Terence Eldridge

Artistic background

Born near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, I had a passion for art at an early age and won a number of school and local competitions before studying at Beckenham Art School in the late 1960s. I subsequently joined a long established firm of fine art dealers in Bond Street, London, where studying and handling works by well-known artists was my daily privileged occupation and helped me to distil and develop my own style. I was also encouraged to paint, and while there, a number of my pictures were sold to the art department of an exclusive store in Tokyo.

In my landscapes and seascapes I try to capture the changing moods of sky and sea. Clouds in particular interest me and feature in most of my work. The areas of the UK which I find particularly fertile for subject matter are the beaches of Cornwall and my home county of West Sussex with its small villages and coast. I have also painted in France, Italy and Greece.

I have exhibited and sold my work everywhere from galleries and exclusive clubs and stores in London to provincial art galleries and events. My work may be found in private collections in London and various parts of the UK, France, Germany, Spain, The United States, Canada, Thailand and Japan.