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Beryl cook past away just last year. This exhibition will show an array of work by the acclaimed artist. A homage paying tribute to Beryls' work, which spanned over a period of some 40 years.
About Beryl
Beryl Cook painted for some 40 years. Well known and much loved in her home county of Devon, she was largely snubbed by the the nation's major art galleries. Born in Surrey in 1926, she first started to paint after using her young son's paint set. A friend persuaded Beryl to try and sell some of the paintings - and, much to her surprise, they sold like hot cakes! Her first exhibition was in 1975, since when her trademark pictures of larger than life characters have become well known the world over. Despite the art world's snooty view of Beryl's paintings, the public love them. Her paintings are full of flamboyant, colourful characters, many of them observed by Beryl at the Dolphin pub on Plymouth's Barbican, and recreated in caricature form on canvas.
And in 2004, her boisterous characters starred in a two-part animated BBC TV series called Bosom Pals. Later In an interview with the BBC in 2006, she revealed: "I'm only motivated to paint by people enjoying themselves. Beryl was always attracted to scenes peculiar to British working life. What other painters dismissed, she saw as treats from the streets.
Beryl past away at a time when the world was in economic turmoil. Therfore the value of her art has not had a chance to show its true uniqueness. However we feel that it is only a matter of time, before this becomes a reality, and therefore will reflect in increased values; accross the whole board of her works. This is why we have made this wonderful and rare colelction, to give you an opportunity to buy when it is affordable.
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