Artists & Illustrators

David Sawyer

DAVID SAWYER STUDIED at the Canterbury College of Art and has worked as a fine artist ever since. As well as having solo exhibitions in numerous private galleries, he has exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists, the New English Art Club, the Chelsea Art Club and the Royal Institute of Painters. He works from studios in London and southwest France, and describes himself as a Modern British Impressionist, with work ranging from Mediterranean landscapes to urban skylines. Although his main medium is oil, he also uses watercolour to make preparatory studies and explore ideas.

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My parents recognised the importance of art.

They were working class but from a generation that had come through the war and appreciated art and culture, so there were plenty of books and a good set of encyclopaedias whilst

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