Ken Messer
Ken Messer | |
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| Born | 3 July 1931 Watercolour painting, Drawing |
| Website | www.kenmesser.co.uk |
Ken J. Messer (1931–2018) was a British watercolour
Ken Messer was born in
car accident during the 1960s meant that he joined the design department of Pergamon Press in Oxford at the age of 33. Six years later, he was appointed to the position of studio manager, in charge of art and design
.
In 1974, Messer left Pergamon Press to become a freelance
Oxford Times.[1] He has sometimes been called "The Oxford Artist" because of his large number of artworks depicting the city of Oxford.[1][3]
Prints of Messer's artworks have been published by the Burford Gallery, Kingfisher Prints, Rosenstiels, and Templecrest Art. His work has been shown at
Mall Galleries, the base of the Federation of British Artists in London. Messer won prizes at three consecutive biennial international Saunders Artist in Watercolour competitions and in The Artist magazine watercolour competition.[2] His paintings have been sold at auctions, including at Christie's, South Kensington, in London.[4]
Ken Messer was married to Dilys Lloyd.Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, and then the town of Abingdon on the River Thames, south of Oxford. They had two sons and one daughter together.
References
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Oxford artist Ken Messer". Oxford Mail. UK. 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Messer, Ken (2018). "Biography". www.kenmesser.co.uk. UK. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Art auction result for Ken Messer". FindArtInfo.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Ken Messer – Biography". MutualArt. Retrieved 15 October 2020.