John Darlison

John Darlison began painting in 1977 and since that time has specialised in landscapes and seascapes in watercolour, pastel and oils.  His aim is to evoke atmosphere and a sense of place in his paintings, whether it be the wild mountain landscape, the quiet of a misty winter afternoon or sunrise in Venice.  He has been strongly influenced by the Impressionist school of painting and by the English watercolours of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

His works have been accepted for the annual exhibitions of the Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters, The Pastel Society and The Royal Society of Marine Artists.  In 1980 he was awarded the trophy for the best watercolour in the S.E.and International Federation of Art Societies exhibition at the Royal Exchange, London.  In 1985 he was a finalist in the Laing competition.  He has held fourteen successful one man shows including the Arts Club, London in 1984 and St David's Hall, Cardiff in 1992.  His painting courses held in the Dordogne were featured on television in the Cliff Michelmore Holiday Program.  He now paints at the Old Vicarage, Glasbury–on–Wye.

Please find listed below some of the works he will be exhibiting in September.