About Delia
I work with mixed media in an experimental way, with colour, texture, and a deep connection with nature as my guides and inspiration, revealing what's possible when combining materials in different ways. Using acrylic, watercolour, and other media, including collage, I cultivate relationships with my subjects by creating a sense of the image while also allowing for my own creative expression.
My love for walking in nature, whether hills or coastline, brings me endless inspiration with its beauty and drama. For the more intimate works, I love the different shapes and quirky characters of birds and enjoy watching them when I’m working or relaxing in the garden. Still life subjects enable me to explore the colour palettes that call to me and allow me to express particular feelings and ideas in the moment.
“Painting from nature is not a matter of copying the subject, but of expressing one’s feelings.”
— Paul Cezanne
ARTIST CV
Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Powys, Mosaic exhibition April to 30 August 2024 and Artist Residency including mosaic workshops
Llanwrtyd & District Heritage & Arts Centre, Art Competition, July 2024
Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, Powys, Group Art Exhibition, 12 July - end September 2024
STOP BUTE ENERGY GROUP ART EXHIBITION, Glaslyn Nature Reserve, Powys - at Ty Medi Cafe Restaurant, Machynlleth, 20 June to 31 August 2024
Oriel Crick, Crickhowell, Open Arts Exhibitions 2016, 2018, 2023 & 2024
Member of West Ox Arts in Bampton, near Witney, Oxfordshire www.westoxarts.com, 2010-2019
Faringdon Art Society, www.faringdonartsociety.org.uk; Annual exhibitions 2015-2019
Eynsham Arts Group, www.eynshamartsgroup.co.uk; Annual exhibition, 2017
Open Studios: Faringdon, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, 2010-2019
Solo Exhibition (Robert Vesey Room), 2014 and participated in Members Exhibitions: New Work; Theme of Blue; Theme of Black & White, January Great Art Sales, West Ox Arts, Oxfordshire, 2010-2019
Summer Art and Craft Fair, Stanton Guildhouse (Arts & Crafts Centre), Gloucestershire, 2016
Various arts and crafts fairs in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, 2010-2019
I am also a very enthusiastic mosaicist, which has provided a new dimension to, and understanding of, my explorations of colour and texture. I create 2D and 3D pieces for both indoors and the garden using a mix of ceramic and glass tiles, crockery, china, beads and coloured glass.
If you have a query about a piece of artwork, please do not hesitate to get in touch via my contact page.
AWARDS
Tuscan Sunflower Pot
Won the Highly Commended 3D Piece in October 2016 at the Faringdon Art Society Annual Exhibition.
This is an example of the type of mosaic work that I produce on a terracotta pot or planter. Please go to the Mosaics Gallery and visit the Bowls and Flower Pots Section for more pieces.
If you are interested in commissioning one, please contact me through my Contacts button on the Home page.
Red Poppies, Collograph
Won the Highly Commended Mixed Media Printing Piece, October 2017, Faringdon Art Society.
