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stage in her life computers were not for her and she particularly wanted to specialise
in any area of art that did not involve them! In London, following completion of her
degree, she worked for a number of advertising agencies and was lucky enough to
be involved in some amazing campaigns for companies like Cadbury and Coca-Cola.
However, shortly after this, she met her husband to be and two adventurous spirits
together took them off on their travels for a year to New Zealand. Becky describes
this as a “life changing” experience. The whole laid-back lifestyle they experienced
along with the seaside atmosphere made them both fall in love with the quality of
life and when they returned to England they decided to move to the South West.
Becky’s husband was originally from Torquay so that was an obvious place to make
a home and so with time on her hands and back in her favourite environment, Becky
was free to explore her creative side once again.
She exhibited her artwork at Battersea Affordable Art Fair and quickly received offers
from publishers to take her on and expand her portfolio but Becky had other ideas.
Firstly, she decided to have her family, and three children later, and very much a
full-time hands-on mum she then decided that she needed the art outlet in order
to express herself.
Her first exhibition after this period was at the Greenway NT property and the
interest she commanded made the National Trust sit up and take notice. They
offered to take her work and offer it for sale in
their shops. Becky was delighted that the new
style she was keen to develop in her seaside-
based posters was so popular. We asked her
why she thought it was in such demand.
“I believe it creates a feeling of nostalgia in people
of happy summer days, holidays, families and
simpler lives. There is something enchanting and
magical about the South Devon towns,
countryside and seaside and I hope I capture that
in my art.” With the help of a printer in Exeter and
the NT shops the original four prints Becky