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Chris Hughes
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Watercolours en plein air
Chris Hughes, from Worcestershire in the United Kingdom, is a watercolour, oil and ceramic artist whose pictures are sold all over the world. After studying at Swansea University in Wales, he joined the famous Royal Worcester Porcelain Company as an apprentice ceramic artist. He left in 1980 to pursue a freelance career – and he’s never looked back!
His inspiration comes from nature, so landscape and wildlife are key subjects, and he is looking forward to painting in the unspoiled countryside of Lunigiana that surrounds the mill. His favourite artists are William Russell Flint, Arthur Melville and Archibald Thorburn.
He has taught watercolours more than 25 years, not only in England but also in Greece and Italy. You can learn more about Chris at his website at https://christopherhughesgallery.com/
Chris’s teaching philosophy
Chris says: “I genuinely love what I do, embracing new subjects and styles as challenges. I have taught watercolour painting throughout my freelance career and I enjoy passing on what I have learned, both to complete beginners as well as competent painters. Analysing techniques and then verbalising them has made me a better painter… you never stop learning and, as I tell my students, you’re only as good as your next picture!”
Praise from some of Chris’s previous students
“Chris teaches his technique with patience, humour and generosity: he gave me the confidence to develop a style of painting I can enjoy and develop.” DB
"Five days with Chris proved I'd been struggling the wrong way for years. Even holding the pencil add brush higher and looser was the first dramatic lesson!" BJ
"As a slow, deliberate and careful painter, I needed to paint wetter and looser. It was not easy, but Chris persevered in a kind and patient way. By the end of the course, the change was amazing !" DL
"I met wonderful people, who are now friends. Chris made everyone's holiday not just with his marvellous demonstrations, but his company and friendship." CJ-T