Granted honorary membership of the British Society of Painters in 2004, Ralph Shephard was also made an Associate member of the National Association of Painters, Sculptors, and Printmakers in the same year. The British Society of Painters was founded in 1987 and is dedicated to promoting and preserving the craft of the traditional artist. Other Fellows include Pietro Annigoni, Rowland Hilder OBE, Terence Cuneo OBE, CVO, and David Shepherd OBE. Shephard has exhibited with The British Society of Painters, The National Society of Painters, and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. He has participated in numerous exhibitions across the UK including, The White Room Gallery, Huddersfield, The Portland Gallery, Manchester and The Gulbenkian Gallery, Newcastle.

 

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It is not difficult to understand why, since her graduation in 2002; Kelly-Anne Davitt's portraiture painting has become much-admired and highly celebrated, both from the art establishment and her contemporaries and from private art buyers and collectors alike. Kelly-Anne's work, commended for its unarguable talent and ability by the National Portrait Gallery, London, was shortlisted to appear at the National BP Portrait Awards 2003.

 

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As you might imagine Andrew Fitchett receives phenomenal success for his painting which are now in private collections in the UK, Holland, Germany and Canada. His popularity as a talented Commission a Portrait artist reflects his ability to capture a physical likeness of the sitter as well as a true essence of their character, personality and soul."…Fascinated by the mental images we carry of people", Andrew Fitchett has been painting portraits for over 15 years. Producing a staggering fifteen portraits in the last eight months, Andrew's most recent selection of portraits culminated in a one man show, entitled Talking Heads at The Star Gallery, Lewes.

 

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Gibbs's ability to appreciate and unpretentiously reflect the true beauty of the landscape before him enables us the viewer to openly enjoy looking at his work. He has been annually selected to exhibit at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Singer and Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, The Royal West of England Academy in Bristol for the past five years and regularly exhibits in his local art gallery in Southend-on-Sea.

 

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While Catherine's condiment works look like random collections of kitchen basics, they are in fact psychological profiles of their owners - portraits that can tell us more about their subjects than more traditional head-and-shoulders daubs. She also captures the recognisable brands with loving attention to detail.

 

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Matthew Hayward, twice runner up of the prestigious NatWest Painting Prize, has the talent and skill to bypass the question of technique, permitting us to engage both on an emotional and aesthetic level without being forced to react to any physical and technical misgivings. See Artist of the Week for more information.

 

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Alexander Adams studied Fine Art and Art History at Goldsmiths College. He has since gone on to exhibit his monochrome paintings around Europe. He abandoned colour in 1994 but has begun developing new works in colour "to end his apprenticeship". He writes criticism for The Art Newspaper, The Financial Times, Printmaking Today and The Jackdaw and other publications.

 

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Stewart Kenneth Moore is a British-born painter living and working in Prague. Stewart fell in love with the city instantly - it’s atmosphere and it’s thriving artistic community - and quickly decided to make it his home. He is now part of an exciting group of figurative artists constantly exhibiting throughout the region.

 

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Born in 1945 Brian West began painting in oils at a very early age. Now focusing his obvious natural talent within the world of sport, Brian successfully portrays the drama, colour and spectacle of a huge range of sporting events and activities. He has exhibited widely with great success, and has been commissioned by many famous names from the world of sport. Including Gary Lineker O.B.E, Peter Shilton O.B.E, M.B.E, Sir Alex Ferguson C.B.E, Gordon Strachan O.B.E, Sir Jack Hayward, David Gower O.B.E and many others. Additionally undertaking painting commissions for sporting institutions such as the Football Association, The Sports Council, Wembley Stadium Plc, The British Olympic Sailing Team and various football cricket and rugby clubs.

 

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Always fancied an original piece of Pop Art but didn’t dare to dream? Look again – Gokhan Burhan’s paintings take inspiration from one of the most significant art movements of the twentieth century, but offer us a new and refreshingly contemporary twist.

 

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