A Brush With Art.pdf

Portrait of the ArtistSuccessful painter, author and teacher AlwynCrawshaw was born at Mirfield, Yorkshire, andstudied at Hastings School of Art. He now lives inDawlish, Devon, with his wife June, where theyhave opened their own gallery. As well as paintingin watercolour, Alwyn also works in oils, acrylicsand pastels. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society ofArts and a member of the society of EquestrianArtists and the British Watercolour Society.Alwyn's previous books for HarperCollinsinclude eight in their Learn to Paint series. TheArtist at Work (an autobiography of his paintingcareer), Sketching with Alwyn Crawshaw, The Half-Hour Painter and Alwyn Crawshaw's WatercolourPainting Course.In addition to this 12-part Channel 4 televisionseries, A Brush with Art, Alwyn has made twofurther television series - one on working withoils and another entitled Crawshaw Paints onHoliday - all commissioned by TSW - TelevisionSouth West.Alwyn has been a guest on local and nationalradio programmes, including The Gay Byrne RadioShow in Eire, and has appeared on varioustelevision programmes, including BBC Television'sPebble Mill at One, Daytime Live and SpotlightSouth West. Alwyn has made several successfulvideos on painting and is a regular contributor toLeisure Painter magazine. Alwyn organises his ownpainting courses and holidays as well as givingdemonstrations and lectures to art groups andsocieties throughout Britain.Fine art prints of Alwyn's well-knownpaintings are in demand worldwide. His paintingsare sold in British and overseas galleries and canbe found in private collections throughout theworld. Alwyn has exhibited at the Royal Society ofBritish Artists in London, and he won the prize forthe best watercolour on show at the Society ofEquestrian Artists' 1986 Annual Exhibition.Heavy working horses and elm trees arefrequently featured in Alwyn's paintings and maybe considered the artist's trademark. Paintedmainly from nature and still life, Alwyn's work hasbeen favourably reviewed by critics. The TelegraphWeekend Magazine reported him to be 'a landscapepainter of considerable expertise' and The Artist'sand Illustrator's Magazine described him as'outspoken about the importance of maintainingtraditional values in the teaching of art'.8