Evelyn Cheston

Evelyn Cheston née Davy (8 September 1875 – 31 October 1929) was a British painter in oils and watercolours of landscapes and outdoor scenes.

Biography Cheston was born in the Ranmoor suburb of Sheffield and attended the Royal Female School of Art in London from 1882 to 1894. From 1894 to 1899, she studied at the Slade School of Art, also in London, where, on one occasion, she shared a painting prize with Augustus John. Her winning entry remains in the collection of University College, London.

Cheston spent some time at Walter Westley Russell's landscape classes in Yorkshire and there she met her future husband. While living at Studland in Dorset, the local coast, particularly Studland Bay became a regular subject of her paintings.