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Alexander Millar
Alexander Millar was born in 1960 in the small mining community of Springside, a few miles from Kilmarnock. Alexander Millar's father worked for British Rail & consequently he spent much of his early years sitting in steam filled stations where the atmosphere & nostalgic setting was to have a big influence on many of his later paintings.
In 1976 Alexander Millar left school
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Alison Goodwin
Born in Montreal Canada in 1959, Alison Goodwin moved in with her family to Portland Maine at the age of nine. Alison went on to study art at the University of Southern Maine and at the Portland School of Art. She has been painting professionally since 1989.
Alison Goodwin has lived and worked in New England for the past decade. Enriched by her love for the outdoors,
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Andrew Macara
Andrew Macara was born in Derbyshire in 1944. Although Andrew studied contemporary modern British Art for a short period with Leonard Fuller at the St Ives School of Painting amongst the Cornwall Art Galleries he considers himself a self taught artist. Today Andrew Macara has one of the most distinctive styles of present day contemporary British Artists and has enjoyed
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Anna Marrow
Anna Marrow studied at Bristol, specialising in printmaking. She loves to work with silkscreen because of the limitless variety of marks you can manipulate and make your own, from bold splashes of colour to delicate drawn lines, scraps of text to photographic images.
Anna Marrow combines elements of drawing, text and collage to convey the excitement and confusion of a day
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Annora Spence
Born in 1963 Annora Spence studied printed textiles at Liverpool Polytechnic during the early 1980’s and continued her further education by completing an MA in the same subject at Birmingham Polytechnic. Having completed her studies Annora worked as a freelance artist and designer. Since 1990 she has concentrated on her career as a painter and has enjoyed sell-out shows in
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Austin Moseley
Austin Moseley was born in Staffordshire in 1930. He qualified as a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and worked in industry for some years. He then went on to become senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton until his retirement. Living and working in the West Midlands, he has painted for many years and has exhibited widely including the Royal Birmingham Society of
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Bengt Bockman
One of Sweden's leading artists and a superb printmaker Bengt Bockman has held numerous exhibitions overseas and beyond Swedish public collections he has work in the National Gallery Oslo, New York's Public library and Washington's Library of Congress. As well as being a breeder of racehorses Bengt Bockman is also something of a wine connoisseur and has over recent years
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Caroline Shotton
Caroline Shotton grew up on the outskirts of London within easy reach of galleries and open countryside, both of which were a source of immense inspiration to her. Her early influences came from the old masters and so she was fascinated by their realism, making her strive for perfection throughout her education. She studied at Central Saint Martins opening her eyes to new
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Charlotte Atkinson
Charlotte was born in the great naval city of Plymouth in 1973 and grew up with a natural fascination for the sea. After training to be an illustrator at the University of Derby and Hereford College of Art, her love of coastal life drew her to Scotland where she was invited to become Artist in Residence at a rural centre for the arts.
Charlotte's highly decorative
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Claude Fauchere
Claude Fauchere was born in Paris in 1936. He studied at the College des Arts Appliques and at the Ecole Superieure Nationale des Metiers d'Art.
The paintings of Claude Fauchere are abound with contrasts - bold, vivid colors contrast with soft and tender hues, empty spaces contrast with minutely detailed spaces, dynamic brush strokes contrast with precise and delicate
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Colin Prior
Colin Prior is one of Britain's leading landscape photographers. His spectacular panoramic images capture the beauty and eternal quality of the world's wild places, especially those of his own native Scotland.
He brings to his work a strong personal vision combined with supreme technical mastery of his chosen medium. Shooting at the 'magic hours' of dawn or dusk, he is able
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David Creedon
David Creedon was born in Cork in Ireland. He was always interested in photography and started to photograph local and touring bands in his late teens. His work is very varied but he tends to work more on themed portfolios than anything else. Amongst the projects he has worked on are: Easter Parade, IL Carneval di Venezia, World Cup 2002, Automobiles, and Flowers. His
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Donald Hamilton Fraser
Donald Hamilton Fraser has exhibited his highly acclaimed work in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Zurich and many other cities around the world. The list of galleries that own, or have exhibited his work is phenomenal. Donald has participated in many of the most significant exhibitions of British work, including the Royal Academy's 25 Years of British Painting, where he is also a
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Edward Monkton
Edward Monkton is an alter ego created in 2002. His persona has been the basis for The Interesting Thoughts of Edward Monkton, a truly unusual collection of thought and drawings now available as limited edition prints. Edward Monktons thoughts search for a deeper, more philosophical approach to life and packs great emotional impact.
Edward Monkton's work is as simple as it
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Elaine Cooper
Karen says that spending time in the West Country with its ancient coastal culture has inspired some of her favourite harbour scenes. She feels that he old houses that have looked out to sea for hundreds of years, with their tiny windows and vibrant colours, have a fascination all of their own.
She also finds cats fascinating creatures, aloof and independent yet affectionate
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Emilija Pasagic
Emilija Pasagic was born in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia. In 1993 she and her family moved to Canada and settled in Toronto. Formally educated in landscape architecture, Emilija Pasagic had always enjoyed drawing and painting, but her new life sparked an artistic rejuvenation.
Always unconventional Emilija Pasagic began by painting on silk, intensely detailed
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Gary Bunt
Born in 1957 in East Peckham Kent, Gary Bunt was due to attend Maidstone College of Art but started playing guitar professionally instead. At the age of thirty, he turned his back on the rock & roll lifestyle and all that it entailed. Gary Bunt then began to paint professionally and, following his diagnosis of cancer in 2001, his paintings have enjoyed a renewed vigour. Gary
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Gary Walton
Gary was born in Worcester in 1962. Although he demonstrated a talent for art from an early age, he never considered pursuing a full time career as an artist, instead moving through the school system and into a conventional job. He always loved to paint however and spent much of his spare time painting landscapes real or imagined.
After receiving continual encouragement
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Ge Feng
I was born in Taiyuan in northern China in 1967, during the Cultural Revolution, and named Ge, meaning “Revolution”.
As a child I loved to draw. I soon became interested in photography and lacking a darkroom, I managed to print photos in the darkness under my bed.
At 16 I went to Xiamen College of Arts and Crafts in southern China to study traditional Chinese
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George Somerville
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Gloria Marojevic
At the age of 18, Gloria Marojevic spent a year travelling around Europe where images of the sea and sky, particularly in Turkey and the Greek islands, were so spectacular. She was mesmerised by the ever-changing beauty of colours and shapes that these scenes presented to her and would sit for hours watching the changing light and images.
Gloria Marojevic is also used to
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Goff Danter
Goff Danter was born in 1949 in a small South Wales town called Brynmawr where his artistic interests were first noticed and encouraged by his very supportive art teacher at the local grammar school. On leaving school, Goff trained at the West of England College of Art, Bristol, Cardiff College of Art and Cardiff University. He then taught at St Illtyd's College, Cardiff until
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Govinder Nazran
Govinder Nazran 1964 - 2008.
Sadly Govinder passed away on the 30th December 2008 after an accident which left him with severe head injuries. As one of the country's greatest contemporary artists he will be greatly missed.
After studying Graphic Design from 1980-1983 Govinder Nazran went on to study for a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design at Lincoln Art College.
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Helen Rhodes
Helen Rhodes has spent a number of years building up her technique and consolidating her reputation with consistently high quality artwork that has inspired an entire generation of art-lovers (and cat lovers!). A graduate of Loughborough College of Art and Design, Helen Rhodes holds a First Class Degree in Textile Design She began her own business in 1994, producing and
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Jiri Borsky
Jiri Borsky was born in Dobrany Czechoslovakia in 1945. He spent his childhood in rural surroundings and at the age of 15 he moved with his parents to Prague where he lived and studied for the next eight years. Among the early influences were the 14th Century Czech gothic panel paintings he was at the National Gallery there. Jiri’s first solo exhibition was held in
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John Lines
John Lines was born in 1938 in Rugby Warwickshire. He studied art in Warwickshire at Rugby Polytechnic from 1959 and then at York School of Art. John Lines has been exhibiting his contemporary paintings since leaving art school. But initially his time was shared between art activities and working in Industry. John's paintings are distinctive and beautifully painted. His style
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Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker is a completely self-taught artist who realised her passion for art only recently. Having three children she found herself constantly immersed in children’s books and was fascinated by the illustrations accompanying them - in particular the loose, suggestive type of work; simple characters in beautiful watercolour worlds.
Josephine Baker creates images that
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Joshua Burbank
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Julie Ann Scott
Julie Ann's remarkable oil paintings feature intensely coloured underwater scenes in which shoals of fish swirl in a vibrant vortex of light. This light is the unifying factor in all of Julie Ann's work, originating in the sight of the sun breaking through the misty darkness. This first blissful moment of light inspires the artist from both an aesthetic and a spiritual
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Kate Fensom
What started as a three week holiday turned into a pivotal moment in Kate Fensom's life. She came back to England kindling a small spark about becoming an artist. Returning to the country that had fired her imagination Kate Fensom began to paint, inspired by the magic of the Mediterranean, by October 2002 she had enough paintings to hold her first exhibition at the Dome Hotel,
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Katty McMurray
Since graduating from Chelsea Art College Katty McMurray's work has been used for book covers, illustrations and a wide range of commissions including the design for last years Brighton festival poster. Katty travels extensively to inspire fresh work and has already explored Morocco, Vietnam, India, Italy, Spain and Cuba.
On her journeys Katty McMurray constantly fills her
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Ken Orton
I was born in 1951, the sixth of seven children in Yardley, Birmingham. I cannot remember a time when I did not paint. Most of my early paintings were imitations of my older brother Bill’s masterful renditions, who was naturally a very gifted artist. I was educated at Sheldon Heath Comprehensive School; and then Birmingham and Manchester Colleges of Art. Afterwards I taught
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Kevin Blackham
Born and bought up in a farming community in Shropshire, Kevin Blackham displayed his exceptional artistic talent from an early age. At seven he won a handwriting competition and following this success he gained a hot of design commissions from local companies whilst still at school. Kevin Blackham graduated with distinction from Reigate School of Art and Design in Surrey
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Lorenzo Quinn
Lorenzo Quinn started out as a painter Starting out as a painter in 1982, he soon discovered that a dimension was missing from his works and that he could not offer anything that had not already been offered by other artists before him. Turning to sculpture because of a deep-rooted need to create, he found this medium allowed him to convey his innermost feelings to the viewer.
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Louise Braithwaite
Louise discovered her talent for art and design at school, where she specialised in screen printing. Having completed an Art Foundation Course at Portsmouth College of Art, she embarked on a 4 year Degree in Media and Production Design at the London College of Printing. After graduation in 1991 she spent several months travelling around America, which was to have a strong
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Malcolm Teasdale
Malcolm's roots are firmly planted in the North East of England, an area whose character and landscape has been defined by its industrial history. His forefathers were lead miners working the seams on bleak Alston Moor, and successive generations coal mined in Tynedale and close to Newcastle. Malcolm himself was born in the Elswick district of Newcastle in 1944, and lived and
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Mark Edwards
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Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas has been a professional photographer since 1983 covering a diverse number of subjects. In 2000 he won a Silver Medal from the Royal Photographic Society in their annual worldwide photographic competition for one of his pictures from his Metro Project. In 2004 Mark's picture were included in the book "Metro - The Story Of The Underground Railway" published by
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Nadeem Chughtai
I am a keen observer of everyday life so my ideas are created from images I see all around. I also dig deep into thoughts, feelings and emotions that I may be experiencing at the time. I feel that people are very similar in many ways, so expressing my feelings can often strike a chord with those who relate to the situations that I put my characters in.
I have always been
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Nagib Karsan
Born in Tanzania in 1955, Nagib Karsan spent his childhood years in Africa and boarding school in the UK.
Enjoying art from an early age he undertook a six-month course in Kenya before embarking on a varied career in business.
The the late 1990’s he found time to rediscover his interest in art and explored a wide variety of mixed media and techniques.
He found
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Nicky Belton
Nicky's background is in fashion and textile design. Having graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1991, she moved into a highly specialised career as a milliner. Here her exceptional skills helped her to build a loyal and substantial client base amongst both private buyers and major agencies.
Her passion for pattern, texture, form and colour are apparent in all aspects
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Paul Corfield
Paul was born in Bournemouth, Dorset on the 25th March 1970 and has lived within 10 miles of his birthplace all his life. Detail was always his thing; if his drawing didn't look like the object or scene he was looking at then he would find it a most infuriating experience. In his recent work he has finally escaped those shackles and it's been a very enjoyable and liberating
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Paul Lemmon
Paul Lemmon is a self-taught artist and has painted in various different media for most of his life. He has worked as a graphic designer for over ten years after graduating from Kingston University and this experience has helped him develop a particular appreciation of composition and the use of photography and colour. His work is about capturing "the moment" within the
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Paul Nicholls
Paul has been working as an illustrator for several years, fulfilling commissions for advertising, books and an animated TV series. Since winning the DeMontfort New Artist Competition in 2005, he has devoted himself to fine art and has found it a revelation: "I love the feeedom to use my instinct and to paint without constraint."
Paul's bold and stylized landscapes
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Penny Warden
Penny Warden began to paint at a very early age and indeed was highly commended for her work by the Royal Drawing Society - The Children's Royal Academy, London, when only 12 years old. Despite the protests of her art teachers she did not continue in her art studies after leaving school but pursued various careers in the city of London and finally in teaching after graduating
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Peter Adderley
Peter Adderley was born in 1965 and grew up in rural Staffordshire. After graduating from Wolverhampton Polytechnic he freelanced as an artist and card designer. In 1990 he decided to devote himself full time to painting. In 2004 Peter's outstanding talent won him a place in the final of the DeMontfort New Artist Competition.
Painting in heavy bodied acrylics on high
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Peter Bell
The content of Peter Bell's work depicting everyday events many with a working class theme, shows a real imagination and a sense of real vision.
When viewing Peter's work it would be easy not to look beyond the instant image of a mass of people walking, or the knotted handkerchief, the flat cap, the heads down. But when the viewer can see the meaning of the painting, life
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Peter Blake
Peter Blake was interested in art from a young age and attended Gravesend Technical College for three years before completing his National Service in the Royal Air Force. He carried on his studies at the RCA, and upon completion Peter Blake was awarded a scholarship which took him travelling across the globe for a year. This inspirational time led to his early works being
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Philip Stuttard
Philip Stuttard hopes that he manages to capture the dignity and pride of the mill, mine & factory workers who all too often lived and worked in such harsh environments, but he also would like to think that could they see his work, it would have made them smile.
Philip Stuttard tries to portray the funnier side of life and is sure many would agree that 'real life' can be
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Rolf Harris
Born in Perth, Western Australia, Rolf Harris loved to paint from an early age. When asked at Primary School what he wanted to be when he grew up his response was "An artist". After school Rolf became a teacher, whilst continuing to draw & paint at every opportunity.
At the age of twenty-two, Rolf Harris moved to London on what was supposed to be a year's study leave,
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Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson studied visual Art at Cheltenham receiving a 1st Class BA Honours Degree. She then went on to gain an MA in illustration from Kingston University in 1999. Sam began her professional career with commissions for Tatler magazine and soon began illustrating regularly for many other fashion titles including Glamour, Red and Elle Girl. She illustrates a weekly column
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Samantha Buckley
Samantha Buckley was born in Oldham near Manchester in 1966. She studied at Rochdale College of Art and Middlesex University completing her degree in three dimensional design in 1989. During her studies Samantha Buckley's work developed from using her illustrations as decoration for her ceramics to creating two dimensional drawings in their own right. Her imagery mixes fun
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Sarah Graham
Sarah Graham has had much success in her relatively young career as a fine artist. Having only completed her degree in 2000, Sarah Graham has exhibited extensively throughout the UK and abroad.
Having been bought a set of oils at the young age of 8, Sarah Graham was immediately enthralled and her artistic talent progressed from there. Graham is entirely motivated by
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Scott Carruthers
I was born in New Zealand in 1975 where my parents had emigrated two years previously. Later that year we moved back to England, so unfortunately I have no recollection of the country whatsoever! After a short spell in London where my family are originally from, we moved to Norwich where I eventually grew up and lived for nearly 30 years. In late 2005 I moved to Perth,
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Simon Garden
Simon Garden was born in Middlesex in 1960. He studied art at Exeter College of Art and Design, graduating in 1982 with a first class honours degree. Since then he has moved from strength to strength, gaining both a national and international reputation as a unique artist of considerable talent.
His work is at once mysterious, magical and timeless. His strong imaginative
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Steve Johnston
Born in Glasgow in 1956 Steve Johnston grew up in Dumfries and studied at art school. Upon leaving, Steve Johnston became an apprentice electrician for a brief period, as he was uncertain of where his artistic path led. In 1973, he undertook a course at Carlisle College , where, during the second year, he opted for a change in medium, preferring photography to painting. Steve
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Storm Thorgerson
Storm Thorgerson was born in Potters bar in 1944. His career took off in 1968 when he formed Hipgnosis with Aubrey Powell, a graphic design studio specialising in creative photography. His designs for album covers include Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, 10CC, Yes, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, Paul McCartney and many more. In 1983 Storm along with Aubrey and Peter
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Sue Howells
Fine Art Trade Guild award winning best selling published artist 2008 is testament to Sue Howell's ever increasing popularity.
Sue Howells is a self-trained artist now working full-time as a painter. Known for her interpretation of landscapes and buildings she has developed a bold and vivid style to express her view of the world and bring perspective to her painting. She
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Sylvia Edwards
Sylvia Edwards is an internationally acclaimed artist who established her reputation with brilliantly colored and imaginative watercolors.
Born in Boston USA Sylvia Edwards studied painting and illustration in Boston at the Museum of Fine Arts School and the Massachusetts College of Art. She then lived in Iran for fourteen years before moving to Switzerland and finally
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Trevor Price
Trevor Price studied printmaking at Falmouth School of Art and Winchester School of Art during the 1980's. Having obtained a BA (Hons.) in Fine Art he then set up an etching studio in Southern Spain. He returned to England and was based in London for a short while before returning to Cornwall. His prints can be found in many collections throughout Europe and he has shown his
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Victoria Ball
After studying Art and Design at Cheltenham College of Higher Education, Victoria graduated from Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall, with a first class BA Hons in Illustration. She soon went on to accept her first commission for The Children's Company, through which she was fortunate enough to illustrate BAFTA Award winning children's series ‘Ripley and Scuff' for Children's
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