Artist and Teacher
Born Wolverhampton, England, came to Australia aged 16.
Studied in Paris at
Académie Julian
.
He was a trustee of the Art Gallery of N.S.W., in which he is
represented, and was a former
vice-president of the Royal Art Society of
N.S.W.
For more than 40 years he directed a school of painting and drawing
in Sydney. His former students include, H.A.Hanke ,
Normand
Baker , Alan D. Baker , Sir Eric
Langker and William Pidgeon. Some of the best black and white artists in
Australia were trained at the Watkins school.
