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  ATKINSON, Anthony - A.R.C.A
 
Art Education: Wimbledon School of Art; Royal College of Art
Location: Essex-based painter
Genre: Landscapes of Suffolk/Essex border, France , Spain
Preferred Media: Gouache, Oil on Canvas
Other: Former Head of Art, Colchester School of Art; Fellow of the Royal College of Art
 
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  BARTLETT, Charles - P.P.R.W.S, A.R.C.A, R.E
 
Art Education: Eastbourne School of Art; Royal College of Art
Location: Essex-based painter/printmaker
Genre: Coastal landscapes with semi-abstract elements; early etchings abstracted, later etchings more formulated
Preferred Media: Watercolour, Etching
Other: Past President of the Royal Watercolour Society; Fellow of the Royal College of Art; Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
 
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  BAWDEN, Richard - R.W.S, R.E
 
Art Education: Chelsea School of Art; St Martin ’s School of Art ; The Royal College of Art
Location: Essex-based painter/printmaker
Genre: Detailed interiors; landscape with architectural interiors
Preferred Media: Watercolour, several Print media
Other: Fellow of the Royal Watercolour Society; Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
 
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  BRUNSDON, John - A.R.C.A, R.E
 
Art Education: Cheltenham College of Art; Royal College of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter/printmaker
Genre: Broad, simplistic landscapes, some with architectural features. Early etchings more abstracted
Preferred Media: Etching, Acrylic on Paper or Canvas
Other: Fellow of the Royal College of Art; Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
 
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  CARLO, Michael
 
Art Education: Colchester School of Art; Royal College of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter/printmaker
Genre: Textured, abstracted landscape; farmyard fowl
Preferred Media: Several Print Media, Watercolour, Mixed Media and Oil on Board and Paper
 
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  CARRUTHERS, Lesley
 
Art Education: Colchester School of Art
Location: Essex-based sculptor
Genre: Abstracted, angular, figurative sculpture
Preferred Media: Cast Aluminium, Bronze, Stone
 
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  CHEESE, Bernard
 
Art Education: Royal College of Art
Location: Essex-based painter/printmaker
Genre: Figurative and still life imagery, leaning towards the illustrative
Preferred Media: Lithography, Watercolour
Other: Fellow of the Royal College of Art
 
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  CHEESE, Chloë
 
Art Education: Cambridge Art School ; Royal College of Art
Location: Originally Essex-based painter/printmaker, now living in London
Genre: Naïve figurative and still life imagery
Preferred Media: Watercolour, Oil on canvas and board, Mixed Media, Lithography, Screenprint, Etching
 
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  COULTER, Michael
 
Art Education: Hereford , Stafford and Leeds Colleges of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Lively figurative urban scenes and landscapes with birds
Preferred Media: Watercolour
 
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  CUTHBERT, Ken
 
Art Education: Studied under Dutch painter, Corr Visser
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Urban and industrial landscape; still life
Preferred Media: Oil on Canvas and Board, Watercolour
Other: President of the Ipswich Art Society
 
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ELDER, Patrick
 
Art Education: London College of Furniture
Location: Suffolk-based sculptor
Genre: Elegant, curvaceous sculpture
Preferred Media: Bronze, Stone, Wood
 
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  FRUTOS, Luis
Art Eduction: Spain
Location: Norfolk for summer months; otherwise, Althea, near Alicante, Spain. Introduced to Gallery by Norfolk painter and Gallery Artist, Brüer Tidman
Genre: Predominantly athletic female nudes, richly coloured, indistinct facial features; some musical and archetectural influences.
Preferred Media: Oil on board or canvas
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  GILES, Graham
 
Art Education: Chelsea School of Art; Royal Academy of Art, Stockholm ; Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Loosely painted landscape, often highly textured
Preferred Media: Oil on Hand-made Paper and Canvas; Gouache; Watercolour; Pastel
 
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  GILES, Julie
 
Art Education: Camberwell School of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Loosely painted, semi-abstract landscape with figures
Preferred Media: Oil on Hand-made Paper or Canvas
 
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  HODES, Joan
 
Art Education: Slade School of Art; Academie Julian, Paris; studied under Oskar Kokoschka
Location: Suffolk-based painter/printmaker, also spends time in London
Genre: Loose landscape, estuary and mountain scenes. Figurative works often include fishermen and paraphenalia
Preferred Media: Oil on Canvas or Board, Watercolour, Pastel, several Print Media
 
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  HODGSON, Heather
 
Art Education: Brighton College of Art; Goldsmith’s College of Art ; Dartington College of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter, some printmaking
Genre: Colourist; naïve, abstracted landscapes with texture; still life, often flowers
Preferred Media: Mixed Media, Oil or Acrylic on Canvas and Board, Watercolour, Gouache, several print media
 
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  HOUGHTON, Barrie
 
Art Education: St Martin ’s School of Art , London
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Semi-abstract landscapes with figurative elements
Preferred Media: Mixed Media, Watercolour, Acrylic on Canvas
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  JONES, Olwen - P.V.P.R.W.S, R.E, R.A.S
 
Art Education: Harrow College of Art; The Royal Academy Schools
Location: Essex-based painter/printmaker
Genre: Strong architectural features with reflections and still life
Preferred Media: Watercolour, Mixed Media, Charcoal, several Print Media
Other: Former Vice-President of The Royal Watercolour Society; Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers; Fellow of the Royal Academy Schools
 
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  LEMAN, Jill
 
Art Education: Colchester School of Art; Central School of Art & Design, London
Location: Originally Essex-based painter, now living in London
Genre: Naïve still life, primarily flowers
Preferred Media: Acrylic on Board, Watercolour, Mixed Media
 
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  LEVIN, Gill
 
Art Education: Chelsea School of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Abstracted landscape
Preferred Media: Oil on Board
 
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  LIDZEY, John
 
Art Education: Camberwell School of Art; Hornsey School of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Atmospheric interiors and still life
Preferred Media: Watercolour, Mixed Media
 
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  McCARTHY, Peter
 
Art Education: Ipswich School of Art; Colchester School of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Textured still life, primarily flowers; abstract or minimalist
Preferred Media: Mixed Media/Collage on Paper, Oil on Paper and Canvas, Watercolour
 
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  MOON, Liz - M.A, S.W.A
 
Art Education: Oxford University; San Francisco Art Institute; Bristol University
Location: Cambridge-based painter/sculptor
Genre: ‘Active’, figurative imagery with architectural details; sculptures are active figures
Preferred Media: Watercolour, Stoneware
Other: M.A in Engineering; Member of the Society of Women Artists
 
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  MORRIS, Elizabeth
 
Art Education: Central School , London ; Goldsmith’s College, London ; Morley College , London
Location: Essex-based printmaker
Genre: Coastal landscape, maritime still life
Preferred Media: Etching, Drypoint
 
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  MOSS, Colin - A.R.C.A (1914 - 2005)
 
Art Education: Plymouth College of Art; Royal College of Art
Location:  Ipswich-based painter
Genre: Figurative – social realism; war art; still life; landscape
Preferred Media: Oil; watercolour; pen/wash, drawing
Other: Resident Art Critic for The East Anglian Daily Times from 1980 onwards
 
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  MUNUO, Naomi
 
Art Education: Central St Martin ’s School, London ; Goldsmith’s College, London
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Abstracted, figurative imagery with still life
Preferred Media: Mixed Media/Collage on Paper
 
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  MUTCH, Gil
 
Art Education: Lowestoft School of Art; Camberwell School of Art; London College of Printmaking
Location: Originally Norfolk-based painter, some printmaking, now living in London
Genre: Highly textured, abstract landscape, still life and figurative imagery
Preferred Media: Oil on Canvas and Board
 
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  NOAD, Julie
 
Art Education: Camberwell School of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Loosely painted landscapes, interiors with still life
Preferred Media: Oil on Board or Canvas
 
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  O'CONNOR, John - R.W.S, R.E (1913 - 2004)
 
Art Education: Leicester College of Art; Royal College of Art
Location: Suffolk for many years; moved to Scotland in the early 70's
Genre: Primarily a painter of landscapes, particularly of Suffolk, Essex and Scotland; prolific Wood Engraver, illustrating many books and publications, including 'The Oldie' magazine
Preferred Media: Watercolour, Oil on Canvas, Wood Engraving
Other: Principal of Colchester School of Art, 1948 - 64; Visiting Lecturer, St Martin's School of Art, 1964 - 75; Visiting Lecturer, Glasgow School of Art, 1977 - 84; Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers; Senior Member of the Royal Watercolour Society
 
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  PAGE, Dione - R.W.A
 
Art Education: Colchester School of Art
Location: Essex-based painter
Genre: Highly detailed still life, often with landscape background
Preferred Media: Mixed Media on paper
Other: Member of the Royal West of England Academy
 
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  PAWLOWICZ, Jan
 
Art Education: Ipswich School of Art; University of East Anglia
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Broad, abstracted landscape
Preferred Media: Oil on Canvas, Mixed Media and Gouache on Paper
 
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  QUANTRILL, David
 
Art Education: Lowestoft College of Art
Location: Norfolk-based painter
Genre: Abstract landscape
Preferred Media: Mixed Media, Oil or Acrylic on Board, Watercolour, Pastel, Charcoal
 
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  RYLAND, Christopher
 
Art Education: Goldsmith’s College, London
Location: Suffolk-based painter
Genre: Contemporary flowers
Preferred Media: Watercolour
 
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  SPICER, Mary
 
Art Education: Brighton Polytechnic; Middlesex Polytechnic
Location: Norfolk-based painter, some printmaking
Genre: Highly textured landscape
Preferred Media: Mixed Media/Collage on Paper, Ink/Wash Drawings, Gouache
 
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  STUBBS, Constance - A.R.C.A
 
Art Education: Cheltenham College of Art; Royal College of Art
Location: Suffolk-based painter/printmaker
Genre: Figurative, social realism
Preferred Media: Mixed Media/Collage on Canvas, Oil on Canvas, Etching (always monochrome), Watercolour
Other: Fellow of the Royal College of Art
 
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  THOMAS, Glynn - R.E
 
Art Education: Cambridge School of Art
Location: Suffolk-based printmaker
Genre: Highly detailed architectural landscapes with figures
Preferred Media: Etching
Other: Member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
 
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  TIDMAN, Brüer
 
Art Education: Gt Yarmouth College of Art ; Royal College of Art
Location: Norfolk-based painter
Genre: Abstracted figurative imagery
Preferred Media: Mixed Media on paper or canvas, Watercolour, Oil
 
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  WHITWORTH, Colin
 
Art Education: Coventry School of Art; Newcastle-upon-Tyne School of Art
Location: Cambridge-based painter
Genre: Abstracted, textured imagery with geometric shapes and patterns
Preferred Media: Mixed Media/Collage
 
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