I am a professional artist and craftsperson based in Scotland. I trained at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford and the Glasgow School of Art. I specialize in equestrian art and I work in a loose and expressive style. This enables me to directly access my own feelings as mirrored in the amazing creature that is the horse. Often I show horses in their full movement and energy, but sometimes I like to show them in repose, quietly communicating and enjoying the space between each other. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I work in charcoal and also in colour using acrylic or oil paint. The oil studies shown in this entry depict a young Australian warmblood horse, both as a yearling and more mature. The spirit of this young horse is a muse for me and I never tire of trying to capture his energy and strength as well as the multitude of colours in his coat. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n My book \u201cDraw Horses in 15 Minutes\u201d (Ilex\/Octopus) was published in 2015. I run workshops based on the method described in the book, which explores general art techniques and also specific detail on equine anatomy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n For further information about my work, including workshops and original commissions, please visit my website <\/span>www.dianahand.com<\/span><\/a>. Contact <\/span>info@dianahand.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14946,"template":"","class_list":["post-4783","friends","type-friends","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/friends\/4783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/friends"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/friends"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}