'From the Class of '58' - William Selwyn RCA
William Selwyn was born in Caernarfon in 1933. In 1954, after two years completing National Service in the Royal Artillery, he studied at Bangor Normal College until 1956. He subsequently taught at Maesincla Junior School and at Syr Hugh Owen School until his retirement in 1990.
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| 'Sunset II', 20" x 17", SOLD |
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'The Shrimper', 20" x 19", SOLD |
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| 'Fishermen Hauling', 23" x 19", £1500 |
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'The Launch', 20" x 21", £1500 |
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'Porthdinllaen I', 23" x 20", £1500
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'Porthdinllaen II', 23" x 20", £1500 |
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| 'Llyn Padarn', 32" x 25", £2500 |
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'Sunset over wetsand', 25" x 20", £1500 |
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| 'Sunset I', 30" x 24", SOLD |
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'Erosion', 16" x 15", £650 |
'Apart from work done in Venice and Paris most of my subjects are inspired by the landscape of Gwynedd and its people. I am most grateful to the fishermen and the farming community for providing me with much material to paint. I aim to record an experience at a specific time at a location where the elements also play an important part.'
His art is centred on the landscape of Gwynedd, its farm workers and fishermen. He is a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy, a winner of the Singer and Friedlander/ Sunday Times 11th Watercolour Competition in 1998 with his watercolour of Llanberis Pass, Welsh Artist of the year 2001 and winner of Spirit of Wales 2003.
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| 'Discussion', 25" x 21", £1750 |
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'Horse', 29" x 23", £1500 |
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| 'Mushrooms', 19" x 17", £650 |
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'Farmers at a table', 20" x 18", SOLD
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'Farmer at a market', 21" x 25", £1300
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'Farmer meditating', 21" x 25", £1500
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| 'Pentre Newydd, Caernarfon', 20" x 20", SOLD |
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'The Meeting',21" x 25", £1500
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William Selwyn's work has been purchased by Gwynedd Council and Anglesey County Council, by the University of Bangor, the Arts Council of Wales, the National Library of Wales, the University of Bath and is to be found in many private collections at home and abroad.
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| 'Ducal Palace, Venice', 29" x 24", £2500 |
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'Santa Maria della Salute', 23" x 20", SOLD |
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'The Grand Canal from the Rialto', 23" x 20", £1500
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William Selwyn has exhibited widely, at the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, the Royal West of England Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Tegfryn Art Gallery, Menai Bridge, the Albany Gallery, Cardiff, Tibb Lane Gallery, Manchester, Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Llanbedrog, John Davies Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold, Electric Mountain, Llanberis, Oriel Arfon, Caernarfon and Thackeray Gallery, London.
Please note above dimensions include frame.