Alexandra Dawes

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Biography

Born into an artistic family I was always encouraged to paint & draw. So it was a natural progression to study art  and design at Chelsea School of  Art . Following my dreams I then trained as an illustrator & Colour Retoucher at a London Studio working full time for several years.
After marriage & children I wanted to expand and express myself artistically so enrolled in evening classes for life drawing & all media painting. Subsequently I then started work as a free lance artist gaining many commissions in Portraiture through an agent /Photographer in Chislehurst.
I continue to paint just about anything that inspires me now . Art is a never ending learning experience, challenging, exciting and often rewarding.

Many of my paintings have been collected in several countries including here in the UK , U.S A, New Zealand France, Spain and Italy. Whilst living in Spain I had two Exhibitions at 'Buckwell Visual Arts Gallery ' where I sold several landscape & seascapes of the Costa Blanca region.

I now paint from my studio in Hampshire as a retired professional. I still take on commissions for portraiture & animal studies of your favorite pets. A visit to the Studio can be made by appointment where you get the chance to see some of my current work.

 

Exhibitions

Buckwell Visual Arts Javea Spain 2004 -2005
Lilly Oncology Exhibition Royal College of Art
November 2006

 

Media

Acrylic Inks, Acrylics, Canvas, Drawing, Gouache, Gouache, Mixed Media, Oil pastel, Oils, Pastels, Pen & Ink, Pen And Wash, Pencil/Charcoal, Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil

 

Subjects

Abstract, Animals, Copyright, Expressionism, Figure, Flowers And Gardens, Illustration, Impressionism, Landscape, Life Drawing, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Still Life, Trees and Foliage, Wild Flowers, Wildlife