ArtyFax Gallery

MY GALLERIES

Hi, my name is John Dyhouse and I have recently started to populate this gallery with some of my own, original art works.

 I am a largely self-taught artist with a long time interest in the creative arts. After school I studied metallurgy and achieved two higher degrees in different subject areas, never quite getting any satisfaction from this or the jobs which I had. I never lost interest in the arts and in the early '90s I did manage to study water colour painting at my local adult education college over a three year period. Since then I have studied, enjoyed and developed skills in a number of media. I also tackle all subjects including abstract.

Several years ago I co-founded an art group with two of my fellow students to provide a little discipline for painting in an otherwise busy life, we also are able to use the group for exhibitions (and selling our works whenever possible). The group became quite successful with about 40 members at one time, although the driving force for recruiting new members left as she moved out of the area, but at present we have about 12 members which is comfortable and still allows us to function quite well.

These paintings are not necessarily those I would consider my best but are ones that I like for various reasons, some personal. There is no rhyme or reason to the choices. If you like any of my work then please look at my eBay shop, ( BEST-of-the- REST) where you may find similar items for sale, or contact me about commissioning a similar work.

MY BLOG

Thanks for visiting my website, don't forget to read my blog which incorporates new work. Please take a look to see these new works before they appear on the gallery pages.  Interesting snippets also appear about the trials and tribulations of trying to sell on Ebay and life in general for me as an artist selling on-line.

Visit MyBlogLog for more links to more blogs than you can shake a stick at, its where it's at.

And see my technorati profile and favourite blogs / websites

Other Artist's blogs that you may find of interest :-

here are some other favourite artist's links :-

• Parkwood Studio
• MyGalleryToday.com
• TALB art studio
• Collings contemporary art
• Haworth Art and Design
• Even Monkeys can draw
• Modern Abstract Art by Angela L
• Abstract paintings of Brad Bannister
• Denarah's Art
• Mythyk World & Agnesthered

some light entertainment from You Tube (but don't stay away too long ) :-

• ACEO UK group video on You Tube
• Some of my paintings on You Tube
• Portraits and life studies on You Tube
• VINCENT/Van Gogh on You Tube
• Pink Floyd / Edvard Munch
• Kandinsky on You Tube

and here is a link to my local art group (very brief details below:- 

• Knowle Art Group 

more links of a general nature.

Guestbook :

if you have any comments please visit my Guest Book, I would be really pleased to hear from you. 

if you would like an answer to any queries please leave an email address.

Here is a recent painting in w/c , entitled

Langdale, over Blea Tarn.

I sketched this on a  short holiday to the Lake District and recently found the sketch and completed a small acrylic painting which I sold on Ebay. This sketch is in watercolour with black ink. Read more about it in my blog, musings on creativity 2, you may need to scroll down a little.

 site last updated

February  3rd 2008

number of visitors since august 12th 2006

thanks for visiting, please come again, and again.

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and please let me know if you have any comments on my work.

More below........................

• about us,
• our objectives,
• our workshops
• and painting evenings
• and the benefits of belonging to a group for an artist.

Do you enjoy painting ?

& meeting new friends,

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