Norman Cornish the 91 year old UK artist who worked 33 years from the age of 14 in four coal mines before developing a career as a painter, has a retrospective exhibition at the Northumbria University Gallery of his early drawings through to his latest 2011 work. Learning to paint at art classes ran by a cultural settlement, Cornish is quoted as saying “I didn’t have a lot of time, but I had to paint… it’s an itch that you have to scratch”, becoming a full time painter at the age of 47 after suffering back pains. Renowned for his depiction of otherwise ordinary day to day imagery of life within his narrow confines, often reminiscing times gone by without motor vehicles, people wearing hats and scarves, and interaction on the streets. Inspired by Ian Youngs ow.ly/65gWW image source Journallive ow.ly/65h6K An itch that you have to scratch (August 26 2011)

Norman Cornish the 91 year old UK artist who worked 33 years from the age of 14 in four coal mines before developing a career as a painter, has a retrospective exhibition at the Northumbria University Gallery of his early drawings through to his latest 2011 work. Learning to paint at art classes ran by a cultural settlement, Cornish is quoted as saying “I didn’t have a lot of time, but I had to paint… it’s an itch that you have to scratch”, becoming a full time painter at the age of 47 after suffering back pains. Renowned for his depiction of otherwise ordinary day to day imagery of life within his narrow confines, often reminiscing times gone by without motor vehicles, people wearing hats and scarves, and interaction on the streets.

 

Inspired by Ian Youngs http://ow.ly/65gWW image source Journallive http://ow.ly/65h6K