Hello! Thank you for viewing my art. I primarily work in watercolour, as I love its fluidity and unpredictability, embracing happenstance. My style encourages quiet contemplation rather than offering spectacle, and in my subjects I aim for a careful balance between representation and suggestion, which gives my work an illustrative quality. My subjects range from […]
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I consider myself very lucky to live in Hampshire as there is so much beauty in the various landscapes to inspire artists and feed creative souls. I tend to use watercolours when making individual cards and mixed media at other times. I belong to 2 art groups, Monday Painters where we meet and do our […]
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My name is Jeannie Byrne originally from Co Wicklow, Ireland. I joined a women’s co-operative in Wicklow whereby I learnt the craft of spinning and weaving which was led by a friend who learnt from the Navajo Indians when she lived in California. We exported mainly to the Irish, German, and American Market. I exhibited […]
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Vibrant, colourful and impressionistic style paintings are my speciality, using a variety of mediums. I enjoy painting outdoors in good weather. I was lucky enough to be selected as a Wildcard for Landscape Artist of the year in 2021. I studied decorative design at Duncan of Jordanstone art college and also have a teaching qualification. […]
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My journey into painting started at the very end of the last century when my husband, a soldier, was posted to America and it was impractical to take our horses on this posting. The American army base had a crafts centre and I took a course in picture framing. Our next posting took us to […]
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Soraya is a contemporary artist based in Hampshire; she works in all painting media but is particularly known for her expressive and colourful mixed media paintings. Use of vibrant colours, light and expressive textures are prominent features of her work. The ambiguity and evocative quality in her paintings leaves something for the viewer’s imagination. Soraya […]
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Originally a contemporary watercolour artist I now paint mainly in acrylic and work can be on paper, canvas or on hardwood panels. I love to experiment with different materials, textures and mark making tools. Paintings evolve naturally and develop a character of their own through the build up of layers, texture and glazes. Inspiration frequently […]
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I came to art later in life having never had time to explore my interest with a family. I am a physiotherapist by profession, but I am now retired. I am interested in the science of art, heavy versus light pigments, the transparency versus opacity of paint and the use of this knowledge to produce […]
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I studied fashion design at Saint Martin’s and then worked as a designer in London. After moving around with the Army for many years, Edward and I settled in Broughton in 1994. I started painting for recreation in 2012, mainly in watercolours, but also pen and wash, acrylics, pastels, charcoal and occasionally oils. I like […]
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My love of painting started by joining a local art group 20 years ago, and I now tend to paint mainly in acrylics, but also doing some work using acrylic inks and watercolour brushes. Our family has a livestock farm fairly locally which has been my inspiration, and may well be why I have been […]
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