Aleyna Maris

I literally fell into painting after writing short stories and poems for children and desperately wanting to be able to create and draw the characters myself.
I started using my creative brain after the onset of M.E. with complications which left me unable to go out to work on a daily basis and I must admit, I now love my life.
My writing has had some success, short stories and poems published in different anthologies and magazines in various countries, both for children and adults, and I can happily say, my paintings are now residing in many countries also, which gives me a purpose and a sense of still contributing to society.
Portraiture remains one of my main strengths, but I have also found that flowers in their innocence can often spark off a painting which upon completion bears no resemblance to the initial spark.
I use acrylics, tempera, watercolour and occasionally gouache or pastels depending on the subject matter and the style I wish to create, but tempera for portraits remains my main love.
As for exhibitions, I have been fortunate to have three separate one’s, one in North East England which received a lot of coverage from the media and one in Guernsey, again with media coverage and one in Portugal, so I feel rath...

Higher level state education with some college and two years studying whilst in the WRAC.

I have successfully had three exhibitions .