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Isabel Adonis



Artist Isabel AdonisI began painting just before Easter 2008. I had dabbled with paints before that and even bought an easel which I did not use. I came from an artistic background. My father was a well known Caribbean artist but I really feel that the way I express myself is influenced more by my mother, a Welsh woman. Prior to painting I made all kinds of stuff from cloth and this is something I would like to get back to one day. I am also a published writer. My art, like my writing has a colourful intensity, is multi- layered and paradoxical - it seems to be one thing but is another. It is also imperfect and somewhat quirky. Being imperfect it inspires people to go away and paint. I don't feel like I have a particular style but I guess it could be called folk art. Since I sold those first paintings I've been doing pretty well, in developing my art and sales. I am against a culture of elitism in the arts and in writing and I've kept my work affordable to just about anyone. I don't think I'm precious about my work and I think I see art as a process, kind of like a journey to somewhere, but don't know where. Oh! I especially like themes of home, the feminine and crows. I quite forgot! I am self taught and use acrylic paints and paper collage. I like experimenting with other mediums as well. I was born in London and have travelled to Africa several times but now I live in Wales. I trained as a teacher but decided instead to teach my own four children at home. They are all grown up and gone now. I live with my partner who loves philosophy and I tutor primary age children. Most of my paintings have been sold from two local cafes in Llandudno and a few from my home. A couple of years ago, before I began painting I was involved with an exhibition called A Home Made Life where I recreated my home in an exhibition space. We had quilts, cloth dolls, a few of my early paintings, my children's work, an armchair, a sewing machine and all kinds of bits and pieces that went with that. We served food and it was an absolutely electrifying experience seeing the light in peoples' eyes was incredible. I have been put on a list here for another exhibition but it is a year or so away.

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A London Taxi. by
Magnifying glass A London Taxi.
Size Size: 15.00" x 10.50"
Price Price: £25.00
London Bus by
Magnifying glass London Bus
Size Size: 15.00" x 10.50"
Price Price: £25.00
The Harbour Revisited. by
Magnifying glass The Harbour Revisited.
Size Size: 23.50" x 19.50"
Price Price: £65.00
A Place of Uncertainty by
Magnifying glass A Place of Uncertainty
Size Size: 19.50" x 23.50"
Price Price: £75.00
Between This and That. by
Magnifying glass Between This and That.
Size Size: 19.50" x 23.50"
Price Price: £85.00
Two Brown Girls.. by
Magnifying glass Two Brown Girls..
Size Size: 30.00" x 24.00"
Price Price: £145.00
A Girl Pulling a Snow Sledge. by
Magnifying glass A Girl Pulling a Snow Sledge.
Size Size: 5.00" x 7.00"
Price Price: £30.00
An Angel in a Turquoise Coat and Boots.. by
Magnifying glass An Angel in a Turquoise Coat and Boots..
Size Size: 5.00" x 7.00"
Price Price: £30.00
An Angel in a Red Coat and Red Boots. by
Magnifying glass An Angel in a Red Coat and Red Boots.
Size Size: 5.00" x 7.00"
Price Price: £30.00
A Girl in a Red Coat in the Snow. by
Magnifying glass A Girl in a Red Coat in the Snow.
Size Size: 5.00" x 7.00"
Price Price: £30.00
A Girl in a Patchwork Skirt and Sticking Out Plaits. by
Magnifying glass A Girl in a Patchwork Skirt and Sticking Out Plaits.
Size Size: 8.00" x 10.00"
Price Price: £25.00
A Girl in Her Red Dress and Black Handbag. by
Magnifying glass A Girl in Her Red Dress and Black Handbag.
Size Size: 8.00" x 10.00"
Price Price: £25.00
A Girl, a House and a Blue Sky. by
Magnifying glass A Girl, a House and a Blue Sky.
Size Size: 8.00" x 10.00"
Price Price: £25.00
A Girl With a Doll by
Magnifying glass A Girl With a Doll
Size Size: 8.00" x 10.00"
Price Price: £25.00
Three Girls by
Magnifying glass Three Girls
Size Size: 10.00" x 8.00"
Price Price: £25.00
Helicopters Coming. by
Magnifying glass Helicopters Coming.
Size Size: 23.50" x 19.50"
Price Price: £85.00
A Girl On Her Own. by
Magnifying glass A Girl On Her Own.
Size Size: 19.50" x 23.50"
Price Price: £75.00
We Had Been Playing With Mummies' Lipstick. by
Magnifying glass We Had Been Playing With Mummies' Lipstick.
Size Size: 19.50" x 23.50"
Price Price: £85.00
Tell Me Something True. by
Magnifying glass Tell Me Something True.
Size Size: 19.50" x 23.50"
Price Price: £80.00
Two Girls Watch Two Boats by
Magnifying glass Two Girls Watch Two Boats
Size Size: 23.50" x 19.50"
Price Price: £85.00
Road To Gerlan. by
Magnifying glass Road To Gerlan.
Size Size: 19.50" x 15.80"
Price Price: £55.00
Two Girls by
Magnifying glass Two Girls
Size Size: 11.50" x 16.00"
Price Price: £45.00
Catherine's Secret Garden 2 by
Magnifying glass Catherine's Secret Garden 2
Size Size: 19.50" x 23.50"
Price Price: £65.00
My Girls 1 by
Magnifying glass My Girls 1
Size Size: 7.00" x 5.00"
Price Price: £25.00
Going Home. by
Magnifying glass Going Home.
Size Size: 8.00" x 10.00"
Price Price: £25.00
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