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Rosie Britton

1945

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

1948

Family came to England

1948-1963

Brought up in Surrey where I attended classes at Epsom Art School

1964-1967

Read History at Sussex University

1967-1968

PGCE at Oxford University, where I met my husband, Roger

1968-1997

Taught A.L. English, then History, in school and Adult Education. During this period we settled near Farnham, Surrey, and had 2 sons, Chris and Tom

1986

Began painting with Mary Towsey

1990

Started painting regularly in France and exhibiting my work

1992

First solo exhibition

1996

Gave up teaching to paint full-time. Started studying art with Robin Child at the Lydgate Research Centre

Moved to Gray's Farmhouse in West Dorset

1998

Started running Art and Imagework courses at Gray's Farmhouse and elsewhere

2002

Started painting in Morocco. Chosen by "Country Living" as their feature artist for Dorset Art Weeks

2003

Described by the "Sunday Telegraph" as providing "one of a dozen of the best residential courses available in the U.K."

Completed Diploma in Imagework from the Skyros Institute .

2004

Featured in 'Dorset Magazine': "My Dorset Home"

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