His love of art started from childhood and he would enjoy experimenting with different colours and shading.

By his twenties, he was painting ‘stills’, which included fruit, bottles and animals. When he became a father in his thirties, his art took a back seat (like so many artists experience), but he never lost his passion for art.

In his forties, he picked up the brush once again when he was inspired after visiting a famous Scottish castle.

After moving to Redditch and finally retiring from his day job in his sixties, he started to experiment with different styles of painting including new scenes and landscapes – mountains, boats and the ocean. Recently, he has begun to use resin in his works, which he feels gives his art greater depth, allowing him to elaborate his designs even more by being able to add layers which bring it to life and create a 3D effect.

The art that he now creates is broad and he enjoys painting different topics.

He has no fear when trying something new – over the years, he has used many different mediums from oils to pebeo to resins. His grandson designed and created a website for him, where he can display his artwork for people to browse online, which can be found here.

Roger has also recently started making coasters and keyrings from resin, which to display and sell along with paintings in local exhibitions throughout the year.

He is hopeful to continue experimenting with different types of art for many years to come, from his home “studio” in Redditch.

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Utilizing a variety of materials, Jerry has created a collection of work that is bold, expressive and compelling. Named the Beauty for Ashes Series, this 3D art is truly unique.

Here is what the artist has to say:

I have been a self taught artist over 20 years. JBRAN Gallery of Arts is a Word Inspired Art collection of works. The inspiration for these works comes from scripture Isaiah 61: 1-11, the year of the Lord’s favor. He says that he will give us Beauty for Ashes (KJV). This collection of Art Designs have been appropriately named the Beauty for Ashes Series.

• These are 3 dimensional handmade art designs
• They are made from copper, silver, bronze, brass aluminums and brushed metals
• They are formed by hand using hand shears for cutting and shaping
• A rubber mallet is used for bending edges
• Different, fabrics and vinyls have been integrated into the metal art designs.
• These designs are dawned with simulated jewels, rubies emeralds, sapphires and onyx stones.
• Each design is unique to itself therefore is placed on a fabric and frame that compliments its look.
• It took more than 11 types of material to create these designs.

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