Glenda Maynard

I was born in 1958 in the East End of London. In 1990 moved down to Somerset to settle in the city of Wells after a long secretarial career in the City and West End of London.
Several years later in 2004 started to dabble with acrylic paints as a hobby. After visiting an exhibition run by The Old Bakery Artists in Radstock I decided to join them and have not stopped painting since. I have exhibited at many venues, shops, restaurants, galleries, hospitals and have taken many commissions.
I would describe myself as a compulsive traditional/contemporary artist who is totally self taught and is now working from home part time to complete the commissions coming my way, the latest being from the Mayor of Wells.
I have just converted my conservatory into a workshop and enjoy working in oils, acrylics and pastels, my subjects are very varied according to the mood of the day. My favourite subject being portraiture. I love the atmospheric and colourful works of W. Turner and R. Harris.
According to what mood takes me on the day I can add a sense of humour to my paintings this way am able to experiment with all subjects. At the moment I like to paint figurative and am on the edge of glamour.
I like to make collages and also make textile sculptures (which am selling through an outlet in Glastonbury)



TEXTILE SCULPTURES

The framework of each sculpture is hand-crafted and then 'dressed' with fabric creating an individual piece of artwork.
The art medium used makes textiles rock hard and withstands exterior weather conditions such as frost and heat making them ideal for gardens and conservatories.
Each sculpture is seated on either wood, brick, stone, logs, terracotta pots - they measure anything from 6" to 30" in height and prices start from £25 up to approx £200 per piece they can be viewed at Pixie Taylor , Market Place, Glastonbury.