As a young child there was always a lot of art around as my father used to paint oil landscapes and I was encouraged to draw and paint from an early age.

Art was my favourite subject at school and I did an O level and went on to do an A level at evening classes later.

I found it sometimes frustrating at school that the materials used were often poor quality and it was only when I did an evening class as a young adult that I learnt about quality watercolour papers, paints and brushes which really made a big difference.

I painted watercolours mostly for 30 years and learnt a lot of techniques from books also.

More recently I have been painting in acrylic and I tend to use a lot of watercolour techniques like thin glazes and reserving white areas as old habits die hard I guess and I like the transparency and light that you get.

Most recently I have been experimenting with replicating the effect of stained glass windows, painting on Perspex sheet in thin washes then mounted with white paper behind which really helps with the luminosity.

Email address     christopher.cox1@ntlworld.com