Artist Ian Cryer is a robust and versatile oil painter and delights in taking on challenging subjects. A great believer in ‘the integrity of first hand observation’, he works directly from life to achieve the freshness and spontaneity that have become the hallmarks of his work.

'My paintings represent an uncomplicated observational view of the world around me. I feel very much part of the English tradition of tonal painting and the wider northern European tradition of genre painting. The refinement of my craft and the celebration of British culture are my central goals'.

A committed artist all his life, he held his first one-man show in 1976 and has been exhibiting widely ever since. His subjects reflect his passions for the British Landscape and Architecture, Portraits, Railways, Rugby, private and public house interiors.

He is the Author and illustrator of the Childrens book series Rachael the Railway Horse inspired by his experiences collecting , restoring and driving Horse Drawn Ex railway owned vehicles . More details from www.rachaeltherailwayhorse.com.