Dogs
Part of a large family Debbie Gillingham was born and raised in Somerset, amusing herself by sketching the horses, ponies and dogs which she was surrounded by - these becoming her first real life subjects. Inspiration came from dreaming of owning her own pony and her art was an expression of this dream. Her parents eventually bought her a pony of her own. After school Debbie studied at Somerset.....
John Silver born in Cheshire, 1959 completed a BA Honours degree in 1984. After graduating from college he started working as a retoucher in Manchester for a photographic/graphic design company. He has also worked as a commercial artist. John Silver left his position as a retoucher to follow a full time painting career specialising in wildlife. He takes every opportuntity to watch and study animal.....
Michael Jackson was born in the North West of England in 1961 and educated at Preston High School. He has always been a keen ornithologist and had a bird sanctury in his younger years from which taught him about conservation and environmental awareness. As a young child he was interested in drawing and devoted to wildlife. Michael Jackson's devotion to wildlife and passion for nature led him to Bl.....
Nigel Hemmings endless inspiration for his work has been the relationship between man and dog. Born in Staffordshire in 1957, Nigel Hemming has always been facinated by ornithological subjects, his name has been recognised through his paintings of dogs, particularly the working breeds. Nigel Hemmings career has been well documented through his transition of art mediums from watercolour, pastel, ac.....
Steven Townsend's work has been described as 'hyper realistic' and this has gained him recognition throughout the UK as being one of the leading contemporary artists. His photo realistic paintings are highly regarded and are collectors items. Steven Townsend is an extreemly talented, self taught artist. Born in 1995 in Colne, Lancashire he showed no talent in the arts throughout school. It wasnt u.....
Born in Poland, Andre Pater studied at the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts. In 1981 he relocated to the United States where through Polish tradition he was involved in the breeding of Arabian horses. It was this involvement that inspired him to depict through painting this breed of horse. It was in 1998 after his move to Kentucky that his interest shifted from Arabian horses to Thoroughbreds. He has c.....
John Trickett originally trained as an accountant and then went on to play football on a professional level. He is probably most famous for his labrador paintings. He has been described as the 'finest labrador painter in the world' by the 'Shooting Times'. He is also well known for his shooting landscapes, Norfolk scenes, Scottish Loch scenes and river and sea scapes. Trickett's abilities were not.....
Malcolm Coward lives his life for his animals and painting. Born in Malton, West Yorkshire he has gained recognition Internationally as being one of the UK's leading equestrian painters. He has been awarded the President's medal by the Society of Equestrian Artists in London and has had his work accepted by the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Birmingh.....
Born in 1959 in Dagenham, Mick Cawston won his first art related competition at the age of seven. Mick Cawston trained as a cabinet maker after leaving school then signed up to the army for the following three years where he worked as a motorcycle messenger around the streets of London. Through this job he saved enough money to begin his travels to Europe and it was touring Europe where his strong.....
Jacqueline Stanhope was born in 1963 and was educated in Scotland. Facinated by horses and racing she began painting and drawing them at an early age by the young age of 10 she was using oils. She was gifted both academically as well as artistically, she began selling her work in secondary school. She left school at the age of 16 to follow her career in painting on a professional level, chosing th.....
Sonia Rollo spent her childhood in Manchester, attended the University of Glasgow - graduating in 1968 with a degree. Sonia is a member of the Greenwich Printmakers Association and of the Printmakers Council and regularly exhibits in the UK since 1993. Her work has proved popular with the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. During her childhood Sonia was surrounded by different animals including Hi.....
Gary Stinton was born and raised in Hereford and is an acclaimed young wildlife artist. He has successfully exhibited in one man shows in various venues around London. His preferred media is pastel which he works almost exclusively in and believes that it is "the purest medium" which will outlast that of watercolour or oil when painted on museum board. His source of inspiration is nature and his a.....
Daniel Crane was born in Norfolk in 1969, he was surrounded by farm animals during his childhood on the family farm and has great respect for the countryside. Having a keen interest in field sports he became gripped with a passion for foxhunting. Daniel Crane feels constantly challenged to capture the atmosphere, spontaneity and anticipation of what a day may bring, and this has led to Daniel be.....
Dean Kendrick credits his late grandmother for his fascination with art, particularly painting. Over the years, Dean Kendrick has experimented with many different styles of painting he has found that sometimes 'less is more', he states, "I want the person who is looking at my painting, for just a few moments in time to be completely lost in the beauty of it". Dean Kendrick draws his inspiration fr.....
Karen who was born in 1976, grew up and acquired an education to A Level standard in Kenya surrounded by vast landscapes and nature. It was here that her love of animals and the colours around her inspired her to sketch the landcapes and wild animals in t.....
Angela Davidson was born in 1969 in Aberdeen and is recognised as one of Scotland's up and coming artists. Her inspiration is drawn from her local surroundings and is an entirely self taught artist. She has a regular stream of commissions due to the very high standard of her work. Whilst working on client commissions she is often working on original paintings for her gallery......
Darren Baker graduated from Bradford College in 1998, soon after leaving he was fortunate to receive some very prestigious exhibition offers and commissions. At the age of 23 he exhibited in New York at the UK Millennium Show as well as being appointed The Footballer's Association official artist. His career really began to take of when he discovered his passion for still life painting. Darren Bak.....
Born in Lancashire in 1961, Carol Gillian studied art in Brighton. She left college and went on to work as an illustrator on a number of varied projects. She then decided she wanted to embark on a career, that of a full time artist. Over the years she has undertaken a variety of corporate and private commissions and also exhibits her paintings in Europe and across the UK. She currently resides in .....
Frederick Haycock was born in 1948 in Warwickshire. He attended the Nuneaton School of Art and then the Coventry College of Art and Design. After graduating College he went to work in Leicester as an illustrator and continued to paint in his spare time. In 1982 he embarked on a full time career in painting due to the increasing demand for his work. He began exhibiting his paintings locally, this l.....
Born in 1963 Annora Spence studied printed textiles at Liverpool Polytechnic during the early 1980.....
Leslie Stones grew up on several farms in the North Yorkshire countryside and there is a strong presence of the countryside influence in his work. Born in 1957, Leslie Stones began drawing and painting farm scenes, animals and the rural countryside around him from an early age. He left school and began working as a joiner for the building trade, following that a mining electrician and then as a te.....
