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
Strands
The pieces I have been working on this month bring together so many strands of my work and my life; garlic, life-drawing and glimpses through portals.
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
New views
As followers of my posts will know, I take every opportunity I can to draw and paint, and a recent family wedding took me to West Norfolk where I was immersed in the countryside for a few days and inspired by the different light and landscapes. In the fields next to the place we were… Continue reading New views
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…
A decade apart
I have gone back to recurring themes of mine, interiors and reflections, in this recent series of oil paintings. The first one (pictured left) I started 10 years ago and I abandoned it but have recently revisited it, in response to a request from a lovely potential buyer. It inspired me to start the next… Continue reading A decade apart
The colour of moods
I’ve been a member of the Norwich 20 Group for more years than I can remember and continue to go to their evening life-drawing workshops to hone my skills and find new ways of working. The workshops, which are run by Linda and Mike Chapman from the 20 Group, are attended by a mixture of… Continue reading The colour of moods
Housebound
I’ve been housebound a lot this month, a combination of poor health and bad weather. Asthma has sapped my energy so I have been sketching a lot and revisiting past work, rather than undertaking new large pieces which can be physically quite draining. Staying indoors does not limit my subject matter though; I continue to… Continue reading Housebound
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