After World War II he took up lecturing at the Birmingham College of Art.[2] He also taught at the Bournville Art College and at Aston, and later in 1953 moved to Redditch School of Art. On the death of the then principal the School became part of Redditch College with Neasom becoming Head of Department. In 1979 he retired in order to devote all his time to painting, and became a member of the Royal Watercolour Society.[2]
An avid sailor, he designed his own 9 feet (2.7 m) sailing dinghy and built nearly 200 boats.[4]
A number of his letters, including a hand-written autobiography, are in the archives of the RBSA.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdefFenwick, Simon (7 May 2010). "Norman Neasom: Artist and inspirational teacher whose work was rooted in the English landscape". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
^ abcdeFoulkes, Caroline (1 February 2003). "Norman's Watercolour Conquest". Birmingham Post.
^"About The Artist". Neasom Fine Art. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ abDavis, Sabrina (May 2002). "Picture Perfect". The Warwickshire and Worcestershire County Magazine: 96–97.
^Swingler, Pete (20 March 2001). "We are very amused!". Birmingham Mail.
norman, neasom, rbsa, november, 1915, february, 2010, english, painter, teacher, grew, birchensale, farm, brockhill, lane, outskirts, redditch, worcestershire, finishing, schooling, redditch, county, high, school, aged, given, scholarship, birmingham, college,. Norman Neasom RWS RBSA 7 November 1915 22 February 2010 1 was an English painter and art teacher 2 He grew up on Birchensale Farm in Brockhill Lane on the outskirts of Redditch Worcestershire On finishing his schooling at Redditch County High School aged 16 1 he was given a scholarship at the Birmingham College of Art where from 1931 2 he worked under Bernard Fleetwood Walker Harold Holden Henry Sands Michael Fletcher and William Colley 1 Norman NeasomRWS RBSABorn 1915 11 07 7 November 1915Redditch Worcestershire EnglandDied22 February 2010 2010 02 22 aged 94 OccupationsArtist TeacherEmployersBirmingham College of Art Redditch School of ArtWebsitewww wbr neasomfineart wbr co wbr ukCraig Rhiwarth by Llangynog Berwyn Mountains Mid Wales 1980 During World War II his work on the family farm was a reserved occupation 1 though he did undertake St John s Ambulance and Civil Defence duties 1 He also briefly worked in London for journals such as Punch 1 After World War II he took up lecturing at the Birmingham College of Art 2 He also taught at the Bournville Art College and at Aston and later in 1953 moved to Redditch School of Art On the death of the then principal the School became part of Redditch College with Neasom becoming Head of Department In 1979 he retired in order to devote all his time to painting and became a member of the Royal Watercolour Society 2 Neasom exhibited at the Royal Academy The Royal Watercolour Society Royal Birmingham Society of Artists RBSA Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery The Mall Gallery Chris Beetles Gallery and the Stratford Art Society His work is to be found in the permanent collections of the Queen The Queen Mother Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Royal Watercolour Society Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and the West Midlands Arts Council 3 He produced the illustrations for more than 40 books His work has been used on the cover of Reader s Digest After retirement he drew 2 and published historical maps 4 He was commissioned by the Royal Watercolour Society to paint pictures as a 70th birthday gift for Queen Elizabeth II and a 100th birthday gift for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 5 An avid sailor he designed his own 9 feet 2 7 m sailing dinghy and built nearly 200 boats 4 A number of his letters including a hand written autobiography are in the archives of the RBSA 6 References Edit a b c d e f Fenwick Simon 7 May 2010 Norman Neasom Artist and inspirational teacher whose work was rooted in the English landscape The Independent Archived from the original on 21 June 2022 Retrieved 6 November 2014 a b c d e Foulkes Caroline 1 February 2003 Norman s Watercolour Conquest Birmingham Post About The Artist Neasom Fine Art Retrieved 5 November 2012 a b Davis Sabrina May 2002 Picture Perfect The Warwickshire and Worcestershire County Magazine 96 97 Swingler Pete 20 March 2001 We are very amused Birmingham Mail RBSA archives Norman Neasom fileExternal links EditOfficial website Norman Neasom at messums com Chris Beetles Gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norman Neasom amp oldid 1094270405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
