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Sep 13, 2016 · Ray Campbell Smith was a long-term editorial consultant for Leisure Painter. He was born on 25th January 1916 in Lewisham, London, and brought up in Bromley, Kent. His interest in painting began at an early age and he continued to draw and paint throughout the war and until shortly before his death.
Meet our cover artist Ray Campbell Smith. In a quiet cul-de-sac in the suburbs of Sevenoaks, Ray Campbell Smith devotes his time to his art. Half of his living room is dedicated to his watercolour painting and around the walls are well-framed examples of his work.
- “Observation Is Key to Good watercolours”
- Ray’s Tips and Advice to Watercolourists
- Ray Campbell Smith Art
Ray is very keen on observation and teaches that every watercolour artist must study the colours before them carefully, that one mustn’t just accept that leaves are green and trunks are brown, but look for the real colour and do justice to those colours that the ordinary observer wouldn’t notice and make use of them.
Rays advice to young watercolour painters is interesting I think the important thing for up and coming painters is to always try to visualise the scene in front of you in terms that watercolour can cope with, and to study a scene at some length before even putting brush to paper. See as many paintings as you can of artists whom you admire, get as m...
Regularly contributing to leading art magazines, Ray Campbell Smith was recently appointed Editorial Consultant to Leisure Painter. He has written fifteen highly successful instructional books – seven of which were major best sellers. He has made videos for Seeba Film Productions, M.G.Art master, and Teaching Art Ltd. His books and videos are widel...
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Creator of instructional videotapes for film companies and television networks. Paintings included in collections, including those of the National Trust, Lord and Lady Sackville, and the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. Military service: British Army, Royal Artillery, 1939-46; became captain; received Bronze Oak Leaf.
Ray Campbell-Smith FRSA, FBSP, BWS was a well known and prolific professional artist and teacher. He had more than forty one-man shows both in Britain and overseas, and his work is still represented in collections worldwide.
