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Barbara Walton studied Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh and taught art to adults at Cheltenham College of Art, and Chelsea College of Art. She also taught O and A level art and History of Art at Notting Hill and Ealing High School for three years. Barbara has exhibited regularly in London, Britain and abroad, and has several prizes, and scholarships.

Barbara uses landscape, still-life and portrait/figures as the starting point for her work. Working in a variety of media, she is interested in line, colour, pattern and textures.
In 1992 Barbara combined her design skills with a passion for plants and the landscape gaining an MA in Landscape Design from Manchester University, and subsequently working in both the private and public sectors.

Published work includes The Artist and Illustrator and Collins Complete Drawing Course and Complete painting Course.

Further information and CV

Diana has a BA (Fine Art) from the Royal Academy of Art in the Netherlands and a BSc (Electronic Engineering) from York University. She has exhibited in Europe and has sold her works internationally. Her work features in many private collections across the world, including Australia, Brazil, France, Great Britain, Israel, USA and the Netherlands. Her themes are the human condition and emotion in universal environments and the use of narrative deriving from materials and form. She uses a wide variety of media to create paintings, drawings, prints, installation, sculpture and public art. Her most recent work is small sculptures and mixed media with a strong drawing element. Her biography and art can be seen on her website at www.dianascarborough.com

Unfortunately Diana will not be with us this summer, 2010 as she has commitments in Australia, lucky thing!

Diana painting in her studio

Diana teaching ‘al fresco’

Work by Barbara: Landscapes from Residencies in Grizedale Forest and Itlay. Portraits of friends and family

Forest path, Grizedale Forest, Cumbria

Black Hill Matraia, Lucca, Italy

Portrait in blue and gold

All works and images on this site remain the property of the artists.  Please apply in writing for permission to copy, use or reproduce.

Portrait of Steven 2009 Oil on Canvas

The paintings shown on this page represent  selections from work as Artist in Residence in Italy and the Lake District, England, as well as some portraits, personal and commissioned. I work in a range of media, drawing in pencil, charcoal and ink, mixed media on paper, oil or acrylic on canvas and, although I have not shown any examples below, pastel and watercolour.

Each media has its own charm and there are many different ways to use them. Drawing and painting is a never-ending, exciting exploration, and , remember, there are very few rules in art, and almost all rules are there to be broken!

Work included in Collins’ ‘Complete Drawing Course’ and ‘The Complete Painting Course’ Edited by Ian Simpson

Black Iris - Mixed media on paper

Two Irises on a red strip -  Mixed media on paper

Barbara Teaching at lakeside: Videix, Limousin