Figure Study
Karen Wallis is inspired by the mystery, elegance and fluid lines of the female figure. Her paintings convey the innate tenderness and beauty of the female form. The narrative is imagined by the viewer through the abstract quality of her painting. Born in Middlesbrough she attended Teeside University and graduated with a BA Hons in Interior Design. She went into teaching, where she taught young ch.....
Ken Howard was born and grew up in London. He attended the Hornsey College of Art and then the Royal College of Art where he was elected in 1991 as RA. His figurative paintings hang in prestigious galleries such as The National Army Museum, The Imperial War Museum and Plymouth City Art Gallery. His is an extremely talented artist recognised for his paintings of Venice, beach scenes and depictions .....
Fletcher Sibthorp graduated from Kingston University and his career has taken off with major artwork commissions from companies such as Sony Records, British Airways, BP and British Telecom. Most of Fletcher Sibthorp's work is exhibited overseas in Japan and Hong Hong in the form of one man shows. Serious collectors buy his work and it is widely sought after......
Laurence was born in 1965 in London and in 1986 he graduated with honours from Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and embarked on a career in design. Working for a company specialising in industrial flooring, he was responsible for many of their designs. Royal Albert Hall, Buckingham Palace, or London Underground are examples of his early work. Laurence then went to work with a team of interior .....
Sergio Mooro studied at the Madrid College of Fine Art and graduated with an M.A. He moved to Geneva nd following hat Los Angeles working with art galleries. He moved to London in 1998 and worked with the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery. He decided to embark on a full time career in art in 1991 and remained in London. He has undertaken various commissions including a mural design for the Elm Street Sur.....
Rolf Harris was born in Australia and from a very early age had always aspired to being an artist. Rolf Harris studied to become a teacher but all his free time was taken up by painting and drawing. Rolf Harris enrolled at the City and Guilds College in London which he financed by holding four exhibitions in Perth, Australia. The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition exhibited his work for two consecuti.....
Robert King was born in Leicester in 1936. He attended Leicester College of Art (1952-54) as a part-time student before completing two years army service in Egypt between 1954-56.
He resumed art school in 1957. Robert worked as a shoe designer but con.....
Paine Proffit was born to journalistic parents and it was travelling from one country to another that he believes has shaped his art and his personality. Paine Proffit was born in Arizona in 1972 and has lived in Lebanon, Kenya, Vietnam and several US states. He spent many years in Philadelphia where his family finally decided to settle. It was here in Philadelphia that Paine decided to follow a c.....
Melissa Yates did not attend art college but did enjoy early success as a result. Within her first year Melissa Yates had been commissioned by Her Majesty the Queen. Subsequent commissions followed for the Princesses of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family, the Consul-General of Los Angeles and most recently Betsy Bloomingdale. Melissa Yates is also an excellent equestrian artist winning many awards for.....
Mark Spain studied at art college he then went on to open a studio in Kent where he specialised in print making. It was the time spent at this studio which enabled him to develop and practise his collagraph and etching techniques. After the great storm in 1997, Kew Gardens commissioned Mark Spain to produce a limited edition etching of the gardens. His etchings and collagraphs have been exhibited .....
Kay Boyce attended college for four years to study to become an illustrator. After graduation she worked for many publications such as My Weekly, Woman's Own, Sunday Exprees and Bella producing editorial work as a freelance illustrator. Kay Boyce's work is widely recognised through her choice of tinted papers and skill in depicting the female form. Kay Boyce has hosted many exhibitions in Gallerie.....
Joy Kirton Smith has a unique style to her painting which is significantly apparent through her use of backgrounds and flux. She had always been inspired by her family's painting and decorating business which taught her to experiment with new styles and different materials. She became facinated with drawing techniques whilst attending college workshop group and was particularly interested in how t.....
John Mould was born in Barlaston, Staffordshire in 1958. As a young child he had a deep rooted fascination with animals which led on to inspire him to start drawing and painting wildlife. Through his wildlife paintings, John Mould strived for accuracy. His artist career started with commissions to paint pets. By the age of nineteen he started to produce artwork for major companies such as Gordon F.....
American born Jeff Cornell has a unique style evident through his work of figurative studies. Jeff Cornell states, 'the female form is of arresting beauty, there is no other thing I care to portray through my work'. He initially works in graphite his pieces are then executed on board or paper in pastels. His work is described by collectors and admirers alike as exquisite. Jeff Cornell exhibits his.....
Janet Treby left school to start a two year course at Barnfield College, from the age of 11 she had realised that she wanted to be a professional artist. She then went on to study at West Surrey College of Art and Design in sculpture and printmaking to obtain a degree. Lastly she undertook a post graduate course at the Slade School of Fine Art in print. Janet Treby specialised in mezzotint and pri.....
Jack Vettriano, born in Scotland in 1951 left school aged sixteen to work in the local coalfields as a mining engineer. He received his first set of watercolour paints as a present for his twenty-first birthday and began to teach himself to paint. Jack Vettriano was gained much of his inspiration from the 19th and 20th century Scottish paintings housed in the Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. In .....
Born in March, 1969 Gordon King's artistic talent and extroadinary ability was recognised in him from a young child. Whilst training at Carlton Studios in London his concentration was on figurative illustration he also studied at Reading University in painting and life drawing at this time. In his early 20's Gordon King worked for several major advertising agencies and magazines as an illustrator......
Glynis Barnes Mellish's work hangs in stately homes all over the country such as, Mapple Durham House in Oxfordshire. Her commissions include Penguin Books and The Birmingham Royal Ballet. She is a major contributor in a number of books and has run workshops, lectured and demonstrated her abilities and talents across Britain. In addition to this she undertakes numerous commercial commissions, soc.....
Domenech was born in Barcelona in 1952, he was educated towards a future working in the family's carpentry business. Tutored by his fathers friend in technical design he then went on to educate himself in woodwork. Following this he spent time at the Tarrega Academy learning to draw and perfecting the technique of charcoal drawing. He then went on to study at the Masana School in Barcelona for a f.....
Charles Willmott has gained a reputation as one of the UK's finest figurative realists. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, his artist talent developed from an early age.
He studied for a short time at the Birmingham College of Art, selling his work as a student, but he does think of himself as a self taught artist. Charles has been painting since the early 1960’s and during the 1980’s his inspiration.....
Jack Vettriano, born in Scotland in 1951 left school aged sixteen to work in the local coalfields as a mining engineer. He received his first set of watercolour paints as a present for his twenty-first birthday and began to teach himself to paint. Jack Vettriano was gained much of his inspiration from the 19th and 20th century Scottish paintings housed in the Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. In .....
Simon Claridge had an obsession with art and this continued throughout his education. He knew from the very beginning that he wanted to to follow a career as an artist. Throughout his early education in art he found his strengths in draftmanship and in particular life class. Simon Claridge attended the University of Reading and graduated with a BA in Fine Art. He continued to paint at any given op.....
John Meyer was born in 1942 and spent his childhood years growing up in a mining town, west of Johannesburg. He moved to London and worked as a freelance illustrator for magazines such as the Readers Digest, newspapers such as The Telegraph and The Times as well as numerous advertising agency work. In 1969 he returned to South Africa to work in the advertising industry as a specialist illustrator.....
Barry Patterson graduated De Montfort University in 1986 with an Honours degree in Illustration. The early part of his professional life was spent working in commercial illustration and more recently is developing his skills so as to work in the field of fine art. Barry Patterson has lately turned his artistic interests to the human form. His artwork reflects a great deal of atmosphere and mood, t.....
