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Terry Watts Art

British, b. 1946

Established landscape painter Terry Watts, has been a member of the prestigious Royal Society of British Artists since 2006. His fascination with landscapes was first explored through photography, after which he moved towards painting as a means of expression that could better capture the subtleties of color, texture and light.

Watts began his artistic studies at the Camberwell College of Art before moving to the Hammersmith College of Art, both based in London. Having gained a degree in the sciences followed by work in the field of education, he returned to the art world to work on large, sculptural landscape projects for the London Docklands Development Corporation, Merton Borough Council (home of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships) and British Gas. These commissions promoted a full-time move back toward the arts, at which point Watts began exhibiting in solo shows across England and joint shows in the United States, the Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland.

Though traditional in style and elementary in his choice of medium (acrylic paint on paper), Watts’s creations truly capture the starkness and majesty of the Great British countryside. Most notable are the clouds that crown the landscape. Like many esteemed British painters, this uncertain face of nature is of huge inspiration and Watts’s sublime representation of the ever-changing skies has seen him awarded various accolades, including Guest Prize at the Laing Landscape Competition, two first prizes at the London City Airport Competition, the Buzzacott Best Picture award at the Royal Institute and the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition.

(Biography provided by London Contemporary Art Gallery)

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Artist: Terry Watts
Beach in Low Visibility - contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the many forces operating in the environment and our responses to them. The paintings are unusually wide perspective, precisely rendered, yet also contain freely created elements. I attempt to use composition and light to generate a twenty-first century perception within the continuing tradition of landscape painting.’ Terry...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Sand and Sky, Weymouth- contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Barn in Winter Dawn - contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Grey Dawn with Boats - contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the many forces operating in the environment and our responses to them. The paintings are unusually wide perspective, precisely rendered, yet also contain freely created elements. I attempt to use composition and light to generate a twenty-first century perception within the continuing tradition of landscape painting.’ Terry...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Paper

Improving Visibility - contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Paper

Seasalter Mud - contemporary seaside beach landscape acrylic painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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More than Fifty Crows- contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Quiet Afternoon Whitstable - contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Estuary in Changing Weather - contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Walk in Changing Weather - contemporary seaside beach landscape acrylic painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the many forces operating in the environment and our responses to them. The paintings are unusually wide perspective, precisely rendered, yet also contain freely created elements. I attempt to use composition and light to generate a twenty-first century perception within the continuing tradition of landscape painting.’ Terry...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Sun Through Clearing Clouds - contemporary rural landscape acrylic painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Four Go Paddling in Camber Sands - contemporary seaside beach landscape painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the many forces operating in the environment and our responses to them. The paintings are unusually wide perspective, precisely rendered, yet also contain freely created elements. I attempt to use composition and light to generate a twenty-first century perception within the continuing tradition of landscape painting.’ Terry...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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East of Golden Cap - contemporary British landscape acrylic painting Dorset
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

A Rock in the Mud - contemporary landscape seaside painting acrylic on paper
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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On Chesil Beach - contemporary acrylic British landscape painting Dorset
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the many forces operating in the environment and our responses to them. The paintings are unusually wide perspective, precisely rendered, yet also contain freely created elements. I attempt to use composition and light to generate a twenty-first century perception within the continuing tradition of landscape painting.’ Terry...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Gulls on Chesil Beach - acrylic cloudy Dorset seascape painting on paper
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Boat with Cloud - contemporary landscape sky cloud acrylic painting
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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In Winter Light Portland - contemporary photorealisitic seascape painting clouds
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Verge -contemporary photorealistic landscape acrylic sunny field painting framed
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Sea Wall Medway
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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Whitstable Grey-contemporary acrylic airbrush painting seascape clouds boat sea
By Terry Watts
Located in London, GB
‘Having first pursued my interest in landscape through photography and urban design, I have turned to landscape painting. This has led me to become a more analytical observer of the many forces operating in the environment and our responses to them. The paintings are unusually wide perspective, precisely rendered, yet also contain freely created elements. I attempt to use composition and light to generate a twenty-first century perception within the continuing tradition of landscape painting.’ Terry...
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2010s Contemporary Terry Watts Art

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