Exhibition: Christmas Exhibition by Petleys

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Back Cover 80. Gilt Head Bream on a French Plate. Oil on canvas, 18 x 20 inches 2. City in the Snow. Oil on canvas, 19.75 x 23.75 inches Front Cover 1. Detail of Peter Kuhfeld. Umbrellas in the Snow.

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Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy new Year! We would like to invite you to come and enjoy a glass of champagne with us over the festive period, and have a look at our Winter Exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the ideal place to Ă&#x201E;nd a most discerning Christmas present. A selection of over 70 works is on show from some of the most exciting artists in Europe today. At our Cork Street Gallery

from 7th Dec 2011 All works are for sale. Right. 3. Peter Kuhfeld, Standing nude, with pink striped socks. Charcoal, 18 x 9,5 inches

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M A R T

Martin Yeoman (b. 1953) trained from 1975-1979 at the Royal Academy Schools, London. Among his commissions to date are Her Majesty The Queen’s grandchildren, Sir Alan Hodgkin OM, Sir Brinsley Ford and the former Bishop of Birmingham Hugh MonteÄori. He has accompanied HRH Prince of Wales on ofÄcial overseas tours to India, Hong Kong and the Gulf States.

I N Y E O M A N

4. Portrait drawing of George 2009. Black and red conte, 20 x 14 inches

5. Portrait of George aged thirteen. Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches

6. A bowl of quince II. Oil on canvas, 16 x 22 inches

7. A bowl of quince I. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches

8. Table still life, Autumn 2011. Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 inches

9. Burning stuble, Wiltshire. Oil on board, 4.75 x 8.25 inches

10. Portrait of George aged eleven. Red conte, 20 x 13.75 inches

11. Portrait of Richard Dawkins. Pencil, 10.5 x 7 inches

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Richard Sorrell (b. 1948) is the son of Alan Sorrell, the historical draughtsman and painter and Elizabeth Sorrell the watercolourist. Richard studied at the RA Schools (Post Graduate Course) 1968-72, having also attended Walthamstow Art School and Kingston College of Art. Richard was elected to the Royal Watercolour Society in 1975, and was Vice-President of that society 2002-05, and President 2006-09. You can Änd a summation of his three years’ work as President of the Royal Watercolour Society here. He is also an Executive Committee member of the Mall Galleries 2000- 06. Richard Sorrell’s work is held in the collections of the V&A Museum, Museum of London, the National Trust, Norwich City Council, Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on- Sea, Basildon Arts Trust and in private collections in Britain, Europe and US.

C H A R D S O R R E L L

12. A Man’s Estate. Acrylic, 25 x 30 cm

13. Golden Sands. Acrylic, 25 x 49 cm

14. October Beach. Acrylic, 25 x 49 cm

15. Passing the Islands. Acrylic, 25 x 49 cm

16. Sea Fishing. Acrylic, 25 x 49 cm

Edward Beale (b. 1950) is a modern Ägurative painter. He uses oil paint in a vigorous and robust way resulting in exciting contemporary images. His approach can be traced to a grounding in the traditional disciplines of close observation and drawing. A London painter born and bred, he trained at Camberwell and the Royal Academy Schools. Important subjects for Edward are the ever-changing urban landscapes around his Lambeth home and along the Thames. As well as London he Änds inspiration in the Outer Hebrides, Paris (from a barge on the Seine), the foothills of the Pyrenees, the Dordogne, and recently the Castile region of Spain. He also makes portraits, life-paintings, Åower paintings and other still-life studies. The power in his paintings comes from the tension between the solidity of their structure and the Åamboyance and verve in the application of paint. The artist’s imagination and vision radiates out of the work as you look at it on the wall. His work is in private collections all over the world.

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B E A L E

17. SunÅowers and grapefruit. Oil on panel, 36 x 20 inches

18. Peonies in a green vase on table. Oil on panel, 24 x 20 inches

19. SunĂ&#x2026;owers in a blue vase on stripes. Oil on panel, 28 x 20 inches

20. Grey sky over Westminster. Oil on panel, 13x14 inches

21. Victoria Tower from Tufton St, late afternoon. Oil on panel, 12 x 14 inches

22. TrafĂ&#x201E;c over Lambeth Bridge. Oil on panel, 20 x 24 Inches

23. Afternoon at Coll Beach. Oil on panel, 24 x 48 Inches

C A R O L I N E D E

Caroline Deane (b. 1961) graduated from, among other establishments, the Cheltenham School of Art, London’s Byam Shaw School of Art, The British School in Rome, and Beijing’s Central Academy of Art. In 1988 she won The Windsor and Newton prize for an oil painting at ‘Britain’s Painters 88’ National exhibition at The Mall galleries. She has exhibited her work at numerous London art galleries and also in Winchester. Having just spent 2009 and part of 2010 back in China; on leaving she had a sell-out show with Picasso Matisse and Chagall, which achieved media coverage almost China wide. As an artist, she describes herself as a classically inÅuenced contemporary artist. She also draws much of her inspiration from ancient Chinese philosophy.

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24. Crisp Morning Light. Earth pastel on German paper, 64 x 76 cm

25. Afternoon Light. Earth pastel on German paper, 64 x 76 cm

26. The Voice of the Paper. Earth pastel on German paper, 64 x 76 cm

27. Natali. Earth pastel on German paper, 64 x 76 cm

P E T E R K U H F E L D

Peter Kuhfeld (b.1952) is one of the most distinguished painters working today. Unashamedly romantic and Ägurative, his landscapes, gardens, cityscapes and interiors feature at the New English Art Club and the Royal Academy Summer exhibitions. His portraits – often evocative nudes - appear at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters shows. He has been awarded numerous prizes including the Royal Academy’s Silver Medal for Drawing and the Royal College of Surgeons’ Dooley Prize for Anatomical Drawing. He has received the Prince of Wales’s prize for portrait drawing, and was the travelling painter on a trip made by Prince Charles to Nigeria, Cameroon, Tunisia and Japan in 1990. His works are in the permanent collections of The Queen, Prince Charles of Wales, Baring Bros, the National Trust and many others.

28. Dressing for Dinner. Oil on canvas, 5.5 x 8 inches

29. Siesta. Oil on canvas, 6.5 x 9 inches

30. The Blue Shawl. Oil on canvas, 19 x 10.8 Inches

31. View from a Bridge. Oil on canvas, 25 x 43 inches

32. Umbrellas in the Snow. Oil on panel, 22.75 x 19.25 inches

33. Sightseeing in Venice. Oil on canvas, 23.75 x 35 inches

34. Back View. Oil on canvas, 16 x 7 Inches

35. Sitting. Oil on canvas,19 x 10.5 Inches

36. A Slow Afternoon. Oil on canvas,10 x 19 Inches

37. Winter in Venice. Oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches

38. A Day in the Sun. Oil on canvas, 20 x 17 inches

R O Y P E T L E

Roy Petley (b. 1951) is a contemporary British artist renowned for his impressionist oil paintings. Petley paints en plein air, which is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, to create his popular works that depict the wide expanse of English beaches and the gentle allure of Venetian landscapes. His works have been likened to those of John Constable, Edward Seago, and Campbell Mellon, British painters whose styles were inÅuenced by the Barbizon School and Impressionism. Beginning life in a children’s home, he became one of the Ärst artists to open an art gallery in Cork Street, a prestigious street lined with art galleries in London’s Mayfair. His works are popularly collected by British royalty, including Her Late Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

39. Gondolas. Oil on panel, 18 x 12 inches

40. English Papers, Venetian View. Oil on panel,16 x 24 inches

41. By the Banks of the River. Oil on panel, 24 x 16 inches

42. Beach Boats, Norfolk. Oil on panel, 16 x 24 inches

43. Winter Kiosk, Paris. Oil on panel, 11 x 7 inches

44. The Wedding Lunch, Plein Air. Oil on panel, 24 x 29 inches

C O L I N F

Colin Fraser (b. 1956) is a native of Glasgow. He studied art in Brighton and currently lives and works in Sweden. Fraser is represented by Mira Godard Gallery and has exhibited internationally in London, New York and Glasgow. His work is found in numerous private and corporate collections throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Fraser has always been enchanted by light. He creates meditative works in egg tempera, drawn by the way sunlight breaks through a glass window or an open door, how the colours in a room can change as the light hits it, how space becomes more vibrant and shadows seem to stretch for light is in motion and never still.

R A S E R

45. Lavender Dawn. Egg Tempera, 28 x 25 inches

46. Sunside. Egg tempera, 30.5 x 48 inches

47. Centurion. Egg tempera, 48 x 39.5 inches

48. Citrus. Egg tempera, 27.5 x 39.5 inches

49. Procession. Egg tempera, 31.5 x 48 inches

Y U R I K R O T

The name of Yuri Krotov (b. 1964) as an artist became known to the art lovers in Europe in 1992 during the sale of Russian paintings at the auction room Drouot in Paris. The serenity of the caught moment is taking us away to the epoque of Mopassan and M. Prust. The sun-lightness of the reality is enchantingly attractive. A model’s glance is Åoating by an onlooker and leading away to the land of dreams and remembrances. Thanks to perfection of an academic technique of painting, bright coloring and emotional richness the artist’s work has gained a lot of admirers which is reÅected in a high commercial rating at the European art market. Since then Krotov’s paintings have been permanently displayed for sale at the painting auctions and exhibited at the galleries of Europe and USA.

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50. Walking by the sea. Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 Inches

51. By the edge of the sea. Oil on panel, 31 x 29 inches

52. New friends. Oil on canvas, 21.5 x 28 inches

53. Thoughts of C.S.Forester. Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 Inches

54. The Ă&#x2026;ower market, Nice. Oil on canvas, 29.25 x 39.25 inches

55. View to the Seine. Oil on canvas, 23.25 x 35.5 inches

56. Reading. Oil on canvas, 21,5 x 28 inches

57. The Siesta. Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 Inches

58. By the Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge. Oil on canvas, 29,5 x 24 inches

59. Windy Day, Straw Hats and Toy Boats. Oil on canvas, 24 x 28 inches

V I C E N T E R O M E R O

Vicente Romero Redondo (b. 1956) is a Spanish artist from Madrid. He started to study at the High School for Art â&#x20AC;&#x153;San Fernando,â&#x20AC;? the most prestigious art school in Spain. (Salvador Dali studied there from 1922 to 1926.) During the Ă&#x201E;rst years he dedicated all his time to sculpture, but he realized that only by painting he could express all the sensibility he possessed and needed to transmit. He graduated with special honours in 1982. He painted pastel portraits in coast villages of the mainland and the islands of Tenerife, Majorca and Ibiza. At the end of the eighties, Romero and his wife settled down at the Costa Brava. It was in this region, the birthplace of Dali, where a new stage of his artistic life began.

60. The Young Model. Charcoal, 19 x 26.5 inches

61. By the Studio Door. Pastel, 39 x 28 inches

62. Where the Land Meets the Sea. Pastel, 19 x 27 inches

63. The light of the Sea. Pastel, 27.5 x 20 inches

64. Evening Light, Dordogne. Pastel, 27 x 19 inches

65. By the Light of the Studio Window. Oil on canvas, 31.8 x 25.6 inches

S A I E D

Trained at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Saied is a Ägurative Artist living and working in Bath. Over the years he has had many mixed and solo exhibitions in the UK and abroad. He was made a member of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 2004 and The New English Art Club in 2009. Commenting on the difÄculties of portraiture, he states “Portraiture can be considered to be the most complex of the visual idioms, both structurally and psychologically and consequently the most fascinating, as one is dealing with humanity itself or in mirror reÅection, ourselves. It is also a microcosm in which one can explore almost all the problems of drawing and painting.”

D A I

66. Through the Window. Oil on panel, 13.5 x 10 inches

A N T O N Y W I L Antony Williams trained at Farnham College of Art and Portsmouth University in the UK. He works almost exclusively in egg tempera which can be a painstaking and exacting medium, but which allows him to express a deep feeling about the look of the world. All his work is based on direct and intense observation, which can produce as a result a very heightened sense of realism, where every surface detail is given almost equal and constant consideration.

L I A M S

67. Still Life with Cacti. Egg tempera, 21 x 37 inches

K E N M O R O N E Y

Ken Moroney (b.1949) a gifted and versatile painter, his small oil studies being vigorously and swiftly executed. The Åuent technique is derived from the practice of painting “en plein air”, which gathered pace in the late 19th Century. A number of British artists who painted in outdoors through to the 20th Century were many of the Newlyn School, artists such as Munnings and Amesby Brown, two artists with a deep feeling for paint and atmosphere who possessed a natural ability to capture scenes of light and movement in a matter of a few brushstrokes. Edward Seago also displayed a similar capacity through the middle years of the 20th Century. There are many elements of Moroney’s work which bring to mind this tradition, as well as the dash and colour of Continental painters such as the Belgian, Frans Smeers, even though he has not undertaken any formal training. However, his work has featured in numerous exhibitions, including the Royal Academy. Ken Moroney’s pictures, and his other working title of J.J.Bellman, have been collected by clients in the UK and internationally.

68. The Clarice Cliff Plate. Oil on canvas, 19.75 x 15.75 inches

69. Herding the Cow, Turkey. Oil on panel, 17 x 21 inches

70. The Round Pond. Oil on canvas, 15.75 x 19.75 inches

71. Steps of Montmartre. Oil on canvas, 21.5 x 18 inches

72. Outside the Cafe, Paris. Oil on panel, 8.5 x 10 inches

73. A Stroll by the Seaside. Oil on panel, 11 x 13 inches

74. Florence in the Rain. Oil on panel, 26 x 32 inches

P A D D Y C A M P B E

75. Resting Model. Bronze

76. Standing Figure. Bronze

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Having created his own successful catering-to-coffee business in Ireland, Britain, and the United States, Paddy Campbell (b. 1942) returned to his artistic roots via the Florence Academy of Art in 1996, taking various courses in drawing, painting, and Änally sculpture. In 2005 he established his own studio in Florence and earned recognition as a sculptor, with public commissions including the ofÄcial portrait of the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese in 2007. His most recent Solo exhibition, “Un Altro Mondo” (Another World) at the Palazzo Comunale in Fiesole, Italy, in 2009, attracted 3,500 visitors, and his works have been acquired by collectors in Ireland, Italy, Portugal, France, Turkey, UK, USA, Canada and Australia.

D O M I N I C G 77. Summer Breeze. Bronze, 24 x 10 x 10 inches

78. Kneeling Model. Bronze

Dominic Grant has always sketched while busy with a music career that began in the late 1960’s. He is still a successful recording artist and has sold more than three million albums with his wife Julie, who are known together as Grant and Forsyth. Dominic was also the lead singer in the hugely successful seventies boy girl group Guys ‘N’ Dolls. He started to experiment with clay sculpture of his wife, son and daughter in the early 1980’s. Inspired by his love of movement and expression his work encapsulates the expressive emotion of the body, from a ballet dancer twirling a ribbon to his individual theatrical characters. In the past few years, Dominic’s sculptures have been exhibited in London, Amsterdam, Marbella, Mayfair, Monte Carlo and PortoÄno. His recent success has also led to commissions by the London Palladadium for a bust of Bruce Forsyth, by Sony for a bust of Barbara Streisand and for sports giants O’Neill for whom he sculpted ‘The Surfer’.

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N E I L F O R S T E R

Throughout his distinguished career, Forster (b. 1940) has carved a niche as an animal and Ă&#x201E;gurative artist, and his work appears in collections across the world, including that of the Prince of Wales, whom he also has painted twice. Forster now works almost exclusively in pastels, enjoying the immediacy and freshness of this medium. All the pieces on display are testament to his skill as a draughtsman and maintain a luminosity that is lost in less skilful artists. But his works are more than academic studies. They convey character. His animal pastels, for instance, display personality - from the proud and poignant hounds to the tabby, twitching its ears to listen.

79. Dressing. Pastel, 12 x 10.5 inches

Back Cover 80. Gilt Head Bream on a French Plate. Oil on canvas, 18 x 20 inches 2. City in the Snow. Oil on canvas, 19.75 x 23.75 inches Front Cover 1. Detail of Peter Kuhfeld. Umbrellas in the Snow.

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