About me
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I am an artist living in Bristol, UK. I used to live in Cape Town, South Africa and part of my heart is forever there.
I paint small oil paintings in alla prima style or direct painting. I paint anything that catches my eye, but mostly fruit and vegetables. They are framed in white and are 8 x 8” square. People sometimes also buy sets of 3 which go well in their kitchens. I buy most of the produce for my artworks from local organic greengrocers Hugo’s Greengrocers up the road from where I live on North Street in Bedminster. I love bright cheery colours and we all need some of that in our lives. You can see all of my recent work on my Instagram account @michewatkins and I have a link at the top of this page to a Catalogue of paintings that are available now. I update this regularly.
However, my true passion is in what I call my Line Art style. These are large acrylic pieces and are sparer in detail, a single black outline with a little colour depending on the subject. I developed this style when I lived in Africa, a place which is always in my heart, and is probably the reason I so love the Line Art. The swimming pool scenes featured in my Catalogue/Line Art pages are about being alone but never lonely. I am drawn to sparseness and isolation, but also peace and joy and I think the two can run in tandem. Please look at my Blog for more details. These artworks are all 90 x 60cm unframed, on deep canvasses.
I also co-run North Street Gallery in Bristol which is a CIC, supporting, new, emerging and established artists. I love this other job, promoting new artists who might struggle to showcase their work as they begin their artistic journey. Find the Gallery on Instagram @northstreetgallery.
Find me on Facebook at Miche Watkins and my art page Miche Artist, connect with me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram @michewatkins, Threads or email me at michetoots@gmail.com.
website http://michewatkins.com
I ship internationally.
September 2024