| Keith Francis Smith Liverpool Artist |
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I joined SLADE art union (Society of Lithographers, Artists, Designers and Engravers) in 1980 and started a 4 year apprenticeship as a Commercial Artist, working in Liverpool . During this time I attended Liverpool School of Art and studied life drawing, painting and art history. I have since worked as an illustrator, photo retoucher, graphic designer, typographer, and also graphics studio manager in advertising agencies before starting my own studio and eventually I formed an advertising agency. Recently I've been devoting more of my time to drawing, painting and illustration. I use many different mediums but have been concentrating on watercolours. I've always lived in Liverpool , it's a fabulous city and I try to capture the feel of my favourite areas of the city in my work. My paintings are regularly exhibited in Liverpool , they have been published in several magazines and I've also produced a calendar for Liverpool 2008 which features 13 new paintings of local scenes. I've sold work both in this country and as far afield as the United Arab Emirates.  |
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