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About
Ann
Ann Blockley
is a Watercolour Artist, Author and Tutor. Her paintings
are evocative and atmospheric images inspired by the gardens, farms
and countryside of the Cotswolds
Ann was born
in Lancashire where she spent the early years of her life. She moved
to the Cotswolds in 1975 when her late father, the painter G. John Blockley,
opened a gallery there. She studied at the Gloucestershire College
of Art and Design and later graduated from Brighton Polytechnic
with a B.A. Honours Degree in Graphic design and Illustration. After
graduating she launched into a successful career as a freelance
Illustrator.
Ann has found
greatest success as a watercolour painter. Her pictures can be found
in collections throughout the world, and she holds regular exhibitions
of her work.
She
is the author of several books teaching her unusual painting techniques
including "Learn to Paint Country Flowers in Watercolour", "Learn to paint the
Countryside", "Learn to Paint Farm Animals" and "Flower
Painting Through the Seasons" to which there is a companion
VHS video & DVD of the same name.
A second video and DVD "Painting Flowers in Watercolour", also published by APV Films is also available.
Ann
is a regular contributor to 'Leisure Painter' magazine. Her flower
painting workshops, where she teaches her unusual watercolour techniques,
are hugely popular and run from early Spring to late Autumn.
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