Karon Staniland obituary

My mother, Karon Staniland, who has died aged 87, was a familiar face in the Wiltshire town of Marlborough for more than 65 years, well known for her work as an art teacher and as an artist who loved to paint pictures of the local area in watercolour, pastel and oils. Plenty of Marlborough residents have a “Staniland” hanging on their wall, and many others have one of her charcoal portrait sketches, which she would dash off at local events and fairs with great accuracy in five minute