KERRY DARLINGTON

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Kerry Darlington

Born in Rhyl in North Wales, Kerry’s passion for art was inspired by a love of beautiful old picture books (Rackham, Dulac and Beardsley were her favourites and later on, Pre-Raphaelite painting and Art Nouveau). This developed into a degree in illustration in 1996, originally intended to lead to a career in book illustration.

Following University she worked in South America before returning to the U.K. to work as a designer and illustrator for an exclusive company, specializing in sculptured clay murals for private residencies in the Middle East, United Arab Emirates and the U.S.A.

Kerry worked for years in pen and ink perfecting her drawing skills before diversifying into watercolours and later, a variety of mediums, acrylic and oil. Following her experience with the clay murals, she became interested in painting upon heavy textures and experimented widely to produce original effects.

Kerry’s acrylic paintings are uniquely formed upon board or canvas first, using textures and gesso. The colour is then built up with several layers to create depth. Her abstract pieces were initially based upon satellite photographs of earth which created the ‘Volcanic Collection in 2005/2006. This has since diversified to include contemporary landscapes and figure-work, all carrying her unique style.

Her work has become increasingly sought after by collectors, in 2007 she was a finalist in the Fine Art Trade Guild’s ‘Best Up-and-Coming Published Artist’ awards and a finalist for ‘Best-Selling Artist’ in 2011. Since then she has become one of if not THE BEST-SELLING ARTISTS IN THE U.K. with her work being exhibited in galleries across all of England, Scotland and Wales.

Kerry’s work continues to evolve and she is currently working on figurative paintings, using her unique style alongside realistic figure painting and portraits.

‘Maple Leaf Tree’ 14 x 14 ins

‘Midnight Garden’ Limited Edition Print 50 x 30 ins New Gold/Black frame

‘Tree of Time’ 14 x 14 ins

Detail from ‘Forest Fantasy’ (Blue) 13 x 35 ins

Scent of a Lilly’ 13 x 35 ins

‘Peacock Splendour’ 24 x 24 ins

‘Tree of Tranquility’ 28 x 24 ins

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