Artwork for Christine Varley
Molly
Charlie
Friesian Cow
The Rose Garden, Weobley
Cottage, Eardisley
The Ley, Weobley
Details
My animal paintings are created in watercolours from photographs. It is an 'illustrative' style, using a fine- tipped paint brush, adding layers of texture.
My old buildings are drawn in black ink with watercolour wash. My style is quite fine, realistic and illustrative in nature. I love the details. It takes time and patience, which I find it very meditative and calming.
It is such a pleasure for me to create a portrait of an animal, from blank paper to work of art. Slowly adding the layers, it is a thrill to see my artwork gradually coming to life! "It's all in the eyes..." my customers tell me, and I would agree this is the key to a successful painting of an animal. My passion for dogs (and other animals) combined with my creative talent, has enabled me to enjoy a successful career for almost 40 years working as a professional artist. My customers are very complimentary. They appreciate that I understand the unique relationship between owners and their pets...
My old houses... I can see the personality and expression in each one of them, the passing of time reflecting on their worn surfaces. The houses in Herefordshire are especially quirky! I love them.
I am primarily a Pet-Portrait artist, working in watercolours from photographs. My portfolio has extended from painting dogs, cats, horses to also including farmyard and wild animals. My WaggyDogz card & Gift range features over 200 images from my original paintings.
I also love old buildings, painting local scenes of the old houses in the nearby villages near my studio in Weobley.
Commissions for Pet-Portraits. www.pet-portraits.co.uk
Creating original artworks for my WaggyDogz Range. www.waggydogz.co.uk
WaggyDogz products have sold throughout the UK and worldwide direct retail/trade stockists
Demostrations /talks at art groups/local groups
Craft Workshops
Art Foundation Year Cheltenham Art College
BA Hons Graphic Design Degree.
Crufts 2023, 2024, 2025 next month. (26 years of exhibiting at the show)
Spring Fair NEC 2023.
Various Herefordshire local events 2024. Edition Dog Live NAC Warks.
National...Garden Centres. Gifts shops.
Dunelm on-line.
Local stockists...Home & Country Hereford. Hop Pocket Hereford. Tudor Galleries Shrewsbury.
