Rosemary Gooding

Rosemary has practised and studied drawing and painting all her life. She attended Norwich School of Art and completed an Open University degree in Art History and Philosophy. She exhibited in a Cork Street, Gallery London after travelling to Rajasthan on a painting holiday.

Rosemary also studied portraiture at the Charles Cecil Studios in Florence. Successfully selling portraits through private sales.

Several years ago she open her house with the Surrey Open Studios and sold her rose paintings, which she has concentrated on for several years.

Combining her love of roses and her Yoga teaching practices Rosemary loves to combine both disciplines creating images, which bring joy, peace and serenity to the spectator.

Not only using oils Rosemary completed a course with the Open Arts Studio in watercolours. Loving the effects of watercolours she recently used oils in recent flower studies diluting the paints with turpentine and medium to create a watercolour effect.