Simmi Whish
I have always drawn and painted and I had great encouragement from art teachers at school
where I painted murals and theatre back cloths leading to continued enjoyment of painting
them all my life.
For various reasons I was unable to take up a scholarship for the Slade Art school in 1959
and places at .Chelsea and Wimbledon art schools in the 60s.
However I finally completed a 4yr Sculpture course at Southampton School of Art in 1979 .
The influence for understanding how to move from 2D to3D in sculpture was reading the life story
of the American artist David Smith.
“I laid my picture on the ground and let my sculpture grow upwards from it .” ( David Smith)
them all my life.
For various reasons I was unable to take up a scholarship for the Slade Art school in 1959
and places at .Chelsea and Wimbledon art schools in the 60s.
However I finally completed a 4yr Sculpture course at Southampton School of Art in 1979 .
The influence for understanding how to move from 2D to3D in sculpture was reading the life story
of the American artist David Smith.
“I laid my picture on the ground and let my sculpture grow upwards from it .” ( David Smith)