Jonathan Newey

Jonathan Newey is an award-winning artist with over 20 years of experience in drawing and painting.

He comes from a long line of artists in the family and has extensive experience in a wide range of mediums including coloured pencil.
He has over 8 years of experience as a lecturer for Reading adult college and is a member of various organisations including Reading Guild of Artists and the Society of Amateur artists.

As can be seen from the pictures he specialises in wildlife portraits when using the versatile medium of coloured pencil and prefers to work on Daler mount board as a coloured background. The pencils he uses are primarily Derwent Watercolour pencils although he has also used Caran D'Ache and Faber Castel.

He is an active supporter of environmental issues concerning the conservation of wildlife and their habitat and is proud to be a member and supporter of such organisations as The David Shepherd Conservation Foundation and Wildlifeline.

Jonathan is available for demonstrations and commissions and can be contacted most easily via his website. See also the workshops page for details of his teaching. Please see also our Book Sales page with links to Amazon to purchase Jonathan's recent book, "Drawing with Coloured pencils", published by New Holland Press.

Contact Details:

Website: www.jonathannewey.com

Tel: 07947237505