Our own humble art collection was built up mainly during our time living in Todmorden. We erred towards Northern Industrial artists during those years, the subject matter suiting the house and Pennine setting perfectly.
We’ve recently moved to Wales and are slowly unpacking belongings – including our paintings. Whilst we still love them, and will try to accommodate them in our little cottage, we also feel that we’ll have to introduce some Welsh art into the mix.
The work of Gwilym Prichard, in particular his buildings and landscapes, is of great interest to us… so we thought that we’d feature him for today’s Designer Desire post.
Alongside his friend Sir Kyffin Williams, Prichard (1931-2015) is considered one of the giants of 20th century Welsh art. He studied art at Normal College, Bangor followed by a diploma at Birmingham College of Art. From 1954, for 11 years, he taught crafts at a school in Llangefni, Anglesey. In his spare time, he painted his local surroundings.
He and his wife, Claudia Williams – also an accomplished artist – also lived & painted in Brittany, Greece before returning to Wales in 1999, settling in Tenby.
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