About the artist

Although leaving school with good RSA qualifications in art, Dad told me to concentrate on shorthand typing as then I would always have something to fall back on. Wasn’t he right? Painting had to go on the back burner due to the financial necessities of family life. I trained as a print compositor, subsequently forming my own company in typography, print design and production. The eventual sale of my business and a supportive husband, who built me a studio, enabled me to spend more time practising art. He also bought framing equipment and took a few lessons so he can now frame my work.

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Recently I have been working on antipodean themes - cockatoos, parrots, snakes, eucalypts, monstera, blossoms, fruit, sea, sun and working these to form abstract and semi-abstract work based on my love of colour. Some large, some small and some successful, some not! 

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Contact

Tel: 07759 999261

Email: RoseBridgland1@gmail.com

Instagram: @rosebridglandcolbridge

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Images

1. Cockatoostoo, oil, 60cm x 75cm  and Gorgeous Shrikes (detail), 
acrylic, 30cm x 42cm

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2. Violet Eared Waxbills

Acrylic, 30cm x 42cm 

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3. Chevening House from the back

Mixed with gold foil, 30cm x 30cm

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Studio address

The Paint Shop

1a Marion Cottages, Maidstone Road,
Wrotham Heath, TN15 7SN

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Directions

East on A25 from Borough Green 1.8 miles. Cream end terrace on right before traffic lights. Parking in drive or opposite.

 

Opening times

11am - 5pm on the following days:

Fri 2, Sat 3, Tus 6, Wed 7, Thu 9, Fri 10, Sat 11,

Tus 13, Wed 14, Fri 16, Sat 17,  Sun 18

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Artist available

Artist available during open times