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Andre Deymonaz
Born in Casablanca in 1946, Andre Deymonaz spent much of his childhood travelling, his family eventually returning to France to settle in Provence.
His family were all artistic, enjoying painting and drawing, but for Andre painting was to become his passion. He grew up dreaming that one day he would be able to fulfil his greatest ambition, which was to become a professional
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Andre Protsouk
Andre Protsouk was born in the Ukraine and graduated from the Lugansk State School of Fine Art in 1981 followed by a Masters Degree awarded to him in 1990 by the Repine Academy of Fine Arts.
Andre has perfected a unique technique of hand painting and embellishing his canvas prints. Each image is treated to several hours of hand embellishment that creates a copy as close to
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Anna Razumovskaya
Anna Razumovskaya graduated from Russian State University For Arts (high-class artist) in 1991. From 1992 to 1995 studied art in Germany, Belgium, Holland. Had personal exhibitions in St. Paul (Minnesota), Toronto, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Berlin. There are many of Anna's works in private collections in the USA, Canada, Austria, Holland, France and Australia.
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Anne Magill
Anne Magill was Born in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1962, Anne Magill studied at St. Martins School of Art in London.
Anne Magill's images have always fascinated the viewer; the narrative compositions draw us in and we cannot pass by without speculating on the possible relationships we see before us.
Held by these images we perceive a mood, an atmosphere, generated
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Barry Novis
Barry Novis is a "listed artist" having sold paintings at auction through Christies, London.
Collectors include: Coldplay, Nicky Clarke, Bill Kenwright/Jenny Seagrove, George Ferguson, Lord Constantine, Hit and Run Music, Carlton Communications, Victor Ubogu, Ade Adebayo, Mark Foster, Peter Hall and Mediaforce
Barry Novis is rapidly becoming a star in his own right. He
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Barry Patterson
Since leaving De Montfort University in 1986 with an honours degree in illustration Barry Patterson has spent his professional life painting. Initially working in the field of commercial illustration he has more recently developed his career as a fine artist, having now held many successful joint and solo exhibitions. His main interest is in the human form and it is to this
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Bill Bate
Born in Liverpool 1962
I have always had a passion for painting; I went straight from Quarry Bank Secondary School to study an Art Foundation Course at Liverpool Polytechnic, before successfully applying to study a Fine Arts Degree at Central School of Art and Design in London, graduating in 1984. Central was a great education as it introduced me to more abstract ideas as
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Bryan Collins
Bryan collins trained at Wolverhampton University, he worked in television and also as a lecturer in art. Now a full time sculptor his work is varied and his series of lovers are amongst the most popular sculpture. His skill is wide however and his range has included a highly sought after figure of Elvis Presley, sadly now not avaialbale.
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Carles Gomila
Carles Gomila seeks to paint works that are tender and yet disturbing,evocotive full bodied and elegent.
He feels free to represent the human figure and redeem the values of classical art from a contemporary
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Carol Aust
Carol Aust works in acrylic on canvas and wood panels from her studio in Oakland, California. Her figurative paintings are emotionally-charged narrative fragments infused with mysterious tension and secrecy. She often places her figures in precarious environments where anything could happen. Sometimes celebratory, sometimes lonely and disturbing, her paintings express a wide
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Carrie Graber
Carrie Graber is considered to be among the most talented, exciting and well-collected artists in the world today. With her warm tones and exquisite control of illumination creating a perfect composition of light and contrast, Carrie captures the beauty and subtlety of familiar environments, which are often overlooked. Her soft, realistic but also bold approach warms the
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Charles Willmott
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, the only son of an artist and metal craftsman, Charles Willmott's artistic talent was noted at an early age. Although he is mainly self taught, Charles did study for a short time at the Birmingham College of Art where he was able to sell much of his work as a student.
Charles has been painting since the early 60s and in the mid 80s he acquired
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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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Chris Bennett
Chris Bennett was born in London in 1957 and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in the early 80s under Euan Uglow, Geoffrey Camp and Phil Sutton. He has exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy Summer Show and with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters at the Mall Galleries, London. His current works are to be seen in prestigious galleries around the UK.
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Christine Comyn
Christine Comyn demonstrated a natural aptitude for painting and drawing at very young age and refined her artistic talents at the Saint-Luke Academy in Ghent (Belgium). Christine Comyn then worked as an illustrator for Lannoo book publishers from 1978 until 1983. In 1981, at the age of 24, Christine Comyn became an instructor at the Academy of Modern Art in Tielt, and
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Damir Simic
Damir Simic was born in Sisak, Croatia in 1966.
The story of Damir rise to artistic fame is a remarkable and rapid one. While he showed some artistic promise as a child it was not until 2001 that he was convinced by his wife that he had any real artistic talent at all. Damir Simic enrolled in a drawing course in the same year in Zagreb and was so successful that he was
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Darren Baker
Outstanding British artist Darren Baker has received numerous art awards including best artist at The Fine Art Trade Guild ceremony in London and The Garrick Prize, Christies, London. His contemporary paintings are increasingly sought after by International and British Art collectors and hang in both public and private art collections including those of the House of Lords,
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Dave Lee Travis
DLT was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, he spent his early life in Manchester where he developed an interest in both the music business and photography.
In 1964, he talked his way into a job on Radio Caroline South after doing some DJ work round the Manchester clubs. He spent two years on the ship before moving to Carolines north ship off the Isle of Man. When pirate ships
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David Farrant
Born in London in 1938, David Farrant has built a reputation as one of the finest painters of portraiture in the country. Following his training at St. Martin's, London, David embarked on an impressive career which has included exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery (where he was a finalist in the John Player Award for Portraiture 1989) and at the Mall Gallery in London
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David Knight
David Knight was born in 1965 in Essex. He graduated with a BA in Fine Art at University of Wales and now lives and works in Cardiff. He believes his still life work is about light, form and space and maintains that simplicity is where the beauty lies. David states '' I think the body is a fascinating and beautiful subject to work from, I never get bored of painting it. Once
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Diane Flynn
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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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Douglas Gray
Douglas was born in Harrogate in 1965. After graduating from Scarborough College with a Higher National Diploma in Advertising and Illustration, he went on to achieve a distinction in illustration from Doncaster College of Art.
A born communicator, Douglas launched his artistic career as a poster designer for Athena International, but was soon lured into the world of
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Drew Darcy
Born in Shrewsbury in 1976 Drew is the eldest of twin boys. He can remember drawing from an early age, and was first introduced to oil painting at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. Drew revelled in the fact that he could make his indelible mark on his own canvas, just like the great painters before him. In 2002 he threw himself into his art and dedicated all his time into
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Edward Curtis
Born in 1868 near Whitewater, Wisconsin, Edward Sheriff Curtis became one of America's finest photographers and ethnologists. When the Curtis family moved to Port Orchard, Washington in 1887, Edward's gift for photography led him to an investigation of the Indians living on the Seattle waterfront. His portrait of Chief Seattle's daughter, Princess Angeline, won Curtis the
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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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Eve Arnold
Eve Arnold was born in 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to immigrant Russian-Jewish parents. Her interest in photography began in 1946 when she worked for a photo-finishing plant in New York City. She briefly learned photographic skills in 1948 from Harper's Bazaar art director, Alexei Brodovitch. In 1955 Eve Arnold's fresh quality had been noted by Robert Capa and she
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Fabian Perez
Fabian Perez is Argentinean, and was born in Buenos Aires in 1967. He was raised by his father, who led a rather eccentric and nonconformist existence, running illegal nightclubs and bordellos. Fabian Perez was exposed to a large number of fascinating individuals, and as he grew up, he began to capture these people in portraits. His abilities were evident from this very young
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Fletcher Sibthorp
Since graduating with an honours degree from Kingston University, Fletcher Sibthorp's career has flourished with commissions for major artworks from such prestigious companies as BP, British Airways, British Telecom and Sony Records. His work has twice appeared on the cover of The Evening Standard and The Royal Shakespeare Company has commissioned him on a number of occasions.
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Gary Benfield
Gary Benfield was born Birmingham in 1965. Gary Benfeild studied at Stourbridge college of Art and later Wrexham college of Art. He became a professional freelance illustrator in 1986 and joined the Artist Partner Group.
After leaving the academic world Gary Benfield set up his own studio near London and concentrated on drawing figures. Within a few years his work was
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Gordon King
Gordon King was born in 1939 and as a child his talent came to the fore early on, winning several major art competitions. After leaving school Gordon King concentrated on figurative illustration, undergoing training at Carlton Studios in London whilst studying life drawing and painting at Reading University.
Gordon King worked as an illustrator in his early 20s for major
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Hamish Blakely
Hamish Blakely came from a theatrical background. His childhood home was a place where extraordinary things happened. Drawing was the original expression. Hamish Blakely would draw often, trying to emulate other artists and understand their creative processes.
Having stubbornly lived in the world of black and white, Hamish Blakely made himself break from these comforting
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Ibanez
Andres Garcia Ibanez was born in Almeria, Spain in 1971 and still lives and works there today. He had always dreamed of being an artist, and his mother recalls that he started to paint, before he could walk!
Ibanez's grandfather who was considered a 'Leonardo Da Vinci' by the locals taught Ibanez to paint as a child and, from the age of 13, Ibanez began to copy the work of
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Igor Shulman
Outstanding Russian painter Igor Shulman is one of Eastern Europe's most highly-acclaimed figurative artists. His breathtaking images demonstrate the fascination he has always felt for the female form and he paints women with a sympathy and understanding that few contemporary artists can hope to rival.
Igor Shulman trained at the prestigious Vnetsianov Art College where he
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Jack Vettriano
We will be holding the UK's biggest ever print retrospective at our Poole Gallery, Floren Gallery, from Friday 24th July to Saturday 1st August. The show features an exceptional collection of Jack Vettriano's work, including many rare and sold-out editions. For more information and an invitation to the Private View please call 0800 180 4444 or visit
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Janet Treby
At the age of 11 Janet realised she wanted to be an artist and upon leaving school embarked upon a two year course at Barnfield College, Luton. She followed this with a degree at West Surrey College of Art and Design, specialising in print-making and sculpture.
Janet completed her training with a two year post graduate course in print making at Slade School of Fine Art,
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Jeff Cornell
American Artist Jeff has created a unique style through his imagery. In his own words "the female form is of arresting beauty, there is no other thing I care to portray through my work".
His works have been described as exquisite, an examination of his originals and prints will confirm this. Working from his initial graphite studies, Jeff's finished pieces are wonderfully
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Jennine Parker
Jennine Parker's ideas evolve from all aspects of life around her. Inspiration from natural weathered erosion creates a contrast from smooth to textured surfaces, creating sensitivity to texture and form. Interesting shapes and lines are naturally created from every angle, feeling the need to hold or touch the sculpture is Jennine Parker's deliberate intention.
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Jesse Leroy-Smith
Since having children Jesse has been making a large body of drawings documenting the life of his family. The drawings reflect the fleeting and spontaneous nature of figures interacting and focus on the gestures that reveal an individual's character. From these drawings Jesse Leroy-Smith has been looking for images that convey the raw nature of a young person encountering their
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John Waterhouse
John Waterhouse has always been interested in art, gaining inspiration and encouragement from his parents. In 1983, at the age of sixteen, John Waterhouse left school gaining a grade A in O'level art and winning the overall school prize for best art pupil. John Waterhouse began teaching young offenders art in 2000, which he found incredibly rewarding, before beginning to
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Joy Kirton Smith
Joy found early inspiration in the family painting and decorating business where her father and two brothers were always experimenting with new materials and innovative styles. In particular, their influence was significant in her use of flux and backgrounds that are unique to her style of painting.
After completing A levels, she continued attending college as part of a
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Jurgen Gorg
Born in 1951 in Dernbach, Germany, Jurgen Gorg has established himself as a master craftsman and consummate artist. His etchings and lithographs reflect his innate talent and imagination. Jurgen Gorg studied visual arts in Koblenz, Germany and later at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. Gorg began his professional career in 1977 as a painter and printmaker
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Karen Wallis
It is Karen's aim to reveal the hidden beauty of the female form in her work and she often shows women partially covered by layers of transparent drapery. In her paintings,
beauty can be glimpsed or imagined through the sheer coverings and the hazy mood
of the image. The human form seen in part or with some mystery provokes the imagination and captivates the viewer in a way
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Kay Boyce
Kay was born in Sheffield and studied illustration at college for four years before working as a freelance illustrator producing editorial work for Woman's Weekly, Bella, My Weekly, Sunday Express and Woman's Own.
Kay's illustration work has carried her through to major book publishers such as Mills & Boon and Mandarin. During this period, she also produced fine art
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Ken Howard
Ken Howard was born in London where he continues to live. He studied at the Hornsey College of Art and the Royal College of Art He was elected RA in 1991. He is a painter noted for his handling of light and for his depictions of nudes in interiors, beach scenes and paintings of Venice. The Imperial War Museum, Plymouth City Art Gallery, The National Army Museum and other
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Mark Holland-Hicken
An artist has to paint what he or she is passionate about - and I am passionate about beauty and emotion. For me there is nothing else in nature that brings these two together quite like the female form.
My dear friend Gabriele Rigon (in my opinion the world's best photographer of the female form) creates many of the source images I use for my artworks. Over the years he
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Mark Rowbotham
An accomplished artist from an early age, Mark gained a degree in Fine Art from Epsom Art College.
Mark has always been influenced by the work of Degas and although he produces superb original oils, he has always preferred the pastel medium. Marks use of oils and pastels enables him to create images which exude atmosphere through his use of texture and deep, rich colours.
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Mark Spain
After art college, Mark decided to open a print making studio in Kent where he developed his etching and collagraph techniques. He was commissioned in 1997 to produce a limited edition etching of Kew Gardens after the great storm. Mark has had many editions published by and his collagraphs have been exhibited at Mall Galleries, and abstract oils at the 20th Century British Art
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Mauricio Abreu
Maurício Abreu was born in Coimbra in 1954, and has lived in Setúbal since 1964.
He took a degree in electrotechnical engineering at Lisbon's Higher Institute of Engineering (IST) in 1978. Since 1983 he has devoted his time solely to photography and has been involved in various works as photographer, producer and publisher in the fields of natural and cultural heritage,
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Natalie Shau
Natalie Shau's creations are a mix between photo manipulation, 3D elements and digital painting/drawing. Natalie enjoys creating surreal and strange creatures, fragile and powerful at the same time. Natalie's style is influenced a lot by religious imagery, fairytales illustrations and many classical and modern painters. However, the search for perfect expression continues to
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Nina Ribeiro
Nina Ribeiro BA trained for a Fine Art degree in Bristol, studying contemporary fine art using oils as her favoured medium.
Her paintings have since become increasingly figurative where her subject, usually solitary, is caught in a moment of deep thought or reflection.
She experiments with composition and design to give a traditional subject matter a distinctly modern
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Nom KinnearKing
I studied Fine Art Print at Norwich School of Art and Design. Having then lived In Brighton and Melbourne where I continue to exhibit with the 696 gallery,
i am now based in south east London. My paintings and drawings have been featured on Creep machine (U.S), Caarpaccio.(Spain), in Death Mook (Australia)
and currently feaatured in ' Ballad of' magazine (London) and as
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Paine Proffitt
Paine was born in 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona. Both of his parents were journalists, so he never spent a long time in any one place. Moving from one country to another every one or two years, greatly shaped both him as a person and his relationship with art.
After living in Vietnam, Lebanon, Kenya, and several places in the U.S., his family finally settled in Philadelphia,
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Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins trained at Dudley College of Art during the sixties and has lived in the Black Country most of his life but now lives in Cornwall where he has opened up a gallery. He still fires Raku pottery of his own work at his studios.
Originally Paul Jenkins sculpted in wood but turned his attentions not only to sculpting but also to production. He became skilled in mould
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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 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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Peter Knox
Peter Knox describes his work as representing a 'visual diary' of his life and experiences growing up in the North of England. His evocative industrial images are realistic but affectionate portrayals of a vanishing world that is linked to his personal ideas of family, friendship and childhood.
Shipyards, docks, engineering works and steelworks provided the visual
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Philip Byrne
Philip was born and brought up in the Middle East. He was educated in Cyprus, Yorkshire and at Art College in the Midlands. He graduated in ceramics and printmaking and went on to have a successful career in industrial design and graphics.
Philip is now a professional artist using oil and charcoal. He is possibly the most talented life-form artist his publishers have
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Rachel Deacon
Since graduating from Chelsea School of Art in 1991, Rachel Deacon has exhibited extensively in London, the UK and internationally. Her distinct style of work has grown enormously in popularity and she has been published by the Art Group and CCA Galleries who both distribute her work world wide.
Rachel Deacon begins her work with a carefully selected narrative, a short story,
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Rajinder Kumar
Rajinder is a very gifted artist and we are pleased to introduce his work to the UK for the first time.
Talking about his painting: 'The Blue Carpet':
"From time to time I see a sparkle in my models. Carly is one such person. She has a beautiful form with her tall slender lines and smooth contours. I felt the blue carpet in this painting complimented her skin tone
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Reuben Colley
Reuben was encouraged to paint & draw by his art teacher at school, after which he studied Art & Design at Bournville Art College, Birmingham before enrolling at The University of Wolverhampton where he gained a BA Honours in Fine Art.
He organised a number of small exhibitions around Birmingham & Manchester which soon sold out. Needing a regular income he worked as a
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Richard Evans
Richard Evans was born in 1945 on the same day as Eric Clapton and that's where the similarity ends.
Having studied fashion design at Nottingham School of Art in the 1960's Richard Evans then went on to study a post graduate course in graphic design at Leicester. Richard Evans' forays into the rag trade were as a shoe designer in the early 70's, putting multi-coloured
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Rob Ford
An avid painter from a young age, some of Rob's finest early works could be found on the walls, rugs & carpets of his parent's home! Despite this, his parents always helped & encouraged him in his creativity.
After college, Rob took a number of jobs including removals, parcel delivery, gardening etc. until one day he came across a local company specialising in Theme
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Rob Hefferan
Rob is a talented artist in the 'traditional' form, with special skill in animal studies. He revels in the opportunity for exuberance, creativity and imagination offered by working in the contemporary field. When developing this range of fine art images, Rob works to recapture the naivety and joy of infancy. By immersing the viewer in a childlike perception of the world, he
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Robert Heindel
Robert was born in Ohio, in 1938. Unable to study at art school, he found a job in a professional art studio and became a correspondent of Famous Artists School, where he learnt the important discipline of meeting deadlines. After graduating from Famous Artists he worked during the 70's as an illustrator, producing work for a number of covers of "Time" magazine.
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Robin Archer
Robin Archer is one of the UK's most exciting figurative artists. His stunning contemporary nudes and female figures are painted exclusively in oils, and many of his techniques and methods are classical in execution. There is a strong sense of modernity in his work however, which originates in his rich use of contextual colour and his playful approach to
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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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Sergio Mooro
After receiving his M.A. from the College of Fine Art in Madrid, Sergio moved first to Geneva then to Los Angeles, working with galleries , occasionally making backdrops for theatres. He moved from Madrid to London in 1988 to work with the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery. Leaving the Gallery in 1991, he decided to stay in London and setup on his own.
His commissions include a
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Seth Garland
Seth Garland was born in Cornwall in 1977. His passion for painting stems from his background as his parents are both top professional illustrators, his father being best known for illustrating the Tolkien book jackets. This constant connection with the visual arts created a vibrant illustrative environment in which to grow up and where his obsession of painting began. During
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Sherree Valentine Daines
Sherree Valentine Daines has, to date, had an extraordinary career as an artist. Her work is highly sought after and collected across the globe by legions of fans who admire her impressionist styling. Sherree Valentine Daines has a fantastic reputation as an artist of true integrity and charisma, with her appeal lying in the enchanting scenes she observes and paints with such
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Simon Claridge
"One of my earliest and fondest memories of junior school was running from assembly to be the first in the line before double art on a Tuesday morning, as I could not wait to continue working on what I had done the previous week. This early obsession continued throughout my education, and whenever asked what I wanted to do when I grew up the answer was always 'to be an
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Steve Gubbins
Far from your stereotypical photographer, Steve Gubbins is an artist in the truest sense, with perfection the only option he allows himself!
Not satisfied with recognition as one of the finest portrait photographers in the country, Steve is now developing a name for himself in the collectible art world for his fine art nude, landscape and seascape images which have been
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Temper
When he was just 11 years old, a young Arron Bird picked up a can of spray paint for the very first time and created his first painting 'Street Level'. Now, 24 years later, Arron is more famously known by his tag, Temper, and has achieved phenomenal success as a graffiti artist.
Although he supported himself by working at a variety of jobs, Temper always knew that his heart
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Terry Freemantle
Terry Freemantle was born in Southampton and lived there until he married and moved to Winchester. On leaving school he trained for five years in the colour separation process of the lithographic printing industry, where he has since spent most of his working life. Considerable artistic skill was a requirement of the job at that time and although it has now been replaced by
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Tim Schaible
"In 1993 I came back to painting after a family tragedy awoke me to one of life's hardest lessons - time is precious and, if you have something unique to share, do it.
While my formal training gave me a strong background in theory and technique, I wanted to bring a uniqueness to my painting -- something that would truly reflect who I am. So, instead of adapting my
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Tom Murray
At 25, Tom Murray, LBIPP, was the youngest photographer to be commissioned by the Royal Family. Tom Murray is the holder of a variety of international awards for his photographic work. He apprenticed to Lord Snowdon and honed his skills as a portrait photographer. This lead to a long resume of portrait subjects such as Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, and Sir Dirk Bogarde to
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Wu Ching Ju
Contemporary Chinese painter and sculptor Wu Ching Ju was born in the rural setting of Fonglin, Taiwan. She grew up fascinated by the ancient traditions of China and went on to study oriental humanities.
Wu Ching Ju moved from Taiwan to America at 22. A meeting with a Taiwanese friend of the family led to her being introduced to an old Chinese artist who encouraged her to
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