{"product_id":"xrk14_8decd2076009f37","title":"Muscari - Rosalinda Kightley","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31 x 26cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRosalinda Kightley studied graphic design and illustration at Kingston Polytechnic in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAfter working as a book designer for Walker Books, she left to become a freelance children’s book illustrator. She has illustrated books for the UK and abroad, featuring a wide range of subjects from vehicles and children to animals and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eForty years and many books later, it was time for a change. Roz started painting what really interested her and developed a new style of working. After many years of using collage as her main medium, she bought canvases and brushes. It wasn’t long before she discovered her love of painting still lives featuring fruit, flowers and decorative ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNow based in Guildford near the Downs, Roz is greatly inspired by countryside walks, observing closely what’s growing around her. This informs her paintings back in the studio. She says, “I hope my work is uplifting in its close observation of the everyday, and the joyful colours I like to use.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRosalinda was named Surrey Artists Open Studios \u003cb\u003eArtist of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e in 2024-25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe British Society of Master Glass Painters (BSMGP) is the UK’s leading organization dedicated to the art, craft, and preservation of stained glass, founded in 1921.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that works can only be collected when the exhibition ends after September 16th.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Commission Sales Standard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57193924231543,"sku":"XRK14","price":395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2314\/8539\/files\/muscari.jpg?v=1782401089","url":"https:\/\/shop.wattsgallery.org.uk\/products\/xrk14_8decd2076009f37","provider":"Watts Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}