NFP: Artwork by Gloria Ward

Artwork by Gloria Ward

Gloria was born in Berkshire, England in 1949 - the second of five children. She acquired an interest in art whilst at school and remembers other children at primary school asking her to draw various things for them when they illustrated stories they had written in class. She now lives in Sleaford, Lincolnshire where she undertakes commissioned artwork depicting various subjects. This, she regularly exhibits in the City of Lincoln and at Osbournby in Lincolshire. Gloria specialises in watercolours of the British rural and urban landscape, flora and fauna, but also works in acrylics. Gloria is able to work from life or from photographs, but the latter is more usual for specific locations or people. Her pictures can be any size, though usually up to about A3 (British Paper Size 11.7 inches x 16.5 inches). Her pictures are sold unframed, mounted or fully mounted and framed.

Commissions: How it works & what you get

Commissioning artwork from Gloria is easy. E-mail Nash Ford Publishing with details of what sort of thing you would like, in what media and at what size. NFP will contact you to discuss progressing further, with a detailed quote and estimated time for the work to be completed. If a commission is agreed, a deposit and any photos to be used (electronic or hardcopy) will be required before commencement of work. If required, the latter may be taken from the Nash Ford Photo Library at no extra cost. Then you just sit back and wait. Gloria undertakes commissions for all of the following and more:

British Landscapes:	Landscapes, both town and country. Castles, Country Mansions, Client's Houses, Woods, Fields and Moors.
British Flora:	Flowers and Trees, wild and cultivated. Gloria often paints specimens plucked from her own English Country Garden.
British Fauna:	All animals, though particularly native British. Gloria specialises in British birds.
Pets:	Dogs, cats, parrots, even fish. You name it. Gloria can paint it.
Children's Subjects:	Favourite Toys and Scenes. Fictional Characters, Teddies, Clowns and Animals.

Recent Work

A recent commission, from Gloria, is a painting of the famous mill at Heckington in Lincolnshire. Heckington Mill is about five miles from Gloria's home in the old market town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire and has been fully restored as the only working eight sailed flour mill in the county. The mill is in use regularly although the flour it produces is not a commercial operation.

Do you have a favourite country scene, a holiday memory or an ancestral village that you would like Gloria to paint for generations to treasure? Why not e-mail Nash Ford Publishing for a list of her current portfolio of artwork or to talk about a possible commission.

The pictures on this page are cropped examples of images from Gloria's portfolio. High resolution versions are also available for reproduction from our picture library. Please e-mail us for details of these or similar image availability at our very reasonable reproduction rates.

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