ANNE PATON
From Brancaster to West Mersea

Born in a Vicarage in Sussex 1944. Educated at an Anglican convent where she was a boarder from the age of seven. Anne escaped at an early age into the world of painting. Forbidden by her father to go to art school she was sent to Mrs Hosters Secretarial College. Determined to leave office life she managed to obtain a grant and went to art school as a mature student. She studied at the Chelsea School of Art (1975-78) where she specialised in printmaking under the tutorship of Peter Baer and painting with Eric Shanes.

After a career in publishing, working as production editor and designer, Anne now works full time as a painter in Walberswick. She likes to work expressively, responding to the landscapes and seascapes of East Anglia using a variety of media. This is Anne’s first solo show at Chappel Galleries and for it she has covered new territory.