About Irene Butcher:



Landscape painter and printmaker, Irene has been exhibiting and selling her works of art for over thirty years mainly in London.

Attended "Ravensbourne College of Art and Design"  in the late 1970's .Other courses include; oil painting and life drawing at Sidcup Art Center and also Hampstead School of Art under artist and tutor David Cuthbert and Printmaking with Theresa Pateman [who is part of the Southbank Printmakers]. 



Most of her inspiration comes from the elements and moods whilst on a walk along a windswept beach in South Wales or a rugged coastal path with it's variety of textures and atmosphere, or even the landscape  and natural wildlife found in and  around London especially it's wonderful green spaces such as Hampstead Heath or Epping Forest. There are many interesting corners to be found in the city and some in the most unlikely places; such as hidden gardens or Victorian cemeteries , where weeds and trees meet urban decay and the footsteps of the past are echoes found broken and mingling with nature .

 

 

Exhibitions include; [mixed shows from the most recent:]

 

'Living in London' five artists explore the city and its people: 24th April - 26rh May 2018.

 Blackheath Halls:  2016 / 2017/ 2018

Paul McPherson Gallery.( B.A.S. )- 2015

'Five Artists in Black and White' (It all began with drawing)-23rd Sept. - 24th Oct. 2015

The Made in Greenwich Gallery - 2014

'Impressions of Greenwich and Blackheath'  7 Sept - 1 Nov. 2013

ORNC Cutty Sark gardens, SE10 9NN

Blackheath Halls. 2012/'13/'14 and '15.

The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead

Various exhibitions in alternative venues such as churches as part of  the 'Five Women Artists Plus' group.

The Hyde Park Gallery, Craven Terrace W2

The Peterborough Art Centre, Peterborough

The Hampstead  School of art

Burgh House, Hampstead

The Sweet Waters Gallery, Crawford st. London.



Solo Shows:

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'The Magnificent 7 Cemeteries of London' - 

24th April - 16th June 2018

ArtSpace, Westbourne Grove Church Nottinghill, London.

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'Inspired by the Coast' : 23rd Feb. - 28th March 2015

The Gallery Space, West Greenwich.



'Hampstead to Pembrokeshire' : 23rd February -8th March 2003 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.



Published [works included in:]

"The Magnificent 7

Cemeteries of London."  Irene Butcher  Pub. 2019

"The Art of Painting"  Eaglemoss Pub. Ltd.  1994

"The Pastel  Painters Solution Book" by David Cuthbert 1996

"Painting Shapes and Edges" by Hazel Harrison 1996

"Five Women Artists' Plus" by Brenda Brin Booker and Joan Thewsey