Roy Abell

Roy Beverley Abell (21 January 1931 – 30 June 2020) was an English Midlands-based artist. He was born in Small Heath, Birmingham and had a distinguished career as a painter and as an art teacher.[1] He studied at the Birmingham College of Art and at the Royal College of Art in London, returning to Birmingham to teach at his former college from 1957 to 1982.[2] He was made head of the painting school[3] in 1974 and served as a member of the West Midlands Arts - Fine Arts Panel.[1]

Roy Abell
Personal information
Full name
Roy Beverley Abell
Born(1931-01-21)21 January 1931
Small Heath, Birmingham
Died(2020-06-30)30 June 2020
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
BattingRight handed
BowlingLeg break
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored
Batting average
100s/50s
Top score
Balls bowled 246
Wickets 4
Bowling average 28
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/64
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 July 2020

Abell's paintings were a response to the visual world around him, painting using both oils and watercolour. His subjects were vast and wide-ranging, however his principal subjects were figurative and landscape, most particularly the wild landscapes of Spain, England, Scotland, Wales and especially the rugged coast of Pembrokeshire.[1]

Abell exhibited in many solo and joint exhibitions across the country and his work is represented in public collections all over the UK: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales[4] and Arts Council of Great Britain. Abell received a number of commissions during his career, most notably one of the six Alexander Howden Jubilee Awards - Great British Achievements in 1977.[1]

Abell was also a cricketer, a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler. Abell played for Warwickshire Second XI from 1960 to 1968,[5] and played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 1967.[5][6][1] He took four wickets against Cambridge University on debut at the advanced age of 36.

He was the first bowler to take 1,000 wickets in the Birmingham League.[7]

References

  1. "Roy Abell Artist". Roy Abell. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Roy Abell". Ian Dodgson. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. Norbury, Amy (23 November 2017). "The home of original art in the Midlands". J'Aime. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Abell, Roy - Mountain Stream". Art Collections Online. National Museum Wales. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "Roy Abell". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  6. "Roy Abell". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. "Home". Moseley Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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