the artist

Anne McLeod grew up in the English Lake District but has lived mostly in rural Ireland, first in Co Limerick, and since 1991 in Co. Wexford. Self-taught as an artist, she found her own way with watercolours, discovering for herself its many techniques and thereby creating an individual style and approach. She began painting professionally 30 years ago in Australia where the extraordinary effects of light and shade stirred a painterly instinct in her. She is inspired by a love of her Irish home, with its hills and lanes, its flowers, and its farm animals.

the medium

Equally, the use of watercolour on paper has captivated her, being so simple and natural,  and yet so demanding a medium. The watercolourist aims to achieve results with a minimum of perfectly judged washes, as paint is laid down in layers from the lightest to the darkest. It is this 'working backwards' approach that compels the artist to focus on the negative shapes in the composition, a procedure which she relishes especially.

exhibiting

Anne McLeod was elected to the Watercolour Society of Ireland in 2000, receiving their Dart Award and O’Sullivan Graphics Award at subsequent exhibitions. She exhibits extensively nationwide and her work is in many public and corporate collections.​

teaching

Anne teaches regular watercolour classes in Wexford and gives occasional workshops and demonstrations at home and at Schoolhouse for Art, Enniskerry and Block T, Dublin.

this site

This website is a gallery only. If you wish to see Anne's current work, or commission a piece, please contact her by phone or email.