Tony
painted in oils for many years but it was not until he retired in 1991
that he took up watercolours seriously. Since then, he has taught this
medium at the College of Further Education, run his own Winter Evening
Classes and Week-end Workshops, given demonstrations to local groups and
societies, as well as provide work for his annual exhibitions.
In
1999, following an approach from the Guernsey Tourist Board, he
embarked on an additional venture, creating WATERCOLOUR HOLIDAYS IN
GUERNSEY for those who wished to combine a holiday in Guernsey with
tuition in watercolour painting. He then extended his courses into the
UK with regular visits to Cumbria, North Norfolk and Snowdonia. Due to
health problems within his family he has been running his courses only
in the island of Guernsey for some time and, reluctantly has recently
taken a decision to retire from teaching watercolour in structured
courses at the end of 2013 to enable him to spend more time painting for
himself. He intends to continue providing Private tuition on a
one-to-one basis in Guernsey, details of which may be found on his
website, www.paintingbreaksguernsey.com.
Tony has
held a number of successful one-man exhibitions locally and his work
may be found in Guernsey Galleries and private collections. He would
describe himself as a traditional landscape artist, having spent
considerable time studying and following the work of the late James
Fletcher-Watson, R.I., RBA. He is determined to continue to promote the
great tradition of pure watercolour which his good friend James was so
anxious to preserve.
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