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
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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
Art for Christmas
December is always a popular month for exhibitions as people often like to buy art as unique and special Christmas presents for loved ones or as a treat for themselves! If this sounds like you, then there is still time to see (buy!) my work at both the Brick Lane Gallery in London, where I… Continue reading Art for Christmas
New card range soon available
This week I’ve been choosing artwork to make into a new range of A6 greeting cards. I’ve almost completely run out of my existing stock so wanted to replenish my supplies with some old favourites – including brussels sprouts and onions, which always prove popular – together with some new designs. I have chosen 12… Continue reading New card range soon available
Memory and flamboyance
This painting is done from a childhood memory. Every summer we went back to my Grandma Bowen’s home in Swansea and we would often go on the tram to the Mumbles lighthouse. I am very proud of my Welsh heritage; its dramatic landscapes and stormy seas continue to inspire me. I used acrylics for this… Continue reading Memory and flamboyance
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