STUARTS ORIGINALS
Updated 43 days ago
Bron y Garth, Llanbedr, Gwynedd LL45 2HT, UK
Show someone a picture by Stuart and there is a good chance they will say; 'Oh yes, I've seen his work somewhere before'. That's because since 1990 thousands of his limited edition prints have been purchased by collectors in the UK and world-wide. It was not always thus.....
Born in Birmingham in 1946 he went to school in the Midlands, travelled widely in the 60's including USSR and USA, then graduated from college in Coventry as a town planner. His travels and study of townscape led to his fascination with cities, emerging 25 years later when he left his local government career to become a painter...
Starting with house portraits, he met someone who asked if he would paint his town to include various landmarks. This led to his first capriccio and the decision to try out this approach elsewhere.