Keith Noble RSMA

Keith works mainly in watercolour but also some oils. His favourite subject matters are coastal, architectural and figurative and also some landscapes. In watercolour, Keith works in the traditional way using pure sable brushes, applying very little body colour, with all the highlights being reversed out to leave white paper showing through. He works wet in wet, very rarely using more than three washes which gives a softness to his work. Keith is fascinated by the effects of light and atmosphere on a subject, this being the inspiration to paint that subject. He uses three watercolour papers…Fabriano Artistica 140lb rough, Two Rivers 200 and 300lb rough and also Saunders 300lb rough – the latter being substantial enough to eliminate stretching. Small works are produced on site, medium and large works in the studio. Keith always carry a digital camera (invaluable), which acts as a reference from which he produces artworks in the studio in bad weather.