Born Isle of Wight 1951
Educated at Carisbrooke Grammar School, New University of Ulster and University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
BA Philosophy. Post Graduate Certificates in Education and Biblical Studies.
My painting career started when I left university. I spent my time in the countryside developing my skills with watercolours, painting the landscape of the Isle of Wight. I found I could make a living. I later moved into painting marine subjects and changed from watercolours to oils. In 2000 I started exhibiting with the Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Galleries in London. I was elected an associate member in 2003 and a full member in 2005.
I now like to paint a variety of subjects, including abstracts and portraits, and have started using watercolours again.
My work has been exhibited widely on the Island. In London, in addition to the Mall Galleries, it has been shown in The Houses of Parliament, The American Embassy, The National Maritime Museum, the RAC Club and the Bankside Gallery. Other notable venues include Portsmouth Cathedral, St Davids Hall, Cardiff, and The Jonathon Grant Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand.
Married to fellow artist Melanie Swan, with four lovely children and six lovely grandchildren. Still living on the Isle of Wight.
Contacts
Email: swanmartin@hotmail.co.uk
Instagram: martinswanrsma
Website: martinswanart.co.uk
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