The paintings of Olwen Tarrant are instantly recognisable, whether they are landscapes, still life subjects, figures or work from the imagination. She is a painter who loves colour. “Colour expresses mood, colour excites me and makes me want to record my feelings on canvas.  Sound plays a part too.  The wind in the trees, the birds, village voices greeting each other, a busker playing his guitar in the square.  I am lucky to have been trained at a college of art, which equipped me with the knowledge and experience I needed to be able to put all of this on to my canvas. I may be in my studio or in a crowded square, but I am in a world of my own experiencing what I am painting on my canvas; a part of it.”

Olwen exhibits her work in galleries in London and throughout the country, including the Mall Galleries, the home of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (R.O.I.), of which she is now a Fellow.  Olwen was President of the R.O.I. for five years and is the only woman to be elected to the post in its 125-year old history.