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1st & 2nd August 2026
LEAMINGTON SPA
10am-6pm
DIANA HAND
Website:
'@handdiana
'@dianahandartist
DIANAHAND Cordoba
DIANAHAND Lusitano
DIANAHAND Lusitano Rider
Biography
I am passionate about horses both as beautiful natural beings and how they can teach us to live more harmoniously with nature. My mission is to convey this feeling and belief through my paintings and drawings. Rather than working in a very figurative manner, as is the norm with animal art, I prefer to express the energy of the creative process as inspired by my feelings and the presence of the subject. This can result in a very loose and free way of working, using fluid media such as ink, charcoal and paint.
inspiration
My inspiration is the energy and joy I experience through my lifelong love of and contact with horses. I explore this inspiration via drawing media such as ink, charcoal, chalk and paint and the medium used is an inspiration in itself. I work in different styles in the process of arriving at a resolved drawing or painting. The final piece is often deeply layered as a result of my search. In 2025 I visited the Royal Stables in Cordoba, Andalusia and my current work focuses on the elegant atmosphere and superb traditions of this venue. In this series I hope to convey both the dramatic historic environment and the close relationship between human and horse.
medium
Drawing is a my favourite medium and I experiment with many approaches such as charcoal applied in different ways, white chalk to build tone, ink applied by stick and brush, white and black paint. Sometimes all these approaches are combined to arrive at the essence I seek, sometimes one simple line is enough. I also use colour and paint to explore an abstract statement of shape and tone.