Exhibition 2020 November
48 photos in 15 sub-albums
Our planned exhibition at Lauderdale House has been prevented by the new lockdown measures, so while we decide how to replace it, maybe at a later date, we thought that we would put up a selection of the exhibition paintings in a single gallery here for visitors to enjoy.
Chris Baker
64 photos in 3 sub-albums
My website: https://chrisbakerwatercolours.wordpress.com --------------- I really love watercolours! Though I've used oil paints and made drawings for a number of years, I now mainly work with liquid media. I make preliminary studies - sketching, taking photos and manipulating my own digital images. In addition to the group's annual exhibition I've been lucky to have had my work shown at the Mall Galleries, Bankside Gallery and elsewhere. I've sold locally and as far afield as Australia. Some of the works shown here are for sale and I am very happy to take commissions. (Price lists through my website)
Freda Blayney
15 photos in 2 sub-albums
Maureen Bocking
59 photos in 4 sub-albums
Cathy Burkinshaw
20 photos in 4 sub-albums
Janet Campbell
7 photos in 2 sub-albums
Christian Cook
27 photos in 5 sub-albums
I work mainly from direct observation. My favourite subjects are urban scenes and landscapes. I paint directly in front of the scene or make drawings which I later develop into paintings in the studio. I also enjoy painting and drawing from the figure and printmaking. I have painted mainly in London and the south east of England but also abroad in France, Germany, Spain, Greece and India. The media I use:- watercolour, gouache, pastel, charcoal, acrylic and sometimes collage. I trained at Camberwell School of Art and The London College of Printing. I taught for some years at the City Lit. and Westminster and Camden Adult Education Institutes. Website: www.chriscookpaintings2.com
Ruth Edwards
32 photos in 4 sub-albums
Edmund Gordon
18 photos
Erna Green
19 photos in 2 sub-albums
Shirley Hodgson
19 photos in 3 sub-albums
Sara Kaye
9 photos
Sue Lamble
4 photos in 2 sub-albums
Gianna Lapini
19 photos in 2 sub-albums
Sue Lees
75 photos in 5 sub-albums
I have been painting in watercolours for 27 years, and continue to be fascinated by the medium. Plein air painting is a huge challenge and so exciting, I try to do as much of it as possible, both with the full pure watercolour kit and sketchbooks with various inkpens, washes, crayons, etc. I am also a member of the Society of East Anglian Watercolourists, and the Islington Art Society, and have an Instagram account under the name of Suesymslees.
Helena Lezard
23 photos in 4 sub-albums
Arvind Limaye
23 photos in 3 sub-albums
Vivian Manthel-French
15 photos in 2 sub-albums
A New Zealander who spent many years living in Highgate London. She has now returned to her home town, Wellington, but visits the UK every year, and has continued her ties with the Highgate Watercolour Group. She is an Artist Member and served on the council of The NZ Academy of Fine Arts, and is an exhibitor and past president of Watercolour NZ. She has had a retrospective exhibition of her watercolour portraits in The NZ Portrait Gallery. She paints a variety of subjects in watercolour and mixed media including landscapes from both countries and has solo exhibitions in NZ and the UK. The Commonwealth institute in London selected her for a solo exhibition, which resulted in an invited exhibition at Ballance House, Belfast, Ireland. She has been selected for the Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition.
Ruth Margolis
9 photos in 3 sub-albums
Brenda McDowell
10 photos in 2 sub-albums
Ulla Mead
8 photos in 3 sub-albums
In 1979/80 I did an Art Foundation Course at Harrow College of Art followed by a 3 year course in Ceramics at Croydon College of Art. I am now working as a ceramicist again but have spent most of my working life as a ceramic jeweller. After doing a short course in watercolour painting in the early 2000s I also developed a passion for working in that medium.
Anne Pattison
13 photos in 3 sub-albums
Maggie Pettigrew
15 photos in 3 sub-albums
As a fine artist, I have explored a range of media including, installation, print-making, collage and paint. In my current focus on watercolours, I search for the flow and rhythm in the natural world, exploring techniques for layering water and pigments to represent organic elements such as water, vegetation and sky. I search for the soft rounded shapes and blended colours that are present in natural forms.
Andrew Riley
43 photos in 4 sub-albums
I was trained to use watercolour in a very controlled way as a Scientific Illustrator at Hornsey College of Art. This led onto a 20 year career as an Illustrator. I now use watercolour in my landscape painting; sometimes combining it with pastel, gouache and acrylic to achieve different atmospheric effects. My aim in painting is to evoke a feeling of serenity and harmony with a message of hope for myself as well as for the viewer. I host watercolour workshops, and am also a member of Islington Art Society.
Philip Sanderson
24 photos in 4 sub-albums
Charlotte Stephenson
11 photos in 2 sub-albums
Vanessa Whinney
86 photos in 6 sub-albums
I've lived with watercolours all my life as my father was quite a well-known East Anglian artist. The house was always full of his landscapes, even though he left home when I was quite young. He taught me a little but I was mostly interested in art history and it wasn't until later in life that I took up the medium myself. It is one of the most difficult painting mediums. You can't really paint over your washes to correct your mistakes, as you can with oils, acrylics, pastel etc. - they go muddy. But the more you practise, the more you progress - a truism of course, but definitely worth the effort. For those of us who like to paint en plein air, its great advantage is convenience: a pad of paper, a pocket watercolour box and some brushes, and of course water - and you're kitted out. You may also wish to take a stool and easel. Many artists like to travel and paint together, and the history of art is littered with examples of those who do, for companionship, for support, for a word of friendly advice. In the studio you are generally on your own, rather a lonely business, so I like to get together and paint with my mates. Membership of the Highgate Watercolour Group gives me all this plus the opportunity to show my work every year at Lauderdale House with my fellow members. Vanessa Whinney 07974 679441 Vanessa.whinney@talktalk.net
Jill Wilkinson
7 photos in 2 sub-albums
Mary Williams
14 photos in 3 sub-albums