Welsh artist Gwilym Prichard (pictured) died at his home in Tenby on June 7. He was 84

He was born in Llanystumdwy, near Criccieth, in 1931 and trained at Birmingham College of Art, then taught in Anglesey until 1973, after which he became a full-time artist.

Following Sir Kyffin Williams's death in 2006, Mr. Prichard assumed the mantle of senior figure in Welsh landscape painting and was one of Wales' most admired and successful artists.

A tribute to him on the Martin Tinney Gallery website said: "He was noted for his dramatic and colourful palette, and for applying the paint thickly and expressively into forms that pare the Welsh landscape down to its essentials."

Mr. Prichard spent many years living in Brittany, France, where he exhibited regularly and was also widely admired.

In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal by the French Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters. He was elected to the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1970, and was an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales. In 1999, he returned to live and work in Wales, making regular painting trips throughout North and West Wales.

Mr. Pritchard is survived by his wife Claudia, sons Ceri, Ben and Justin and daughter Claire.

The funeral service takes place at Holyrood and St. Teilo's Catholic Church, Tenby, on Tuesday, June 16, at 10 am, followed by cremation at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth, at 11.30 am.

There will be family flowers only, donations if desired can be made payable to Cancer Research, c/o funeral directors, W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons Ltd., The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, or Landsker House, 21 Station Road, Narberth.