'Curiosity'

Animals and art have always played a large part in Vivien’s life, and following a move to the West Country in 1983 she decided to pursue a full time career as an artist.  A contract with a top agent saw her work published nationally and internationally on a large variety of giftware products, including greeting cards.  Some of her recent images are now available as limited edition prints through leading publishers Buckingham Fine Arts.

"Animals have always been an important inspiration for my work", says Vivien, "especially my own cats and dogs".  She used to foster abandoned cats and kittens for an animal rescue charity, in the first summer alone housing and re-homing thirty six waifs and strays.  Many of these willingly helped pay for their keep by posing as models for greeting card designs, before appearing in a variety of top high street shops.

'First Summer'

Vivien's paintings and limited edition prints are sold by a number of galleries in England, and her work has also been shown and sold at the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art.  Google "Vivien Walters" for up to date information.

Vivien’s paintings range from commissioned portraits of her clients’ beloved animals to the livestock of the pastoral country of North Devon and the wildlife of Exmoor, including the much loved Exmoor Ponies. 

Vivien says, "I like to be able to read the expression in an animal’s eyes so that I can capture its character in the painting.  I mainly work in hard and soft pastels, which enable me to render the texture of fur exactly as I feel it should look.  I sometimes also work in oils, although I prefer pastels, as they lend themselves more easily to reproducing fur textures."
 
 Vivien is much in demand for commissions, demonstrations and tuition.  Her house has its own studio, where she runs art breaks, courses and workshops.  Please click on links on menu for further details of these..