Eleanor’s original coastal paintings can be viewed at the Cider Press Gallery in Dartington, or in her studio by appointment.  She works mostly in watercolour, but oils and pastels are being added to the portfolio. Some paintings are reproduced as limited edition fine art giclee prints.

Eleanor studied at Harrow Art School and went on to have a successful career in London as a graphic designer and illustrator.  A painting holiday to Scotland, (meant as a relaxing antidote to the demands of her second career in clinical nutrition), reignited her passion for the British landscape and watercolours in particular.  She recently won two watercolour awards in the 2021 Artist Magazine Open Competition, The Daler Rowney watercolour prize and an exhibition award. She has exhibited in Surrey, the Contemporary Art Fair in Newbury, Patching’s Art Centre in Nottingham, and locally at the Harbour House gallery, Kingsbridge and regularly takes part in the South Hams Arts Trail.

‘The countryside has always been a source of pleasure for me, whether it’s a local dog walk or travelling further afield to hike the wilder areas of the British Isles. Simply being immersed in beautiful landscape – whatever the weather – is pure food for the soul. I love the luminosity and serendipitous nature of watercolour and am drawn towards landscapes with unusual light, or mists that drift through open spaces or play with large distant horizons. My goal is to explore both Dartmoor and the coastal paths of Devon, and do more sketching en plein air, from which to develop studio paintings.‘