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John Walsom ROI RSMA

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As Good As It Gets, Waterloo

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil
61 x 51 cm (67 x 57 cm framed)
£1,950
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2023

Flyover

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil
51 x 61 cm (57 x 67 cm framed)
£1,850
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2023

Toolkit

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil
41 x 51 cm (47 x 57 cm framed)
£1,700
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2023

Walking the Dog

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil
25 x 30 cm (31 x 37 cm framed)
£750
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2023

Road Works SE1

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil on canvas
61 x 76 cm (67 x 82 cm framed)
£3,200
Related exhibition:
New English Art Club | Annual Exhibition 2023

Lambretta Nights | Award Winner

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil on Canvas
76 x 61 cm (87 x 72 cm framed)
£3,300
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2022

Nelson Street E1 | Award Winner

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil on Canvas
76 x 102 cm (87 x 113 cm framed)
£3,800
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2022

The Roadsign | Award Winner

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John Walsom ROI RSMA
Oil on Canvas
76 x 61 cm (87 x 72 cm framed)
£3,300
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2022
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About John Walsom ROI RSMA

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Artist details

Artist's Statement

When I paint, I'm working towards an honest statement about what I see, and searching for ways to express the fascination which first drew me to a subject.  I find painting hard and often frustrating work, but I love it.  Sometimes the beauty of a scene is clear, sometimes it needs to be teased out over a period of time.  Technically, the whole process of converting three dimensions into two, and reflected light into a solid surface of coloured paint, is constantly exciting to me.

I think of myself as a tonal painter, in that I'm usually trying to maintain the tonal values I see as accurately as possible, while I feel more free to be adventurous with colour.  Most of my oil painting is done "en plein air", in front of the subject, and my style is generally representational in terms of the physical elements of a scene.  I hope to convey a delight in the visual world which might otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Biographical Details

Biographical Details

  • 1956  Born in Leicestershire
  • 1974 - 1980  Studied Architecture at Sheffield University, awarded BA(hons), Dip Arch.
  • 1977  Sold paintings from the railings of the Bayswater Road, London
  • 1980 - 1981  Worked as Scenic Artist at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
  • 1981  Moved to London, qualified as an Architect
  • 1981 - 1984  Worked as a Theatre Design Consultant on projects in the UK, Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean, for Theatre Projects Consultants.
  • 1984 - 1986  Worked as an architect for RHWL in Covent Garden
  • 1986 - 1987  Sold all posessions and travelled the world for a year
  • 1987 - 2000  Worked as a freelance architectural photographer and illustrator
  • 2000   Became full-time freelance artist and illustrator
  • 2017  Elected a member of the Wapping Group of Artists
  • 2017  Presented "The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace" to HM The Queen
  • 2018  Elected a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and Chelsea Art Society
  • 2019  Elected an associate of the Royal Society of Marine Artists

Society Memberships

Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Royal Society of Marine Artists

Other Society Memberships

  • The Wapping Group of Artists
  • Chelsea Art Society

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

  • 2019  "The Artist" magazine award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition
  • 2018  Clairefontaine award and Artist Exhibition award, "The Artist" magazine exhibition
  • 2018  1st prize winner, "Glorious Richmond" painting competition
  • 2017  Agnes Reeve Award for a painting of London, Chelsea Art Society exhibition

Exhibitions

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2018

Other exhibitions

  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

  • Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition, 2019, 2018, 2017

  • Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, 2018, 2017

  • Solo exhibitions at The Fountain Gallery, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2013, 2011
  • Solo exhibitions at Portland The Gallery, Richmond, 2014, 2012, 2010
  • The Wapping Group of Artists annual exhibition, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
  • Chelsea Art Society annual exhibition, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
  • British Plein Air Painters exhibition, 2020, 2018
  • The Artist Collection, Patchings Art Centre, 2019
  • Society of Architectural Illustrators exhibition, 2019
  • The Baltic Exchange RSMA exhibition, 2018
  • The Artist Magazine exhibition, 2018
  • Sunday Times Watercolour exhibition, 2013
  • "London Lives" exhibition, Bankside Gallery, 2011
  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition,  1995

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