The Artist
Terry Kelly was born in Manchester on the 29 March 1948 and
from a very early age he loved to draw and paint. He attended
St Brigid's School in Beswick and won a scholarship to the High
School of Art, but in the event didn't actually go there. After
leaving school he practised his art and photography as a hobby
till the 1980s when he attended several adult art schools in
the Manchester area and had some success as a freelance designer.
In the 1990s,
after a divorce and being left with two small daughters to care
for he turned again to painting in oils and began to sell his
work privately. His paintings are now seen in private collections
in Australia, America and Russia, as well as in the United Kingdom.
After being
ill for some time with heart disease and cancer he resumed painting
again and began taking photographs. Of his work Terry says:
"I
like the sea and never get tired of painting its many moods.
It's the same with the human form. But recently I was introduced
to Goth Art which I am in the process of exploring and hope
to incorporate it into my own work. Digital photography is
another media I have been experimenting with and although
I use it mainly as a tool for my art work I would like to
do something more serious with it in the future".
To see more
of Terry Kelly's work you can visit his website at: www.4billioncolours.com
Terry can
be contacted via email at: chalk42002@yahoo.co.uk
