Rowena McWilliams
One eye sees, the other feels (Paul Klee).
Landscape inspired paintings combine what I see with what I feel. Ideas mature in my sketchbooks, thoughts and studio, sometimes for several months. Collage is an integral part of my process.
An experience + a feeling + words = a painting.
A background in art history, teaching of art and English, everyday experiences and an interest in current affairs, provides my inspiration.
Feeling and Revealing, a solo exhibition at Smallhythe Studio was an emotional highlight of 2019 for me, in which I revealed some of the ideas and processes behind my work.
I am Area Co-ordinator for South East Open Studios and an ambassador for Pure Arts, and regularly exhibit across the South East. I also have a background in teaching art and curating exhibitions.
Animation has recently enabled me to enhance the movement inherent in my compositions and has led to a series of moving images.
Exhibitions
2021
Muchness, Smallhythe Studio
Pure Arts 360
South East Open Studios
Rye Society of Artists
Grierson Galleries
Drowning in Corruption, Pure Arts
The Curlew, Bodiam
Void, Horsebridge, Whitstable
Artspring Gallery Tonbridge
Tenterden Artists
2022
eMotion, Wing Art Gallery, Wadhurst
South East Open Studios
In the Making, Pure Arts
Open Call, Ryebank Gallery,Rye
A World Reframed, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
West End House Gallery, Smarden
Aqua, Ryebank Gallery, Rye
Print exhibition, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
Society of Women Artists, Mall Galleries
2020
Discarded Teabags, Smallhythe Studio, Kent
Pure Arts 360
2019
Feeling and Revealing, Smallhythe Studio, Kent
South East Open Studios
Pure Arts Powder Mills
2018
Whitstable Open
South East Open Studios
Marlborough House School
Pure Arts Powder Mills