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Mick
Cawston
S.E.A. Born
in 1959 in Dagenham, Essex, Mick is the son of deaf and dumb parents.
His father teaches and translates the deaf and dumb language for the
police. Mick
has sketched for as long as he can remember and won his first exhibition at the
age of seven. He was educated at
the Robert Clack Comprehensive School in Dagenham, and on leaving school he
trained as a cabinet maker before signing up in the army for three years.
After the army he spent six months working as a messenger in London and
then went on a lone tour of Europe for two months. Throughout
all this time he continued to draw and on his return from Europe he set up a
market stall in Covent Garden sketching portraits in pastels for £3.00 a time. After
six months in Covent Garden he moved on to work for a London silversmith
designing items for the arab market. From
London he moved into the country and spent the next three years living in a
cottage on a farm in Burnham-on-Crouch, and again sold his work on market
stalls. Although his fee for
portraits rose to £18.00, he still couldn't make a living. Rising debts made him attempt to paint in oils so that he
might earn a little more. He
started to paint seriously in oils in the early part of 1987.
By the middle of 1987 he had been discovered by Sally Mitchell and by the
end of 1987 he had his first two limited-edition prints published after his
work. Mick's
development and success has been so meteoric that he has now had a vast number
of prints published after his work, of which many have sold out.
They are in demand all over the world, as are his paintings, and his work
has been exhibited successfully in Tokyo, Stockholm, Verona, Dublin, New York,
and Kentucky, as well as one-man exhibitions in Scotland, Norfolk and London.
The
first time he exhibited at the Society of Equestrian Artists in London with only
the second horse picture he had ever painted, he won the award for the best
newcomer, the next year he was awarded full membership. His
work has appeared in numerous publications and on the front covers of many
magazines. Although he is best
known for his dog pictures, his wildlife pictures are equally good. Originals
of his work, although much sought after, can be obtained, and the prices range
from £300.00 to £3,500.00.
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