Sheila Marlborough

I was born in Sussex and have always painted, belonging to a local art club when I was a teenager.  I attended courses at Brighton University and at the St Ives School of Painting in Cornwall, where I met many of the well known artists living and working there and I continue to return to St Ives for further inspiration.  This has really influenced the direction of my art from figurative to a more abstract concept.

I paint mainly in acrylics and most of my semi-abstract work originates from the familiar area where I live, aiming to create an individual interpretation and to lift the spirits.  My abstract work is largely intuitive experimentation focusing on strong design and harmonious colour.

Over a period of ten years I had paintings shown frequently at the Mall Galleries in London and in 2002  won the Royal Watercolour Society Award in the C21 Open Exhibition at the Bankside Gallery.

I taught art and mixed media to adult students for fifteen years and exhibited my work throughout Sussex and in St Ives, Cornwall. Some paintings are in collections in America, Germany, Denmark, Canada and Russia.

2005 - 2014 Elected President of the Sussex Watercolour Society.        2005 - 2011  Became a member of Chalk Gallery, an artist-led co-operative in Lewes.       

I exhibit my work at Art Fairs, Group Exhibitions and sell from home in Burgess Hill, Sussex and also through my website,  

http://www.sheilamarlborough.co.uk