Gareth Naylor

Atmospheric paintings of Japan

Welcome

Photo of myself by a river in Chitose.

Hi, I’m Gareth Naylor. Although, originally from England, I have lived in Japan for over 20 years now. I live in Oita prefecture on the island of Kyushu. For Japanese people this place is what they call “inaka” which kind of means rough. But I find it to be a very pleasant place to live. People are normally friendly and there are many beautiful places to see. You can learn more about me and my love for watercolor painting here.

My painting adventures

My favorite thing is to travel around the island of Kyushu looking for beautiful scenes to paint. At first these adventures began on my bicycle but nowadays I normally drive. There is some beautiful scenery where I live and for me at least the countryside of Japan really moves me. And most of my paintings are of Japan. However, I do like to paint scenes from other countries too. Below is a video of me on one of my painting adventures.

Artworks

I have been painting for about 15 years now and still love it. You can see some of my work in the video below. And you can see my original paintings for sale by clicking here.

Lessons

I also teach watercolor painting. I do private teaching as well as group teaching. These lessons are online. I offer lessons for every level, beginner, intermediate or advanced. If you are interested or have any questions then please click on the button below to contact me.

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YouTube lessons

I also do lessons on YouTube. Just click here to see my channel.

Become a member

If you are interested in my artwork then please consider becoming a member. As a member you will get a weekly video update on my painting adventures as well as a video update on my creative process. And you will get special discounts on paintings.

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Testimonials

Mayumi, Oita prefecture, Japan Hello, I like the picture you painted because it is very beautiful. I look at it every day. I’m glad that Gareth also likes torii (Japanese gate). The picture is displayed with a family photo.
Fukuda, Oita prefecture, Japan Thank you for painting such a beautiful picture. I was impressed. Now I can always remember and feel this place I decided to buy two paintings, one for my office and one for my home. My husband is very happy He said he would make it an heirloom.