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Mike Bernard trained at the West Surrey
College of Art and Design, Farnham followed by post graduate studies at the Royal Academy
Schools. Since then he has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Mall
Galleries, Royal Festival Hall and many other galleries in London and the provinces.Among
the prizes and awards he has gained for his paintings are: The Stowells Trophy, The
Elizabeth Greenshield Fellowship, The Silver Longboat Award and The Laing Award. Mike was
elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI) in 1997. At the
1999 RI Exhibition at the Mall Galleries he was awarded The Kingsmead Gallery Award.Mike
enjoys experimenting with different media and techniques, often using mixed media
incorporating collages and acrylics. He also uses oil and watercolour. Within his
paintings he tries to develop exciting textures and light combining these qualities into
original semi-abstract images of landscapes. seascapes, street scenes. still life and
figurative compositions.Mike teaches classes and workshops in Chichester, Petersfield and
Farnham. He will be holding summer landscape painting courses locally and abroad.Mike and
his family live near Petersfield in an 18th century barn. |
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