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John Knapp-Fisher
John Knapp-Fisher (August 1931 – 21 February 2015) was a British painter known particularly for his depictions of the coast of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. He worked from his studio in Croesgoch since 1967.[3] He exhibited his paintings across Europe and also Africa and North America.[4] In 1992 he was elected a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art.[5] Early lifeJohn Knapp-Fisher was born in 1931,[6] the son of Arthur Bedford Knapp-Fisher, Professor of Architecture at London's Royal College of Art.[7] John was educated at the Maidstone College of Art where he studied graphic design.[4] Subsequently he worked in exhibition design and theatre design, but also began painting. In 1965 he moved to Pembrokeshire, Wales.[4] CareerKnapp-Fisher claimed he painted every day. "I tell students to do something every day – even if it’s a quick thumbnail sketch... Rather like a dancer has to practise every day, a painter has to oil the hinges by doing little drawings."[5] He preferred to paint from notes and drawings in his sketchbooks, rather than from photographs. As a result his favorite subjects were local to his studio, for example Porthgain Harbour.[5] Knapp-Fisher's largest exhibition was in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he displayed over 60 paintings.[5] To mark his 80th birthday in August 2011, Knapp-Fisher was featured on the BBC Radio Wales Arts Show.[3] He also held an exhibition of new paintings at the Martin Tinney Gallery in Cardiff. Personal lifeKnapp-Fisher once spent 5 years living on a boat in East Anglia.[5] He resided in Croesgoch with his partner, Gillian Pare.[4] Knapp-Fisher died at Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest in February 2015 age 83.[8] References
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