Eileen Gidman, Watercolour and Textile Artist

Eileen Gidman, Watercolour and Textile Artist Eileen Gidman is a watercolour and textile artist. Her textile art consists of painting with dyes onto fabric, curing them so the dye is set.

Thread sketching is often used to embellish the painted fabric. Watercolour paintings are painted on watercolour paper. Textiles are on 100% cotton unless otherwise noted. Hand painted with fibre reactive Procion dyes.

Preparing fabric for dyeing and over-dyeing.
09/02/2026

Preparing fabric for dyeing and over-dyeing.

08/28/2026

Wet on wet technique, painting with dyes on fabric (natural rayon).
It’s not for the faint of heart. Note when the one brush stroke starts to bleed into a blob!

Do you remember the dahlia series from a few weeks ago in watercolour? Painting textile takes longer but finally, here i...
08/19/2026

Do you remember the dahlia series from a few weeks ago in watercolour?
Painting textile takes longer but finally, here is the continuation of the series.
1- stitched 5x7” dye painted cotton with thread sketched details. 2- painted textiles before rinsing. 3- original sketch

Series: ‘Through my Window Pane’With the smoke limiting being outside, the scene out the kitchen window has been my insp...
08/12/2026

Series: ‘Through my Window Pane’
With the smoke limiting being outside, the scene out the kitchen window has been my inspiration. All pieces are individually painted textiles.

Everything’s zinnias this weekend.
08/04/2026

Everything’s zinnias this weekend.

08/01/2026

There’s nothing like floating in an inner tube, don’t you think?
Handpainted (dyes) fabric with thread sketching.

Garden’s influences on creations in the studio.
07/24/2026

Garden’s influences on creations in the studio.

Delivering new fine art to Beyond Barriers Gift Shop. I love supporting this store.
07/20/2026

Delivering new fine art to Beyond Barriers Gift Shop. I love supporting this store.

Seeing the Mediterranean Sea seems to have influenced my colour choices!Handpainted with dyes and sketched with thread.
07/17/2026

Seeing the Mediterranean Sea seems to have influenced my colour choices!
Handpainted with dyes and sketched with thread.

Do you like this method of displaying my hand painted fabric? It is wrapped around a canvas so it can be hung frameless.
07/14/2026

Do you like this method of displaying my hand painted fabric? It is wrapped around a canvas so it can be hung frameless.

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Creston, BC
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