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)

Artist of The Week - Amanda Hunt

This week, Amanda Hunt is our new Artist of the Week.

Amanda is a contemporary Artist who has a real passion for all forms of painting and drawing.

She paints from her studio in the Berkshire countryside and started exhibiting her work in the summer of 2005.

Since then Amanda’s work has been attracting international attention as well as considerable interest throughout the UK. To date her paintings have been bought by collectors in America, Canada, South Africa and Singapore as well throughout Europe and the UK. Amanda also accepts regular commissions.

Being a lover of all things sky, I particularly like this painting....it's a calming sunset scene from the Algonquin National Park in North East Canada with fir trees silhouetted in the still water.

Click HERE to see more of Amanda's work on Affordable British Art

This week, we have Gaynor Henaghan as Artist of the Week. Gaynor paints both contemporary and more traditional pieces, depending on the mood and what is influencing her at the time! Her main inspiration is colour, light and structure, although ideas often come from the most unexpected places - from facial expressions to the spoken word.
Gaynor works a great deal with texture as it gives a whole new dimension to the artwork itself - capturing the visual aspect but also making you want to touch it.
The painting featured here, is an original pastel painting of a scene from the beautiful Greek town of Parga.
To see more of Gaynor's work click HERE

Artist of The Week - Rosie Harper

This week's Artist of the Week is Rosie Harper. Rosie is a published professional British artist, living and working in New Zealand. She is best known for her amazing Art Deco style paintings....a stunning example of which I have posted here. Rosie's work was published in Society Magazine in USA in 2005 on 3 occasions with her art as their front cover. She works in a mainly Art Deco style with some Art Nouveau and Surrealism mixed in for good measure and tends to go for bright and colourful with lots of detail rather than dark and sombre. Most of her pieces are large and are meant to own any wall they are placed upon. On average, these artworks take anything from 3 months to a year to complete as most are created in oil. The process also involves sketching the idea in Silverpoint and then applying the paint in layers, allowing the paint to dry thoroughly to enable a protective coat of varnish to be applied at the end.
If you would like to see more of Rosie's paintings, click HERE

Artist of The Week - Audrey Greaves

The Artist of the week this week, is Audrey Greaves. Audrey is a self-taught artist for whom inspiration is found in the English landscape as well as scenes from abroad. She is also inspired by flowers in her own garden as well as parks and gardens that she visits. Audrey paints in oils, acrylics, watercolour and mixed media.

Her subject matter ranges from beautiful floral work, like the image shown, to Butterflies, wildlife and people and animal portraits. Audrey also has some of her unique hand-made jewellery in her gallery.

I particularly love this oil painting. I love the way Audrey ahs utilised a combination of soft and harder edges, as well as lighting, to highlight the poppy.

To see more of Audrey's paintings and jewellery, click HERE

Our Facebook page....

Hello Folks,
We have just set up a Facebook Gallery "Fan" page. We'd be delighted if you would like to become a Fan....and join in on some of the discussions.....let us see some of your own art, if you paint/make/create....in any media or form.
Join in, lets create a community.....help, share and support each other. Art can be such an isolating profession. We get wrapped up in our work and often find we dont have time to spend with friends, or to network.....well, this just might be the perfect way to connect with other like-minded individuals.....so "welcome aboard"
Sign into your facebook page and do a search for the Affordable British Art Gallery.....or, click on the link to the right...at the top of the links area.

Artist of The Week - Michelle Gibbs

This week we have Michelle Gibbs as our Artist of the Week. Michelle says:

"Art is my life, and always has been. I have a GNVQ in advanced art and design, and a degree in Interior Design. Painting from a studio at home, I tend to be working on several projects simultaneously. Often returning to a piece trying something new and inspiring. Each design has something different and unique about it, making it a one off.
I have travelled the world, visiting inspiring places such as New York, Australia, Fiji, Thailand, Singapore, and New Zealand. Many of my inspirations are evident in my work. Colours mimic a time or a place.
From the blues and greens of the great barrier reef in Australia, to the orange and reds of the Fijian sunsets, travelling has brought vibrancy and energy into my work, through the unique combinations of colour and texture I am able to express my experiences and share them in a contemporary and abstract form. It is my aim to transform a space from a basic and simple room, into one filled with energy, inspiration, dedication and light"

Click HERE to see more of Michelle's paintings on Affordable British Art

Good Luck....

....with the Exhibition Steven. Hope the first day went well.
For those of you who are close enough to visit the exhibition, it is at:

Bakewell Arts & Design,
Rutland mill,
Coombs road, Bakewell

from the 18th of september onwards.

Open weekdays, 10am-5pm.

Artist of The Week - Steven Montgomery

The Artist of the Week this week is Steven Montgomery. Steven is an abstract artist who enjoys working on large scale canvases. The painting shown is one of his "smaller" works - but at 76cmx50cm it is nonetheless a substantial painting....made moreso by the sculptural use of texture on the canvas. Steven's work often makes use of texture....usually of multiple layers of paint, and it wouldn't be unusual to find hundreds of pounds worth of paint extravagently used on one canvas. I particularly love this painting....it's called "Too Busy To Notice"....and is a depiction of a beautiful sunset over the ocean. Something which most people don't seem to have the time to take to notice of nowadays. It is done in Steven's scraped & scultured style,which gives it a 3D effect, standing proud of the canvas. This approach gives it a tactile quality which viewers just have to touch - thereby forcing the viewer to stop and interact with that which they usually miss.

To see more of Steven's artworks on Affordable British Art, click HERE

Artist of The Week - Trevor Ferguson

Well...once again we have Trevor Ferguson as our Artist of the week. I had a wander through Trevor's work on Affordable British Art and my eye was drawn to this one:

I love the mens' expressions as they studiously examine the wine and savour the anticipation of that first sampling. There's also an element of pride and satisfaction in their expressions....suggesting they may have been involved in the production of this particular bottle of red.

Its a fantastic painting - very well composed and expertly executed.

To see more of Trevor's paintings on Affordable British Art, click HERE