Art Blog by Jayne Leighton Herd

Great weekend at Reading Contemporary Art Fair 2012

Wow! What a fabulous weekend at the Reading Contemporary Art Fair 2012! I met some wonderful people and made some great contacts.

I thought I'd start today by bringing a burst of exotic colour to your monitor with these stunning flowers by glass-blowing artist Dale Chihuly.

I've been taking a look at the latest online art venture in the news: the newly launched Google Art Project.

Just wanted to share images of two large paintings I recently completed. I love working large scale and am so pleased with these paintings.

What do you usually use a pencil for? Writing, doodling, sketching, chewing on the end? What if the pencil itself was art?

Saw the speaker installation by John Wynne at the Saatchi Gallery yesterday...

Innovative sculpture made from recycled skateboards, by Japanese wood sculptor Haroshi.

Reading Contemporary Art Fair took place last weekend, and I was one of the exhibiting artists.

Beyond is a large abstract diptych painting, which continues my interest in incorporating collage in my work.

I absolutely loved creating this abstract painting called Synergy!

Yesterday I participated in the Press Launch for the first ever Reading Contemporary Art Fair.

This painting is called Éclat, which in French, in this context, means 'burst'.

Yay, my art is featured in this month's issue of SHEplc Business Buzz!

New painting 'Revelation' with intricate detail and sweeping energy!

'Fireworks' went to a new home in Windsor this week!