Frances Hatch

Frances Hatch RWS ‘As a child I painted in watercolour out on the black lands of the Isle of Ely fen. I grew into a plein-air painter simply because it was when I was outside that the mundane became miraculous: a storm moving through a stand of poplars, for example, was an experience I didn't want to forget. It made me feel different and I wanted to share that feeling’. Frances enjoys a studio base on the Isle of Portland, close to the Chesil Beach. She continues to make her work outside, but as well as describing earths and landforms with paint, she integrates materials resident in the place within the fabric of the work. Her works have become containers of an experience. Hatch trained at Aberystwyth University College of Wales, L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, France, Goldsmiths’ College, London and Wimbledon College of Art. She exhibits widely throughout the UK and was awarded the Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennial Prize in 2016, which recognises innovation and experimentation in contemporary water media. She was elected member of The Royal Watercolour Society in 2022 and is represented by Sladers Yard Gallery, Dorset, Kevis House, West Sussex, RWS Gallery and Bankside Gallery, London.