MEET THE FRIEND – Juli Fejer
When did you start painting? Four years ago, I started painting to distract myself from the chronic pain of fibromyalgia. After decades of ineffective treatment, worklessness and depression, I attended an NHS course which set me on the path to a new life. I identify…
MEET THE MEMBER – Wendy Kimberley
When did you start painting? As a kid I used to draw and write stories. I took and failed ‘A’ level Art which is pretty much as far as my formal training goes. What led you to start painting AGAIN? I had cancer in my…
MEET THE FRIEND – Ian King
Other art societies you belong to: Wisbech Art Society – I was President for several years, but resigned due to ill- health in 2010. When did you start painting? I was born in the Yorkshire Dales. Both my parents were painters, so my identical twin…
MEET THE MEMBER – Chris Lockwood
Other art societies you belong to: Cambridge Drawing Society, Cambridge Open Studios and Cambridge District Art Circle. When did you start painting? I have always painted as long as I can remember. My parents encouraged me to go to Art College in Chester, Cheshire and…
FEEDBACK – Update on Running with brushes
Vandy Massey updates us on her 1000 paintings project for charity. The Running with Brushes goal of painting and selling 1000 paintings was starting to feel unachievable, but when we sent out our appeal last year, the SEAW artists who responded all helped me get…
MEET THE FRIEND – George Grayland
When did you start painting? Other than my art O level and a single oil painting many years ago, it was only on holidays in France that I managed a few watercolours. My first paints/paper came from a French supermarket as an impulse buy. I…
MEET THE MEMBER – Anthony Mashman
When did you start painting? I have painted as far back as I remember as a small child. I have always enjoyed painting in watercolour all through my life. What led you to start painting AGAIN? I began painting more in the late 1990’s when…
MEET THE FRIEND – Scilla Devenish
When did I start painting? I started attending a watercolour class in 1990. I absolutely loved it from the first lesson and kept going every term for several years. I then began to travel with my husband on trips around the world with his work. …
MEET THE MEMBER – Linda Purdy
When did you start painting? I drew as a child and began keeping sketchbooks as a teenager/young adult. Wanting to try watercolours I bought equipment and a book but struggled without a tutor. In 2006 I went on a three day course with Ian King…
MEET THE FRIEND – Isobelle Gladstone
Welcome to our first “Meet the Friend” article When did you start painting? I first started painting in August 2017. What led you to start painting? I used to draw with wet and dry pencils occasionally, but never paint. Strangely, I feared it. However, after…