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Cecca Whetnall

Joined Artfinder: Feb. 2023

Artworks for sale: 10

United Kingdom

About Cecca Whetnall

 
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  • Biography

    I have always loved painting, drawing and creating. Watercolour was my medium of choice for many years until I took a course in printmaking and I was hooked. After over 10 years working in IT I took the leap and quit to become a full time artist in 2012. 

    I love linocut for it’s graphic, flat shapes and the way it lends itself to simplification in colour and line. Working in linocut I developed a series of limited edition views of Bournemouth and Dorset. I am also a keen portrait painter and I love painting landscapes, floral still lives and exploring mixed media abstracts.

    In addition to painting and printmaking I am also a pattern designer. Working mainly digitally I create fun, colourful designs which I sell on fabric, wallpaper and a range of other products. Whilst I love digital design there’s no substitute for working hands-on with art materials. Whether I’m printmaking or working on an abstract painting I love to explore a mixed media approach.  

    My artistic heroes include David Hockney, Kandinsky, Edward Bawden and Shirley Trevena. My love of colour and my graphic, illustrative approach is evident, whether the subject is portrait, landscape, still life or abstract.

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  • Education

    1994 - 1997

    Leeds University

    1993 - 1994

    Wimbledon School of Art

  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Dorset Art Weeks - Ruth Oaks and Francesca Whetnall

    Dates: 24 May 2014 - 8 Jun 2014

    Venue: Poole Painting Studio, Poole

    Dorset Art Weeks (DAW) is one of the largest open studio events in the country, with nearly 300 venues showing the work of almost 1000 artists. For DAW 2014 I shared Ruth Oak's lovely studio.

    Event: Francesca Whetnall

    Dates: 1 Oct 2013 - 29 Oct 2013

    Venue: Ninety Degrees, Bournemouth

    Solo Exhibition of my portrait paintings and latest original prints.

    Event: Originals

    Dates: 11 Sep 2013 - 3 Nov 2013

    Venue: Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, Hants, UK

    Poole Printmakers exhibition

    Event: Poole Printmakers

    Dates: 27 May 2013 - 19 Jun 2013

    Venue: Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury, Dorset. UK

    Group exhbition including my Gold Hill Linocut

    Event: South Asian Dance

    Dates: 16 May 2013 - 17 Jun 2013

    Venue: Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth

    Group exhibition of dance inspired work

    Event: Poole Printmakers

    Dates: 16 Mar 2013 - 26 Apr 2013

    Venue: Poole Lighthouse Gallery, Poole, Dorset

    Group Exhibition of Poole Printmakers latest work

    Event: Walford Mill

    Dates: 1 Mar 2013 - 31 Aug 2013

    Venue: Walford Mill, Wimborne

    Exhibition or prints and crafts from a number of makers and artists.

    Event: Poole Printmakers

    Dates: 6 Nov 2012 - 27 Jan 2013

    Venue: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth

    Group exhibition of original prints including my East Cliff Hall print of the Russell-Cotes Museum. My print was used for the poster advertising the exhibition.

    Event: Solo Exhibition

    Dates: 22 Sep 2012 - 30 Nov 2012

    Venue: Poole Printmakers, 5 Bowling Green Alley, Poole BH15 1AG

    Solo Exhibition of my recent original prints

    Event: Lost Star - Titanic Exhibition

    Dates: 2 Jul 2012 - 6 Aug 2012

    Venue: The Link Gallery, Winchester

    Group exhibition of Titanic inspired original prints

    Event: RWS Contemporary Watercolour Exhibition

    Dates: 24 Feb 2012 - 14 Mar 2012

    Venue: Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH

    I was delighted to have my 'Portrait of a man' accepted into this juried exhibition.

    Event: Red Hot Press, Open Studios

    Dates: 1 Aug 2011 - 30 Aug 2011

    Venue: Red Hot Press, The Corn Exchange, Southampton SO14 3FE

    I exhibited 14 prints, a mixture of collagraphs and monoprints

    Event: The Patrick Connection

    Dates: 17 Apr 2009 - 29 Apr 2009

    Venue: Hastings Arts Forum, 36 Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea

    A group exhibition I jointly arranged with my two brothers and two of my cousins. It was a beautiful exhibition in a lovely space. I exhibited 17 watercolour paintings, one monoprint and 3 mixed media pieces.

    Event: The Art of Water

    Dates: 1 Sep 2008 - 30 Oct 2008

    Venue: Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton

    My abstract monoprint 'Pond Life' accepted into this juried exhibition.
    It was lovely to be able to take part in an exhibition in one of my favourite galleries.

    Event: Winchester Art Club's 80th Annual Exhibition

    Dates: 1 Sep 2007 - 31 Oct 2007

    Venue: St John's House, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9BE

    Lovely to be a part of this milestone exhibition for Winchester Art Club.

    Event: Winchester Art Club Exhibition

    Dates: 1 Sep 2006 - 24 Oct 2006

    Venue: Winchester Guildhall, Winchester, Hampshire, UK

    I exhibited several watercolours in this lovely setting.

    Event: 21st Century Watercolour

    Dates: 12 Feb 2006 - 6 Mar 2006

    Venue: Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH

    I had a landscape watercolour painting accepted into this juried exhibition. The home of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) and The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), Bankside is a lovely little gallery, right beside Tate Modern, on the Southbank.

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Education

1994 - 1997

Leeds University

1993 - 1994

Wimbledon School of Art


There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Dorset Art Weeks - Ruth Oaks and Francesca Whetnall

Dates: 24 May 2014 - 8 Jun 2014

Venue: Poole Painting Studio, Poole

Dorset Art Weeks (DAW) is one of the largest open studio events in the country, with nearly 300 venues showing the work of almost 1000 artists. For DAW 2014 I shared Ruth Oak's lovely studio.

Event: Francesca Whetnall

Dates: 1 Oct 2013 - 29 Oct 2013

Venue: Ninety Degrees, Bournemouth

Solo Exhibition of my portrait paintings and latest original prints.

Event: Originals

Dates: 11 Sep 2013 - 3 Nov 2013

Venue: Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, Hants, UK

Poole Printmakers exhibition

Event: Poole Printmakers

Dates: 27 May 2013 - 19 Jun 2013

Venue: Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury, Dorset. UK

Group exhbition including my Gold Hill Linocut

Event: South Asian Dance

Dates: 16 May 2013 - 17 Jun 2013

Venue: Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth

Group exhibition of dance inspired work

Event: Poole Printmakers

Dates: 16 Mar 2013 - 26 Apr 2013

Venue: Poole Lighthouse Gallery, Poole, Dorset

Group Exhibition of Poole Printmakers latest work

Event: Walford Mill

Dates: 1 Mar 2013 - 31 Aug 2013

Venue: Walford Mill, Wimborne

Exhibition or prints and crafts from a number of makers and artists.

Event: Poole Printmakers

Dates: 6 Nov 2012 - 27 Jan 2013

Venue: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth

Group exhibition of original prints including my East Cliff Hall print of the Russell-Cotes Museum. My print was used for the poster advertising the exhibition.

Event: Solo Exhibition

Dates: 22 Sep 2012 - 30 Nov 2012

Venue: Poole Printmakers, 5 Bowling Green Alley, Poole BH15 1AG

Solo Exhibition of my recent original prints

Event: Lost Star - Titanic Exhibition

Dates: 2 Jul 2012 - 6 Aug 2012

Venue: The Link Gallery, Winchester

Group exhibition of Titanic inspired original prints

Event: RWS Contemporary Watercolour Exhibition

Dates: 24 Feb 2012 - 14 Mar 2012

Venue: Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH

I was delighted to have my 'Portrait of a man' accepted into this juried exhibition.

Event: Red Hot Press, Open Studios

Dates: 1 Aug 2011 - 30 Aug 2011

Venue: Red Hot Press, The Corn Exchange, Southampton SO14 3FE

I exhibited 14 prints, a mixture of collagraphs and monoprints

Event: The Patrick Connection

Dates: 17 Apr 2009 - 29 Apr 2009

Venue: Hastings Arts Forum, 36 Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea

A group exhibition I jointly arranged with my two brothers and two of my cousins. It was a beautiful exhibition in a lovely space. I exhibited 17 watercolour paintings, one monoprint and 3 mixed media pieces.

Event: The Art of Water

Dates: 1 Sep 2008 - 30 Oct 2008

Venue: Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton

My abstract monoprint 'Pond Life' accepted into this juried exhibition.
It was lovely to be able to take part in an exhibition in one of my favourite galleries.

Event: Winchester Art Club's 80th Annual Exhibition

Dates: 1 Sep 2007 - 31 Oct 2007

Venue: St John's House, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9BE

Lovely to be a part of this milestone exhibition for Winchester Art Club.

Event: Winchester Art Club Exhibition

Dates: 1 Sep 2006 - 24 Oct 2006

Venue: Winchester Guildhall, Winchester, Hampshire, UK

I exhibited several watercolours in this lovely setting.

Event: 21st Century Watercolour

Dates: 12 Feb 2006 - 6 Mar 2006

Venue: Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH

I had a landscape watercolour painting accepted into this juried exhibition. The home of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) and The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), Bankside is a lovely little gallery, right beside Tate Modern, on the Southbank.


 

Biography

I have always loved painting, drawing and creating. Watercolour was my medium of choice for many years until I took a course in printmaking and I was hooked. After over 10 years working in IT I took the leap and quit to become a full time artist in 2012. 

I love linocut for it’s graphic, flat shapes and the way it lends itself to simplification in colour and line. Working in linocut I developed a series of limited edition views of Bournemouth and Dorset. I am also a keen portrait painter and I love painting landscapes, floral still lives and exploring mixed media abstracts.

In addition to painting and printmaking I am also a pattern designer. Working mainly digitally I create fun, colourful designs which I sell on fabric, wallpaper and a range of other products. Whilst I love digital design there’s no substitute for working hands-on with art materials. Whether I’m printmaking or working on an abstract painting I love to explore a mixed media approach.  

My artistic heroes include David Hockney, Kandinsky, Edward Bawden and Shirley Trevena. My love of colour and my graphic, illustrative approach is evident, whether the subject is portrait, landscape, still life or abstract.