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This page is dedicated to the memory of
Joan M Markwell
At
school I diligently decorated my notebook and text book edges with
drawings of horses, ballet dancers and beautiful ladies but had no
formal
art teaching during my school days. In the ensuing thirty years I
went to university, worked full-time and part-time, studied with
various local authority adult education classes and the Open
University and quite lost sight of art.
I graduated from the Open University in 1994
with a BSc in Mathematics which I studied as an interest rather than
a means to an end and decided that l wanted to study something
entirely different.
I joined a
class for watercolour painting and that was the start of a
fascinating journey which has extended my interest to encompass oil
and acrylic paints, pastels and ink media. I go to exhibitions and
auction previews to see as many paintings as I can and I also love
reading art magazines and books to help me understand
and appreciate the painted image.
I paint what interests me taking my
inspiration from my own sketches or photographs as well as images of
people and things that appeal to my imagination and might inspire a
painting.
My paintings are for sale at the Kilmood Art
Club Exhibitions, Lisbane Post Office Coffee Shop and a few other
venues.
Thank you for your interest in my story and
for looking at this small selection of my paintings.
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