‘Lyrical, atmospheric, emotive’: just some of the words that can be used to describe David Brayne’s work. Specially featured at this year’s Annual Spring Exhibition of the oldest and most eminent watercolour society, Brayne’ paintings are innovative in their watercolour technique.
‘My working method starts with the use of raw pigments to create my own colours’ says Brayne. ‘It involves a lot of risk taking and is a lengthy process, but I couldn’t make these paintings any other way.’
But judging by the perfect blends of colour and form, the ‘risk’ is obviously well managed, and the result is a highly individual response to water, land, sea and figures.
The Members of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) are deeply influenced by the places that they have lived and worked, the people in their lives and the cultures in which they are surrounded. The exhibition displays an array of many of the members’ recent paintings.
The Royal Watercolour Society at Bankside Gallery is the premier centre for excellence for the art of watercolour. The Society aims to encourage innovation in, and raise the profile of, this quintessentially traditional English medium. All works will be for sale.
