Beth Burke 'Channel Swimmer'

Beth Burke 'Channel Swimmer'
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This painting of Beth's son swimming the channel shows the sunrise beyond. He's about half way across!

I used to live near the beach where Channel swimmers set off from and your painting embodies all of the emotions I felt when seeing them off. The heaving seas, the unknown depths and the mercurial skies, not to mention the effort involved.

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19/06/2018
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Painting in acrylic of son Tom swimming the English Channel, taken from actual photos and sketches from the boat accompanying him.

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The Swinley Group

The Swinley Group is intended to encourage and promote the work of representational and figurative artists via exhibitions. The 3 founding members; Nick Fisher, Beth Burke and Geoff Burke all have a strong connection with the Swinley area of Wigan, Lancashire. They have been joined by Gabrielle…

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