Tessa Pearson

Tessa Pearson RCA RWS is a painter and printmaker living in the Surrey Hills, south of London. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in Printed Textile design, winning the Courtauld prize, and had a successful career selling hand painted fabrics all over the world from her London studio and gallery.

Transferring her skills, Tessa now uses painting as her preffered medium, working exclusively on paper with watercolour mixed media and silkscreen monotypes. Her influences have been many, from Matisse to Hodgkin and the bol colourists of mid-twenty-first century painters Patrick Heron and Albert Irvin. Known for her exceptional use of colour, Tessa’s recent work focuses on patterns and colour experienced in inspirational gardens both her own, and from her travels in Morocco, which she interprets in her very recognisable style.

Tessa has taught painting at every ability level for over 30 years and continues to enjoy inspiring and guiding painters in experimental techniques.

Tessa is an elected member of the Royal Watercolour Society.

Website: www.tessapearsoncom

Instagram: @tessapearsonart