Stallion charcoal and wash on paper MUG

Teaching workshop by Diana Hand in Callander, Stirlingshire

I shall be holding a teaching workshop at the Kirk Hall, Callander on 22nd July, 2017.  The day will run from 10am to 4pm, with a break for lunch.  Simple materials will be provided and I will be focusing on a free and expressive approach…
Talk magazine equestrian

Diana Hand featured in TALK local business magazine

   Diana Hand's art is featured in the quarterly rural update of  TALK business magazine This is appropriate since my studio is an old barn in remote farmland, and I travel there each day from a nearby village.  Because I am…
Charcoal 3 two horses in paddock charcoal drawing

Contemporary equestrian art at the British Craft Trade Fair 2nd-4th April, 2017

Diana Hand at British Craft Trade Fair    Stand 130 I will be be showing a range of unusual and original equestrian drawings available as originals and  fine art prints. I also have a reasonably priced range of small products such as silk…
Running horses wash on paper

“The Horse in the Heart” exhibition of horse drawings, Edinburgh, October 2016

Exhibition at Whitespace Gallery, Howe Street, Edinburgh Scottish-based artist Diana Hand has been drawing horses all her life.  She loves to draw “straight from the hip” – very fast and spontaneously, as a direct expression of the unconscious.But…
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“Inside Out and Upside Down” Dunblane Museum Gallery April 2016

The anatomy of a cardboard box In an exhibition of new drawings at Dunblane Museum Gallery, I explore the shapes, shadows and corners suggested by everyday packaging material.  This work is based on my interest in these discarded fragments…

“Dessiner des Chevaux” – “Draw Horses in 15 Minutes” book has been translated into French

"Dessiner des Chevaux" -   "Draw Horses in 15 Minutes",  the  French edition  In 2014 I was commissioned by Ilex Press to write and illustrate "Draw Horses in 15 Minutes".  This is a great guide to learning to draw the complex subject…

Life Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art 2015-2016

Over the winter I continued my study of human life drawing and painting at the Continuing Education Department of the Glasgow School of Art.  The tutor for the class was Cynthia Bowles, and she was excellent.  For more information read my…

Studies in Anatomy 2015-2016

Writing the drawing book has inspired me to study anatomy more deeply, both human and equestrian.  Last July I spent a week at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford with tutors Sarah Simblet and Eleanor Crook.  This January I attended a weekend…
Draw Horses in 15 Minutes English Language edition

“Draw Horses in 15 Minutes”

Early in 2014 I was commissioned to write a book “Draw Horses in 15 Minutes” for Ilex Press, London.  The book was published in June 2015 for distribution in UK, EU and USA.  The USA edition was published early in 2016 and the Dutch edition…

Exhibition at Glasgow Art Club

In 2014 I was invited to create new work for a solo exhibition at the prestigious Glasgow Art Club.