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Roy North was born in West Riding of Yorkshire U.K. in 1946. The son of a coal miner, he was fortunate in that his talent was recognised at secondary modern school and obtained a scholarship to Barnsley Art School at the age of 14. |
| About the Artist | |
Roy has never had any backing and has had to pursue other occupations e.g. antique restoration, film and special effects work to support his love of painting. Roy continues to work exploring the effects of light and movement.His experiments with unorthodox shapes for his paintings, incorporating the development of his own interior format to define enclosed space with trompe l’oeil results. |
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Double Take
1995 |
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| This image portrays the ordered cleanliness and chic of a London West End office being invaded by a gang of tradesmen in working kit. The layering of multiple images brings about this effect to an extraordinary and interesting visual experience. |
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Approaching Storm
2007 |
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| This diptych oil painting of an approaching storm over the Devon landscape is dramatised by the pools of light in contract to the dark sky. |
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Egyptian Dances (triptych)
2005 |
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| This triptych oil painting was
inspired by a memorable evening spent at a gathering of Egyptian alabaster workers at the Hatshepsut Restaurant in Qurna,on the left bank of the River Nile opposite Luxor. It epitomises the vibrancy of the occasion in the movement and excitement of the participants.
This painting led to a series of dance works.
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Room with a View III
2007 |
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| Continuing the exploration of juxtapositional interior and exterior imagery, this interesting two dimensional interior shaped Devon landscape
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original visual experience. Roy is working on a series of these paintings.
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Waiting for the Catch
2008 |
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| This is Columb Bay, Goa, India.
This original oil painting depicts a woman waiting on the shoreline for the incoming catch and captures the moments of the sunset afterglow before the scene is plunged into darkness.
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Fusion
2009 |
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| This painting depicts the combination of ideas fusing today’s vibrant Egyptian youth dancing in a pharaonic environment. This work incorporates the development of Roy’s interior format to define enclosed space. A mixture of formal and informal movement and stasis. |
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Labyrinth
1989 |
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| Using a minimal blue palette this diptych painting depicts Theseus entering the Minotaur's lair in the Labyrinth. This painting was inspired by a visit to Knossos. |
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Devon Studio 2009
2009 |
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| This painting continues the exploration of space and light using an interior motif. |
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Goan Fishing Boats 1
2008 |
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| This portrait of 2 beached fishing boats with sunshade and net makes an interesting and colourful composition. |
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Inside Out - Higher Cookworthy Clump, Devon
2009 |
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| This two dimensional interior shaped canvas depicts a landscape in West Devon,
incorporating the development of my own interior format to define enclosed space with a stunning trompe l’oeil result.
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Suffusion
2009 |
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| This painting continues the theme of exploration and the suggestion of movement in a contained space. |
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Light Space
2009 |
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| This painting continues the exploration of space and light using an interior motif. |
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| Education and biography | |
| In 1961 Roy won a Scholarship to the Barnsley School of Art before attending the Hammersmith/Chelsea College of Art in London, studied under Percy Brown, Ruskin Spear, Lesley Curtis and Joe Magill, attaining a London Certificate in Painting in 1967. Roy has exhibited in many London exhibitions including The Spirit of London Exhibition in the 1980�s receiving a commendation for his work. He also received the Percy Brown Award at the West London Open 1981 and was elected to the Selection Committee. He has also exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition as well as having annual Open Studio weeks at his studio in London as part of the ACAVA Group of artists. A selection of his paintings being purchased by the Hammersmith Hospital for permanent show. Roy has been commissioned to execute external and internal murals for various public bodies throughout London. Roy moved from London to West Sussex in 1988 taking up part time teaching whilst continuing to paint, exhibiting locally and nationally. He traveled extensively during the 1990s visiting Museums and Art galleries throughout the world, compiling new ideas for future works. Roy now lives and works from his studio in Ashwater, North West Devon. In 2005 he took part in the 9 Days of Art open studio exhibition and is a member of the Plymouth Society of Artists. |
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