Michael Lawrence Cadman
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Biography
- 1920 November 9 Born in Epsom, Surrey
- 1937-39 Wimbledon School of ArtWimbledon College of ArtWimbledon College of Art is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London and is one of London's major art institutions. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London.-History:...
, Education Exams in Drawing - 1941 Wimbledon School of ArtWimbledon College of ArtWimbledon College of Art is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London and is one of London's major art institutions. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London.-History:...
, Education Exams in Painting - 1941-44 Royal College of ArtRoyal College of ArtThe Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
, Diploma in Painting (ARCA) - 1947-69 Lecturer in Fine Art and Head of Department, Epsom School of Art
- 1947 Lecturer (Intermediate course) in Drawing, Croydon College of Art
- 1969 Became a Professional Freelance Painter
- 1970 Elected a Member of the Royal Society of Painters in WatercolourRoyal Institute of Painters in Water ColoursThe Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours , initially called the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, , is one of the societies in the Federation of British Artists, based in the Mall Galleries in London.-History:In 1831 the society was founded as the New Society of Painters in Water...
- 1977 Elected a Member of the St Ives Society of Artists
- 2010 April 17 Swanage, Dorset. Died peacefully, aged 89, after a long illness.
Michael Cadman worked initially in oils, moving on to watercolour from about 1969. He painted seascapes
Seascapes
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and rural landscapes, mixing architecture and plant forms. Paintings of jockeys, done when he lived in Epsom in the 1960s, are rare: a large jockeys painting was commissioned by Epsom racecourse. A series of paintings of Spanish hillsides date from the 1950s.
Cadman's post-impressionist style unifies his paintings by composing each subject of broad flat brushstrokes in a soft palette of blues, purples and earth tones. The image as a whole is revolved through restrained suggestions of form, generating a strong sense of atmosphere, while the structure of his painting is reinforced through a predominance of vertical and horizontal elements.
From 1969 until 1990, Cadman lived between Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
and Cornwall, finally settling in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
. His paintings of Cornish tin mines and farm carts are typical of this period. After the death of his wife in 1990, he began exploring further afield, returning to France and working with French vernacular architecture. Paintings of the Mayenne region and the Lot, near his French home in Cahors, date from that period. In the late 1990s, Cadman experimented with a series of London paintings, focusing on the 1950s Routemaster buses and the effects of night and rain."
During his career, Michael had several one-man shows of which a number were in London. He was elected a full member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours , initially called the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, , is one of the societies in the Federation of British Artists, based in the Mall Galleries in London.-History:In 1831 the society was founded as the New Society of Painters in Water...
in 1970 after first showing with them in 1967.
"I am influenced by elements in the works of JMW Turner, Impressionism (notably Monet) and Post-Impressionists; Cezanne and Gauguin exercise some influence on my work. Camouflage, design, colour and structure are all aspects of compulsive interest and inspiration." Michael Lawrence Cadman
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions- 1982 Mussellwhites, Southampton
- 1970 Mezzanine Gallery, Dame Sybil Thorndyke Theatre, Leatherhead, Surrey
- 1967 Whitehall Galleries
- 1964 Canaletto Gallery, Little Venice, London
Group Exhibitions
- 1947-60 Royal AcademyRoyal AcademyThe Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
- 1947 Royal Society of British ArtistsRoyal Society of British ArtistsThe Royal Society of British Artists is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.-History:...
, Mall Galleries, London - 1947 Royal Institute of Oil PaintersRoyal Institute of Oil PaintersThe Royal Institute of Oil Painters, also known as ROI, is an association of painters in London and is the only major art society which features work done only in oil. It is a member society of the Federation of British Artists.-History:...
, Mall Galleries, London - 1947 Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, Mall Galleries, London
- 1947 Royal Watercolour SocietyRoyal Watercolour SocietyThe Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
Awards
- 1943 ‘Award for Architect’, Royal College of ArtRoyal College of ArtThe Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
- 1943 ‘Award for Landscape Painting’, Royal College of Art
Publications
- ‘Buildings’, Quatro Publishing, 1995
- ‘Encyclopaedia of Watercolour Techniques’, Quatro Publishing, ISBN 978-0762404650, Pg 94, 95 and 183
- ‘Leisure Painter’,3 articles, 1977