John Benjamin Lee [mobile: 07816 922756]
WEEKLY MARKETS
I live in Pembrokeshire, and sell paintings locally in person at the following markets:
TUESDAY: The Regency Hall, Saundersfoot [10.00am - 1.30pm]
THURSDAY: The Captain's Table, The Harbour, Saundersfoot [9.00am - 12.00pm] summer only
UPCOMING MARKETS 2010
Monday April 5th (Easter Monday) @ Kilgetty Community Hall, 10.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday August 28th @ Manorbier Church Hall, 10.00am - 4.00pm
Monday August 30th @ Manorbier Church Hall, 10.00am - 4.00pm
OTHER OUTLETS, GALLERIES
Some of my paintings can also be found for sale at:
1. Blackpool Mill Gallery, near Canaston Bridge. (now closed till April 2010)
2. JRJ Framing (and Gallery), The Studio, North Bay House, Upper Frog Street, Tenby (tel: 01834 849593). (nothing displayed at present)
MY PALETTE
For the benefit of anyone interested, my palette consists of :-
cadmium red, perylene maroon, burnt sienna, french ultramarine, winsor blue (GS), raw sienna, cadmium yellow pale, raw umber, burnt umber.
I use mainly sable brushes sizes 3, 6 & 12, a half-rigger, and various flats.
PERSONAL INFO
Born in Leicestershire in 1952 I spent my working life in Rugby, Warwickshire, before taking early retirement due to ill health. Since then, I have lived in Somerset, Devon, Suffolk, and Dorset, before moving to Wales in 2006.
The scenery in Pembrokeshire is stunning and inspirational, and is not surprisingly a haven for artists and writers. It offers a great variety of landscapes, seascapes with rocky headlands, sandy beaches, and estuary scenes. This is why I get such a thrill from trying to capture some of these in a watercolour painting, which is the only medium in which I work.
Becoming a Christian in 1979 opened my eyes to the glory of God's Creation, with its immense variety and colour and beauty. One of my favourite Bible verses is Psalm 19:1 which says: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork."
In due course I hope to include on my site a short testimony of my own conversion experience.