Veronica Charlesworth:

Veronica studied drawing at Hampton Art School and then etching, screenprinting and graphic design at the London College of Printing, obtaining a BA in graphics. After finishing college, she worked briefly as a graphic designer. Her ambition was to work as a printmaker so she set up a workshop with two fellow artists producing original lithographs and screenprints. After marrying a painter, Michael McDonagh Wood, Veronica settled in the Cotswolds. Veronica now works prodominantly in water colour. She finds the medium well suited to her dramatic floral studies, particulary of irises. Other favourite subjects inlcude her collection of ceramics and the charming villages of rural France and Italy. She is particulary interested in the play of light and shade, and the relationship between plants and architecture. Her paintings have been exhibited widely in Britain and the United States, and published by major international publishers as prints and greeting cards. Veronica works with a craftsman printer to reproduce her watercolours as signed, limited edition prints. 

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Michael McDonagh Wood:

Michael's father was the highly respected marine artist Peter McDonagh Wood so he grew up surrounded by paintings and had access to his fathers extensive art history library. Michael studied Art and Design at Twickenham College of Technology and painting and printmaking at Hammersmith Art School. Subsequently he attended Whitelands College of Education and Gorham College, Maine, USA where he specialised in photography and qualified as an art teacher. Michael and Veronica settled in the Cotswolds and for the next six years Michael concentrated on developing his skills as a print maker, producing limited edition screenprints and etchings. On a pivotal visit to the beautiful Greek Island of Paxos Michael rediscovered his love for painting, producing a series of evocative sunlit landscapes. His water-colours display an eye for detail and an intense use of colour whilst remaining fresh and lively. Following the success of his Greek paintings Michael has travelled widely in Europe. Venice is now a favourite subject and he prefers to paint the backwaters away from the bustle of the tourist hotspots. The beauty and mystery of the famous city are captured by Michael's accurate draughtmanship and masterly rendition of the reflected architecture. In France the neglected villages of the rural south, their faded ochre houses nestling harmoniously in mediaeval landscape, particularly inspire. Michael's work has been exhibited widely in Britain and the United States. Michael works with craftsman printers to reproduce his watercolours as signed, limited edition prints.

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