Monica Ilett

Showing at:
122 Atherston Avenue
PE3 9UG
15

Weekend 1 11am-4pm
Weekend 2 11am-4pm
Weekend 3 11am-4pm

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I have lived in Peterborough for the past 34 years but was born and educated in Spalding in Lincolnshire. I am now retired after working for 38 years in the NHS.
With my new found freedom I have found the time to return to a former love of painting and drawing. I still feel that I am very much a novice and I have used the last few years of my retirement as an opportunity to learn about drawing and painting and to explore different media and styles. I enjoy using water colour for landscapes out in the ‘field' but time restrictions and the English weather means these trips are limited. My style with water colour paint lead me to acrylic and oil paint especially the water soluble oils. In my 'studio' I much prefer to use these mediums
One of the biggest surprise to me has been my ability to paint portraits. I also enjoy painting still life with strong shapes and have had paintings selected to exhibit at the Peterborough Open Arts and the South Holland Open Arts exhibitions. I really love abstract painting but I am still struggling to find and develop a style.