Artist's Biography
My main choice of medum these days is that of coloured pencils, and for all the angels and faeires and symbolic art, I have used Karismacolour Pencils (known as Prismacolor in the U.S.) I favour these pencils because the leads are very soft and therefore blendable, and because they offer a far wider range of colours than any other brand, and especially in flesh tones.
More recently I have been experimenting with Acrylics and have almost completed another angel which will be my first angel to be created with paint.
I am particularly interested in the technique of using acrylic glazes and it is with this technique that I am currently working.
I've been drawing or painting ever since I was old enough to hold either a pencil or a paintbrush and it remains my all consuming passion. I don't create because I have to do it for a living, I create because I can't help but be creative; it's something I need to do to be in any way fulfilled.
I am also on a spiritual path and this is reflected in my subject matter: angels, are an irresistible joy for me to create, but I am also drawn by the spirit of the natural world of flowers, trees and landscapes.
Creativity, therefore, becomes a meditation, as much an inward as an outward process of self discovery and personal and spiritual growth.
I attended art college in Carmarthenshire for 4 years and in studying history of art, I developed a love for the impressionists, and this is very much reflected in my watercolours and pastels. I love to create using the 'wet on wet' techinque to create a dreamy, ethereal impression of colour and form rather than that of a photographic representation of what I see before me.
Often these images are drawn purely from the imaginary world inside my head, rather than taken from an outside source, as though I have dipped into a creative source from the hidden world of the higher dimensions. Often these are the images that are the most successful as I am not trying to copy something, but relying purely on creative intuition.
I am available for Commissions and individual pieces of work, so if this is your interest please contact me to discuss details. Prices are dependent on the project, its size, and choice of media.
I am also available for Illustrative Work and am always open to suggestions from Book & CD Publishers, Greeting Card Manufacturers, and also Fine Art Publishers who might be interested in using my work. Again, please contact me at my email address with details.
If you're not sure, just ask ~I am willing to consider anything as long as it's legal...! I will look forward to hearing from you...
Roseanne James
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