Edward Bell

Edward Bell studied art at Brighton College of Art, graphic design at Chelsea School of Art and photography at the Royal College of Art. He worked as a freelance photographer and illustrator for Vogue, Tatler and Elle magazines, before focusing on his painting full-time. Edward was commissioned to paint portraits for album covers for David Bowie (Scary Monsters and Tin Machine) and Hazel O'Connor (Sons and Lovers). He has exhibited widely on the London art scene and his work covers many genres from life paintings to bronzes, from pop art to landscapes.

In 1981 Edward Bell was the subject of a film by artist Marcus Thompson, titled Edward.

Bell's work is now focused in two areas: nudes and landscapes working in oils on board. Here his recent exhibition of landscapes in Ludlow, was described by BBC Shropshire as follows:

    "The speed of painting is one of the most enthralling aspects of the exhibition. Amid the complex abstraction of colour and landscape, there's an engaging simplicity of brush strokes, light and shade. The speed of capture also translates into an energy, even within some of the darkest backdrops, punctuated with their small, almost horizontal flashes of iridescent colour."