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Ian Cook RI RSW


 The Lookout 
 
 Andean Village 
 
   
Ian attended Glasgow School of Art from 1969—1972. and then took up Teaching posts at two inner city comprehensive schools in Glasgow
He is inspired to create art by a combination of reading and travel. An imperative proportion of the sources for such works must include historical/cultural elements as he aims to include aspects that transcend purely scenic considerations.
He is Elected Member of both the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours an the Royal Society of Scottish Painters in Watercolours exhibiting his work in the UK, Europe and the
He has won Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes including,
‘Cargill Travelling Scholarship’ (Spain and North Africa), Glasgow School of Art
‘Hutchison Drawing prize’, Glasgow School of Art
‘Royal Institute Award’, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours
‘Winsor & Newton Award’, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours
Publications include;
‘Scottish Watercolourists’, Jack Firth
‘Guide to Watercolour Painting’, Dorling Kindersley
‘Learning to Paint in Watercolours’, Dorling Kindersley