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Eileen Appleby

Eileen knits instantly recognisable figures, which have become collector's items to many. The pictures show a selection of hand knitted figures cost...
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Judy Appleby

Judy began painting in 2005, having retired early from a career in architectual education. Her background in architectural theory, and in creativity, ...
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Mary Eileen Appleby

From Washington, Tyne & Wear, Mary started painting over ten years ago. At that time, she was able to devote more time to her hobbies as the family be...
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Ian Armstong

A local lad having enjoyed painting all his life, Ian has, for the last 3 years, been exhibiting and selling work through the North East. Painting mai...
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Ray Ball

Born in Sunderland, Ray spent most of his working life as a sea-going engineer. In 1987 he decided on a change of career and having always had an inte...
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Mavis Bell

Mavis' work is characterised by her bold compositions and lively use of colour. She produces diverse images including seascapes, industrial scenes,...
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Fiona Buckley

I have painted for years as a leisure painter having had Art and Design as my main subject at training college. Some of my paintings are finished fr...
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Barbara Campbell

Barbara likes using a wide range of media, and particularly enjoys colour and texture. The work in her gallery illustrates the range of some of her in...
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Sheila Chicken

Sheila is an accomplished, and long experienced painter of china and porcelain and taught the subject for many years. Her impromptu free-hand painting...
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Malcolm Coils

Malcolm's work is very distinctive. He produces beautifully controlled watercolours which have detailed drawings embedded in their textures....
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John Craggs

John is an artist based in Rothbury. After studying graphic design at Cumbria College of Art many years ago he worked in a variety of jobs including ...
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James Davison

James (Jimmy) Davison, a local man, has been painting on an amateur basis for the past fifteen years. Having worked throughout his life as an enginee...
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John Davison

John was born in Northumberland in 1980 and has always had a passion for art, in his spare time, as a hobby He use to carve stone sculptures for his...
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Carol Deveaux

Carol has been involved in painting for many years, mainly watercolours and some pastel work and more recently, attempting a different approach with a...
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Jenny Dyson

Jenny began painting in1997, and has had success exhibiting and selling paintings at the Coquetdale and other art galleries, including the Shipley A...
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Michael Ewart

Michael has been painting in oils for most of his life, mainly showing scenes of people in cafes, on street corners and in railway stations. This refl...
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Marjorie Firth

Marjorie is largely self-taught and uses oil, acrylic and pastel in her work. She tries to capture a particular atmosphere surrounding a subject, whet...
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Peter Francis

I am a self-taught artist based in Newcastle upon Tyne. I try to capture the atmosphere of the city and surrounding countryside using various media, m...
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Friday Group

This group meets every Friday at the arts centre and is run by Harry Rose, whose picture you can see here, at a recent workshop. The group is largely ...
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Roger Gadd

Roger Gadd was born near Manchester in 1961 but has lived in Sunderland since 1986. He has always painted landscapes and has tried to develop his skil...
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Liz Hughan

Liz writes:- 'Virtually everything I paint is inspired by creatures and places I come across in my day to day life - whether it is going to work as a...
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Marion Hunter

Inspired by my love of the countryside I have always enjoyed painting and drawing detailed studies of plants and fungi. I use a variety of media, so...
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Joe Hush

Joe Hush was born in Rothbury, England in 1951; he was raised in Alnwick and now lives in Washington County Durham with his wife an...
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Carole Kelly

Native to Amble, my love of the North East coast and Northumberland have been instrumental in my love of painting. Its vast ever changing skies and l...
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David Kerr

Born at Corbridge in Northumberland, David has always lived in the North East of England and in retirement has been able to convey the love of his n...
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Sheila Lewis

I am a self taught artist and have painted for the last 20 years, exhibiting my work in various venues throughout the North East. I am a member of Ga...
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Tony Montague

Tony produces bold colourful work. He often uses mixed media.The gallery always has examples of his work for sale. Tony is also an inspirational teac...
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Paul Morgan Clarke

Born in Sunderland, Paul studied and was awarded a BA with Hons from the city's College of Art. Since graduating in 1986, Paul has continued to work ...
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Florence Murray

Florence was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Northumberland in 2003 when she retired from a Pharmaceutical business career. Even thou...
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Brenda Parker

Brenda settled in Northumberland 18 years ago and was inspired by the county's heritage and beauty to take up painting. She worked with a variety of ...
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Georgia Ray

My work this year has turned to producing high-quality prints, some of which I have changed digitally. I am working from a simple oil I did with palet...
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Mal Rhodes

I am originally from Liverpool and moved to Northumberland some twenty-seven years ago. I fell in love with the landscape, the coastline and the di...
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June Roddam

Having gained a foundation degree in fine art at North Tyne Metropolitan College in 2005 I continued my education by doing a Foundation Degree in cont...
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Harry Rose

Harry Rose is chairman of the Friday Art Group at the Coquetdale Art Centre . He is a retired lecturer living in North Shields and has been interested...
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Barbara Segal

A contemporary artist inspired by the Northumbrian countryside in which she lives, Barbara works mainly in acrylic and oil to create atmospheric woodl...
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Jan Smith

Jan lives in Newcastle and has been selling paintings,prints and cards at the Coquetdale Arts Centre for 15 years. She is a member of the FNAS and a f...
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Ken Spencer

Ken Spencer was born in Liverpool and has a fine art background. After living and working in various locations on Merseyside and in Yorkshire, he move...
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Lynda Swift

Northumberland born Lynda painted and produced crochet craft from a very young age, but it all got left behind when she went to work at the Royal Gree...
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Jan Szymczuk

Jan writes: I`m a self taught artist. A Geordie lad, originally from a mining village called Pegswood in Northumberland, from Polish parents. I now l...
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J.E. (Jim) Thompson

Jim has been painting for as long as he can remember. Art was always his favourite subject at school, and his talent was spotted at a very early age w...
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Brian Towers

Born in Morpeth, Brian Towers now lives in Blyth and has been painting for the best part of his 75 years. His interests in art are wide, both in media...
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Bob Turnbull

Bob Turnbull has always been both a semi and a professional artist. He studied art at Kings College, Newcastle upon Tyne. An experimental artist, Bob ...
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Paul Whitehouse

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Ian Wood

Ian takes his inspiration from the local landscape. His bold, bright work has been compared to stained glass. Everyday life and the vibrancy of our l...
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David Kerr

I am featuring the work of our Chairman, who has had a great first year in the post; he has also sol...

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Spring Landscapes

Tony Montague

28/04/2012

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