Wilf roberts biography of christopher

Wilf Roberts was born in 1941 on Anglesey, an area that inspired much of his work. He never believed when he was growing up that it was possible to make a living as an artist, as at the time there were no outlets for artists in Wales; instead, he trained as an art teacher and spent 13 years teaching in London.

He returned to Anglesey in the 1970s, and was employed in local government and education while continuing to paint as a hobby. He retired in 1996 to concentrate on painting.

Since 1996 he’s contributed to many successful exhibitions in London and throughout Wales.

His work is now in both public and private collections in The Hague, Amsterdam, as well as Paris, New York and Australia. Wilf Roberts creates his distinctive, textured paintings by applying the paint not only with palette knives but also sticks, brushes, fingers or even the edge of credit cards to get the required result.

Wilf Roberts’ inspiration comes from the Wales of his childhood, and his pai