Albert George Stevens 1863-1925
Born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, in 1863, Stevens attended The Academy in Antwerp, and by the 1890’s was a well established watercolour artist, mainly depicting rural scenes in Yorkshire, where he settled. He was a founding member of the Staithes Art Club in 1901, based around Whitby.
Stevens exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Walker Gallery Liverpool, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and the Yorkshire Union of Artists.
His works are often large, and show an impressionist basis, with great depth achieved though careful control of the watercolours. He was particularly fond of reflections on water.
William Barton Thomas
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1877, William B. Thomas lived there his whole life. His name is not widely known outside his home county, due no doubt to his lack of apparent interest in exhibiting and promoting his work. That he has natural talent is very obvious examining his works; landscapes around Lincolnshire are depicted in a wonderfully ethereal manner, almost solely in watercolour. He understood light, and how to depict the effects of low-light in dusk and clouded scenes. His lightness of touch creates atmospheric, dream-like images which still have well-defined locations identifiable.
His works are well represented in British collections, in particular in Lincolnshire.
