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Artist profilesWe have some fantastic artists that we work with and this page is all about them, take a look below at the short biographies and click 'more' for a detailed profile and small gallery of their work.  Artist: Mark WilkinsonHomepage: www.the-masque.com Profile: Born on October 3, 1952 in Windsor, England, Mark Wilkinson has been working as a free-lance illustrator for the past twenty years. Most of his current work is in the realm of fantasy, and he has seen his illustrations used in a wide variety of formats, from book jackets, magazines, record sleeves and posters to stamp designs, advertising and film merchandise... [more]  Artist: Alan BeddingHomepage: myweb.tiscali.co.uk/alanbedding Profile: Alan Bedding is a professional photographer and Adobe Photoshop tutor living in Colchester and working worldwide for the past 30 years. Assignments from various book publishers and travel companies have allowed him to travel extensively and also pursue his passion for landscape and seascape photography. Up to 4 years ago he shot images exclusively on film but is now converted to the digital medium... [more]  Artist: Ken KempleyHomepage: www.kenkempleyart.com Profile: Ken was born in Matlock Derbyshire, but spent the early part of his life in London. After a short period of working as a Commercial Artist in Fleet Street London, Ken entered the business world of Commerce, although he continued to maintain his interest and links in Art by painting and Exhibiting throughout the South of England.... [more]  Artist: Janie PirieHomepage: www.goldleafprints.com Profile: Janie was painting pictures of her father’s garden at the age of four and her passion for painting has continued to this day. She studied at Northampton School of Art and also at Colchester School of Art where she specialised in illustration. Watercolour and coloured pencils are her favourite media although she does work in acrylics now and again - depending on the subject.... [more]  Artist: Dave PeckHomepage: www.imageast.co.uk Profile: Fine Art Landscape photographer Dave Peck, has been capturing images for nearly thirty years. Dave was originally a frustrated artist who did not have the patience to practice painting and was soon attracted to the immediacy of photography. Inspired by the images of Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson and the landscape work of Charlie Waite the list of influences grows.... [more]  Artist: Richard TaylorHomepage: www.richardtaylorart.co.uk Profile: Richard Taylor holds the rare distinction of being a practicing artist, a graduate art historian, the author of 15 books on art techniques and a professional art teacher. Richard has taught at Heatherley’s School of Art in Chelsea, run workshops for Winsor and Newton, demonstrated at the Artists and Illustrators Materials show in London and has worked as a Teaching Consultant to Essex Local Authority... [more]  Artist: Dawn HallHomepage: www.dawnhallartist.com Profile: Dawn Hall works from her home studio in Walton-on-the-Naze. Having previously been involved in the running of two galleries in Frinton-on-Sea she now concentrates on her painting full time. For over twenty years Dawn has enjoyed teaching aspiring artists at Adult Colleges locally and in London. The fact that she is self taught has convinced her that anyone with the right enthusiasm and attitude can go on to develop a lifetime of discovery... [more]  Artist: Sue RoweHomepage: www.sueroweartist.com Profile: For as far back as I remember I have had a great love of art and nature. As a child growing up in a small village just outside Colchester I spent hours drawing animals, particularly horses. So it was a natural progression to go from school to an Art and Design Foundation course at Colchester Institute. I specialised in textiles and went on to do a Bsc[hons] in Textile Design and Technology at Huddersfield University... [more]  Artist: Chris CalverHomepage: www.chriscalverphotography.co.uk Profile: Chris lives in Wissett, just outside Halesworth, and his enthusiasm for photography started in 2001 after the birth of his daughter. Chris has spent the past year developing his passion for landscape and seascape photography... [more]  Artist: Bill Patterson (1922 - 2002)Shop: stores.ebay.co.uk/Uspattys-Paintings-and-Prints-Co Profile: As a young art student my father escaped a strict Scottish military family and upbringing and eloped to London with his young pregnant girlfriend setting up home in a bed-sit in post-war Chelsea. He began earning money as a jazz pianist in the Eight Bells Pub in the Kings Road and as an occasional newspaper cartoonist. However his fortunes changed when he spotted a job as a package designer working for British American Tobacco Company... [more]  Artist: Nicola DuffyHomepage: www.nicoladuffyphotography.co.uk Profile: I was born in Scotland and continue to live there. I have been interested in photography from a very young age, being given my first camera when I was seven.After graduating from university with an Honours degree in Economics I went on to work in the financial services sector for a number of years. However, during this period I began to develop my interest in photography further and in 2005 my love for photography was truly rekindled... [more]  Artist: Margaret HamlinHomepage: margaret-hamlin-artist.com Profile: Today, it is clear that the abstract and expressive style I now often paint in is a culmination of earlier work. For many years I painted in a detailed representational style, capturing even individual petals in a landscape. Now my priorities are to express the emotions that are related to the natural objects themselves, and to the intense memories behind them, rather than the objects themselves... [more]  Artist: Carol McKue Homepage: www.carolarte.co.uk Profile: Carol was born in Harwich Essex and still lives in the area today. Educated at the local high school she was persuaded to try oil paints by her art tutor, since when she has never looked back. Carol is best known for her colourful landscapes of the East Anglian countryside and coast line but also likes to paint other areas of the British Isles, particularly the West Country... [more]  Artist: Graham Ross Homepage: www.graham-ross.com Profile: Graham Macdonald Ross, who was born and bred in Zimbabwe, has been much influenced by the vibrant and ambience of Africa. A former journalist with television in London, he has traveled widely incorporating his 'journeying's' into his dramatic and vivid illustrations and paintings... [more]  Artist: Simon Devonshire Profile: Simon Devonshire has a particular interest in the Thames Sailing Barge. He has owned and raced Marjorie since 1993, and holds a Sailing Barge Master’s ticket. To the uninitiated, a Thames Barge is often confused with a canal boat or thought of as a lumbering and clumsy floating box... [more]  Artist: Michael LandHomepage: www.thames-barge-art.co.uk Profile: Michael Land's first encounter with Thames sailing barges was in the Summer of 1966 at Pin Mill Suffolk, he was just over 9 years old at the time. Michael was unaware at the time that he was witnessing their demise. After leaving school Michael joined the Merchant Navy where for the next 18 years he sailed in various vessels under the Sealink banner... [more]  Artist: Chris Perry Homepage: www.chrisperryart.co.uk Profile: Chris Perry was born in Brentwood in Essex in 1963 and now lives in Gibraltar. For as long as he can remember he was always drawing something or someone. Chris has never received any formal art training past his O-Level but was inspired by his Father who "was always painting". Chris started painting and exhibiting in 1981, in his local area of Essex... [more]  Artist: Martin Allen Homepage: www.dolphin-art.co.uk Profile: Martin Allen was born in England in 1969 and has always had a pencil or brush in his hand! Martin has never had any formal art training, upon leaving school he took up sign writing, design work and went on to designing one-off T-shirts. After that Martin started painting landscapes and portraits of famous people, then Martin got a commission to paint a Dolphin... [more]  Artist: David McCarthyHomepage: www.davidmccarthyportraitartist.co.uk Profile: David McCarthy is a professional pet and portrait artist, creating lifelike portraits using his own unique use of pastels and water colour. David specialises in highly detailed fine art portraits of dogs and pets and is a member of 'The Guild of Essex Craftsmen'. David McCarthy is one of the UK’s most exciting artists of Fine Art, born in Billericay, Essex in 1963 his love of art started as a young boy... [more]  Artist: James Horsler Homepage: www.meadowviewgallery.co.uk Profile: James currently lives near “Constable Country” and since his school days has had many different jobs and only painting in his spare time, but then got involved in professional art as a CG artist working for Level 9 Computers and Edcom games. James became a freelance artist in 1990, working with traditional media and painting a wide range of subjects many of which have been to commission. James has now combined his love of traditional media with digital and 3D modeling... [more] |
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