Fiona Blakey graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a BA(hons) in surface pattern design. Since then, she has pursued a multifaceted career as a self-employed artist and teacher. With years of experience in visual arts, Fiona has honed her skills and developed a unique artistic voice. While drawing remains her primary passion, Fiona has also explored a wide range of subject matter and media throughout her career. Her versatility and love of pushing her artistic boundaries allows her to experiment freely, resulting in a diverse body of work. Recently Fiona delved heavily into mixed media, combining various materials and methods resulting in a series of semi-abstract landscapes and flora and fauna designs. She has also been investigating pen and watercolour to produce loose figurative sketches. These works showcase her ability to blend imagination and technique.
“During my creative process, there are various points when I fall in love with whatever I am working on. It could be the moment when the surface texture appears from layers of experimentation, when a landscape emerges from an abstract pattern or when I add some final loose drawing marks to a watercolour. At the end, I instinctively know that I’ve got the mix of ingredients and the final seasoning right. It’s a delightful and gratifying experience.”
