwich 20 Group is celebrating its 80th birthday this year and all members have been invited to submit six pieces for its Anniversary Exhibition at The Undercroft in Norwich in May. Being asked to choose just six pieces, representing my creative output over the years, has been rather difficult; a bit, I’d imagine, like… Continue reading Norwich 20 at 80
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Visual aide memoirs
I’ve spent a lot of time indoors this month with a recurring virus and haven’t felt well enough to do a lot of work or go outdoors. But the thing about drawing is that it’s instant, you just pick up your pencils and draw what’s to hand, or what you see. For this sketch of… Continue reading Visual aide memoirs
Painting from within
The pieces I have been working on this month have been, to a large extent, inspired by my interior life, in both the physical and mental sense. Illness has kept me indoors, which has made me more responsive to the environment and materials around me and more reliant on my memories; memories of childhood, of… Continue reading Painting from within
Drawn to art
A dear friend recently said to me ‘Diana, your paintings make people feel happy.’ and I have been thinking about his compliment a lot as I have sold more pieces than usual in recent months through exhibitions and from the Golden Triangle Art Trail. Why are people attracted to different styles of art? What is… Continue reading Drawn to art
Choices, choices…
I’ve been spending a lot of time this month trying to decide which paintings I will be showing at the Norwich 20 Exhibition in the Undercroft Gallery and for Norwich Open Studios. It is rather like choosing your favourite child which, as we all know, is impossible! It is not just about an artist’s personal… Continue reading Choices, choices…
Looking again
I have a confession to make. The title of this blog is called Latest Work but in reality some of the work I feature here is work from the past that I have reinvented. I know that I am not unique in this and that all artists have work that develops and morphs over time.… Continue reading Looking again
