John Watson
@camberwellcollect.bsky.social
Collector of Camberwell painters, artists from St Ives & members of the New English Art Club. Toon fan. Proud Teacher.
Lucien Freud(192/-2011) ‘Self portrait, Reflection’ oil on canvas c2004. Lucien Freud was born on this day.
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Lucien Freud(192/-2011) ‘Self portrait, Reflection’ oil on canvas c2004. Lucien Freud was born on this day.
Phil Whiting ‘Geevor Tin Mine, Winter’ oil on canvas 1990. Seen at Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro yesterday.
December 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Phil Whiting ‘Geevor Tin Mine, Winter’ oil on canvas 1990. Seen at Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro yesterday.
Paul Wadsworth ‘Pink Mountain Orchard’ oil on canvas.
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Paul Wadsworth ‘Pink Mountain Orchard’ oil on canvas.
David Bomberg(180-1957) ‘Self Portrait’ oil on canvas 1956.
David Bomberg was born on this day.
David Bomberg was born on this day.
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
David Bomberg(180-1957) ‘Self Portrait’ oil on canvas 1956.
David Bomberg was born on this day.
David Bomberg was born on this day.
Wassily Kandinsky ‘Squares, Concentric Circles’ watercolour, gouache & crayon 1913.
Kandinsky was born on this day.
Kandinsky was born on this day.
December 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Wassily Kandinsky ‘Squares, Concentric Circles’ watercolour, gouache & crayon 1913.
Kandinsky was born on this day.
Kandinsky was born on this day.
Gordon Scott(1914-2016) ‘Continental Village’ oil on canvas. A recent addition to my Camberwell collection. Gordon Scott taught at Camberwell from 1946-80.
December 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Gordon Scott(1914-2016) ‘Continental Village’ oil on canvas. A recent addition to my Camberwell collection. Gordon Scott taught at Camberwell from 1946-80.
Georges Seurat(1859-91) ‘Man Painting a Boat’ oil on panel 1883. Seen at the Courthauld. Seurat was born on this day.
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Georges Seurat(1859-91) ‘Man Painting a Boat’ oil on panel 1883. Seen at the Courthauld. Seurat was born on this day.
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) ‘Portrait of Cézanne’ oil on canvas 1874.
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) ‘Portrait of Cézanne’ oil on canvas 1874.
Tony Rothon ‘Portrait of a Medical Student’ oil on canvas 2011. From my personal collection. TR attended the Slade with tutors; William Coldstream, Patrick Georg & Jeffery Camp.
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Tony Rothon ‘Portrait of a Medical Student’ oil on canvas 2011. From my personal collection. TR attended the Slade with tutors; William Coldstream, Patrick Georg & Jeffery Camp.
Tobit Roche ‘Lake Palace at Udaipur’ oil on board 2014. Latest addition to my Camberwell collection. Acquired at David Lay’s auctioneers yesterday.
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Tobit Roche ‘Lake Palace at Udaipur’ oil on board 2014. Latest addition to my Camberwell collection. Acquired at David Lay’s auctioneers yesterday.
Tom Phillips ‘William Blake’ oil on canvas.
William Blake(1757-1827) was born on this day.
William Blake(1757-1827) was born on this day.
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Tom Phillips ‘William Blake’ oil on canvas.
William Blake(1757-1827) was born on this day.
William Blake(1757-1827) was born on this day.
Ithell Colquhoun(1906-88) ‘Landscape with Antiquities’ oil on canvas 1950. Seen earlier this year at Tate St Ives.
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Ithell Colquhoun(1906-88) ‘Landscape with Antiquities’ oil on canvas 1950. Seen earlier this year at Tate St Ives.
Augustus John(1878-1961) ‘Rachel’ oil on panel c1917. Seen on a visit to Tate St Ives.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Augustus John(1878-1961) ‘Rachel’ oil on panel c1917. Seen on a visit to Tate St Ives.
Maurice Denis(1870-1943) ‘Marthe at the Piano’ oil on canvas 1891. Maurice Denis was born on this day.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Maurice Denis(1870-1943) ‘Marthe at the Piano’ oil on canvas 1891. Maurice Denis was born on this day.
Henri de Taolouse Lautrec(1864-1901) ‘At the Moulin Rouge’ oil on canvas c1893.
Toulouse Lautrec was born on this day.
Toulouse Lautrec was born on this day.
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Henri de Taolouse Lautrec(1864-1901) ‘At the Moulin Rouge’ oil on canvas c1893.
Toulouse Lautrec was born on this day.
Toulouse Lautrec was born on this day.
A huge congratulations to the gallery & hanging teams at the St Ives Society of Artists. Christmas Open looks amazing.
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A huge congratulations to the gallery & hanging teams at the St Ives Society of Artists. Christmas Open looks amazing.
Terry Frost(1915-2093) ‘Green Black, White Movement’ oil on canvas 1951.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Terry Frost(1915-2093) ‘Green Black, White Movement’ oil on canvas 1951.
John Charles Clark. Woolwich born, Camberwell trained JCC has lived and worked in St Ives for years.
Photo taken by me in the St Ives Society of Artists today.
Photo taken by me in the St Ives Society of Artists today.
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
John Charles Clark. Woolwich born, Camberwell trained JCC has lived and worked in St Ives for years.
Photo taken by me in the St Ives Society of Artists today.
Photo taken by me in the St Ives Society of Artists today.
Eric Ward painting in the Barbara Hepworth gardens 6/9/25.
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Eric Ward painting in the Barbara Hepworth gardens 6/9/25.
René Magritte(1898-1967) ‘The Son of Man’ oil on canvas 1964.
René Magritte was born on this day.
René Magritte was born on this day.
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
René Magritte(1898-1967) ‘The Son of Man’ oil on canvas 1964.
René Magritte was born on this day.
René Magritte was born on this day.
Walter Richard Sickert(1860-1942) ‘The Gallery at the Old Bedford’ oil on canvas c1894.
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Walter Richard Sickert(1860-1942) ‘The Gallery at the Old Bedford’ oil on canvas c1894.
The artist Sarah Spackman looking at William Coldstream’s portrait of civil rights activist Howard Griffin.
William Coldstream(1908-87) ‘Howard Griffin’ oil on canvas c1968.
William Coldstream(1908-87) ‘Howard Griffin’ oil on canvas c1968.
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The artist Sarah Spackman looking at William Coldstream’s portrait of civil rights activist Howard Griffin.
William Coldstream(1908-87) ‘Howard Griffin’ oil on canvas c1968.
William Coldstream(1908-87) ‘Howard Griffin’ oil on canvas c1968.
Noel Coward(1899-1973) ‘Figures on a Beach’ oil on canvas. Lot 715 at Bellman’s auctions today. It is lot 715 & estimated at £1500-2000.
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Noel Coward(1899-1973) ‘Figures on a Beach’ oil on canvas. Lot 715 at Bellman’s auctions today. It is lot 715 & estimated at £1500-2000.
Mrs C views Stanhope Forbes ‘Christmas Eve’ at Penlee House Gallery & Museum.
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Mrs C views Stanhope Forbes ‘Christmas Eve’ at Penlee House Gallery & Museum.
Well done to the hanging team of the St Ives Society of Artists today. Christmas Open exhibition 2025 is up.
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Well done to the hanging team of the St Ives Society of Artists today. Christmas Open exhibition 2025 is up.