Introduction

Introduction
Adrian Wincup
Watercolour Artist of Broadland and East Anglian Landscapes

Adrian has been painting professionally since 1994. His talent shone through at an early age at school where one of the walls in the art class was nicknamed the 'Wincup wall'. He became a very keen artist and took it up as a hobby for many years.

Later, working in the steel industry, Adrians last employer was Richards Shipbuilders, Lowestoft where he sold paintings to fellow workers only to be made redundant when like other heavy industries it closed down due to lack of orders.

This is when in 1994 Adrian decided to become a full time artist and had his first exhibition at the old Garden Gallery, Southwold, which was situated behind Sutherland House Hotel.

He likes to paint local scenes and really enjoys the Broadland landscapes where it can be very atmospheric. On one occasion a barn owl silently glided past out of the evening mist hovering above the reeds with the evening sun shining through its transparent wings, a magical sight indeed.

Adrian spends many hours sailing on the broads and rivers where he gets a lot of inspiration as his boat 'Bluebell' glides past the reeds rustling in the summer breeze or gets becalmed on a still evening with the red sky mirrored on the surface of the water and the banks of mist rolling off the marshes onto the river.

Adrian has had many successful exhibitions to date including The Forum Millenium Library and the Assembly House , Norwich, Lowestoft Library, Southwold Pier, Snape Maltings plus numerous other venues in and around Suffolk and Norfolk. A selection of paintings and prints are always on display at Adrians address (see map in location).