Ken Turner
He has illustrated the books The Rajah of Bong and Other Owls, Tarkina the Otter and The Dunlop Book of Six Championship Golf Courses of Scotland written by international golfer Sandy Lyle. Ken's studies of British countryside subjects, domestic fowl and wildlife are particularly prized but he has also painted in Morocco, West and South Africa, Spain, France, Holland, Iceland and Canada. He prefers to paint his meticulously observed works in acrylic on board and canvas and gouache on paper.
Ken studied at the Medway College of Art, painting full-time from 1968 when he was represented by The Craftsman Gallery, Newbury and the Francis Iles gallery in Rochester and also selling works at Liberty of London. From 1968-1972 he was represented by the Weitzman Gallery, Bond Street, London and then the Morland Gallery, Cork Street, London for whom he produced one man shows. Ken has been represented more recently by the Bernard Rose Gallery, Newbury and Century Galleries in Henley and Hartley Wintney. From 1972 onwards he has produced one show a year in Berkshire and is currently painting to commission.