Scotland. Born 1962
Painting
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1929 - 2017. Known for: Painting.
Barbara Balmer had a singular vision. Her pictures have a curious, if not surreal, edge. In her instantly recognizable style, she took the everyday and simplified it into shapes and... Read full biography
Barbara Balmer had a singular vision. Her pictures have a curious, if not surreal, edge. In her instantly recognizable style, she took the everyday and simplified it into shapes and patterns that she filled with subtle gradations of colour. Born in Birmingham, she moved to Scotland by way... Read full biography
Barbara Balmer had a singular vision. Her pictures have a curious, if not surreal, edge. In her instantly recognizable style, she took the everyday and simplified it into shapes and patterns that she filled with subtle gradations of colour. Born in Birmingham, she moved to Scotland by way of a scholarship from Coventry School of Art that took her to Edinburgh College of Art (1949-1953). Her contemporaries are a roll call of familiar names of Scottish art: Elizabeth Blackadder,... Read full biography
Barbara Balmer had a singular vision. Her pictures have a curious, if not surreal, edge. In her instantly recognizable style, she took the everyday and simplified it into shapes and patterns that she filled with subtle gradations of colour. Born in Birmingham, she moved to Scotland by way of a scholarship from Coventry School of Art that took her to Edinburgh College of Art (1949-1953). Her contemporaries are a roll call of familiar names of Scottish art: Elizabeth Blackadder, John Houston and Frances Walker to name a few. Balmer, however, eschewed the expressive brushwork and vibrant palette of the time and developed her own unique visual vocabulary. Throughout her long career, spanning more than five decades, she was... Read full biography
Barbara Balmer had a singular vision. Her pictures have a curious, if not surreal, edge. In her instantly recognizable style, she took the everyday and simplified it into shapes and patterns that she filled with subtle gradations of colour. Born in Birmingham, she moved to Scotland by way of a scholarship from Coventry School of Art that took her to Edinburgh College of Art (1949-1953). Her contemporaries are a roll call of familiar names of Scottish art: Elizabeth Blackadder, John Houston and Frances Walker to name a few. Balmer, however, eschewed the expressive brushwork and vibrant palette of the time and developed her own unique visual vocabulary. Throughout her long career, spanning more than five decades, she was twice selected to exhibit at the John Moores Exhibition in Liverpool, and had solo shows at the Richard Demarco Gallery and the Open... Read full biography
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England, Scotland, United Kingdom. 1922 - 2009
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Scotland. Born 1954
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United Kingdom. Born 1969
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United Kingdom. 1848 - 1908
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United Kingdom. 1939 - 2002
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Scotland. 1951 - 1998
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United Kingdom. Born 1946
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United Kingdom, Scotland. fl 1956-1981
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United Kingdom, Scotland. 1928 - 2015
Painting
Scotland, United Kingdom. Born 1948
Painting
Scotland. 1926 - 1998
Painting
Scotland, United Kingdom. Born 1941
Skyscape, landscape and still life painting
United Kingdom. Born 1962
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United Kingdom. 1917 - 2010
Painting
Scotland, United Kingdom. 1930 - 2003
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United Kingdom. 1932 - 1988
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Scotland, France. 1929 - 2006
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Scotland, United Kingdom. Born 1964
Painting
Scotland, United Kingdom. 1922 - 2018
Still life and landscape painting
United Kingdom. 1938 - 2022
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United Kingdom. Born 1956
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United Kingdom, Scotland. 1907 - 1979
Painting
United Kingdom. Born 1950
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United Kingdom. Born 1964
Scenes of race-courses, beaches, stations, fairgrounds, and theaters in oil on canvas.
Scotland. Born 1937
Coastal scene, still life and landscape acrylic painting
United Kingdom, Scotland. 1919 - 1987
Painting, landscape
Scotland. 1931 - 2010
Semi-abstract land-and seascape, figure, still life painting, teaching
Scotland, Europe. Born 1943
Abstract painting, tapestry design, drawing, pottery decoration, teaching