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Biography
Graduated
Royal College of Art 1969
After lecturing thirty years full time at the Lincoln College of Art,
teaching drawing and painting, Roy re-established himself as a painter /
Illustrator.
He exhibits continually.
recent exhibitions:
Porter Brook Gallery Sheffield
Derwent Wye Gallery, Derbyshire
Pollyanna's, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Shaw House, Wiltshire
Great Sheffield Art Show
Tolcarne Gallery, Newlyn
Publications
Currently collaborating with his psychologist wife on the production of
a series of children’s books aimed at 2-3 year olds
Figure painting and drawing workshops
Roy
continues to teach drawing and painting from the figure to semi
professionals, A level and art students, and those wishing to embark
upon a career in art and design. He runs training days for those wishing
to improve their abilities at teaching drawing and painting and is
currently working with the Lincolnshire Schools Improvement Service to
provide support for those students who are gifted and talented within
areas of art and design..
Practical demonstration
is central to Roy’s approach to teaching. The cognitive processes of
listening, watching and reading continually feature throughout. Learning
takes place within a structured series of practical workshops through
exercises which cover all the fundamental requirements of drawing from a
subject, including proportion and measuring, light and shade, wet and
dry media and colour painting.
Paintings
Drawing is the basis of all Roy’s work. As a descriptive process he uses
drawing to depict the natural phenomena in the visual world. Visual
tricks caused by light, local and reflected colour and extreme
viewpoints are Roy's interests. Elements within a composition are
examined and used as abstract statements.
The function of colour
relationships are emphasised along with visual texture and mark making.
Drawing the figure is a
vehicle upon which Roy develops his observational and drawing skill with
a variety of media. This consistent activity relates directly to all the
visual processes applied to making pictures.
Subjects are likely to
be ‘difficult’ but have potential to make an ‘exciting’ picture. These
range from landscapes, objects, clichés and the figure.
Still Life
Roy is currently engaged in s series of fruit paintings.
It is possible for a skillful painter to make an ordinary
object appear extraordinary.
‘I have learned that what I have not drawn I have never really seen, and
that when I start drawing an ordinary thing, I realize how extraordinary
it is, sheer miracle ' Frederick Franck,
“The Zen of Seeing
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