by Toni Watts | Dec 31, 2014 | Blog
The perils of old age… It’s hard to believe that we are on the verge of a new year already. The latter stages of 2014 were fairly grim. My father (87 years old) fell and sustained a ‘life and limb threatening’ fracture of his thigh bone. He was...
by Toni Watts | Oct 9, 2014 | Blog
The summer has been crazily busy, partly with my wildlife art work, partly with commissions with gold and partly with work for my MA in Art History. Next week I start work on a lovely commission to paint St Hugh and his swan which will need some experimentation with...
by Toni Watts | Jun 29, 2014 | Blog, Materials and Techniques
As far as traditional art materials are concerned, charcoal must be one of the oldest. Easily made from willow or vine stems, it makes a hugely expressive (if messy!) drawing medium. I have recently enrolled on an...
by Toni Watts | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
I spent the weekend demonstrating at the wonderful ‘1000 Years of Traditional Crafts’ event, held in the grounds of Lincoln Castle. This is a gathering of craftspeople of all sorts – silversmiths, medieval dyers and tile makers, chair makers,...
by Toni Watts | May 20, 2014 | Blog
I’m delighted to report that I have won the Art and Framing Industry award for ‘Best Depiction of the Living World’ at the recent Fine Art Trade Guild Artists Exhibition in London. The award was sponsored by Pollyanna Pickering, internationally...
by Toni Watts | May 16, 2014 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
I spent last Saturday running a medieval manuscript taster session at the Heritage Skills Centre, situated in the grounds of Lincoln Castle. The workshop was fully booked, and what a lovely bunch of people they...
