John Knapp Fisher |
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John Knapp-Fisher born August 1931 in London he is a British painter known particularly for his depictions of the coast of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. He has worked from his studio in Croesgoch since 1967. He has exhibited his paintings across Europe and also Africa and North America. In 1992 he was elected a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art.
Knapp-Fisher claims he paints every day. "I tell students to do something every day – even if it’s a quick thumbnail sketch... Rather like a dancer has to practice every day, a painter has to oil the hinges by doing little drawings." John Knapp-Fisher prefers to paint from notes and drawings in his sketchbooks, rather than from photographs. As a result his favorite subjects are local to his studio, for example Porthgain Harbour. |
