Paul Talbot-Greaves is a prolific landscape painter and writer from the North of
England having had eleven solo exhibitions in as many years. Among his many accolades
he was elected as a companion of the International Guild of Artists in 1996 and as
an Associate of the British Watercolour Society in 1998. He was made a Professional
Associate of the Society for All Artists in 1997 and in 2002 was elected as President
of the Halifax Art Society. In 2003 he was made an advisory panellist of the SAA.
He also sits on the advisory panel for Artists and Illustrators magazine. He has
appeared on British National Television in 1998 both as a regional winner and a national
finalist on Channel Four's Watercolour Challenge programme.
A regular contributor and writer for Artists and Illustrators Magazine, The Artist
magazine, Paint (SAA) and numerous other UK publications, Paul has also produced
four teaching art DVDs on the subject of watercolour painting which are regularly
shown on Sky TV. He has written four books on the subject of watercolour painting
- ‘Watercolour for starters’ is published by David and Charles (2004), ‘30 Minute
Landscapes’ published by Walter Foster (2008), USA, ‘30 Minute Landscapes in Watercolour’
published by Harper Collins (2009) and ‘Landscapes in Watercolour’ published by Crowood
Press (2009). Some of his work is also published in ‘Watercolour layer-by-layer’
(Walter Foster, USA). Paul has been teaching and lecturing on the subject of watercolour
painting for the last twelve years. His demonstrations and workshops are extremely
popular and are represented by the Society of All Artists and St Cuthberts Mill.
