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| Andrew Stock |
| Andrew Stock is a self taught artist and has been painting full time since leaving Sherborne School in 1978. Personally encouraged by the late Sir Peter Scott, he held his first one-man exhibition at the age of twenty one at the Malcolm Innes Gallery in London's Walton Street. Working mainly in water based media, subject matter has primarily been wildlife, especially birds. However, in recent years he has been painting still life and landscape with great success. Since 1991 etching has also formed an important part of his creative repertoire. |
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As well as regular visits to the Highlands, Andrew has spent considerable time in the Lot region of France. His fascination with India also grows and he recently returned from his second trip to Uttaranchal, having previously visited Kerala and Rajasthan. India has considerably broadened Andrew's portfolio and exhibitions now include paintings and etchings of street scenes, landscapes, figures and shipping as well as the birdlife.
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 Meanwhile the Highlands and more especially the contrasting beauty and wilderness of the Outer Hebrides remain a constant pull and an annual pilgrimage.
It is here, while lobster potting in a very small boat on a very big North Atlantic swell that he was first inspired to paint his sea pictures - a theme that he finds constantly challenging and exciting. His sea paintings lead to an invitation to join the Royal Navy on HMS Endurance for the month of November 2008. This trip resulted in a major exhibition at Frost & Reed (London) in June 2009.
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Andrew is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and recently retired President (2004 - 09) of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA).
As well as exhibiting regularly in London ( now represented by Frost & Reed) he has a growing international following and is also represented in America. He has carried out many Commissions including paintings for 29 Commando RA, RACAL Electronics, Casino Hotel Group (India), and over 30 works for the Sultan of Oman.
Andrew has lived in Dorset for the last twenty-five years and works from his studio in the hamlet of Ryme Intrinseca, near Sherborne. |
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