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My name is Pamela West and I am a professional self-taught artist.
I specialize in watercolours of a range of subjects including whimsical animals, dogs, cats, flowers, country cottages and gardens inviting the viewer into a magical world.
They are a mix of collectable scenes that has attracted fans worldwide and invoke memories of times gone by.
My inspiration comes from the beautiful countryside in Hampshire where I live and from Victorian nostalgia.
I paint prolifically and in 2000 started marketing and selling my work online via my website www.pamwest.co.ukand online auction sites.
My work has been purchased by customers worldwide and I have hundreds of miniature paintings in collections all across the USA as well as the UK, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Australia, Spain and Japan.
Customers email to tell me that my work makes them feel happy and receiving one of my paintings brings them joy and looking at their collection of my work gives them pleasure.
In 2006 my art was accepted for publication in a national UK magazine for the W.I. I painted a series of 8 large watercolours which were published throughout the year.
I have also had 2 CDs published by Joanna Sheen for use on greeting cards and this was available on Ideal World and Create and Craft TV.
Other crafts companies have used some of my original art for their products too such as calendars, greeting cards and decoupage sheets.