Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Berkshire Artists
Boats
The colourful boats against the backdrop of the hills in the distance inspired me to paint this watercolour painting.
Image Size: 16” x 12” unframed
Art Medium: Watercolour
Painting Price: £190
Commissions Invited
Kusum Shabong
Watercolour Artist
Kusum Shabong is a self-taught Watercolour artist living in Reading, Berkshire. Although she has enjoyed painting from a young age, she has only seriously started pursuing it for the past six years. She enjoys the medium because of its immediacy and wonderful luminosity. She likes to try different styles and techniques and enjoys painting different subjects, primarily relating to nature, flora and fauna and architecture. A subject of deep contrast attracts and inspires her to paint. Currently she finds herself drawn to the human form and its various emotions and is experimenting with it. She is constantly learning and enjoying her art journey tremendously.
She likes to work from photo references, although she enjoys 'plein air' painting too. She takes some time to study the subject and break it down to its different stages and finds herself painting mostly in a loose, impressionistic style using the medium in transparent washes. Watercolour painting has given her immense pleasure and satisfaction and she feel inspired by watercolour painters of today- like Chien Chung Wei and Thomas Schaller.
Art Group / Exhibitions
Kusum is a member of Art Societies in her area (Reading Guild of Artists and Wokingham Art Society) and these are thriving and active societies and have frequent exhibitions and demos and workshops. She has exhibited with them and is also represented by some online galleries. Her recent achievement has been being one of the winners in the Diversity Exhibition hosted by Doncaster Art Fair.
Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Berkshire Artists
A Winter’s Tale
This winter scene of a suburban area is done in watercolours. Reminiscent of the holiday season, it is cosy inside, but if you happen to venture out, you just might see an outstanding play of light in the atmosphere.
Image Size: 11.8” x 15.7” unframed
Art Medium: Watercolour
Painting Price: £190
Commissions Invited
Kusum Shabong
Watercolour Artist
Kusum Shabong is a self-taught Watercolour artist living in Reading, Berkshire. Although she has enjoyed painting from a young age, she has only seriously started pursuing it for the past six years. She enjoys the medium because of its immediacy and wonderful luminosity. She likes to try different styles and techniques and enjoys painting different subjects, primarily relating to nature, flora and fauna and architecture. A subject of deep contrast attracts and inspires her to paint. Currently she finds herself drawn to the human form and its various emotions and is experimenting with it. She is constantly learning and enjoying her art journey tremendously.
She likes to work from photo references, although she enjoys 'plein air' painting too. She takes some time to study the subject and break it down to its different stages and finds herself painting mostly in a loose, impressionistic style using the medium in transparent washes. Watercolour painting has given her immense pleasure and satisfaction and she feel inspired by watercolour painters of today- like Chien Chung Wei and Thomas Schaller.
Art Group / Exhibitions
Kusum is a member of Art Societies in her area (Reading Guild of Artists and Wokingham Art Society) and these are thriving and active societies and have frequent exhibitions and demos and workshops. She has exhibited with them and is also represented by some online galleries. Her recent achievement has been being one of the winners in the Diversity Exhibition hosted by Doncaster Art Fair.
Saturday, December 12th, 2020
Art, Painting Commissions and Prints from Berkshire Artists
Friar Street, Reading
At the start of Friar Street there is a special corner. Side by side sit the Victorian Town Hall, the modern offices of the solicitors, Blandy and Blandy and the 12th Century church of St Laurence.
The offices of Blandy and Blandy, one of the oldest solicitors in the country, is a building designed after the second world war, following a bomb attack on Reading on 10 February 1943. The bomb killed 41 people and injured 150 others. The devastation could have been a lot worse had it not been for the fact it was half-day closing and many shops were empty. Many of those killed had been inThe People’s Pantry, a restaurant just opposite the Town Hall.
Image Size: A4
Art Medium: Mixed Media
Not For Sale
Commissions Invited
Thérèse Lawlor
Mixed Media Art
'Concertina' Sketchbooks
Greetings Cards
Thérèse has lived in Reading for over 30 years and uses the town and her allotment as two of the inspirations for her work.
She develops paintings from sketches she makes on location and some of the scenes captured become greeting cards, with the history of the place on the back. Some of her work has represented Reading with its twin town of Dusseldorf and she has been commissioned to depict many local buildings for promotions or as presents. She is very happy to discuss commissions.
Video
Enjoy this video of Thérèse Lawlor in her studio letting us know about her cards available at Reading Museum and showing us examples of her wonderful concertina books. You can use the controls on the video to enlarge it to full screen size.
Greetings Cards
'My cards carry the history of the image on the front in the case of local places, or recipes on the back of my food pictures, or gardening advice on my allotment cards.'
Art Group / Exhibitions
Thérèse is a member of the Reading Guild of Artists, Woodley and Earley Arts Group, Reading Urban Sketchers and Mixed Media Monday Group. She exhibits at Whiteknights Studio Trail, The Henley Arts Trail and at many local arts events in Berkshire.
Monday, August 10th, 2020
Berkshire Artists & Berkshire Art Scenes – Paintings, Commissions and Prints
Windsor Castle, which is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, is open to visits by the public throughout the year. Built under the rule of William the Conqueror in the 11th century, it has since been the home of 39 monarchs. Today The Queen spends most of her private weekends at the Castle.
Painting Medium: Watercolour
Image Size: Approx 42.5cm x 26.5cm
Availability: Limited Edition Fine Art Prints
Print Price: £60 + p & p
Commissions Invited
This Berkshire Art is by an artist from the Surrey Artists Website
David Drury
Woking
Paintings In Watercolour & Acrylic
Fine Art Prints For Sale
Gallery Of Berkshire Art Scenes painted by Surrey Artists
For more work by these artists, see their portfolios on the Surrey Artists website
David is largely self-taught and has developed his own recognisable style. He has reached a stage where his work is attracting attention at local exhibitions. He loves painting a wide variety of subjects using traditional methods, but particularly enjoys painting landscapes and buildings combined with a use of strong colour.
David now has his own website which has the full range of his art work, including a Surrey Scenes Collection, a set of Venice and Florence Paintings, and a Gallery of his other art. Most paintings are available as high quality, limited-edition Giclée prints.
Art Groups
David Drury is a member of Woking Art Society, Byfleet Art Group, The North Surrey Artists Group and Pirbright Art Group.
Websites For Artists
The Derek Cooke website has been created by Surrey and Sussex Artists. If you are an artist in need of a website, please Contact Us.
"Dear Chris,
We are delighted with our art website. In addition to all the items we requested, you have added many artistic details that really enhanced the site.
We would also like to thank you for your patience, explaining and talking us through all the concepts we did not understand.
It has also been reassuring knowing that you are on the end of the phone ready to answer our queries as they arise.
It has been a pleasure working with you.
Best regards."
Art Website by Surrey Artists
"This is the second website that Chris and Colette from Surrey Artists have designed for me and I am delighted with the result. They put in an amazing amount of work collating a large amount of detail to ensure my paintings are professionally displayed.
The finished website has already attracted a large number of serious enquiries some of which have been converted"
Art Website by Surrey Artists
Thursday, January 2nd, 2020
Berkshire Artists & Berkshire Art Scenes – Paintings, Commissions and Prints
This Berkshire Art is by an artist from the Surrey Artists Website
Sera Knight, SWA
Horsell, Woking, Surrey
Paintings in all Media
Commissions Invited
Gallery Of Berkshire Art Scenes painted by Surrey Artists
For more work by these artists, see their portfolios on the Surrey Artists website
Sera has been drawing and painting since childhood. She paints mainly in watercolour, acrylic and mixed media. Tackling human figure and perspective has always been her favourite subjects but she enjoys the challenge of different subjects. Regardless of the subject, to be able to use the light cleverly, create a mystical atmosphere together with technical and emotional strength is her aim. Sera also paints on glass objects to the effect of stained glass and exhibits these separately.
Born in Ankara, Turkey, Sera has a degree in Architecture. She lived in Stavanger, Norway from 1980 to 1993 and worked as an architect in the oil industry. Now living in the Woking area of Surrey, Sera is a member of various art societies and groups and exhibits her work regularly with these. She also teaches adult education classes and tutors private groups in mainly watercolour, mixed media and drawing mediums.
Fine Art Prints, Gifts, Greetings Cards & Christmas Cards
A collection of Sera’s paintings have been made available as Art Prints, Greetings Cards and a wide selection of Gifts. You can see them here: Art Prints & Gifts Portfolio
A collection of her work is also availabe as Art Prints in a range of sizes and frame options here: Framed and Unframed Art Prints
Some of her winter art has been made available as Christmas Cards. See the website: www.fine-art-greetings-cards.com
Sera Knight SWA (Society of Women Artists) is also a member of Woking Society of Art, Guildford Art Society, Virginia Water Art Society & Farnham Art Society.
Websites For Artists
The Derek Cooke website has been created by Surrey and Sussex Artists. If you are an artist in need of a website, please Contact Us.
"Dear Chris,
We are delighted with our art website. In addition to all the items we requested, you have added many artistic details that really enhanced the site.
We would also like to thank you for your patience, explaining and talking us through all the concepts we did not understand.
It has also been reassuring knowing that you are on the end of the phone ready to answer our queries as they arise.
It has been a pleasure working with you.
Best regards."
Art Website by Surrey Artists
"This is the second website that Chris and Colette from Surrey Artists have designed for me and I am delighted with the result. They put in an amazing amount of work collating a large amount of detail to ensure my paintings are professionally displayed.
The finished website has already attracted a large number of serious enquiries some of which have been converted"
Art Website by Surrey Artists
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