I was recently asked to make NINE paintings. The choice of subject was mine but I was asked to make a nod to Parnham House in Sussex. Let me make it clear. I am no landscape painter, but this commission has stretched me to make images that I would usually ignore. The gallery below includesContinue reading “New Commission, New Directions”
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New Studio
It’s been a labour of love making my new shed / studio. It’ll remind me of how I managed to do something positive during lockdown as well as giving me a push towards getting back on track with my painting ambitions. I love being a teacher, but I love making art more! All that hardContinue reading “New Studio”
Valley Parables: Press Release
Valley Parables: New Paintings by James Donovan James Donovan is exhibiting forty new paintings at Cardiff’s Kooywood Gallery from Thursday September 10th. The Aberdare artist’s new paintings are a return to what he calls the ‘new, old Wales’, where old habits die hard and stereotypes live on through a cast of comical yet poignant charactersContinue reading “Valley Parables: Press Release”
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