2025
Special Edition with additional content.
In conversation with Gill
Watkiss, is a fascinating insight into the life of this renowned
Cornish artist.
This biography offers a faithful and candid
transcript of conversations with Gill between October and November
2019.
Gill discusses her experiences growing up in Walthamstow,
London and her evacuation to the countryside during World War Two.
In
the second interview, we learn of the events that led to Gill's move
from London to Cornwall at nineteen, the inspiration behind her
work, and her emotional attachment to Cornwall and West Penwith.
The
final recording focuses on Gill's thoughts on life in general.
This
book has been devised to give the reader the impression of personally
engaging with the artist.
Some paintings featured in the book are
from Gill's private collection and have not been previously
exhibited.
