Our Artists
Simon Carter (1961)
This artist's landscapes and seascapes continually blur the devisions between abstract and figurative art. He is driven to continuously make observations playing with painting process to convey his reaction to the Essex shoreline
Patrick Caulfield CBE RA ARCA (1936 - 2005)
Caulfield was part of the British Pop Art Movement. His distinguished style of minimal lines and flat colours was revolutionary at the time.
Michael Chase (1915 - 2001)
Michael Chase mainly works in watercolour. He is inspired by his love of travel and often depicts historical buildings and artifacts. He enjoys mixing patterns with landscapes creating rich collage capturing the essence of a cultural awakening.
Bernard Cheese RCA R.E. (1925 - 2013)
Cheese, who was married to Sheila Robinson. Strong connections with Great Bardfield in the 1950s. He studied at the Royal College of Art, where he was influenced by Edwin La Dell. printmaking at St Martin's School of Art from 1950 to 1968, then at Goldsmiths College from 1970–78, and Central School of Art and Design.[1]
Chloe Cheese RCA (1952)
Chloë Cheese began work as an artist and freelance illustrator after leaving the Royal College of Art in 1976. She wanted her work to feel informal as though drawn directly onto the printed page. She rarely drew figures. Chloëʼs personal work always concerns her view of the world around her which she interprets according to her own observation and sensibility.
Vasant Chinchwadkar (1934)
Vasant is an Indian artist who shares his time between India and UK. He tends to paint nudes and figures using a folk art style mixed with a little surrealism
Henry Collins (1910 - 1994)
A colchester based artist who worked as a designer, painter, and Art Tutor
Ben Coode-Adams (tbc)
Artist, Sculptor, Project Manager, Blacksmith, Builder, Forester, Farmer, Janitor,
Eileen Cooper RA (1953)
Well known as a printmaker and painter, her stylised work is characterised by the use of bold linear figures encompassing a playful narrative.
Michael Coulter (1937)
Michael's observation of people, birds and the ordinary are portrayed skilfully with a light touch and quirky charm. Coastal and estuary settings of Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk regularly feature in his work.
Hugh Cronyn (1905 - 1996)
A successful figurative painter and printmaker who had a strong connection with Colchester Art Society
Clare Curtis (00)
Stunning printmaker & Illustrator who lives and works in East Anglia