Beatrice Williams was born and raised in the upper Swansea Valley, where she continues to reside in Ystradgynlais in Wales. She studied fine art at Caerleon College in Newport, and went on to teach pottery in Ystradgynlais secondary school. After many years away from teaching she has returned to painting and has a particular love of capturing nature at its most colourful, be it flowers, trees or landscapes.  She enjoys using a variety of mediums, in particular acrylics and oil, normally on to canvas.