by David Pilgrim | Aug 31, 2017
Helen Hale ROI (1936 – 2024) Past Members > Helen Hale ROI (1936-2024) Helen Hale was born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. From 1955 to 1970 Helen combined a career in designing and illustrating books and book jackets with part-time study at St. Martin’s...
by David Pilgrim | Aug 31, 2017
Valeriy Gridnev ROI Members > Valeriy Gridnev ROI Valeriy Gridnev was born in Russia in 1956. After studying at Sverdlovsk Art College from 1976 – 1980 enrolled at St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1983 and graduated in 1990. His graduation project “The Early...
by David Pilgrim | Aug 31, 2017
Neville Fleetwood ROI Past Members > Neville Fleetwood ROI (1932-2021) Neville Fleetwood started painting aged 12 after an enjoyable but otherwise unremarkable holiday to Blackpool. He says: ‘We were staying in a B&B and a girl who was also staying there...
by David Pilgrim | Aug 31, 2017
Arthur Easton ROI Members > Arthur Easton ROI (1939-2024) Born in Surrey in 1939, Arthur went to Reigate School of Art to study painting and printmaking. Then, to obtain a better understanding of the handling of light and shade, he went to Italy to study the Old...
by David Pilgrim | Aug 31, 2017
Kathleen Crow ROI Past Members > Kathleen Crow ROI (1920-2020) Kathleen was born in 1920 Oxton, Nottinghamshire, where she lived her whole life. She took a part-time course in Fine Art at Nottingham Art College with Ronald Thursby and later with Leslie Goodwin....
