Lincoln Joyce Fine Art

Contemporary Artists

F Donald Blake RI RSMA NEAC(1908 - 1997) Donald Blake trained at the Camberwell School of Art. Early in 1940 he was drafted into a small group of artists producing propaganda for the Ministry of Information. After the war he worked as a commercial artist but by the early 1960s he had earned himself a considerable reputation as a painter. During his lifetime he had one man shows in Belgium, Germany and the USA. He was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club, the Wapping Group and was President of the London Sketch Club.

Edward Dawson NEAC (1941 - 1999) Born in Northumberland in 1941, Edward studied Fine Art at Durham University and began to teach.In 1978 he relinquished his teaching to concentrate on painting. He was elected a member of the New English Art Club in 1977. His intuitive feel for the atmospherics of the climate. His pictures are richly painted with direct brush strokes, capturing the subtle changes in light and mood. His work is in private collections all over the world.

Josiah Sturgeon RI RSMA FRIBA (1919 - 1999) Josiah, or John to his friends was born in Essex. He grew up among tugs, sailing barges and fishing boats of the Thames and East Coast.He qualified as an architect in 1951 after serving in the Royal Engineers in North Africa, Iraq, Persia and Germany. From 1956 he was a member and eventually President and Chairman of the Wapping Group of Artists. He was elected RI in 1961 and RSMA in 1970. His work is held in many public and private collections

John Stillman John Stillman was born in Carshalton in Surrey in 1968. He is completely self taught and has been drawing since he was very young. John has worked as an illustrator for books and as a graphic artist in advertising in London. He is a painter of landscapes, marines and local scenes with an emphasis on atmosphere and light. He has had a number of one man shows in London and the homecounties. His work has been exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London at The Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Institute of Oil Painters. He is member of the Chelsea Arts Society and exhibits there every year. 2007 was his first year exhibiting at the Royal Academy and his painting was one of the first to be sold at the private view.
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