Creative Artist

The Watercolour Artist

I am a watercolour artist living in Somerset, England. I started my career working in forged steel sculpture, but this line of work became pretty impractical with two small children in tow, so I started to look for something that fitted in a little better around family life. I had no formal training in painting, although drawing had always been a large part of the preliminary work for my sculpture, and I have always loved drawing since childhood. I didn’t have a clue what to do with paint so I dabbled with acrylics and oils, but when I tried watercolour

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