May Snaddon

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Artist Name: May Snaddon
Artist Home Page: www.snaddonstudio.com
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Tuition

 

Biography

May Snaddon
Trained at Edinburgh College of Art and graduated in Drawing and Painting.
Taught in secondary schools for a number of years before taking a break to raise a family.
Returned to teaching part-time working in Primary Schools as an art specialist.

Invited tutor for SWRI Summer School Ayr 2004 and Autumn in Dumfries 2005.
Judged painting competition for SWRI conference in Oban 2004.
Invited judge again for 2006 competition.
Now national judge for SWRI Art Proficiency tests.
Runs private one-day workshops near Edinburgh and outdoor classes in the local area during summer months.
Buyers include West Lothian Libraries and Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Also paints to commission.

I paint in oil, acrylic and watercolour, mainly realistic but loose in style. I particularly like working outdoors but also love painting portraits in oil.
I am happy to demonstate portraiture, pastels,and almost any other medium.
May Snaddon.

 

Exhibitions

Hanover Fine Arts most recently,
On-line gallery changing exhibition every three months.
In the Laurel Gallery, St Stephens Street,
Edinburgh.
February 18th to 25th February 2011
May 28th to June 6th 2011
August 11th to 19th 2011
Edinburgh Art Fair November 17th to 20th 2011 (Hanover Fine Arts Gallery Stand)

Dec 2007 Small Paintings for Christmas
Sept 2007 Reflections of Venice
Apr 2007 Spring show
Previous shows over a number of years including Artists new to the gallery.

Harburn Festival June 2009,2010 and 2011.
Cancer Research Exhibition Edinburgh Nov 2010 ,2011
Pittenweem Arts Festival Open Exhibition August 2010 ,2011

I also have commission paintings in various locations including some in Crubenbeg House

 

Media

Acrylics, Drawing, Glass, Gouache, Oil pastel, Oils, Pastels, Pen & Ink, Pen And Wash, Print, Watercolour

 

Subjects

Animals, Buildings, Colour Mixing, Figure, Flowers And Gardens, Landscape, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Townscapes, Waterways and Canals, Wild Flowers, Wildlife