About Michael Chaplin

Michael James Chaplin (Mike) NDD, RWS, RE, FRSA (born 19 September 1943) is a British artist, known primarily for his work in the mediums of etching and watercolour.. He was guest art expert on the Channel 4 art programme Watercolour Challenge. He became a professional artist at the end of the 1960s, selling his first picture for seven Guineas. His earliest pieces were almost all in the medium of etching. The influence of Chaplin's background in graphic design is very clear in these first pictures, which are highly stylised, bordering on abstract. His love of architecture, particularly industrial, was also becoming apparent; an early etching depicts the workings of a disused power station, a motif which would recur later in his career.

In 1971, at the age of 28, Chaplin was elected as an associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, one of the youngest people ever to receive this honour. He was later elected to full membership, subsequently serving as Honorary Secretary and Vice President, and is now a senior fellow of the society.

In 1997, having been an associate since 1993, Chaplin was elected a Full Member of the Royal Watercolours Society. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

The Painting 

'Painting Portraits By The Seine', Gilt framed watercolour, signed, size 52x71cm

On Sale for £285

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