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Sherree Valentine-Daines was born into an artist family, her father was a sculptor/stonemason and she has several sisters as artists also. After completing her studies at Epsom School of Art she was awarded the Laing Landscape and Seascape Competition. Sherree Valentine-Daines has a great ability to capture the spirit in her work during the many sporting events she attends. Some of her work can .....
Born in 1954 in the Scottish Highlands. Peter Munro became disillusioned with the art world after studying at the Chelsea School of Art in London where he gained his honours degree. After college he decided to move back to his home town in Scotland to work in his family's forestry and timer company. He continued to paint although on an amateur basis. Peter Munro was inspired by the wildlife artist.....
Gary Keane started his artistic training at the Hammersmith School of art. He embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator for various Fleet Street newspapers. He worked for over twenty years with the Daily Mail and Sunday Express producing 'the daily strip'. He joined a leading artists agent in the UK in which he undertook a variety of illustrative commissions including artwork for the book pu.....
Keith Fearon has the ability to capture a moment in time and to distil the essence of his subject clearly visible through his sport, wildlife and figurative paintings. His mastery of oil painting and eye for detail combined with his understanding of his subjects has brought Keith Fearon to the forefront of realist art in the UK. He has published many limited edition prints which have become increa.....
Stephen Doig was born in 1964 in Oxford. From a very young age he has shown an interest in art loved to paint and draw. After school he joined the army and spent a period in various other professions before embarking on a full time career in art. His dramatic life studies portraying the skill, movement and speed of football and rugby are a combination of his love of sport and artistic talent. Step.....
Mike Heslop was born in London and his artistic career spans more than forty years. Mike Heslop trained at the Sommerset College of Art and the Brighton College of Art and Design for five years. Between 1983-1986 he worked at the Falmouth School of Art and Design as a Senior Lecturer, he then relocated to Stockholm in Sweden where he spent the following two years working for Studio Frank as a res.....
Craig Primrose was born in 1956 in Auckland, New Zealand. His stunning landscapes in oil, sporting imagery and skilfully detailed portraits have enabled his recognition as one of New Zealand's leading contemporary artists. The paintings of Craig Primrose feature in collections in America, Asia, Australia and Europe. He has had sell out exhibitions at Silverstone in the UK and America and continues.....
Kevin Fletcher is recognised for his hand painted arial views of football stadiums, he bagan producing these technically superior works from 1996. Kevin Fletcher manages to capture the very essence of the atmosphere and passion present at a football match. Much of his work has been published as special or limited edition prints......
Patrick Killian studies illustration at the Carmarthen College os Technology and art. He gratuaded with distinction and always knew that he would have a career within the arts. His specialist subject is boxing and this stems from fromally being a Welsh Amateur Boxing Champion and an International Amateur Boxing Champion. It was natural for Pattrick Killian to use his artistic skills to illustrate .....
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.....
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.....
