Our story

UmbriArt is the gallery space of Neal Winfield, here I share my watercolour paintings, thoughts about art, ideas and research work, as well as general comments on the world of art at large.

 

Our history

I have been painting and drawing all my life and studied glass design and art history at the Stourbridge College of Art in the West Midlands, UK.

Early years

During the 1980s I ran a stained glass studio in Cilfynydd, South Wales, completing many private commissions, ecclesiastical repair work and a number of panels for pubs and bars around the area.

Throughout the 90s I continued painting and drawing and on a holiday in central Italy, I reconnected with the masters who’d worked in the area in the past. This made me want to examine their relationship with the countryside further, so  I made the decision to emigrate to the Renaissance country in the heart of Italy, Umbria.