| The Official Website of Barry Watkin FRSA - trained at Bromley College of Art - lives in Somersetin C15 farmhouse in Stogumber - runs successful painting courses - oil painter for many years - now works mainly in pastel and watercolour - direct painting - inspiration from remote areas of exmoor - lover of the countryside - reflected in rendering of light, colour and mood - pastel landscapes, flowers and seascapes - exhibited with London Societies including RBA, ROI and Pastel Society - travels widely demonstrating and promoting the Pastel Medium - lectures in Sydney - tutoring in New South Wales - South Africa - four instructional art videos acclaimed for visual impact and presentation - two shown on TV - one-man shows and in galleries in Southern England - first book 'Exploring Pastel with Barry Watkin' now in second edition - paintings as cards - limited edition prints - March 2000 elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. |