Born in Cheshire, Rosemary Lowndes studied fine art and design at Liverpool College of Art.<br> <br> As an interior design consultant, she moved to Paris where her oil paintings and drawings were exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais and the Salon des Independants. She had her first solo exhibition in Paris at the age of 23. On her return to England, she worked as a graphic designer for china fabrics and stationery. Her work as a designer, writer and painter brought numerous commissions for educational books, which were published world-wide and she was elected a Fellow of the Society of Chartered Designers. <br> <br> In 1987, Lowndes won all three awards at the Grand Prix International de Peinture in Deauville and she was awarded a Diplome Officiel. <br> <br> Rosemary Lowndes paintings cover an enormous variety of subjects, ranging from opera and ballet, restaurants and brasseries, gardens, rivers, people and landscapes. Her paintings show a richness and depth of colour combined with a feeling of movement and sensitive use of light and shade. Her paintings are in private collections around the world.<br>