BALMER Derek P.R.W.A., Hon.
R.A. (born 1934)
“An Ancient Place”
Oil Painting on Board. 12” x
16” (305 x 407mm). Signed IMAGE
“Jester”
Oil Painting on canvas 30” x
20” (761 x 507mm)
Signed & dated 78/79
Titled “Jester” and dated on
reverse IMAGE
“Boatyard”
Oil Painting on Canvas. 18”
x 24” (460 x 610mm) Signed IMAGE
“Menorca”
Oil Painting on Canvas. 36”
x 48” (910 x 1220mm) Signed IMAGE
“Lavender Farm”
Oil Painting on Board. 16” x
20” (406 x 508mm) Signed IMAGE
Derek Balmer, painter and photographer, is noted for his richly
coloured abstracts and painterly landscapes of Britain and abroad. Balmer was born and lives in Bristol where he became a noted
photographer, closely associated with the Bristol Old Vic. John Boorman, later a Hollywood director,
used Balmer as his photographer during the making of television
documentaries. Aged 15, Balmer was
accepted at the West of England College of Art by Donald Milner and his
teachers included Paul Feiler. He exhibits at the Royal West of England
Academy of which he is a Member and where, in 2001 he became the Academy’s 18th
President. He also held his first public
exhibition there in 1958, Other group exhibitions include Fimbarrus and
Arnolfini Galleries in Bath and Bristol, Bear Lane Gallery in Oxford, Louise Hallett Gallery and
New Art Centre. He had a solo show at
Fimbarrus Gallery in 1959, with later ones including the Sharples Gallery at
the RWA in 1980, Gisela van Beers in 1991 and Anthony Hepworth, Bath in 1992. Ancient
Places was held at Campden Gallery, Chipping Campden in 2005. In 1965 he
won the Prix d’Natalie in Provence and following other
successes was the 1983 finalist at the Avon Open Exhibition at Arnolfini
Gallery, Bristol. Derek
Balmer is represented in public collections in Britain and abroad.
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