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Douglas ADAMS Ref: ADAMS This fine late Victorian sporting artist painted three famous golfing subjects of scenes at Conwy Links, Caernarvonshire in 1893., Engravings were published in 1894-5 which are extremely rare. Our Ref BG02 (GOLF) is the first colour reproduction from the original painting.

Cecil ALDIN Ref: ALDIN Cecil Aldin RBA (1870-1935) was one of the greatest of England's early twentieth century sporting artists.His love of the countryside and its abundant sporting pleasures is seen at its most mature in the series of golf courses which he produced in the 1920s Although originally a set of six scenes when published, there are at present only four courses available (please see our Refs BG09-12- GOLF2). Aldin had various styles during his lifetime from humourous illustration to the exact depiction of landscape

Darren BAKER Ref: BAKER Darren, a graduate of Bradford Art College, is one of the country's leading painters within the classical realism genre. After graduation he has strove to perfect his technique and vision inspired by several Old masters and contemporary realist painters. His talent was recognised early after leaving college and was selected for a unique show of UK artists in New York (2000). In the same year he was appointed official artist of The Professional Footballer's Association. He has received numerous awards including best artist at The fine art trade guild ceremony in London and The Garrick Prize, Christies, London. Darren has received commissions from many bluechip galleries, companies and leading personalities. He has exhibited widely, through North America, Japan, Europe and UK. His London gallery regularly shows his work to acclaim and his new works are eagerly anticipated at international art fairs. Darren's paintings hang in private and public collections, including Downing St and St James Palace, at home and abroad. He works intensively every day in his studio in Saltaire, the famous Victorian textile village.

Graeme BAXTER Ref: BAXTER Graeme Baxter is Scotland's internationally recognised golf artist whose paintings sell world wide

Stuart BOOTH Ref: BOOTH An engineer turned artist, Stuart considers himself fortunate enough to be able to combine his love of painting with a lifelong enthusiasm for motorsport and all forms of transport. He was born in London but has spent most of his life in the Bristol area of the UK. His earliest memories are of the London Midland main railway line, which passed close to his London home, and of the last days of the London trams. After moving to Bristol he could watch aircraft preparing to land at the nearby Filton base of the then Bristol Aeroplane Company and he spent many happy hours watching Western Region trains in the West Country. The 1954 British Grand Prix, seen on very grainy black and white television, was when he became hooked on motor racing for life; the margins of his school and college notebooks were filled with designs for racing cars but unfortunately none came to fruition! An aircraft engineering apprenticeship led to an engineering degree and work on Concorde design. Gradually he began to spend more of his spare time on his other interests of drawing and painting. A few watercolours were sold to friends and he progressed from local evening classes to a distance-learning course with the Open College of Art. When he had the opportunity to take early retirement he took it with open arms so as to paint full time. Watercolours gave way to acrylics and then to oils. Stuart now paints exclusively in oils as he finds the medium much more versatile and suited to the detail that the subject matter requires, although he often uses acrylic underpainting to speed drying in the initial phases.

Scott BRIDGES Ref: BRIDGES Scott was born in Bedfordshire 1969 and studied art at Barnfield College Luton. He began working in advertising as visualiser and from there he progressed into portraits and sporting scenes. Scott paints in acrylic.

Martin BUFFERY Ref: BUFF Martin has spent most of his life in the world of art and design. An early interest in science fiction led to an appreciation of the imaginative paintings of illustrators like Jim Burns or Alan Lee and this combined with the influence of Ridley Scott's film "Bladerunner", pointed the way towards a career in art. However an interview with one of the chief designers at the Rover car company when he was sixteen altered Martin's trajectory away from pure art and illustration and into the world of automotive design. He has spent nearly twenty years in this demanding world initially gaining an MA at Coventry University before becoming a principal designer for Rover group and then Land Rover. His work has included the Land Rover Defender SVX show car and more recently he was responsible for the interior design of the Land Rover Freelander2. However in the increasingly complex world of automotive design Martin has found himself spending more time in meetings than at the drawing board, and to compensate for this started drawing for his own pleasure in his spare time. Gradually this hobby became more serious and exhibitions with the Guild of Aviation Artists and the Guild of Motoring Artists followed. His work is mostly in either pencil or watercolour, and although Martin enjoys commissions on any subject concentrates mostly on automotive, aviation and animal subjects. When not drawing and painting Martin enjoys travelling, which he finds a great inspiration for his work, and after gaining his private pilots license in 2001 flies a Cessna C152 around the Warwickshire countryside.

Claire Eva BURTON Ref: BURTON Born in 1955, Claire Eva Burton had a passion for horses from her earliest childhood. As her reputation grew, she concentrated increasingly on hr painting and, at the age of 26, she found herself entrusted with a commission to paint a series of 12 pictures for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's private box at Cheltenham Racecourse. Enormously successful exhibitions in London and elsewhere soon followed, firmly establishing her position at the peak of her profession.

Brian CASEY Ref: casey Brian was born July 1958 in London, England. He is entirely self taught, working mainly with graphite / coloured pencil, and watercolours. His love of motorsport started when he was a young boy attending grand-prix meetings at Crystal Palace and Brands Hatch. No other artist is more passionate about their subject, this is reflected in the professional way his illustrations are planned, prepared and finished. Capturing a sense of action speed and excitement, along with a fantastic eye for detail.

Caroline COOK Ref: COOK Caroline was born in Cornwall and has painted horses and other animals since she was old enough to hold a paintbrush. She sold her first painting, a study of a fox cub, when she was 15. She is self taught and her paintings are mainly of horses in action, particularly racehorses, paddock and stud scenes in vibrant but subtle acrylics. Until recently, she only undertook private commissions, as she combined her painting with her role as assistant to her husband, former West Country racehorse trainer, Trevor Hallett. Many of these commissions are of National Hunt horses including the great Desert Orchid for his trainer, David Elsworth. Caroline's paintings reflect her love of thoroughbreds and her passion for racing. Her work with racehorses, particularly her knowledge of racing injuries and their treatment has enhanced her understanding of the anatomy of the horse, which is reflected in her work. Caroline Cook is resident artist at Cheltenham Racecourse. A permanent stand on Race Days is situated in Hurdlers Hall behind the Arkle statue.

Susan CRAWFORD Ref: CRAWF Susan Crawford was born in the Scottish district of East Lothian. Her father was a racehorse trainer and she grew up on the family farm. She taught herself to paint but spent two years studying classical drawing in Florence under the eminient tuition of Signorini Nera Simi. Now renowned for her portraiture and her equestrian work, she has painted five members of the British Royal family, including mounted portraits of both HM The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales, as well as The Sultan of Brunei and HM The Sultan of Oman. Susan Crawford has also painted 21 Derby winners and steeplechasing greats including Red Rum, Arkle and Desert Orchid

Peter CURLING Ref: CURL Born in Waterford in Ireland in 1955, Peter Curling was brought up in County Clare and in England where he went to school. His early work was influenced by the eminent tutor Signorini Nera Simi, with whom he studied in Florence, and by the great equestrian artist John Skeaping RA, with whom he worked in Spain Peter Curling lived for a time in Newmarket, riding out with the eminent trainer Sir Michael Stoute, before he returned to Ireland in 1975 where he runs a stud farm and now devotes equal attention to his art and to his horses. Painting Refs: Aldaniti, Istabraq,The Big Double, A Frosty Morning, A Good Thing Next Time Out

Sheree Valentine DAINES Ref: DAINES Sherree was born in Effingham in Surrey. After completing her early education, she studied at the Epsom School of Art, where she undertook a fine art course. A young, sensitive and highly accomplished artist, Sherree has a fascination and love for people and the social scene. This passion is shown through her impressionist style on canvas. Her paintings of Henley Regatta, Royal Ascot and more recently her images of tennis and golf, have made Sherree particularly renowned in the sporting world. Many will remember Sherree being featured on BBC Television painting the Test Cricket Grounds. Sherree is a highly accurate and factual artist. Her insistence on authenticity and her careful eye for detail has been recognised resulting in an important commission on the British Sporting Field which has enhanced her growing reputation as a prominent sporting artist. Sherree has had many successful exhibitions at venues such as the Mall Galleries, the Royal Portrait Society in London. Important collectors of her work include members of the Royal Family.

Peter DEIGHAN Ref: DEIG Peter Deighan is one of Europe's leading equestrian and portrait painters. He spent the first 14 years of his life on a farm in Ireland where looking after animals including working horses was second nature. He had already acquired a considerable reputation as a portrait painter before being introduced to the world of equestrianism. Deighan's paintings hang in the most prestigious collections throughout the world which include the Vatican, Dr and Mrs Vincent O'Brien, Mr & Mrs Robert Sangster, Dr & Mrs Michael Smurfit, Sheikh Hamdan. Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum and others His portrait commissions include many celebrated names and his work also hangs regularly in the annual exhibitions of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters and The Society of Equestrian Artists

Steven DEWS Ref: DEWS Born in 1949 and brought up in Yorkshire, Steven Dews spent his childhood around the docks of Hull, where he taught himself to paint before going on to art college. His early work paid off. Described by Sotheby's of London as "the best, there's nobody else to touch him" and by The Mail on Sunday as "established as Britain's top living marine artist", Steven Dews is now a man at the peak of his profession. His pre-eminence is confirmed at almost every major auction of marine art; three original paintings have been sold by Sotheby's for prices in excess of £60,000 since April 1999 and one of these, entitled 'Off Cowes' obtained the phenominal price of £89,500 ($140,000).

Stephen DOIG Ref: DOIG Stephen Doig was born in Oxford in 1964 and his encounter with art began at an early age - pencil drawings and colour sketches were the foundation for the excellent work he produces today. A talented draughtsman, Steve's work centered upon pencil sketching, however, the confidence to add colour in the form of pastel has transformed his drawings to highly finished and accomplished works of art, combining accuracy with depth and an essential atmosphere. Stephen won the Fine Art Trade Guild's "Best Artist of the Year" in 1997. His portrayals of sport have earned him a reputation as the country's best contemporary sporting artist.

Edward A S DOUGLAS Ref: DOUGLAS Edward Algernon Stuart Douglas (1850- c 1892) was a painter of mainly hunting subjects who lived and worked in Barnes, near London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1880 and 1892.

Paul DOVE Ref: DOVE Pauls love of motor racing is expressed in his vibrant use of colour and dynamic compositions. Complex crowd scenes and dramatic action filled canvases have established this young artist at the head of his field. He was enthusiastically praised, by Roy Salvadori, at the prestigious Maserati sponsored 4th International Motoring and Motor Racing Art Competition for the way he portrayed the Monaco scene that captured Dove the first prize. The judging panel also included Sir Stirling Moss, Derek Bell, Jackie Oliver and the actor Rowan Atkinson who is an avid motor racing fan. Dove’s winning performance has proved to be the ideal exposure for this young Cornish based artist. Paul's paintings now feature in various collections around the world as well as the U.K. including the Haynes Motor Mueseum and the Wheatcroft family. Paul’s talent has moved on and his paintings are not just accurate representational illustrations of motor races. They are works of art that give life and feeling as if you are actually watching the race for your self, as if you are part of the crowd. Dove works predominantly in oil, starting with thumbnail sketches worked up from various reference materials ranging from books and film footage of the various great races of the past. Paul Dove is an extremely talented artist who belies his years with the maturity with which he handles both difficult compositions and his expert handling of paint. His attention to detail is remarkable and that is why you can keep coming back to his paintings time and time again and keep seeing something fresh each time.

C Michael DUDASH Ref: DUDASH Celebrated and distinctive American portrait artist Micvhael works out of his studio in Waterbury, Vermont

George EARL Ref: EARL George Earl was an animal and sporting painter. He appears to have been a gentleman of some means as he had two residences, one at Newman Street, London, and the other at Banstead, Surrey. Many of Earl's sporting pictures featured Highland and shooting scenes, but he also painted horse portraits which displayed particularly soft coats and which were of the Victorian style of the day. Between 1856 and 1883, George Earl exhibited numerous paintings including Polo Match At Hurlingham at the Royal Academy. George Earl's daughter, Maud, inherited her father's artistic talents and went on to become a successful animal painter.

Lionel EDWARDS Ref: EDWARDS Lionel Edwards, born in Bristol in 1878, was one of the most popular illustrators of hunting and sporting subjects of the twentieth century. He grew up in North Wales following country pursuits rather than a formal education. Although originally destined for the army, a brief spell with the military proved that this was a career for which he had no aptitude. However, from the age of six he had been actively drawing horses and therefore his mother encouraged his artistic vocation. He studied in London at Heatherly's School of Art, the equivalent of the Atelier Julien in Paris. Edwards is known as the Grand Old Man of Sporting Art because he was an ardent hunter and brilliant draftsman. He was perfectly equipped to portray the frisson of the hunting field: hounds with tongues rolling in exhaustion, strained finely tuned horses on the alert for their next cue, and earnest fraught riders completely absorbed in the physical exertion of thundering over the raw winter land at breakneck pace. Lionel Edwards was deeply involved with and committed to British field sports, even including the challenge of the weather. Having worked for The Graphic and Punch before the First World War, he was increasingly drawn to hunting and sporting art, writing and illustrating many books on field sports. His experience during the First World War in the army remount service, when he had "four solid years of nothing but horse", brought an exciting realism to his art. His paintings are usually endowed with "tempered" colours reflecting the climate and light, and the influence of these two factors on the British countryside. Lionel Edwards died in 1966.

Alan FEARNLEY Ref: FEARN Alan is probably best known to the public through reproductions of his original oil paintings, but his painting career has also earned him a reputation which has led to commissions from corporate bodies such as Rolls Royce, Eddie Stobart, Porsche,Mercedes-Benz and McLaren International. He was born in Yorkshire and studied at Batley College of Art. Initially his paintings included railway architecture but then moved away towards transport oriented subjects especially motor racing - motor sport being one of his loves. His oil on canvas paintings reflect his understanding of the world of motor racing

Juan Carlos FERRIGNO Ref: FERRIG Juan Carlos was born in 1960 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and began his professional career in 1978 working for 6 years at one of the most famous Argentinian studios. From 1984 he worked as a freelance illustrator for Philip Morris, IKA-Renault, FMA aircraft and Aerolineas Argentinas plus motor racing magazines In order to improve his skills he attended the Bellas Artes School and on finishing his studies travelled to Spain and settled in Barcelona He has recently produced many new magnificent paintings and has exhibited at Monaco during Grand Prix week.

Jocelyn GALSWORTHY Ref: GALS Jocelyn Galsworthy was born on 7th May 1942 near Winchester in Hampshire and has lived there, and on the Isle of Wight, for most of her life. Sher started painting professionally 42 years ago when she specialised in portraits - then in 1985 painting cricket matches became as much a passion to her as the game itself. Jocelyn now combines portraits and cricket as well as landscapes, seascapes, golf and any other subject for which she may be commissioned

Sir Francis GRANT Ref: GRANT Sir Francis Grant P. R. A. (1830-1878), was a painter of portraits and hunting subjects. He painted many prominent sitters including Queen Victoria, Lords Melbourne and Palmerston, and the artist Edwin Landseer. He spent much time in Melton Mowbray and his paintings of the Melton hunt are well-known through engravings such as The Melton Breakfast. Grant was educated at Harrow and had intended to make his career in the legal profession, but the love of art and fox-hunting became apparent at an early age and he turned to painting professionally. His equestrian portraits and portraits of aristocrats led to royal patronage, including that of Queen Victoria. His accl;aim was such that he was made President of The Royal Academy and, later, knighted in 1866.

Doug HARKER Ref: HARKER Doug attended the Liverpool Regional College of Art where he received a B A (Hons) in graphic design. He then worked as a freelance illustrator and finish artist for an extensive range of advertising agencies and publishing companies which led him to work for many household companies including Ford Motors, Warner Bros, Shell and Penguin Books. Doug became a lecturer of foundation studies in art and design at Liverpool Poly and later Head of Department at the Open College of Art. Since retiring from teaching in 2000 Doug has applied his vast experience to painting a wide range of images which include Military Aircraft and now Sport. He works with acrylic and gouache.

Terry HARRISON Ref: HARRISON Inspired by Consatble and Turner, Terry's favourite subjecxt is the traditional British landscape. Over the years he has broadened his appeal by painting subjects such as cricket, golf and bowls, as well as continental scenes. He is now recognised as one of the leading sporting artists in his country. A prolific tutor, he spends much of his time promoting his expanding range of artists materials. In 2001 his book "Brush with Watercolour" was published to popular acclaim

Francis Powell ('Major') HOPKINS Ref: HOPKINS Francis Powell Hopkins (1830-1915) was born in Cambridge and educated at Rugby School. He discovered golf late in his life when he moved to Devon. He had no formal art training but soon gained a reputation as a competent artist, particularly in his portrayal of golfing scenes. He painted in both oil and watercolour and often signed as 'Major S' or 'Shortspoon'.His images are highly evocative of the period and originals are virtually unobtainable.

Graham ISOM Ref: ISOM Graham Isom is one of the most respected equestrian artists painting today. He is possessed of what has been described by Horse and Hound magazine as 'a tremendous ability to paint horses in action'. Born and brought up around his father's riding school in Kent, Graham Isom developed a love for horses and of art at a very early age. Having left college, he went through a series of jobs, including a career as a teacher, before he was able to devote all his time to his work and, in particular, to his paintings of the equestrian world.

Gary KEANE Ref: KEANE Gary trained at Hammersmith School of Art He worked for various newspapers in Fleet Street as a freelance illustrator; 20 years at the Daily Mail producing a daily strip called Focus on Fact and, at the same time, The Gary Player Golf Strip for the Sunday Express. He joines Artists Partners, the leading artists agents in the country, undertaking illustrations for advertising, finished artwork for book publishers, including Penguin, corgi, Transworld etc During this period he began to be commissioned to paint portraits. The commisiions grew to such an extent that he had to leave Artists Partners to devote more time to portrait painting. Commissions for limited edition sporting prints were taken on and proved to be so successful that he has become one of this country's leading sports artists. Sporting celebrities have included Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Gary Sobers, Michael Atherton, Ian Wright, Jimmy Greaves, Ellen MacArthur and Sir Stirling Moss etc.

Patrick KILLIAN Ref: KILLIAN Patrick Killian graduated from Carmarthenshire College of technology and art in 1995 with a distinction in Illustration, his work was soon published as a range of greeting cards for Royal Publications and Gluvian Galleries. As a former Welsh International Amateur boxer and Welsh Amateur Federation Champion it was natural for Patrick to use his talent to illustrate his passion for boxing. His boxing artwork was soon published by an international publisher, Patrick is now concentrating on releasing other sport and celebrity artwork such as the Six Nations Champions and Gavin Henson.

Ely KISH Ref: KISH Ely Kish, a charismatic gentle and prolific artist, lives among whispering pines in a log home. She creates her lifes work in a stidio adjacent to her house and the pine forest

Andrew KITSON Ref: KITSON Andrew Kitson was born in Cambridge, England in 1959. His interest in motor sport has developed from a lifelong involvement, as his father was a racing mechanic in the 1960s & 70s. The art class was his favourite subject in school leading to a career as a technical illustrator, working in the German car industry on 'expolded' and 'cut-away' drawings for maintenance manuals. Simultaneously, he was building his reputation as an automotive artist, with motor racing as the main subject. His skill as a painter can be seen in all of his subject matter, not just his car work but also portraits, landscapes, aviation and wildlife.

Benjamin MARSHALL Ref: MARSHALL Benjamin MARSHALL (1767-1835) is one of the greatest of all English sporting painters, perhaps only second to the great George Stubbs. Thomas Oldaker, Master of the Berkeley Hunt, was one of his most celebrated sitters. Marshall moved to Newmarket in 1812 to be close to the racing fraternity that was his main source of inspiration.

Lisa MILLER Ref: MILLER Lisa’s interest in horse-racing began early on - from the age of ten she would scan the racing section of the Saturday morning papers and pick out a favourite horse or one with an unusual name so she could watch its progress on the television later that afternoon. Trips to local racecourses with her mum followed - often on a crowded coach full of rowdy betting-shop clients! Haydock, York, Doncaster, Pontefract and Ripon were amongst those first visits and watching Lester Piggott win the May Hill Stakes on Midway Lady was undoubtedly one of the highlights. Having always loved drawing, Lisa began to try her hand at horses. Early portraits (in pastel and pencil) included Northern Dancer, The Minstrel and Nijinsky but it was not until college that she attempted her first painting - this of Shergar in acrylic. Lisa then went on to college in South Wales for two years where she trained as a wildlife illustrator along with future husband David. Since leaving college fifteen years ago they have run a successful illustration business with clients as diverse as the RSPB and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park Although primarily working to commission, her equestrian paintings have been on display at the Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, The Mall Galleries, London, The Obsidian Gallery, Buckinghamshire, The Millyard Gallery, Yorkshire and the Sporting Gallery, Tetbury. She has also previously had work selected for the Society of Wildlife Artists Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London. Having recently moved back to West Wales, Lisa likes to spend her time at the local point-to-point and harness-racing meetings.

Sir Alfred MUNNINGS Ref: MUNN Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) was born in Mendham, Suffolk, to an East Anglian farming family. He first indicated his artistic talent during his apprenticeship to a firm of lithographers in Norfolk, where he studied at Norwich School of Art in the evening. By 1899, he had exhibited two paintings at the Royal Academy. He was last in the line of prominent equestrian portraitists and is considered by many art critics to have been the finest sporting painter of the 20th century. He was President of The Royal Academy from 1944 to 1949. After working as an official artist in the First World War, Munnings married and settled permanently at Castle House, in Dedham, Suffolk. Concentrating particularly upon equestrian work, he was so successful in what was, at the time, an unfashionable field that he rose from his relatively humble beginnings to become both a knight and the President of the Royal Academy between 1944 and 1949. Munnings was an enthusiastic horseman and most of his greatest works featured either the racecourse or the hunt. His sporting scenes have developed a reputation as being amongst the greatest of twentieth century. He also painted very personal interpretations of the English countryside, as well as portraits, but these themes tended to be eclipsed by his tremendous success as a sporting artist. Munnings’s reputation was always slightly tarnished for contemporary critics because of his very blunt, strong minded personality and his opposition to the abstract work which was becoming increasingly popular but, more recently, he has received the acclaim his outstanding work deserves. With Stubbs and Herring, Munnings is one of a trio of the greatest sporting artists of all time. His best original paintings now sell for figures in excess of £1,000,000 and a record price of £2,700,000 was paid for his painting Lord and Lady Mildmay of Flete with their Children at Christie’s in 1999. Munnings’s work is now on display at many of the most prestigious galleries and museums in the world.

Peter MUNRO Ref: MUNRO Peter Munro still lives in the Highlands of Scotland where he gains much of his inspiration from the magnificent wildlife and countryside around him. Born in the Highlands in 1954 he completed an honours degree at the Chelsea School of Art but only took up painting a full-time career in 1987. He concentrated initially upon wildlife work and later upon landscapes and, to an increasing extent, the beautiful golf courses of the Unietd Kingdom and Eire with which he has made his name.

Karen NEALE Ref: NEALE Karen is a London based artist and architect. Wherever she is in the world, her passion is sketching and painting life around her, in her annotated, watercolour sketchbook diaries. This might be in the bustle of a market, on the top of a cathedral or down in a wine cellar, the middle of a city or even the middle of nowhere. Karen has kept annotated, watercolour sketchbook diaries for almost twenty years. She stands in situ and draws with bic biros, (She does not use a camera) adding watercolour and notes around the perimeter. Sometimes the words venture into the drawing and become an integral part. She then has a wonderful memory of being completely absorbed in a place. Many of her paintings and art projects have evolved from these diaries and her desire to draw. In 2001 she was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to undertake an artist’s journey through World Heritage Cities and Sites from France, travelling eastwards through eight countries, including Iran, Uzbekistan and India to Nepal, recording it all in the pages of her sketchbook diary. Subsequently she has spent time in Cuba, and the World Heritage City of Havana, culminating with a solo exhibition of her work at the British Ambassador’s Residence there. Karen was the ‘MCC Young Cricket Artist for 2005’, based at Lord’s Cricket Ground

James OWEN Ref: OWEN Born 1963 in Hertfordshire, James studied art at Barnfield College Luton before working for 10 years in advertising as a visualiser. He later became a full time illustrator specialising in Architectural Landscapes. From there he progressed into portraits and now specialises in sporting scenes James paints with acrylic and gouache.

Andre PATER Ref: PATER Andre Pater was born in Poland and graduated from the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts 'summa cum laude'. He relocated to the United States in 1981. His reputation soon established, he moved to Kentucky in 1988 where he began to paint the powerful thoroughbreds which dominate the racing scene and, increasingly, scenes depicting racing, foxhunting, sporting dogs, cattle and wildlife. Andre Pater's work was the focus of a major London exhibition in July 2002, supported by some of the gtreatest names in the world of sporting art. Thirty one paintings were on display at the exhibition, priced at up to £75,000 each. On the preview night, all 31 were sold in less than 30 minutes!

Edwin Alfred PETTIT Ref: PETTIT Edwin Pettit (1840-1912) was best known for his views of Northern England and the South of Scotland. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1858-1880 as well as the Royal Institute and Royal Society of British Artists

Kenneth REED Ref: REED Kenneth REED, FRSA lives in the North East of England and has specialised in watercolours of famous golf courses since 1984

Barry ROWE Ref: ROWE Barry Rowe undertook his formal training at the College of Art in the City of Coventry and his career as a professional artist began when he won the prestigious Sotheby's Art Award for his painting of the auto racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio Barry is mich admired for his accurately researched and painted works depicting automotive scenes from the 1930's through to the present day and has established a reputation on both sides of the Atlantic

Henry SANDHAM Ref: SAND Henry Sandham (1842-1910), primarily an artist of portraiture and field sports, was born in Canada before settling in England at the turn of the 20th Century.

SNAFFLES Ref: SNAF Born in 1884, Snaffles was one of the greatest sporting and military artists of his time. Charlie Johnson Payne was the fourth of a bootmaker’s eight children and from his youth developed a passion for all things military. He tried to enlist in the army to fight in the Boer war, but was rejected on the grounds that he was too young. Eventually, he joined the Royal Garrison Artillery at the age of 18 as a gunner but in 1906 he was forced to leave because of illness. However, his time in the army was influential, as his first recorded works of semi-caricature portrait date from this time. Invalided out of World War One, Payne took a job as a war artist for The Graphic and it was during these years that he produced some of his finest military work. After the war his work became more varied, although he still often contributed to The Sporting & Dramatic News. It was as a sporting artist that "Snaffles" built his reputation and, after the War, he worked on the hunting, shooting, polo, racing and fishing subjects which made his name. The classic series of pig-sticking prints he completed in India in the 1920s are perhaps the images for which he is best known and his depictions of military life in the Raj are second to none. Snaffles built an element of humour into his work and the captions to his subjects were often as important as the artwork. Much of his work was published in limited edition format. Snaffles died in 1967.

Jacqueline STANHOPE Ref: STANHOPE Established as one of the world's finest sporting artists Jacqueline has an international profile and her work is found in collections the world over.. Jacqueline specialises in painting the stallions of the Northern Dancer line and has excellent examples of the likes of Nijinsky, The Minstrel, Lyphard and his son Dancing Brave, Saddler's Wells, Nureyev and many others including Mill Reef, Giant's Causeway etc. Jacqueline is not only a fine anatomical artist, she somehow manages to capture the spirit of the horse in her work. Her original work is regularly auctioned for several thousands of pounds.

Graham TURNER Ref: TURN01 Having been brought up surrounded by art and motorsport, it was perhaps not surprising that Graham Turner chose to follow a similar career to his father Michael. While their work is inevitably compared, Graham has firmly established himself as a leading motorsport artist in his own right, creating a world wide reputation for his attention to detail, combined with dramatic compositions that convey the excitement of motor racing from all eras

Michael TURNER Ref: TURN02 MICHAEL TURNER Michael Turner was born in Harrow, Middlesex, in 1934. Raised in the suburbs of London during the Second World War, he was inspired by the exploits of the R.A.F. and developed an early talent for aircraft recognition, drawing aeroplanes in his school exercise books to the chagrin of his teachers. This enthusiasm for aviation found a parallel passion in the thrill of motor racing after a holiday visit to the Isle of Man in 1947, where he chanced to see the first post war revival of the British Empire Trophy Race. From that moment, with the indulgence of his parents until he reached driving age, Michael attended as many motor sport events as possible, including the first ever meetings at Silverstone and Goodwood and the Jersey Road Races. His formal education completed, Michael spent a year at Art College followed by two years National Service with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Three years in advertising studios in London provided valuable experience and in 1957 he went freelance. With a strong belief that there is no substitute for first hand involvement in order to portray such demanding subjects with authority and feeling, Michael has travelled extensively to the world's major race tracks to satisfy his need for authenticity, and he continues to visit several Grand Prix each year. To the same end, he has flown in many service aircraft, from Tiger Moth and Lancaster to Harrier and Tornado, plus aerobatic sorties with the Red Arrows, to gain first hand impressions for his aviation paintings. Michael also holds a Private Pilots Licence and flies his own Chipmunk aircraft. He is a founder member of The Guild of Aviation Artists, of which he has twice been Chairman and is now President, and an Honorary Fellow of the Guild of Motoring Artists. His clients include many racing drivers, teams, sponsors, pilots, motor and aircraft manufacturers, R.A.F. and Army messes, museums and private collections worldwide, and he has held one man exhibitions in London, New York, Australia and the U.S.A., plus participation in specialist shows in the U.K. and Europe. To date, Michael has had six books of his paintings published - featuring aircraft of the Royal Air Force, Formula One Motor Racing, Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, Aviation Art, Monaco Grand Prix and Motor Sport Art. Married to his wife, Helen, in 1960. They have two daughters, Alison and Suzanne, as well as their son, Graham.

John WALLACE Ref: WALLACE John Wallace (1841-1905) was best known for his 1897 cigarette card series and his advertisements for Cope's cigarettes, both of which appeared under the name of George Pipeshank

Craig WARWICK Ref: WARWICK After stidying fine art and graphic design at the West of England College of Art in Bristol, Craig took up book illustrations and , being a lifelong motor racing enthusiast, his work has featured in motor racing books and magazines. Criag's paintings contain mixed media - for faces, his sensitive style employs watercolour and gouache but for the hard, reflective character of racing cars he shades with air brush

Nicholas WATTS Ref: WATTS

Bill WAUGH Ref: WAUGH Bill WAUGH, originally an engineer, took to painting on holiday and soon became a full time artist and his success as a county golfer led him to painting golfing watercolours. He has painted many of the world's leading courses including those hosting the Open Championships at Royal Troon, Royal Lytham St Anne's and Muirfield and The Ryder Cup at The Belfry.

Arthur WEAVER Ref: WEAVER Arthur WEAVER (1918-) is probably the leading contemporary Golf Artist. He has painted many golfing scenes both in Britain and in the USA. Originals hang at St Andrews and in the USGA museum and many have been successfully reproduced as Limited Edition prints

Alfred Sheldon WILLIAMS Ref: WILLIAMS Alfred Sheldon Williams (fl 1867-1881) was the father of Inglis Sheldon Williams who was also an artist. Alfred was a farmer and illustrator living in Winchfield, Hampshire. He exhibited four paintings at the Royal Academy and specialised in equestrian subjects.

George WRIGHT Ref: WRIGHT-G George Wright (1860-1942), a painter of coaching and hunting scenes, a number of which were exhibited at The Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1892

J Franklin WRIGHT Ref: WRIGHT J Franklin Wright is generally regarded as Canada's foremost marine artist, specialising in ship portraits. He is influential for his explorations into the sparsely documented history of Canada's shipbuilding industry. More recently he has broadened his scope to include famous vessels from other parts of the world. His editions have received medals of distinction and his paintings are in many important private and corporate collections throughout the world He has been strongly influenced by the great Dutch and British marine painters to whom he is so often compared. His paintings reflect both strong pictorial organisation and attention to detail. His style is based on clear precise drawing, luminous lighting effects and fluidity of water. He has been called a 'master of sea and sky' J Franklin Wright has exhibited with the Royal Society of Marine Artists in London, The Royal Institiute of Oil Painters, the American Society of Marine Painters and is a member of the International Society of Marine Painters in Florida. He is the only Canadian included in the influential marine volume , 20th Century British Marine Paintings, by Denys Brook-Hart.

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