Christina Bonnett
Christina Bonnett’s many subjects include life studies, landscapes, still life and animals utilising various styles to achieve striking artworks.
About The Artist
Christina lived in London for many years where she ran her framing and gallery business known as Outlines. In 2005 Christina moved to Devon and works from her Studio in the depths of the countryside.
Christina continues painting, drawing and exploring the rudiments of etching, linocut and screenprinting.
She is excited by many different media and enjoys nothing better than to learn something new.
As well as running her Gallery and Picture Framing business Christina has illustrated books, made furniture, painted murals, managed and worked on building projects and designed gardens.
ARTWORKS
Her subjects include life studies, landscapes, still life and animals. Christina’s style varies, changing with the materials she uses from delicate watercolour, oil paints and vibrant acrylics. Her etchings and linocuts add yet another dimension to her art.
EXHIBITIONS
Christina has shown her work in solo exhibitions in London, Devon and locations in Portugal and France. She has particpated extensively in joint exhibitions and Gallery events. She has also been involved in local ‘open studio’ events for some years.
PUBLICATIONS
Book Illustrations
Series of Children’s books Polo and Pengy Illustrated Stories.
Illustrations for these books include over 40 ink drawings in black and white and colour pictures for the covers.
The books are for sale on Amazon and you can look at the series and check prices on Amazon here.
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Over eighty drawings for ‘The Buildings of Clapham‘ (out of print) – published by the Clapham Society.
This is a pocket size book for convenient reference when walking in the streets of Clapham. Published to guide and inform those with an interest in historic and modern buildings that are situated in the area.
Drawings throughout the book are of details on the buildings including windows, tiles, railings and street furniture.
Cover painting and drawings for ‘The story of Clapham‘ – published by the Clapham Society.
Long out of print, the short history of the development of the common had some illustrations inside and a colourful painting that covered the front and went round the spine to the back cover.
Cover painting for ‘Tooting Bec Lido‘ – by Janet Smith
This book about the history and development of the Lido at Tooting Bec is now out of print and the information is out of date.
At that time it was a pleasure to make a painting of the colourful changing-room doors by the pool.