Jean McEwan (“fond of dogs and minty chocolates”) is a visual artist. She was born in Scotland, but now lives in the Haworth area. She originally studied English Literature at degree level and worked in community and social work projects for over 10 years in Glasgow. However, she was increasingly drawn to art…
Den (Denise) Ledgerwood, was born in County Durham, and gained her first degree in the North East of England before moving to Yorkshire and continuing her art education and teacher training at Ilkley College, The Open University, and at the University of Leeds (Bretton Hall). She has lived in the Ilkley…
Haworth based artist, Judy Sale was born in 1946 in Indiana USA. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1967 with a Bachelors Degree in Art and later studied Architecture and Design at Chelsea College of Art, London. She has lived/practiced in eight different countries and travelled extensively throughout…
Artist and sculptor, Marcus Levine, was born in Leeds, but now lives in Nab Wood Shipley, and his studio is located in Keighley. He is noted as the creator of figurative nail sculptures. Marcus attended Fulneck Boys School, Pudsey, then completed an art foundation course at Jacob Kramer College…
Frank Coleman was an oil and watercolour painter of rural genre and landscape scenes, including some Italian subjects. He lived in Bradford (around 1880) and Ilkley (around 1890/1) and exhibited work between 1885 -1895, most notably at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, and Royal Scottish Academy. He also exhibited at the…
On Friday, September 14th, 1934, the professional watercolour artist, Arthur Reginald Smith, set out early from his home in Grassington, North Yorkshire, to paint the River Wharfe, near Bolton Abbey. Smith was fascinated by the beauty of the river, and the villages along its upper reaches frequently appeared in his work.…
William is seated, left of picture, next to his step-mother, Martha, and some of his siblings. His father, Edward, is standing in the back row. Photograph circa 1886. William Capeling Stevens (1870-1911) – he signed some of his paintings with the middle name, ‘Capling’, but the birth record shows ‘Capeling’ …
John Cousen was born in Bradford on the 19th February, 1804. Having an aptitude for art, he became a pupil of John Scott, a London based engraver, with skill and reputation for his animal engravings. However, John Cousen showed a preference to landscape engraving. The expansion and developments in printing…
David Fawcett was born in Bradford in 1935 and attended Bradford Grammar School, where he met fellow artist, David Hockney. In 1954 , they both joined Bradford College of Art and studied full-time there. After gaining a National Diploma in Design with honours, Fawcett continued his studies at the Birmingham Regional College of…
Greg Learmonth is a largely self-taught professional painter, living in the Ilkley area. His subjects are predominantly impressionistic land, townscape and coastal scenes, particularly of the Yorkshire region. He says of his art: Painting it is something that I really enjoy doing so I would paint anyway! My life…
