About Flora
(Married name Flora de Winton)
Born in 1978 in South west Scotland, Flora Blackett trained for 4 years at the prestigious Charles H Cecil studio in Florence, Italy.
Now living in Oxfordshire she works on both commissions and her own inspired paintings and drawings. With trips throughout the UK, Europe, America and Africa, Flora continuously searches for exciting new subjects. She captures at first hand, the animals in their surroundings and strives to depict both the immediacy and serenity in every scene.
Flora has had many highly acclaimed exhibitions thoughout the UK and America.
In 2014 Flora combined her love of art and interiors to launch Flora Blackett designs. www.dewintondesigns.com
Her work now hangs in collections throughout the world and is now listed in the national archives.
Commissions Include
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Lt Col Sir Malcolm Ross, GCVO, OBE
(Master of the Household of TRH The Prince Of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.)
Major General Andrew Graham, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
(Last Colonel of the Regiment, present Colonel of The Royal Regiment of Scotland). Unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen, Stirling Castle.
Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, China
Holland and Holland
Galleries regularly showing Flora's work include:
James Harvey Art, Langton Street, London
Chisholm Gallery, New York State
Iona House Gallery, Woodstock, Oxon
Guggleton Gallery, Stalbridge, Dorset
Artamatoria,Bellevue Crecsent, Edinburgh
Museums
Regimental Museum, Stirling Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Media
www.bbc.co.uk/yourpaintings
Publications
African days by Robin Dean.
Illustrated by Flora Blackett 2011
Editorial
The Resident, October 2001
Coutry Life, March 2005
Horse and Hound, November 2007
The Resident, November 2008
Country Life, December 2009
The Resident, December 2009
Horse and Hound, December 2009
The Times, December 2009
This is London, December 2009
Shooting Times, December 2009
West one Exclusive, December 2009
Country and Town House, December 2009
The Field, January 2010
The Sporting Shooter, January 2010
The Equestrian Lifestyle Magazine, March 2010
The Polo Times, April 2010
Epicurean life, September 2010, www.epicureanlife.co.uk
Art Mag, November 2010
Country life, April 2011
The Scotsman, April 2011
The Herald, April 2011
The Independant, May 2011
Charities regularly supported
Scottish Countryside Alliance
Countryside Alliance
Heather Trust
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Welsh Guards Charity auction
Isla Peel Charity
Help for Heroes
RSABI
Welsh Guards charity auction
Links
www.florablackettdesigns.com
(Married name Flora de Winton)
Born in 1978 in South west Scotland, Flora Blackett trained for 4 years at the prestigious Charles H Cecil studio in Florence, Italy.
Now living in Oxfordshire she works on both commissions and her own inspired paintings and drawings. With trips throughout the UK, Europe, America and Africa, Flora continuously searches for exciting new subjects. She captures at first hand, the animals in their surroundings and strives to depict both the immediacy and serenity in every scene.
Flora has had many highly acclaimed exhibitions thoughout the UK and America.
In 2014 Flora combined her love of art and interiors to launch Flora Blackett designs. www.dewintondesigns.com
Her work now hangs in collections throughout the world and is now listed in the national archives.
Commissions Include
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Lt Col Sir Malcolm Ross, GCVO, OBE
(Master of the Household of TRH The Prince Of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.)
Major General Andrew Graham, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
(Last Colonel of the Regiment, present Colonel of The Royal Regiment of Scotland). Unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen, Stirling Castle.
Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, China
Holland and Holland
Galleries regularly showing Flora's work include:
James Harvey Art, Langton Street, London
Chisholm Gallery, New York State
Iona House Gallery, Woodstock, Oxon
Guggleton Gallery, Stalbridge, Dorset
Artamatoria,Bellevue Crecsent, Edinburgh
Museums
Regimental Museum, Stirling Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Media
www.bbc.co.uk/yourpaintings
Publications
African days by Robin Dean.
Illustrated by Flora Blackett 2011
Editorial
The Resident, October 2001
Coutry Life, March 2005
Horse and Hound, November 2007
The Resident, November 2008
Country Life, December 2009
The Resident, December 2009
Horse and Hound, December 2009
The Times, December 2009
This is London, December 2009
Shooting Times, December 2009
West one Exclusive, December 2009
Country and Town House, December 2009
The Field, January 2010
The Sporting Shooter, January 2010
The Equestrian Lifestyle Magazine, March 2010
The Polo Times, April 2010
Epicurean life, September 2010, www.epicureanlife.co.uk
Art Mag, November 2010
Country life, April 2011
The Scotsman, April 2011
The Herald, April 2011
The Independant, May 2011
Charities regularly supported
Scottish Countryside Alliance
Countryside Alliance
Heather Trust
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Welsh Guards Charity auction
Isla Peel Charity
Help for Heroes
RSABI
Welsh Guards charity auction
Links
www.florablackettdesigns.com