Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2013 | Page 39

FEATURE takes photographs of his views, and then transforms them into paintings in his studio. Now many are available as prints or greetings cards. Eddie recalls: “After Shirley gave me the water colour set she told me the challenge was to teach myself to paint. I have to be honest at the time I thought it was a stupid idea. But then I started painting airplanes, and within two years I was making a living out of it. Now I have come full circle, and painting views of the Island gives me the opportunity to return here whenever I can. If for any reason the customer is unhappy with their purchase we will refund all monies, providing the goods are returned in mint condition.” It normally takes Eddie only a few weeks to produce a painting once he has taken a photograph of his subject, and he continues to scour the Island for subjects, as he will when he returns here in May for Walk the Wight. His work can be seen on website www.wightmagic.co.uk www.visitislandlife.com 39