by Toni Watts | Mar 17, 2014 | Recent Work
This painting of butterflies will be on display at Castle Park Arts Centre in Frodsham between 11th April – 18th May, alongside my new painting of a Little Owl. For details, do have a look at the Association of Animal Artists website. This work was inspired by...
by Toni Watts | Jan 23, 2014 | Recent Work
My eldest daughter has loved The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy since childhood, when my husband used to read both girls the stories before bed. This is a piece I did for her birthday illustrating Tolkien’s wonderful first line. The illuminated borders...
by Toni Watts | Dec 20, 2013 | Blog, Recent Work
We saw this beautiful Mute Swan with its mate on the canal near Grantham, on a bleak winters day. There was very little wind, so the bird’s reflection was perfect, with just enough distortion of the stems on the bank to add interest. It’s always...
by Toni Watts | Dec 15, 2013 | Recent Work
The shape of this letter B is taken from the Bury Bible. This is a large twelfth century hand written Bible, illuminated with gold leaf. Each page measured 52.5 x 35 cm, which was just about the largest size page that could be made from a whole calfskin at the time....
by Toni Watts | Dec 13, 2013 | Blog, Recent Work
An elegant Indian Peacock with shimmering tail feathers created from blue coated silver leaf and gold ink. The frame is pure Art Nouveau, apart from the top border, the design of which was adapted from Indian architecture. The background building is, of course, the...
