Acrylic on canvas

32 x 44cm

Rosalinda Kightley studied graphic design and illustration at Kingston Polytechnic in the 1980s.

After 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.

Forty 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.

Now 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.”

Rosalinda was named Surrey Artists Open Studios Artist of the Year in 2024-25.

The 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.

Please note that works can only be collected when the exhibition ends after September 16th.