The painting, 'Boy with a broken arm', was selected for the 2011 Royal Watercolour Society Open Competition.
Roger Allen is a professional artist working in the mediums of oil and watercolour. Based in Derbyshire for over 20 years, the dramatic and changing landscape of the Peak District provides constant inspiration for the paintings for which he is renowned.
Roger has exhibited at galleries throughout the Midlands and East Anglia and has paintings in the collections of Derbyshire County Council, The Landmark Trust, Wellingborough Borough Council and Sir Paul Smith, as well as over 500 paintings in private collections from America to Zimbabwe.
The tradition of the Romantic movement in British landscape painting may be discerned in his work, but a long association with farming informs an awareness that this is a working landscape; realism as opposed to idealism. Usually working "en plein air" he follows the Pre Raphaelite precept of truth to nature as can be seen in his closely observed work. Less well known is Roger's fascination with the urban landscape; whether this be remnants of the industrial past or the developing modern city.
"most of my current work is in watercolour which has an immediacy and translucence fitting for landscape paintings. I work with a traditional technique of overlaid washes but push this to the limit to achieve the realistic effects I desire"
Roger was educated at Wellingborough Grammar School and Trent Park College of Education where he qualified as an art teacher receiving a 'Distinction' in Art. He was elected a member of the Northampton Town and County Art Society in 1985.
Selected Exhibitions and Awards
| 2011 | Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) Open Exhibition |
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| 2010 | Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition |
| Buxton Museum & Art Gallery, one man show | |
| 2009 | Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Open Exhibition |
| RWS 21st Century Watercolour Open Competition | |
| 2008 | RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition |
| 1992 - 2008 | Derby City Open |
| 2008 Tregonning Gallery Award | |
| 1996 - 2011 | Derbyshire Open |
| 2008 and 2003 Watercolour Prize | |
| 7 commendations | |
| 2000 - 2002 | Wellingborough Open |
| 2001 and 2002 2nd prize | |
| 2000 3rd prize | |
| 1993 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition |
Featured in May 2009 issue of 'The Artist' and May 2010 issue of 'Artist and Illustrator'
Roger with farmer, David Brown, and Derbyshire Museums Manager Ros Westwood at the preview of Roger's one man show at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery with his painting ' The collecting yard ' which has just been purchased for the permanent collection of the gallery.
Watercolour Paintings
Oil Paintings
