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Philip Gerrard
In February 1996 my ambition was realised when ages 36 I left my career and turned professional. In April 1998 the Lancashire Life Magazine published a four-page feature describing my story. A feature was also published in International Artist Magazine February/March 2000 edition in the ‘Master Painters of the World Showcase”. In 2004 one of my still life paintings was selected as a finalist in the “Daily Mail Not The Turner Prize” competition. My paintings are in private collections in the UK, USA and Australia. 1998 (April) Lancashire Life published a Four Page Feature. 2000 (February) International Artist magazine feature in the “Master painters of the World Showcase”. 2004 Daily Mail Not The Turner Prize-“Short listed”. 2006 National Exhibition Wildlife Art. 2006 “Wildart Expo” Bonhams Chester - awarded a “Commended” and a “Highly Commended”. 2006 The Wildlife Art Society International. 2007 National Exhibition Wildlife Art. 2007 The Wildlife Art Society
International-Bronze Medal Winner. 2007 Royal Birmingham Society Of Artists 2009 Grosvenor Open Art Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum, Chester 2009 National Exhibition
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It is difficult to
recall my age exactly when my interest in fine art first appeared. I know I was
very young and had always enjoyed drawing and painting. At school I frequently
came top in Art demonstrating talent from a very early age. My ambition was that
one day I would become a professional artist. Although a career painting was not
encouraged and I put by my dream and went into surveying and estate agency. I
continued to paint in every spare moment practising and perfecting until after
many years my first major breakthrough came when I began to paint still life. My
very limited spare time meant that this was an ideal genre since the subjects
were immediately available. An aunt had died recently and left me some
ornaments, which I painted in a composition with fruit, they were an immediate
success and demand grew rapidly. I began to collect suitable subject matter
including claret jugs, pewter, etc. I decided not to use antiques preferring
classical contemporary pieces, enabling me to follow the great tradition of the
genre. My approach is to paint a representational image of the highest quality,
and in great detail. Still life subjects frequently include fruit, lobster,
flowers, glass, pewter and other fine objects. I have since extended my
portfolio into other subjects painted in both oil and watercolour.
