He attended schools in Yorkshire and Scotland, including Fettes College.
[2] In Edinburgh, he was a pupil of William Wilson ARSA (1905–1972),[3] a stained glass artist, printmaker and watercolourist who strongly influenced his style.
He paints landscape scenes mostly in Britain, but also in continental Europe, such as France and Italy.
In 1991, Weatherhead received the Catto Gallery Award at the Royal Watercolour Society.
For many years, Ian Weatherhead lived in Cheltenham, before moving to Somerset.