Bobbie Seagroatt

I have always had a love of fabrics and clothing, and in my parallel life as a designer, pattern cutter & maker, the fashion drawing and illustration process has always been important.

Painting portraits of wedding dresses and other clothing, came as a natural progression. I have always carried on my artwork alongside designing and making, and I’d had an itch to make oil pastel paintings of clothing for a couple of years, but work always got in the way. When the wedding dress painting idea came up, I began by using oil paint on canvas for a more voluptuous look.

Clothing has always been very meaningful to me for many reasons, and with the portraits I wanted to project an ethereal atmosphere, with a dramatic, theatrical edge through photo editing as a starting point.

Having always used marker pens for my design drawings, I decided to try them as an ‘ideas’ medium.
The results are graphic and simple, on smooth Bristol board, with a fresh translucence, almost like a watercolour.
I have catholic tastes, and this is reflected in my work.

• MA Fine Art Painting 2019/2020 @ UAL: Camberwell, London
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education, De Montfort University, Leicester.
• Modelling/Draping on the Stand Parts 1 & 2 @ UAL: London College of Fashion, London
• FAETC (Further & Adult Education Teaching Certificate).
• Web design, graphic design, marketing and copywriting, own research and online courses.
• BA (Hons)Degree Fashion & Textiles - Ravensbourne College of Art, Bromley, Kent

Upcoming: MA Drawing 'OFFLINE' joint exhibition in Zhengzhou, China. December 2020

Darl-e and the Bear gallery, Woodstock, Oxon. Joint exhibition as part of CNArts 2020

MA GRADUATE SHOWCASE online exhibition @UAL Camberwell college of Arts 2020

CNArts members online joint exhibition, Chipping Norton, Oxon., 2020

'Walls in Online Places' online exhibition UAL Post Graduate Community group exhibition. April 2020

Cross Course (Painting /Drawing /Printmaking) group exhibition @UAL Camberwell college of Arts March 2020

Pop Up exhibition @ UAL Camberwell College of Arts, London. December2019

* The People's Gallery, Chipping Norton, Oxon. Gallery opening joint exhibition Dec 2017-2019

* Joint exhibition @ Church Lane Gallery, Banbury, Oxon 2017

* The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury, Oxon. Tutors work exhibition 2016