Chris Fothergill

 

I am a freelance artist, based in Great Malvern and specialising in Architectural Artist’s Impressions, House Portraits and inspirational watercolour painting. With more than 25 years experience as a professional painter I am also a Fellow of the Society of Architectural Illustrators.(FSAI)

About Chris

My work as an architectural illustrator is necessarily commercial, but I hope that all my work will inspire in some way, and convey the perennial enthusiasm that drives me on in my painting!
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Architectural Illustration

Artist’s impressions and watercolour illustrations from plans and elevations, for clients from architects to developers. To convey at a glance the essence of proposed developments for planning applications to advertising in websites and brochures.

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House Portraits

A watercolour house portrait can make a lovely gift for that special occasion for someone you love, or maybe you are moving and would like a memento of your home.
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My watercolour paintings of the Cotswolds, landscapes of Spain and Venice as well as prints of Oxford, Cotswold guide books and Calendars. More

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Testimonials

What is it like to work with Chris?

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Mike L

My (Keble College Oxford) print arrived today, and I’ve just opened the tube. Thank you: it’s magnificent, and I must congratulate you on capturing the magic that is Liddon Quad to perfection. For those of us who gazed out on it every morning all those years ago (1966-69, to be precise), this is a wonderful reminder of polychromatic brick heaven. Congratulations!

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The High and Queens College, Oxford

It’s usually sunny in my paintings, but here there are people with umbrellas, and the mood is restrained and a little damp! I found a line drawing of this view in a drawer, which I drew many years ago, and realised that I never actually turned it into a painting. I... read more

Chipping Campden in Snow

The recent snow has inspired me to paint a number of snowscenes, and in this depiction of the Almshouses in Chipping Campden, I am revisiting a scene I have painted before. This is partly to contribute to an ‘Artist’s Guide to the Cotswolds’ on which I am working, and... read more

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Recent commissions, urban sketching and creative projects

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