Priley Riley, Handmade Christmas Gifts, December 2021

Ben and I (mainly Ben) handmade our family's Christmas presents this year, creating scented soaps. In total that's 60 soaps and 18 cards we made!

Priley Riley, Handmade Christmas Cards, December 2021

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

The images show the SoftCut lino print Christmas cards I made for family this year 💜

Priley Riley, Gallery Visit, December 2021

 

Last week I visited the National Gallery in London. There were so many noteworthy artworks, but on this visit I most enjoyed seeing: Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian, Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, and The Red Boy by Sir Thomas Lawrence. All three use colour so beautifully. Outside the gallery the atmosphere was festive with the Christmas market.

Priley Riley, Redbubble Store, November 2021

With 20-60% off everything, now is a great time to check out my Redbubble store!

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Priley Riley, Another Drawing, November 2021

Art and yoga Sundays ❤️

Priley Riley, Handling A Bearded Dragon, November 2021

Happy Sunday everyone! This is the final design in this series on handling/ petting a bearded dragon.

Available on a range of products via the links below:

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Priley Riley, Bearded Dragon Clothing, October 2021

Because life's too short to wear boring clothes! 👕

This bearded dragon design is available on a range of products via the links below.

Redbubble: PrileyRileyArt.redbubble.com 

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Amazon UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TK56ZTN

Amazon US: amazon.com/dp/B0911LPSGG

Priley Riley, J'ai fini!, October 2021

Here's my finished oil pastel drawing of Fuji the bearded dragon eating carrot 🦎🥕

Priley Riley, Progress, October 2021

 Progress...

Priley Riley, Starting Another Drawing, October 2021

This pencil drawing is in preparation for my next work in oil pastels. Using different colour paper for this one to see how it looks with the green showing through.

Priley Riley, Finished Drawing, October 2021

Happy Sunday everyone!

Here's my finished drawing of Fuji ❤️

Priley Riley, Handling A Bearded Dragon, September 2021

 

Introducing the next design in this short series on handling a bearded dragon.

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Priley Riley, Handling A Bearded Dragon, September 2021

Introducing the second design in this short series on handling a bearded dragon.

Available on a range of products via the links below:

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Spring: priley-riley-art.creator-spring.com

Priley Riley, Butterfly Photography, September 2021

The flowers on our doorstep attract beautiful butterflies- the perfect opportunity for some photography! The butterflies shown are Red Admiral and Small White.

Priley Riley, Oil Pastel Drawing, September 2021

Progress...

Priley Riley, Preparatory Sketch, September 2021

Pencil drawing in preparation for my next work in oil pastels...

Priley Riley, Loughborough Uni Article, August 2021

The below link is to a recent article on the Loughborough University website. Click "Paula's story" to read about the impact of being a Development Trust Scholar and life after my BA in Fine Art.

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/giving/impact/stories/scholarships/

Priley Riley, Handling Bearded Dragons, August 2021

Introducing the first design in this short series on handling a bearded dragon.

Thought I'd try a slightly cartoony feel through the simplified eye and feet.

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Amazon UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CGNHCCW

Priley Riley, World Photography Day, August 2021

Sharing a favourite photo of Fuji to celebrate both World Lizard Day (last Saturday) and World Photography Day today.

This photo shows the first time I held Fuji, whilst at the RSPCA. She was living with my husband and I the very next day!

Two years later, sadly in Fuji's absence, my many photographs of her have become an invaluable reference for creating new artwork.

In fact, you may recognise this image from the pencil drawing I posted on 4th August.

Priley Riley, Japan, August 2021

Designs now available in Japan on Amazon 😊

Priley Riley, Bearded Dragon Tops, August 2021

Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead!

I saw my good friend Hayden today- in our bearded dragon t-shirts, obviously! 😊

Priley Riley, Preparatory Sketch, August 2021

I'll soon be sharing a short series of digital drawings on holding/ petting a bearded dragon. This photo is a little preview- one of the preparatory sketches in pencil ✏️

Priley Riley, Dragon Art Inspiration, July 2021

A dragon sculpture I saw in Busan's Yongdusan Park (South Korea) in 2019 💚

Priley Riley, Lizard Inspiration, July 2021

As my current artwork is inspired by bearded dragons, I plan to share experiences showing my interest in dragons and lizards more generally. I hope this will provide additional context on my interests and artwork.

In 2019 my husband and I visited some of the Canary Islands- Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and El Hierro. Our favourite was El Hierro- it was here that we saw the critically endangered El Hierro Giant Lizard at the Ecomuseo de Guinea y Lagartario. There are around 400 of these lizards in the wild.

Priley Riley, Cards, July 2021

My bearded dragon lino prints from earlier this month will make special cards for family ❤️

Priley Riley, My New T-shirt, July 2021

My new t-shirt 😊 The print quality is excellent- even details like the reflecting light in the eye show clearly.

This design is available on a range of products via the links below.

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Spring: priley-riley-art.creator-spring.com

Amazon UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TK56ZTN

Amazon US: amazon.com/dp/B0911LPSGG

Priley Riley, Nature Photography, July 2021

Sharing some photos I took on a walk in East Grinstead yesterday.

I believe the photos capture a Large Skipper butterfly with grasshopper, Meadow Brown butterfly, and Blue-tailed damselflies.

Priley Riley, Bearded Dragon Lino Prints, July 2021

I've been busy lino printing 😊

These prints depict the bearded dragon head side-on.

I particularly appreciate with lino printing the ability to create multiple artworks from the same matrix.

Priley Riley, Oil Pastel Drawing, July 2021

A second finished oil pastel drawing of Fuji. My post on 20th June shows this drawing in progress.

Priley Riley, Bearded Dragons, June 2021

 A new handmade artwork in black, gold and ivory.

Priley Riley, Patterns, June 2021

One of the features I like to use on Redbubble is making a design a repeating pattern. I think the repetition can make a simple image based design more effective.

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