Edward became the youngest artist to have work displayed at a British Watercolour Society exhibition in December 2005 when he was aged just six -- and promptly sold every painting on show. His four bold, brightly coloured pieces, entitled Dog, Cat, Sheep and Grandad, were snapped up for £50 each in less than two hours and he hit the headlines in the national newspapers and was interviewed live on TV by Philip Schofield and Ruth Langsford on ITV’s This Morning show. Edward comes from a family of artists that can be traced to the 17th century. His father Nigel was commissioned to paint the Queen Mother 25 years ago and his grandfather Leslie is a portrait artist and illustrator of the popular Ollie the Whimseycollie series of children’s books.
Sheep, above Ewe, left
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Edward Simpson
Cat
Grandad
Portrait of the artist as a young boy: Edward with his painting Sheep, above, and being interviewed with his grandad Leslie by Philip Schofield and Ruth Langsford on ITV’s This Morning show, below
