Angus McEwan was born in Dundee, Scotland and studied at the Duncan of Jordanstone Art College, graduating with a Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art. He was elected to the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1995 and to the Royal Watercolour Society in 2012.  He was also recognized as an Associate of the International Guild of Realism USA in 2005 and he’s an associate member of the AWS and NWS in the USA. In 2016 he was elected member of the Royal Glasgow Institute (RGI). Angus’ work is in many private & public collections throughout the world. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions and has been awarded in many shows.

“I have been working with watercolour continuously since 1996, when I won the Alastair Salveson Scholarship to tour China for 3 months, where I drew and painted using only the materials I carried with me. Watercolour seemed a logical choice for a medium, as I did not want to carry a lot of paint. My first attempts were not very successful, and it took a moment of despair (while working on a piece that was not going very well) to discover how I could get the most out of the medium. Ever since then, I have been using watercolour in probably a less conventional way than most artists, since all my techniques have been developed through experimentation. I continue to enjoy experimenting – I will try to do things differently to surprise myself and my viewer. Through this way of working, I have discovered many techniques which have helped me develop a unique signature style. This is partly the reason why I use white in my process – I leave nothing out that will help me with the painting process. It must be stressed however, that technique is a means to an end, and not an end in itself.

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