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qualifying she  returned to her home town of Hartlepool where she still lives with her husband. Until taking early retirement to devote more time to painting she taught in schools, Hartlepool College of Art and Evening Institutes. Chairman of the 120 strong Hartlepool Art Club for 25 years she has now been elected President. For seventeen years she took painting courses at Otterburn Hall Country Hotel in Northumberland. She has written and illustrated three educational workbooks for children and had a series of fourteen Christmas cards published based on her water colours. Margaret works mostly in water colour but also in oil and acrylic. Her subject matter is extremely varied but coming from a coastal town she has a particular interest in seascapes. She has exhibited in many group exhibitions and has work in private collections at home and abroad. |
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British Watercolour Painter - Joe Francis
Dowden, born London 1958. Has Exhibited at the RI, Chichester Open, RSMA, Singer
Freidlander/Sunday Times John Laing and Platform 100. Sells in Britain and to private collectors world wide. He has many books published throughout the world and is well known for his magazine articles, seminars, and video/DVD presentations. He has presented and demonstrated extensively including on Radio and TV and is a panel member of the Society for All Artists. Joe is now one of our regular tutors and if you wish to join one of his groups please contact us. |
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Lorna is a prolific New Forest artist who
discovered her passion for drawing and painting when, as a child, it
helped her while away many hours on the long sea
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Colin Beckett is a self taught artist who has the passion and ability to
convey his love of painting to others and his relaxed teaching
techniques are an inspiration to many. A lifelong
 artist,
he has painted professionally in all mediums since 1987, and has
appeared on Central, Carlton and Anglia Television.Born 1936 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and a relative of the late composer Sir Edward German.He has lived in London, Norfolk and now lives in Warwickshire. Commissions have been received from banks, breweries, councils, insurance companies and numerous private clients. Proud to be a Professional Associate of the SAA |
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A London based photographer with years of experience of travel photography having travelled extensively around Asia and South America and more recently Europe and Croatia. Sarah studied at the University of Westminster and the London College of Printing. Her work has been exhibited in galleries around the UK including the V&A Style Lounge, The Association of Photographers Gallery in London and alongside fashion photographer Barry Lategan in Salford. Her first solo exhibition entitled Liquid Seduction took place at Bar Equal in London with a second one at Moonbow Jakes, which included images from Peru and Barcelona.
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to and from Australia. Later, Lorna was privileged to study Fine Art
with the late Edward Jones, RBA, H Dip Fine Art, the man who taught
her to understand art and encouraged her to go to Art College.
Following his advice, Lorna then went on to study at the Bournemouth
and Poole College of Art and Design, gaining the Higher National
Diploma in Natural History Illustration. Having completed her
studies, Lorna then became a lecturer at the College, specialising
in Natural History Illustration. Lorna has a love of working in
water colour and pastel, complementing these mediums by painting,
also, in gouache and oil.