Summary
Why is [Derek Balmer] not better known? In part because he forsook a potentially glittering career when it was offered to him too early by the Leicester Galleries, in the 1960s. Instead, he became a professional photographer, though always continuing to paint, and only gave up his camerawork in 1989. Since then he has painted full-time and the results are impressive. The power of Balmer's vision is undeniable.
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The Power and the Glory
President's Eye
Royal West of England Academy, Queen's Road, Clifton, Bristol, until 9 SeptemberVariations on a Still LifeRedfern Gallery, 20 Cork Street, London W1, until 6 SeptemberTaking the train from Paddington to Bristol can be hazardous if you coincide with an exodus of holidaymakers on summer excursions. I travelled down on a Thursday morning and the Paignton express was not only pac...See the full content of this document
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