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Roy Petley

Roy Petley (Born 1950) is active/lives in England, Italy.  Roy Petley is known for Plein-aire impressionist marine, coastal view , beach scene and landscape painting.

Roy Petley (born 3 April 1950) is a British painter. He paints en plein air to depict the wide expanse of English beaches and the gentle allure of Venetian landscapes. His works have been likened to those of John Constable, Edward Seago, and Campbell Mellon, British painters whose styles were influenced by the Barbizon school and Impressionism.

Beginning life in a children's home, he became one of the first artists to open an art gallery in Cork Street, a prestigious street lined with art galleries in London's Mayfair. His works are popularly collected by British royalty, including Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

The first-born son of a large family, Roy Petley was born on 3 April 1950 in Grantham, Lincolnshire. When he was five, Petley was abandoned to the Woodlands School near Uckfield, Sussex. The school also doubled as a home for abandoned children. He escaped his rough and often violent surroundings through art, teaching himself how to paint and draw.

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Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Roy Petley available:    Maurice Levis,  Robert Gallon,  John Miller,  Peter Kuhfeld,  James Webb,  John Hitchens,  Lionel Bulmer,  Nick Nicholas Hely Hutchinson,  Fred George Rees Cuming,  Margaret Green,  Donald McIntyre,  Cecil Kennedy,  Stuart Scott Somerville,  Jack Cox,  Kurt Jackson,  Bernard Dunstan,  Edward Brian Seago,  Benjamin Williams Leader,  Ian Houston,  Julius Olsson,  Fred Hall,  Mary Fedden,  Ken Howard,  Margaret Glass