Jim Woodman is a full-time painter, self-taught and passionate about painting and about art. He has been based in the southeast of England but works increasingly from his studio in Waternish on the Isle of Skye. Jim’s work is noted for its use of strong, vibrant colours that imbue stark landscapes with warmth and intensity. His inspiration is the landscape, which he paints in oils, watercolours and acrylics. Much of his work celebrates the stark, moody beauty of the island of Skye, an island he has visited every year since the 1970s. In contrast, he also paints the Thames and its environs in London, as well as Tuscany, France, Spain and Greece. He is an Associate Member of the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers and won the Aya Broughton Prize at the Society’s exhibition in November 2006.