Jenny Matthews

I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, where I studied Drawing and Painting for 4 years at Edinburgh College of Art. I graduated in 1986 and have been a professional artist since then, exhibiting in commercial galleries around the UK and abroad. I am an elected member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, currently serving on the council.

I have specialised in watercolour for 35 years and won 2 prizes at the annual Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) in London. In 2016 I was invited to take part in the biennial watercolour prize 'Marche d'Acqua' in Fabriano, Italy and subsequently I have led the Scottish group of artists in FabrianoinAcquarello. I have had many solo exhibitions and taken part in many group exhibitions in commercial galleries throughout the UK and internationally.

My subjectmatter is mainly botanical, but I also paint landscapes, cityscapes and portraits, always in watercolour, sometimes incorporating collage and water-soluble mixed media.

Most of my time is spent painting for exhibitions, but I also teach watercolour in Edinburgh as well as small watercolour workshops several times a year.

My husband is French and we have lived in France and Indonesia. We've now been in Scotland for over 30 years and live in the suburbs of the capital city. I enjoy gardening, swimming, cycling (I used to take part in competitive triathlon), walking and learning languages.