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. …
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…
In previous years, we hosted three exhibition with an occasional additional pop-up exhibition in mid-summer. Our Spring Exhibition for members only, the late summer/early autumn exhibition was traditionally our Selected Exhibition and our winter exhibition was our open Festival of Watercolour. COVID-19 has upset these…
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…
When did I start to paint? When I look back on it, my interest in art probably originated from finger painting at nursery. I was drawing the whole time, on any paper that my dad brought home from his printing job and even the cardboard…
This is our last edition of Season 2 of our weekly IsolARTion series. We are planning two more bumper editions at the end of April and May, but for now, please go back and enjoy the wealth of talent and inspiration in both seasons of…
In season 1 of IsolARTion, Friend of the SEAW, George Grayland shared a view inside his studio and the portraits he was painting. In the months since that article, he has continued to work in portraiture. He shares that journey with us now. When I…
In the third article of the current season of isolARTion, Lillias said this about the objects she had painted: “I noticed that quite a few seem to suggest ‘holding things together’ – what we are all trying to do, no doubt!” As part of her…
To me, just like everyone else, lockdown came as a bit of a shock. My first thought was whether our daughter Anna, who has Down’s syndrome, should come to stay with us or remain in her supported living house. We decided she should stay with…
When I was asked if I would like to write a piece for ISOLartION I was about to start working on a painting of purple tulips. I began to think of how I go about producing my art. I liken this to a journey –setting…