Keith Tilley

I come from an artistic family and I have always had an interest in art of various kinds. My mother was an oil painter, and I learnt a lot from watching her work. However in watercolour, I am mostly self-taught. Art didn’t seem possible as a career, so for a while I worked in agricultural research. I found that increasingly unsatisfying, and I felt that I needed to do something else. At first I involved myself in the world of art dealing and craft shops. However, as I began to sell more of my artwork, I took the decision to become a full-time artist. I grew up in England, but my mother was Scottish, which gave me a love of Scotland and its landscapes. I now live in Caithness, and I have shown my work throughout the Highland area, and have buyers from the UK, USA and Europe. Since 2007, I have exhibited with the Society of Caithness Artists. In the first year I was fortunate to attract the attention of His Majesty King Charles III. Since then the King has become a regular patron.