Christina | Christina Bonnett - Artist

Painting Dazzle Camouflage on a Kayak Using Acrylics

23/08/202014/10/2019 by Christina

This is about painting a pattern on a kayak but there’s a Greenland roll at the end of the video for the kayakers among you, using a Greenland paddle. I have used many types of paint for pictures and I have painted other vehicles to customise them, which you can read about in my articles, …

Mural Painting Adventures

12/10/201903/10/2019 by Christina

Let’s take a look at murals and friezes today. I have done my share of painting on walls but done nothing as impressive as these two Friezes in the hall of a house in Culmstock Road, Clapham. Frieze panels with mountains and sailing boats They have quite a history, and you can read about them …

Caravan Mural for Camouflage

14/10/201914/07/2019 by Christina

I was asked to paint a forest on a caravan The owner was building a verandah on one side and he wanted to be discreet, to hide the caravan in the woods. Bright white and gleaming it shone out and could be seen from a distance, even at night, car headlights picking it out. …

Painting Demonstration at Brixham Art Society

25/06/201923/06/2019 by Christina

Brixham Art Society invited me to give a painting demonstration in June at the Brixham Rugby Club in Devon. The subject, A Semi-abstract Landscape in Acrylics

Painting a Tabletop – Lunchtime on the Beach

30/07/202108/10/2018 by Christina

The hot weeks of Summer this year finally did for my garden table. It was already on the way out because – well, I left it out all year without any protection, and small cracks in the melamine top had allowed water into the chipboard base causing it to ‘blow’ around the edges. This is …

After the Show, Devon Open Studios 2018

12/10/201804/10/2018 by Christina

Devon Open Studios 2018 Visitors and Reactions

Thank You

My thanks to all the visitors who came to the studio to see my work. It was a great pleasure to see familiar faces and to meet new people. Here are some thoughts on the show.

Devon Open Studios 2018

04/10/201809/08/2018 by Christina

I am happy to announce that I’m taking part in the Devon Open Studios event this year. Organised by the Devon Artist Network, this is a great opportunity for art lovers to visit and meet artists making a huge variety of artworks and practises in their own studios or in group Venues. There are …

Elusive Wildlife in Devon

10/08/201822/03/2017 by Christina

A look at the Elusive Wildlife in Devon and The Fate of The Badger Devon is rich in inspiration for an artist. There is so much to explore. The rolling countryside, shaped by farming together with the farm buildings, farm animals, barns and machinery is just one aspect that provides a continuing source of subjects …

Leaves – Painting a Leaf Abstracted

19/03/2017 by Christina

I look at leaves all the time, through every season And painting a leaf helps me to experiment with new materials and techniques without having to think first about what to paint. Leaves in some form are present in many of my paintings. The image shown above is a montage of three stylized leaf paintings. …

Artists and Other Self-employed People – The Mountains We Climb

10/08/201814/03/2017 by Christina

Christina Bonnett's first shop in Clapham

11th March 2017 – I heard about the Chancellor’s announcement on Wednesday to raise the class four national insurance contributions for the self-employed to 11 per cent by 2019.

It made my blood boil – but what could I say to make a difference?