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Alan Ingham |
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By the end of the 1970's his watercolours were reproduced widely on greeting cards and calendars and exhibitions of his originals became regular events.
The old Surveyors' motto: "No day too long, no work too arduous" held true as ever, but now with an intense sense of pleasure and contentment. His originals - by now numbering over 1200 - are to be found in private and corporate collections the world.
With much shock too many, Alan Ingham passed away in 2002
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Cecil Rice |
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Cecil is well known for his powerful watercolours of seascapes and architecture. He has a passion for Italy, especially Venice, which he visits regularly on painting trips.
Meticulous attention to drawing is evident in many of his paintings and it is this,combined with a fluidity and breadth in the handling of light and colour.
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David Gainford |
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Inevitably, David has been influenced by all these experiences, and these landscapes from the south of France combine draughtsmanship and colour with his unique style of brushwork.
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Francis Farmar |
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He cites some of the great British painters from the 20th Century such as Sir Stanley Spencer and Paul Nash as his artistic influences and feels himself to be a part of a strong tradition.
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Ged Mitchell |
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When I set out to produce a painting I hope that it will firstly, be pleasing to the eye, but secondly, it must also contain elements of mystery. It must contain areas that challenge the imagination of the onlooker to delve further, making them decide where and what detail to manipulate in the minds eye. Surely as a race we would never allow art to become just décor and we wouldn’t want it to become too thought provoking either – but perhaps a little!
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Henderson Cisz |
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A seasoned traveller, Henderson has spent time in Europe, Australia and of course his native South America. While he loves the ocean and has always found it a source of inspiration and joy, he is also a true city-dweller, and many of his most inspirational works feature scenes from the world’s most beautiful cities.
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Inam |
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Born and brought up in Karachi, Pakistan, Inam learned the fundamentals of sketching and painting at a young age. An influential art teacher ensured he was given a solid technical and creative grounding, and encouraged him to pursue his outstanding talent.
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Jean Claude Tron |
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Jean Claude is passionate about the southern region of France, in particular Provence, and this remains his essential source of inspiration.
The extravagance of the colours in his palette betrays the influence of Fauvist
Expressionism, featuring brilliant yellow, deep azure blues, strong reds, shades of violet and just a touch of vivid green.
His airy canvases are characterised by simplicity of form which represents the natural order of the countryside, while the thickly applied blocks of colour make the fields vibrate with light.
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John Waterhouse |
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John Waterhouse. Many things inspire me to paint - from walking the fields and woodlands that surround the area where i live, to simply watching people going about their daily lives.
New ideas for paintings constantly enter my head and i note many of them down on paper, so as not to forget them.
When painting a landscape, alot of the information is there, but more often than not something extra needs to be added, or changed slightly. A cloud formation, a distant figure, or perhaps the way the light is falling.
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Jonathan Shaw |
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Jonathan’s penchant for tropical blue seas, acquired on his travels, is a hugely inspirational factor in his work.
He also loves the sky and the uniqueness of ever-changing cloud formations, and is constantly amazed by the differences in the seascape caused by the passage of time throughout the day.
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Lawrence Coulson |
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Lawrence Coulson has become one of the leading artists to paint sea and landscapes capturing the mood of the moment.
Lawrence has enjoyed sell-out success of his work since becoming a professional artist in September 1997.
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Olly James |
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She cites the work of Toulouse-Lautrec as a powerful influence during her formative years, but latterly it has been the dissolving forms of Turner and his all-embracing skies that have inspired her.
Olly openly admits to having "a passion for the sky"; like Constable before her, she is fascinated by its constantly changing nature and infinite colour variations, and she prefers to work in pastels as this medium allows her to blend colours and build up layers in her sunrises and sunsets.
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Pam Carter |
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Pam's dazzling seascapes originate on the rugged West Coast of Scotland with its isolated cottages and wild colours and amongst the majestic cliffs and fishing villages of the East Coast. In her own words: "A sense of a place is important in my work but for me it's not about capturing a scene with complete accuracy. Sometimes it is the elements and the untamed force of nature that inspire, but more than anything it is the essential quality of the light which can be found in the Scottish land and seascape.
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Paul Powis |
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Paul has also exhibited extensively since his student days and has built up an enviable international reputation as a landscape painter.
With exhibitions across the country at prestigious venues such as the Mall Galleries, London, the Royal College of Art, London, and the Royal Festival Hall, London, Paul's work has also appeared at municipal museums and art galleries throughout the UK as well as America.
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Philip Gray |
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The magic in Philip’s art lies in his ability to use his artistic creativity as a natural form of communication. With the extraordinary beauty of the mountainous western island, Ireland, as his inspiration, Philip’s art provides us with the opportunity, albeit momentarily, to remove ourselves from the chaos of day to day life and appreciate the ordered beauty of nature.
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Philip Raskin |
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I tend to paint very private places for the viewer to own and enjoy; no people, no houses, no telegraph poles - just the driftwood of an ebb tide, mist tumbling on a
distant hilltop and silence broken only by lapping water and gulls ascending.
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Reuben Colley |
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Reuben has become recognised as one of the leading talents in the contemporary art world for land & seascapes.
He joined Washington Green as an artist in Autumn 1999 and since then has had numerous originals published as limited editions and silkscreens.
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Richard Pargeter |
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Lovingly executed in acrylics or oils, his glowing landscapes explore the lustrous shades of Provencale summers, and possess an immediacy and charm that have enchanted art-buyers across the UK.
His broad and jagged brushstrokes blend with surprising ease to create harmonious pastoral images, which never fail to evoke memories of our best and longest summer days.
His numerous exhibitions have provided him with a wealth of new ideas ensuring that this bright, young and dynamic talent has a great future ahead of him.
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Rob Ford |
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My ideas and inspirations come from just about anywhere - from the ring left by the morning cuppa to the light of an evening sunset.
With my most recent landscape paintings, the idea is a simple one. The inspiration comes from my local landscape. I have come to realise that it is not what you see, but how you see it.
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Rolf Harris |
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After leaving school i continued to paint and draw and developed an interest in the history of painting.
This interest led me to apply to my local college to study an art course. Rembrandt, Van-Gogh and Delacroix were particular favourites of mine. I have come to realise that it is not what you see, but how you see it.
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Sarah Jane Walker |
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Two children later, Sarah-Jane left the Dales for the south coast and formed a new company with her husband in the IT Design and Consultancy industry.
It was here that inspiration struck: a great walker, she spent hours enjoying the spacious landscape and empty beaches, and on returning to her studio would feel the urge to share the beauty of what she had experienced.
This led her to take up painting once more, and her light and airy compositions do indeed capture the moment just as she hoped.
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Wendy Corbett |
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It has been a long dream of mine to live by the coast and one day i made the a spur of the moment decision to move to Devon, with the intention of one day becoming a full-time artist.
The two subjects i paint are my two great passions- wildlife and the sea. I hope that, because they stir something deep within me, i transfer that to my work.
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Wendy McBride |
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Having lived near the sea for most of her life, Wendy delights in the subtle changes of the ocean, specifically the light and space it engenders.
This everlasting subject has become her main source of inspiration. She also draws on the works of artists such as Turner and Monet, Rothko and Hodgkin for her evocative creations.
She has experimented extensively with various media, and is currently working in pastels, finding their ‘translucent qualities’ and immediacy particularly well-suited to her subject matter.
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