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External Links
National Portrait GalleryThe National Portrait Gallery (London, England) was founded in 1856 to collect the likenesses of famous British men and women. Today, the collection is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. There is a page devoted to Michael.
http://www.npg.org.uk/
Waterhouse and Dodd, London
Gallery in Cork Street, London W1. Their contemporary art division mounted an exhibition of Michael's paintings in December, 2006.
http://www.european-paintings.com
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters or The RP as it is known to its members was established in 1891. The artists joined together to form a society devoted exclusively to the art and development of portrait painting.
http://www.therp.co.uk/
Dorset Visual Arts
Formerly called Dorset Art Weeks, this site includes a comprehensive directory of Dorset artists, including our Michael, who have shown at the amazing biennial Dorset open studio events.
http://www.dorsetvisualarts.org/
Royal Academy of Arts
Founded in 1768, the Royal Academy is the oldest fine arts institution in Britain. The annual Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is advertised as the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
The Scheringa Museum of Realist Art , Netherlands
This museum is an initiative by the art-collectors Dirk en Baukje Scheringa. The museum houses their collection of more than five hundred works of art.
http://www.frisia-museum.nl/
Holburne Museum of Arts, Bath
Museum of fine and decorative arts with superb art collection of Sir William Holburne at its heart. Michael was winner of the Holburne Portrait Prize, 2002.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/holburne/
The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
The RWA is one of only five Royal Academies of Art in the UK. It is an established venue for the fine arts and embraces an artistic awareness of the widest nature. Michael was winner of the Lark Trust Award, 2005.
http://www.rwa.org.uk/
Peter Archer
Peter is a long-standing a friend of Michael. Peter creates evocative paintings of the Cornish landscape that used to be his home. He now lives in South Wales.
http://www.peterarcher.org.uk/
The Art Stable
A lovely gallery run by the delightful Kelly Ross, and situated on the organic farm complex in Michael's home village of Child Okeford. Well worth a visit.
http://www.theartstable.co.uk/
Rita Smith
Rita Smith is a contemporary artist who paints domestic watercolor interiors, abstract oils and prints.
http://ritasmith.org.uk/
Andy Sheppard – jazz musician and composer
This musician is the subject of a recent portrait by Michael. He is one of Britain's foremost tenor and soprano saxophonists.
http://www.andysheppard.co.uk/
Art of Tim Lowly
The site description says conceptual, spiritual, political, poetic painting. This site also contains a very extensive and well chosen links section.
http://www.timlowly.com/
The Work of Peter Hand
Michael says, "extraordinary work – well worth a visit".
http://peter-hand-sculpture.co.uk/
Phil Rees Music Tech
This is now the personal music technology site of the Philip Rees, who is responsible for the design of this website. Phil's former business built PC computer systems for music production.
http://www.philrees.co.uk/
Dorset Weathervanes
Graham Smith has been creating individually handcrafted weathervanes for over twenty years. He has been a friend of Michael for even longer
http://www.weathervanes-direct.co.uk/
David Cobley
David is a painter whose portraits have been exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery, and his figure paintings can be found in galleries across the UK. He has also exhibited at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and has won several awards for his work.
http://www.davidcobley.co.uk/
The Bakelite Museum
The Bakelite Museum is curated by the extraordinary Patrick Cook, who has been a friend of Michael since they met at Goldsmiths.
http://www.bakelitemuseum.co.uk/
Andy Franks – musician
Andy Franks is a popular guitarist and singer in the area of Worthing, Sussex, UK. His site was also built by Phil Rees.
http://andyfranks.co.uk/