Sian Dudley is a qualified teacher with
over 20 years of experience in
teaching art to all ages. She is a largely
self-taught watercolourist with a
fascination for the way the medium
has a life of its own, making its own
contribution to the finished work. The
depth and clarity of colour, textural
marks, spontaneous expression and
fineness of detail that are possible in
watercolour have inspired an
experimental approach, allowing her
to explore a range of styles, from the
'tight' representation of botanical
illustration to much freer, almost
abstract paintings.
Sian always begins with a close direct
observation of her subject, using a
combination of sketching and
photographs as reference for paintings
that are completed in the studio. In
botanical subjects Sian's inspiration
comes from the effect of light through
petals and leaves, and a sense of
colour and pattern.
