Suzy Abrahams (Iglesa Blanca) was born in Surrey and studied art at Brighton Polytechnic, followed by graphic design at Goldsmiths' College, London, in the late seventies. She has had a career as a graphic designer working in point of sale, advertising and publishing. Her travels, firstly to Brazil, Spain and later to South Africa inspired her to paint acrylic and mixed media interpretations of her experiences. Suzy has exhibited in Surrey, Sussex and London and has sold work to both corporate and private buyers in the UK, The Netherlands, U.S.A., Israel and Brazil. There is a permanent collection of her work at Crawley Hospital, W. Sussex. Suzy is a resident artist at the Fountain Gallery, Hampton Court where she exhibits regularly. Website: www.suzyabrahms.com
Richard Bawden RWS RE (Dodo) lives and works, like his father Edward Bawden before him, in East Anglia. Some of his finest watercolours vividly and delicately catch the sea-light of the Sussex coastal towns such as Aldeburgh and Southwold. Website: http://www.birchamgallery.co.uk/
Bill Belcher (Bishops in Heaven, Cartoon) studied at Worthing School of Art after war service and then at the Royal College of Art. His work has appeared in a wide range of national newspapers and magazines, including The Observer, Radio Times, The Oldie and Good Housekeeping, and is regularly selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Website: www.tonycuthbert.com/bill.htm
Liz Bell (Heart of the Tulip) studied at Richmond Adult College and gained a Diploma in Art History at London University. She has been a member of the Hampstead Artist's Council and a member of the Chelsea Art Society. Her work has been shown extensively in mixed exhibitions in London and southern England.
Michael Bennallack Hart (The White Horse) paints in oils and pastels. He was born in Sussex and studied at Ravensbourne College of Art in London. He began his career designing and illustrating film posters and record sleeves, and painting landscapes and sports scenes. In the 70s and 80s he worked as an advertising art director and as an illustrator, while continuing to paint and exhibiting at the Spectrum Gallery in New York. He paints full time, and he has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and regularly in London galleries, and his paintings are in corporate and private collections in Europe, Australia and North America. He lives and works in Richmond, Surrey. Website: www.mbhart.co.uk
Maurice Broughton (Arty Cats) lives in Richmond. He practised as an architect in London until 1994, when he retired from running his own firm, Maurice Broughton Associates, to become a full-time artist.
Nicky Browne (Artist in Residence, Art Auction) lives in Hampton and teaches printmaking at Richmond Adult College and is an active member of Richmond Printmakers. She is working towards a 2009 exhibition of monkey puzzle trees, in which those of Richmond will figure prominently. For the auction, Nicky drew many quick sketches of the preview, the viewing and the auction itself. Website: www.nickybrowne.co.uk
Jo Buonaguidi (Dancing Lines) lives in Esher. She worked initially as a professional dancer and then with the fashion designer Issey Miyake for many years before her art training from 1994 at Central St Martins. She specializes in figurative life studies and has exhibited in London and Italy since 1997. Website: www.jobuonaguidi.com
Emily Burton (Fish, Fowers and a Flamingo) Emily worked as an illustrator in the publishing field before completing an MA in Drawing as Process at Kingston University. She now teaches at the university, at The Landmark Arts Centre and at various other centres, as well as continuing her own work. Emily is also one of the principal tutors on the Environment Trust’s programme of Art Picnics.
Anthea Craigmyle (Mother and Daughter) Anthea trained at the Chelsea School of Art under Julian Trevelyan and Ceri Richards. Much of her work looks affectionately at the relatively innocent way of life on the remote Scottish peninsula where she spends much of her time. Website: www.newgraftongallery.co.uk/pages/biography/1366.html
Joy Cuff (Eel Pie Island 1996) lives in Teddington. She works part time as a graphic designer for Richmond Council and has exhibited her paintings and worked to commission for many years. Her watercolours depict the Thames and the people who use it, and make use of her observational and documentary drawing skills.
Patsy Cyriax (Red Pinks) exhibits at the Richmond Art Society and the National Society for Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers.
Adrienne Dangerfield (Crop Circle 1) Originally from Sydney, Adrienne began her painting career there before going on to study in Italy. Later she studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London, where she has lived and worked ever since. Until four years ago, she mainly sold her paintings privately and worked on commissions. However since 2003 she has exhibited regularly at the Fountain Gallery in East Molesey, and at the Landmark Trust Art Fair, as well as participating in numerous exhibitions and group shows, including the Llewellyn Davis Gallery, the Penny School Gallery, the Stable Gallery and the Yehudi Menuhin School of Music. Website: www.adriennedangerfield.co.uk
Alice Dass (Jungle Orchid, Syon House from Kew Gardens) studied art at Goldsmith's College and was a former resident at Kew Studios. She now paints and exhibits with a group called Enable Artists who all have multiple sclerosis. She held a solo exhibition "Holding On and Letting Go" at the Waterman's Centre in 2005 on the theme of hands. She designed a deck chair canvas for the Royal Parks Foundation in 2007 and in 2008 had 5 images in "Art on the Underground". Website: www.theseer.info/3190.html
Anna de Polnay (Fruit and Flowers) Actress, muralist and illustrator, Anna's work has been bought by Al Fayed, the Forte Family and Ozzie Osbourne. Website: http://annadepolnay.com/
Anthony Dyson RE (Into the Attic) trained as an artist at Blackburn School of Art and has a Doctorate in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art. He has written many books and articles on art education and printmaking. His prints were first exhibited at the Royal Academy when he was still a student and he has since exhibited frequently there and widely elsewhere in Britain and France. His work is in the collections of the Science Museum, London, the Guildhall Library, London, the University of London Institute of Education, the University of London Birkbeck College, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Sagene Laererskole, Oslo. He is currently Vice-President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London. Websites: http://artbank.co.uk/DisplayArtist.aspx?id=410 and http://teddingtonartists.co.uk/gallery/anthony-dyson/
Colleen Farr (Olive Grove in Tuscany) trained at the Royal College of Art in textile design. She has been painting full time for the past 15 years and has been a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. She paints landscapes and still life mainly in watercolour and tempera. Website: www.eggtempera.com/farr/farr.html
Mary Fedden OBE RA (Lilies and Two Figs) was born in 1915. She studied at the Slade School and became the first woman tutor in the Painting School at the Royal College of Art. She has held annual solo shows in the UK since 1950, including at the Redfern Gallery, the New Grafton and the Arnolfini, Bristol. She has carried out many mural commissions, with locations including the Festival of Britain in 1951 and Charing Cross Hospital in 1980.
Jackie Hall (Posing, Snakey Lady) studied at Camberwell College of Art and now lives in Richmond. Jackie is a full-time painter, mainly landscapes and figures, and has taken part in many group shows and art fairs. She is based at Kew Studio.
David Hankin (Eel Pie Island Hotel (1830-1971) Twickenham) lives in New Malden. After thirty years in the film and TV industry, he has returned to his early love, painting. He uses pen, ink and watercolour to record local scenes along the River Thames, and in Kingston, Richmond, Twickenham, Hampton, Molesey, Barnes and Richmond Park. His artwork is available as limited edition Giclee prints, postcards, and greetings cards along with photographic postcards. Website: www.davidhankin.com/
Sheila Hawkins (Mother and Child) was well known in Australia for her prolific book illustrations, but her main passion was for painting.
Sally Hunkin (To the Temple of Bellona, Visiting the Palmhouse in January) Sally lives in Kew. She trained at Richmond Adult College and set up her own studio to concentrate on etching, selling through many galleries in London and nationally. She now works with monoprint, watercolour and oils. Website: www.kew-artists.com/sally2/01_sallyhunkin-artwork.htm
David Imms (Wiltshire Sunset)trained at the Central School; his subjects are taken from literary and ancient landscapes such as Hardy's Dorset and the prehistoric earthworks and stones of Wiltshire. His work is in over 20 corporate and public galleries including the V&A.
Jennie Ing (The Thames at Richmond (towards Twickenham Bridge))Jenny's work features the urban environment in London and its nearby area, driven by an interest in architecture and a fascination with the way space is taken up in our cities, as well the patterns, repetition and colours found in the built environment. Website: www.jennieing.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Sheila Julian (Cathedral Collage, Subterranean 1) was an actor before taking up painting full time. For several years she has run Kew Studios artists’ cooperative, organizing regular and popular exhibitions of local artists’ work.
Margaret Keefe (A Walk in the Rainforest) lives in Twickenham, just opposite Eel Pie Island. She has been a student of several excellent teachers at the Richmond Adult Community College for the past few years. Her paintings and drawings have been successfully exhibited at the College, the Riverside Gallery and Stables Gallery at Orleans House, and other venues.
Angela Kilenyi (Southwold Landscape) is a founder member of the Fountain Gallery Artists' Association, where she has exhibited extensively since its inception. She works primarily in inks and is known for her loose, spontaneous figure drawing but in recent years has done an increasing amount of landscape painting, especially of Mallorca. Website: www.fountaingallery.co.uk/angela_kilenyi.htm
Liz Knutt (National Physical Laboratory) paints views and events in Richmond upon Thames and her paintings have been purchased by Richmond Theatre and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The latter purchased her picture of a Jools Holland concert for its permanent collection and used the image to market their 2002 festival. Website: http://teddingtonartists.co.uk/gallery/liz-knutt/
Niamh Mac Gowan (Up the Hill 1 (Hill Rise)) trained as a graphic designer at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. After working for a few design agencies she decided to go out on her own as a printmaker. She moved to RichNaimh Mac Gowanmond where to this day, she has continued to be inspired by the River Thames and the old buildings to be found in its surrounding areas. Website: www.niamhmacgowan.com/
Sasa Marinkov RE (Clapham Junction) studied Fine Art at Leeds University (BA Hons 1st class) from 1967 to 1971 and in 1976 received an Advanced Diploma in Printmaking from the Central School of Art and Design in London. Her work was included in the South Bank Touring Exhibition 'Prints from Wood' (Arts Council) 1993-1997. She has work in many public and private collections here and abroad, and from 1990 to 2007 has shown prints each year at the Royal Academy Summer Show. In 1996 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers (RE) and most recently she won the Intaglio prize at the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers' Membership show in 2008. Website: www.sasamarinkov.co.uk
Shirley May (Rainy Afternoon, Sorting Office Boxes) has drawn and painted since childhood. She combines painting with her other job, writing indexes for scientific books. She has done artwork and covers for books on tea, coffee and chocolate. She has just completed a successful painting commission, and last year had an exhibition in Chichester. Website: www.shirleymay.co.uk
Chris Orr RA (English Fresh Air and Fun) studied at Ravensbourne College of Art, Hornsey College of Art and the Royal College of Art. He has been Professor of Printmaking at the RCA since 1998 and a Fellow since 1985. He is a Royal Academician and has had many solo shows in the UK. His work is in public collections, including the Arts Council, Royal Academy, V&A, British Museum, Science Museum and Tate Gallery. He was awarded the CBE in the 2008 Summer Honours List. Website: www.chrisorr-ra.com/
Neil Pittaway RWS RE (London Acropolis) trained in printmaking at Bradford University and the Royal Academy Schools and is a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and the Royal Watercolour Society. He has had solo exhibitions in London and Yorkshire and has won many awards, including the British Institution prizes for drawing and printmaking at the Royal Academy. His work is in many public collections. Website: www.njpittaway.co.uk
Cynthia Pow (October) is a self-trained artist working chiefly in charcoal and pastel. Her early career was as a botanical illustrator. Recently her horticultural studies have been shown at the Society of Botanical Artists at Westminster Central Hall. She exhibits with Lincoln Joyce Fine Art in Great Bookham.
Christopher Read (St. Pancras Station – the Train Shed) has lived in the area since the 1950s when he was a Senior Lecturer in 3-dimensional design at Kingston College of Art, now Kingston University. He later practised as an architect. On retirement he took up printmaking and joined Richmond Printmakers.
Alexandra Robb (Camouflage (Underwater)) is an artist, illustrator and writer. She trained at Chelsea and specializes in depicting the natural world. She has written and illustrated two children's books and currently manages the Crane Park Nature Reserve in Twickenham for the London Wildlife Trust. She has two RHS medals for botanical painting. Website: www.alexrobb.co.uk
Lyn Rohde (Poppies) was born in Dublin and was initially educated in France. She gained a BA in Fine Art (Painting) at Wimbledon School of Art in 1986. She has exhibited widely in London, including at the Chelsea Art Fair and the Art on Paper Fair at the Royal College. Website: www.rohdefineart.co.uk
Ian Shillaker (Hollyhocks Café in Terrace Gardens, Richmond) studied Graphics at Croydon College of Art and has worked as a designer for 35 years. The computerisation of design has meant a change from visualising with markers and pens to working on a screen, so to compensate he has attended classes in traditional drawing and painting - life and portraiture in oils, landscapes in watercolour and acrylic - so he can experiment with different styles. Ian says that participating in the Art Picnics organised by the Environment Trust gives him an opportunity to develop his drawing techniques, and discover the fascinating locations around Richmond.
Ian Sidaway (Horse Chestnuts - Tuscany ) studied graphic design and worked briefly as a designer before concentrating on painting in the early 1970s. He exhibited widely at Federation of British artist shows, the Royal Academy summer shows and at galleries in London, Brighton and the USA. He has done book illustrations on a variety of subjects, and he has written and produced over thirty titles dealing with all aspects of drawing and painting, and he has been a regular contributor to various art part-works and practical art magazines. He works in a variety of materials.
Jill Storey (Orleans House) lives in Twickenham and trained in Fine Art at Gloucestershire College of Art & Design and Goldsmiths. She works mainly in watercolour and pastel and, after many years of teaching in adult education, is now concentrating on her own work and subjects wider afield in Europe. She is the main tutor for the Trust's programme of Art Picnics. Website: www.jillstorey.co.uk/site/jill_storey.html
Anne Swankie (Florence Rain) lives in Richmond. She trained at Richmond School of Art and has taken part in many group shows, both locally and in London, including exhibitions by the Society of Women Artists and Society of Landscape Painters, and the Pastel Society Annual Exhibition. Website: www.swankie.co.uk
Norman Twyman (Winter Evening and Ebb Tide, River Lane, Petersham) studied at Hammersmith School of Building and Architecture and graduated from Hammersmith School of Art in 1950. In 1951 he was involved in the Festival of Britain exhibition. He had solo shows and participated in group shows at Marble Hill and Hampton Hill galleries. He died in November 2003.
Howard Vie (Strawberry Hill) originally trained as an architect. He now works to commission as an illustrator, specialising in architectural subjects. He has illustrated many conservation area studies for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Website: www.hvie.co.uk/
Linda Walsh (Embedded Rock) For most of her life, Linda Walsh has been a maths teacher who embroidered in her spare time. Following four years study for a City & Guilds certificate in embroidery and design at Richmond (1994–1998), she began a second career as a textile artist, exhibiting both in solo and group shows and with 'Kaleidoscope', a mixed media group. Her work is influenced by a love of travelling. She explores patterns and the interactions of colours and textures, both man made and natural. She enjoys discovering new techniques and working out her own designs to translate them into stitch.'Embedded Rock' was inspired by several visits to the Grand Canyon. Website: Website: www.lindastitching.co.uk
Randall Webb (Lord Kilmorey's Tomb) Randall taught photography at Richmond Adult College for many years and his book on the history and practice of photographic printing from 1830 to the present day 'Sprits of Salts' has become a standard textbook for photography courses. One of the founding members of the Network Magazine, he has exhibited across the south of England and Europe. He also runs workshops for children at the Kilmorey Tomb. The process used for his Lord Kilmorey photograph (Van Dyke Brown prints) was invented in the earliest days of photography and uses a combination of iron and silver which are mixed together and brushed on handmade paper. After exposure to the sun until printed it is then washed and fixed like a normal photographic print. The picture was taken with a large wooden and brass 19th century camera.
Alan White (Nude) trained at Ealing College of Art and had a career in advertising as a graphic designer running his own company, before turning to painting. He has exhibited his figure studies in watercolour and pastel at many galleries in London.
Jim Woodman (The River at Strand on the Green, Skye Cottage) is a full-time painter, self-taught and passionate about painting and about art. He has been based in the southeast of England but works increasingly from his studio on the Isle of Skye. Jim’s work is noted for its use of strong, vibrant colours that imbue stark landscapes with warmth and intensity. His inspiration is the landscape, which he paints in oils, watercolours and acrylics. Much of his work celebrates the stark, moody beauty of the island of Skye. He also paints the Thames and its environs in London, as well as Tuscany, France, Spain and Greece. He is an Associate Member of the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers and won the Aya Broughton Prize at the Society’s exhibition in November 2006. Website: www.jimwoodman.co.uk
Michael Wrigglesworth (Kew Rail Bridge) Following an apprenticeship as a Technical Illustrator, Michael became Head of Faculty of Art & Design at Barnfield College. He now devotes his time to painting, working from a small studio attached to his cottage in Bedfordshire. He paints what he sees and feels, influenced by the changing light and atmosphere. His choice of subjects is wide-ranging, but most of his work is about aspects of the landscape and the influence of the seasons and the weather. Michael has exhibited in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Richmond upon Thames, including open studio events. His work has been accepted at the Mall Galleries for the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and most recently by the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Several pieces are currently exhibited at The Norton Way Gallery in Letchworth. Website: www.michaelwrigglesworth.com
Roy Wright (Henry Moore in Kew Gardens) studied illustration at Hull College of Art and was Group Graphics Editor of the Mirror Group of Newspapers. Since 1993 he has worked independently from his Richmond studio. He has been a prizewinner in the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition and the RA Summer Exhibition. Website: www.roywright.co.uk
Soon Yul Kang (Shadow of Love) Born in Korea, Soon moved to the UK to further her study in Textile Art. The inspiration for her work is derived from nature and serene landscapes and the desire to bring the viewer calmness and peacefulness in terms of healing and meditation. She has taken part in solo and group exhibitions in the UK and abroad, and her work is in many private and public collections.