Past and Retired Members

Julian Barrow (1939 - 2013)

Born in Cumberland, JULIAN BARROW lived most of his life in London; more than 40 years ago he moved to Tite Street, where he worked...

Bob Brown (1936 - 2023)

Bob was born in 1936. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy aged 17 and became a member of the New English Art Club in...

Michael D'Aguilar (1922 - 2016)

Michael D’Aguilar was born on the 11th May 1922 in London of Spanish parentage, brother of the artist Paul D’Aguilar. He spent much of his...

Julia Easterling (1941 - 2010)

Julia Easterling FROI RBA was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and The Royal Society of British Artists...

Oliver Elmes (1934 - 2011)

Oliver was the son of Rick Elmes, Cartoonist and Painter. He was married to Donnatilla and had five children all involved in the Arts. Oliver...

Trevor Frankland (1931 - 2011)

Studied at the Laird School of Art Birkenhead, the Royal Academy School of Painting London and was able to have a period to study printmaking...

Christopher Hall (1930 - 2016)

The contemporary art world seems to be dominated by 'isms' - Cubism, Impressionism, Vorticism, Expressionism and others, the artistic equivalent of Maureen Lipman's 'ologies'. So...

Charles Hardaker RBA NEAC

Charles studied at Birmingham College of Arts & Crafts, served in the Royal Artillery for National Service then studied for three years at the Royal...

Colin Hayes (1919 - 2003)

Colin Hayes RA was born in London in 1919, he studied History at Oxford and served in the Western Desert during WW2. In 1949 he...

Julia Heseltine (1933 - 2023)

Julia Katrina Heseltine was born in London in 1933, the daughter of the soldier Guy Heseltine and the portrait and figure painter Anna Zinkeisen. Her...

Ken Howard (1932 - 2022)

For me painting is about three things. It is about revelation, communication and celebration. By revelation I mean giving people a way of seeing, revealing...

Peter Kelly (1931 - 2019)

Peter was trained in Graphic Design at the West Ham School of Art and Technology and afterwards at the Central School of Art and Design...

Ronald Morgan (1936 - 2019)

Ronald was born on 28th February, 1936 in Landywood, Staffordshire. He studied art at Walsall School of Art (1951-53). He was a painter in water-colour,...

Sandra Pepys

Sandra, born in 1942 in Cape Town, South Africa, was Vice President of the Small Paintings Group. She was taught privately by Zdiswas Ruszkowski and...

Roy Pettitt (1930 - 2017)

Roy originally trained as a biologist and worked in research and industry in Argentina, California, Spain, and the U.K. – followed by a period in...

Mike Pope (1930 - 2013)

• Born Dorchester, Dorset, 1930
• Royal Air Force, 1948
• Bournemouth School of Art, 1949-52
• Royal College of Art, London, 1952-55
• Royal College of Art, travelling...

Diana Schofield

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Stan Smith (1929 - 2001)

• Hon. Life President, London Group
• Former Head of Fine Art, Ruskin School, University of Oxford
• Chairman, Chelsea Arts Club, 1994...

Victor Willis (1934 - 2004)

• Educated at Dulwich College
• Camberwell College of Art, 1974
• City & Guilds, 1978
• Goldsmith’s College, 1985
• MA Fine Art, 1985...