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Steven Brown was born in 1963 in Ireland where he still lives and works today as an illustrator and artist. He was passionate about art from an early age and studied the subject to A level. He embarked on a career as a graphic designer for the following ten years where he designed CD covers, book jackets and magazine covers. He continued to paint in his spare time throughout his years as a graphic.....
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.....
Born in Yorkshire in 1949, Steven Dews's meteoric rise to success from distinctly unpromising beginnings, should be an inspiration to all young artists. Following his graduation, Steven Dews built up an astonishing portfolio for his first exhibition in 1.....
John Chisnall spent the first twenty years of his life in Carshalton, Surrey where he was born in 1943. Whilst working as a qualified chartered surveyor he developed an interest in drawing and painting. In 1992 he left his position in the public service to embark on a full time career painting. John Chisnall spent three years studying life drawing at the Sutton School of Art but considers himself .....
Leonard Wren's painting career began in 1975. He had owned a commercial design business from 1964 which he closed in 1976 in order to paint on a full time basis. Classed as an Impressionist his skilled brushwork and ability to capture the essence of light has positioned him as one of America's leading Impressionist Painters. Leonard Wren paints outdoors and it is his preference to work directly f.....
Don Breckon studied to become an art teacher at the Bath Academy of Art. He specialised in trains, trams and related subject matter. From an early age he had a fondness for train spotting and an great interest in the steam age. As the steam engine trains declined his interest shifted towards the history of railways and was particularly inspired when viewing an exhibition of Terence Cuneo''s work a.....
Kevin Parrish was born in 1953 in Birmingham, he followed a career in civil engineering and began painting professionally in 1995. His work is inspired by 'times past' and is completely self taught in his artistic abilities. Kevin Parrish's work is unique in the way he uses only black and white oils. He has exhibited his work all over the UK including, the Inland Waterways Exhibition, the Guild of.....
