Ray Balkwill, SWAc

A well-known West Country artist who paints landscapes, particularly marine, in watercolours, pastels, mixed media and oils. He was born in Exeter in 1948 and studied at Exeter College of Art. He has shown in many group and open exhibitions including the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, Royal West of England Academy and South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts.

Ray is a strong advocate of painting en plein air and his main objective is to capture the mood and 'spirit' of a place. Living as he does on the coast, it is little wonder that the wide-open spaces of sea, estuary and sky have been the main spring of his art. Ray also teaches painting and for the past two decades has run painting holidays throughout the UK and abroad. He is also a regular contributor to 'The Artist' magazine and author of six art books. He is an Academician in the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts and is also a member of the St Ives Society of Artists.



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