Roz Down

After completing O & A Level art, it wasn’t until some years later that I discovered that painting and drawing was very therapeutic and a way to channel my emotions and switch off from the world. 

Some of my early work is in pastel/charcoal and changed when I was recovering from an accident where I was laid up for some weeks and unable to get to my easel. I picked up an ink pen and started with basic doodle designs and gradually added acrylic colour.

I spent some years working and living abroad in Nigeria, Canary Islands, Germany, Bermuda & Tanzania, which is where some of my inspiration comes from. 

Since living in Hitchin I have completed three wall murals, founded the Facebook Art Hub page which has over 400 members and still growing, organised pop up art exhibitions, coordinate the Hitchin Information office art gallery and still find time to accept commissions and work full time with autistic children.