Watercolour & Collage Seascapes & Landscapes by Andrew Clarke @ The Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre, Foyer Space. 14th January until 15th February 2025. Free Entry.
I was born in Ipswich and from a very early age just wanted ‘to do art’.
I studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Colchester School of Art and Norwich School of Art culminating in a B.A. (Hons) in 1984.
After running my own Graphic Design business for 25 years, in 2017 I returned to watercolours, a medium that I have always loved, not the easiest of mediums to tame which is really part of its charm, and the unpredictability of how it will ebb and flow!
I have recently, inspired by sea and shore, discovered the joy of creating more semi-abstract contemporary work with watercolour collage which has a great freedom to it, this is more like watercolour marquetry, cutting and fitting together pieces of painted and textured watercolour papers to create an image.
I also paint seascapes and landscapes using watercolours in a more realistic and traditional style.
I love painting the coastline, creeks, estuaries and landscapes of Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex. A constant source of inspiration, delight and fascination!
I live and work from my home in Washbrook village near Ipswich, Suffolk.
I have exhibited my work widely throughout East Anglia at;
The Society of East Anglian Watercolourists
Suffolk Open Studios
Ipswich Art Society ‘Open’ exhibition 2019 & 2024
The Minories ‘Summer Open’ exhibition 2024
The Society of Graphic Fine Art ‘Open’ exhibition 2020 & 2022 , Mall Galleries, London
The Royal Society of Marine Artists ‘Open’ exhibition 2020 & 2022, Mall Galleries, London
The Sentinel Gallery, Wivenhoe, 2024
Website: www.akc-artist.co.uk