WILFRED WILSON

“A LIFETIME OF ART” . Gallery & Archive : this is the official archive for Wilfred Wilson. His paintings, drawings and sketches.

STYLE : Wilfred has a sympathetic approach to portraying scenes and colour, conveying local views of the world as he seen it. He has captured views of his life and what he has made of this world as he has journeyed through it. His paintings of Castles and Churches are some of the most enchanting of his range of work in Wales. They also now represent historical views of scenes which have long disappeared.

CAREER HISTORY : Wilfred started out on his artistic journey in the 1940’s by doing drawings, portraits and landscapes before moving on to experiment with colour and pastels. His work is topically quite eclectic and varied, characterised by well crafted drafting techniques. Wilfred started his painting career in World War Two whilst serving in the Wiltshire Yeomanry as a tank driver in Africa at El Alamein, Sicily and Italy. He returned to his birthplace , Newport , Wales in the 1950’s as a director of the local company Henry Cordy & Son at Staion Approach Newport.He and his wife Coralie have been married for over 57 year s and have lived in Caerleon since that time.