Stella Dunkley Contemporary Artist Biography
The subjects I find inspirational are the sea and the natural world, I enjoy experimenting with mixed media incorporating natural substances into the work, the colours, textures, and patterns of nature are evident in my paintings, I especially enjoy painting Semi-Abstract and Impressionistic seascapes and landscapes with the beautiful vibrant colours at sunrise and sunset, the ideas for my abstract works are formed from a multitude of different sources: visualizing and creating colour and shape from thought and emotion, the defined lines of modern architecture, the diversity of different cultures seen on travels.I use oils, acrylics & mixed media & paint full time from my studio in Dorset with the sea, river & New Forest nearby which is constantly inspiring, I enjoy the challenge of capturing light & atmosphere in my work. I take photos of local scenes & also work from sketches.
My paintings are in private collections & businesses worldwide, I have completed commissions for collectors in the UK & Abroad.
Art Societies :
EBSQ+ Juried Member, IATTDA, SAA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Mulberry Gallery, Wantage, Oxford Art Weeks May - Jun 2002
Bookends Art Exhibition, Christchurch, Dorset, Sept 2004
The Arts & Crafts Show, Bovington, Wareham, 5th-9th Aug 2005
Bookends Art Exhibition, Christchurch, Dorset, 9th-24th Sept 2005
'The Art Of Pattern', Southampton City Art Gallery 3rd Feb - 26th Mar 2006
'View' Lighthouse Gallery, Poole, 5th Aug � 30th Sept 2006
Gallery in the Square, The Old Chapel, Twyn Square, Usk,
23rd Mar - 23rd May 2007
CadArts Open Art Exhibition The Red House Museum, Quay Rd, Christchurch, 7th July - 27th August 2007
Gallery in the Square, The Old Chapel, Twyn Square, Usk,
From 12th Oct 2007
Red Gate Gallery, London, 22nd - 28th Feb 2008
Galeria de Arte Pintor Samora Barros, Portugal, 1 Mar - 31 Mar 2008
Gallerie Pedro Ruivo Foundation, Portugal, 1 - 31 May 2008
Gallery in the Square, The Old Chapel, Twyn Square, Usk, From June 6th 2008
La Boheme Gallery Group Exhibition & Art in the Park, Colorado, 4 - 18 July 2008
Solo Exhibitions:
Contemporary Landscapes, Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, 1st Feb - 18th Mar 2007