CONTACT DETAILS  and  HISTORY

My E Mail address is:-  alan@joelpaintings.com

                               Phone 01722  322899    ( with answerphone )

Mobile:-  077726 72275                 

        NB            Paintings in this area cannot be enlarged but can be sent by E Mail if they  imterest you.                                                       Prices !!!   Half those obtained in a gallery.     Ring or E Mail me . Many paintintgs are sold at about £400 in the riverbank Gallery and bought on line they would be sold for£200                  

HISTORY !!!!

Alan started painting at the age of 50:  this despite (or maybe because! ) he was brought up surrounded by the very professional paintings of his aunt Grace Joel who painted as a professional in England ( is known to Christies ) and had some tuition from Renoir.   In any event, Alan's training consisted of one to one tuition from two of the top painters in England. Expensive but great fun and with many advantages.

 Ken Paine :-  A law unto himself !  Probably the top Pastel Portrait artist in the UK and the only Englishman to be a vice-president of the French Pastel Society. Ken knows all the rules but really teaches by inspiration and encourages one to'go for Broke' as the saying goe

Dennis Syrett   :-      Is a quite different artist with a great range of work as well as portraits and his outlook is different. He is a taskmaster for accuracy and so was a great foil for me. He is a member of ROI, RBA,and RThe Royal Institute of Marine Painters. He is  currently President  of ROI. This is a much more expensive training than a conventional Art college but with many advantages and much fun.                                                         

The photo of Ruby (the daughter of Mark and Emily ) is indeed a photo and I have placed it there jist to practise putting photos invarious places.  I am trying to paint a masterpiece of Ruby but so far success eludes me : the photo is so beautifull that I may never succeed  ! As you can see from the picture above i have not succeeded but will try again in oils

This painting was a commision for Bristol University . It is a larrge oil , about 4feet by three feet and shown next to a garden seat to show the size.  Bristol University were very pleased at the accuracy and feel or this copy which they wanted to place in the Badock Student hostel.