Artist of the Week - Diane Jennings

This week, we have Diane Jennings as our Artist of the Week. Diane says: "love to paint bright, bold paintings to brighten any wall and I also paint quieter,calmer, more relaxing paintings too!
If you would like to see ANY of my work in more detail please get in touch and I will email you close ups of the work.

I am at my happiest when creating art,to see the painting develop before me is exciting each and every time!

To be creative is the very essence of who I am and it is my passion "

As well as creating her own portfolio of work, Diane also teaches people to paint in her very popular classes called 'Painting My Way' . She is a Professional Associate of the SAA (Society for All Artists) which means she carries their endorsement as a tutor and demonstrator.
To have a look at Diane's art, click HERE
(There's a link to Diane's "Painting My Way" website on the page if you're interested in her painting classes)

Chernobyl Children's project

I had a painting session this afternoon with some children from Belarus, who are in the UK on holiday with the Chernobyl Children's project......it was particularly challenging for me as they did not speak English, and although their host parent was there, for some reason the Interpreter wasn't.....so...basically, we had to do most of it by sign language...and a very small smattering of the odd spoken word.

However, they all seemed to enjoy themselves and painted some rather lovely little Highland calves....and of course, when it came time to take the photos, the childrens' sense of fun kicked in.....and this was the (spontaeous) result:

If you are interested in finding out more about the charity, and perhaps how you can help.....have a look on the website:
Click HERE for the Chernobyl Childrens' Project

Artist of The Week - Diane Jennings

Diane Jennings is a self-taught, ptofessional artist who has work in private collections all over the world. She says: "I am in the process of painting several series of paintings-my ''monochrome collection'' which speaks for itself consists mainly of birch tree scenes which have proved very , very popular over the past year and my ''Manic Collection''which consists of brightly coloured designs on a black background.
The latest of this collection "Get A Wobble On" has been featured in an interior design magazine, House and Home Ideas magazine April 2008 edition.
I work in several different mediums including oil, acrylic and encaustic wax and love to paint bright, bold paintings to brighten any wall, although I also paint quieter,calmer, more relaxing paintings too!
I am at my happiest when creating art,to see the painting develop before me is exciting each and every time! To be creative is the very essence of who I am and it is my passion! "

Diane also teaches oil painting to beginners, and you can see more of her work by clicking HERE, with some pictures of her art classes HERE