Name: Francine Lawrance
Website: www.artsplashlondon.co.uk
Style of work: Watercolour
Short Bio: Francine Lawrence studied graphic design at art college and worked in publishing, designing and editing several high profile UK magazines including Country Living. Although she had a highly successful career, she always dreamed of being an artist and eventually gathered the courage to be brave and left the fast lane to just paint! A decision she has never regretted.
In 2014 Francine, and fellow artist Susi Hoyle, launched ArtSplash•London to encourage others to follow their dream, and together they have taught hundreds of people to successfully paint and draw, on their art courses in London, Devon, Spain and Italy.
“I love teaching but it’s important to take time off to develop my own artwork. My idea of relaxation is to sit down in a cafe or a garden and just draw what I see around me. I take a small sketchbook wherever I go and use it like a diary to make visual notes almost every day. I much prefer to paint from real life than from a photograph."
Francine works primarily in watercolour but often adds pen, ink, acrylic and pastels to her artwork.
She lives in West London, with her husband and a black and white cat.