Born with a hearing disability, Doreen has grown up studying faces and body language for clues to conversation, and from this has evolved her fascination for painting people. Working in all media she has concentrated on depicting her subjects, not necessarily in formal portraits, but going about the daily activities of their lives, and in particular she enjoys capturing the magic and innocence of children. Exhibiting both here and in France, Doreen has gained a reputation for her strong vibrant colour palette and the quality of light portrayed in her work, and over the years has been the recipient of numerous awards.

 

Elected to membership of The Society of Women Artists in 1996, in 2009 her painting 'The Red Bucket' was front cover for 'The End of Emily West,' the latest novel by Wendy Turner-Webster, and in 2020 she was a finalist in The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition.

 

As an adjunct to so much visual work, Doreen is also the author of three children's books, and is currently penning a series of short stories, to be published in 2026.

 

AWARDS

HarperCollins Watercolour Prize 1993

HarperCollins Pastel Prize 1994

RBSA Highly Commended 2004

Daler Rowney Prize 2006

Garrick Hescared Silver Salver 2009

Fine Art UK Prize for Creativity 2010

Vice Presindent's Choice, Pastel Society 2012

Finalist in Sunday Times Watercolour Competition

 

EXHIBITED with

The Royal West of England Academy

The Royal Society of Marine Artists

The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

The Society of Women Artists

The Pastel Society

The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour

Grand Prix International de la Peinture a l'Eau

The Biennial Portrait Exhibition of the RBSA

La Societe des Pastellistes de France

La Salon du Pastel en Bretagne

The South West Academy of Fine Art

The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition Exhibition