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Ben Mowll ROI, PPRSMA.
British artist in oil and watercolour
Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Past President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists
The ROI and the RSMA are part of the Federation of British Artists, based at The Mall Galleries, London, UK.
Ben has been painting and exhibiting for over 30 years in both oil and watercolour. He is now a full time painter (after happily abandoning a long career as a solicitor).
In December 2022, he was elected as a full Member of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI).
He is a Past President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA).
He exhibits regularly in London and in his home county of Kent. His work is in private collections in the UK, the USA, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
He has won numerous awards:- In 2019 he was chosen to be awarded the Best Small Painting Prize in the RSMA Annual Exhibition. In 2013 he was awarded the Buzzacott prize for best watercolour in the annual exhibition of the RSMA. In 2007 his work was chosen by the then President of the RSMA to represent them at the Boat Show, Earls Court. In 2006 he was awarded the St Cuthbert’s Mill Prize for best work on paper at the RSMA exhibition.
Travel is a significant feature of his work; not only throughout his immediate environment of Kent but also London, the South Coast, Norfolk and further afield to France, Morocco, India and especially to Italy. Venice has always been and remains an increasing inspiration.
He enjoys working en plein air as well as in the studio.
Light, atmosphere and the presence of water are notable features of his work. It is the celebration of these elements that make his work distinctive and desirable.
