William Neill - Biography
William Neill has been interested in natural history since about the age of eight, when his family moved from town to country, and has been painting for even longer. He taught in both Britian and Australia before moving to South Uist in 1980, where these two main interests were put together.
The landscape and wildlife of the Hebrides is a constant inspiration, and he works as often as possible in the field, mainly using watercolour.
He has not entirely given up teaching, having run courses in wildlife art, and taught painting on further education courses at Taigh Chearsabhagh, the award winning arts centre in North Uist.
For some years, he has been visiting Nature in Art; the Museum and Art Gallery just outside of Gloucester, running painting courses as well as working there as Artist in Residence.
William Neill's drawings have appeared in numerous natural history publications, and he has also illustrated the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Discovery book of the Western Isles.
He was made a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists in 1990, visit www.swla.co.uk