B 1942 Newcasrle England 1961-6 Sunderland Univ Art & design Dip.AD 1965 Queens Award Travelling Scholarship to Italy 2006 Prizewinner Just Paint online @Artrom Gallery Rome 2006/7 Prize winner Palm Art Award Artdomain Gallery Leipzig Germany 1970-1996 Teaching /Lecturing Selected Exhibitions 1966 Young contemporaries Manchester 1970 Pernod exhibiton laing gallery Newcastle 2001 Group Show Univ of Northumbria gallery 2003/4/4/6 Art Cafe Gallery Northumberland 2004/5/6/7 Invited artists The Biscuit Factory Newcastle 2005 Walker Contemporary Gallery Harrogate 2005 Karen Taylor Gallery London 2005 John Green fine Art Glasgow 2005/6/7 Scotlandart.com Edinburgh gallery 2005 Invited Artists Minsterfineart gallery York 2006 The Brownston Gallery modbury Devon UK 2006 Art Domain gallery Leipzig Germany 2006 Marziart Gallery Hamburg Germany 2006 Pinfold Gallery Cumbria 2006 /7 Smokehouse gallery Eyemouth Scotland Solo Exhibtions 2004 Duchess Gallery Kielder castle northumberland 2005 Coningsby Gallery London 2005/6 Calder Gallery Hebdon Bridge Yorksnire 2006 Gossipgate gallery Alston Cumbria represented by following on line galleries www.artromgallery.com www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/m/mikebell www.artabus.com www.saatchigallery.co.uk www.artandparcel.com www.numasters.com www.loveyourart.com My work is inspired by the wild Northumbrian Coast & Countryside. Using many materials embedded in the paint surface I am mainly interested in light,texture & stucture and the way man & nature combine in the environment especially in the "Land of the Far Horizons " which is Northumberland England