Essex Art Club

President: Prof. Ken Howard, RA, RWS, RWA

Vice President: William Porter

Francisco Ferrer Fuentes: ‘Criado ‘

I began painting in 1975 at the Banbury School of Art Buckinghamshire. From this early beginning my love of art in all media grew. I then attended The Redbridge Institute where I gained an A level in art.

After this I wanted to expand and continue my learning and I joined a college in Newham and gained a BTEC Diploma in Fine Art. Then, continuing at the Guildhall University of Art and Waltham Forest College in East London, I have gained experience in using many different media including oils, pastels, watercolour and charcoal. I gained several qualifications in City and Guilds, during this period of time. I have also attended classes in Botanical Illustration and Life Drawing.

The style that I have developed is a combination of figurative and abstract. My preference is for botanical subjects in watercolour, however, I have now developed a style that is semi- abstract and reflects my love of natural subjects, giving movement and life.

I belong to the Leyton Art Group, and the Essex Art Club, exhibiting regularly with them at various venues.

I have had a number of very successful exhibitions including:

Group exhibitions

1979 Chekers College
1998 Redbridge College
1999 Newham College
2001 Woodford Green Library
2003 University of Madrid (Spain)
2004/05/06 Royal College of Art
2005 Kaleidoscope Gallery
2006 Gallery 47

One man shows:

2003 Kenneth Moore Theatre
2006 Real Sociedad Valenciana de Agricultura y Deportes. (Spain)
2006 Casa de la Cultura Xativa Valencia

Contact:

020 8556 1741