Chiswick artist appears in Sky TV’s Landscape Artist of the Year

Image above: Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year presenters Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan

Sangeeta Weatherley’s Strand on the Green painting features on Sky Arts TV show

Chiswick artist Sangeeta Weatherley has appeared on the Sky Arts for the Landscape Artist of the Year competition. Sangeeta was one of 300 hundred artists chosen from two thousand applicants for the 2022 competition, which put her among the top 17.4% of applicants.

She took part in the heats at Royal Ascot Racecourse and is featured in episode two of series nine, which was broadcast on Wednesday 18 January on Sky Arts.

As part of the application, the artists were asked to each submit a main painting along with two additional works of art. Sangeeta, who says she is passionate about the outdoors and regularly walks the Thames Path, decided to focus on her favourite stretch of the river at Strand on the Green.

Image above: Sangeeta Weatherly

When asked about the significance of the painting she submitted and her process while painting it, she said:

“Strand on the Green is the most beautiful stretch of the Thames riverside in west London. The tidal variation and the ever-changing skies cast a spell. The sunsets are particularly stunning depending on the weather conditions. Man-made structures, Kew Bridge and Kew railway bridge, frame this stretch beautifully. The trees on Oliver’s Island and along the banks are wonderful to observe through the varying seasons.

“My painting is inspired by the sunsets over Strand-on-the-Green which are magical; the way the light bounces off clouds, plays through trees, the reflections dancing… I love sitting here and sketching/painting. It is a very healing and meditative process. My painting is an attempt to capture the glorious beauty of nature in a quick and loose manner with acrylics. There are definitive bold brush marks to indicate the main elements.”

Sangeeta is a self-taught artist from India with a background in IT. She enjoys sharing her skills and love of colours through her popular Art Social and Art for Wellbeing workshops, which help people ‘connect with their inner creative’. Sangeeta also offers free community art events for Hounslow Council, Hogarth House, Digital Dock, Chiswick Flower Market and the Bedford Park Festival. Workshops and 1-1 sessions are also held at SansArt Studio, Chiswick.

For details visit sansart.co.uk or email sangeeta@sansart.co.uk

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