Ann Yeoman

I was born and grew up on Higher Soar Farm (Soar, Malborough) but spent most of my working life in Canada, returning ‘home’ in 2008 to Middle Soar Barns close to the coastal path between Bolt Head and Soar Mill Cove. Since then I have focused on painting, having greatly benefitted from the teaching of a number of inspiring, talented artists in Canada and, more recently, the South Hams.

I am particularly interested in the exquisite detail we find in nature, which has drawn me to botanical art. I am also fascinated by the abstract quality of so-called ‘real’ things, from the delicate tracery of a skeleton leaf and the grain of weathered wood to the hues and patterns of rust on a much-used mooring ring. Texture and light are important to me, and I enjoy working with the translucence (and unpredictability!) of watercolour. Although watercolour has long been my medium of choice, in the last few years I have been exploring the magic of oils. Painting has taught me to look, really look, at things, and so has enabled me to deepen my capacity for wonder.

In the 2026 Salcombe Art Club Exhibition I have oil paintings of local landscapes and images as well as an occasional animal portrait inspired by a recent visit to Tanzania. I hope you enjoy my paintings as much as I enjoyed painting them.

I have exhibited and sold my work at: