Roger Cecil facts for kids

Roger Cecil (born July 18, 1942 – died February 22, 2015) was a talented artist from Wales. He was known for his paintings and for using different materials in his art.

Life as an Artist

Roger Cecil was born in Abertillery, a town in Wales. He studied art at Newport College of Art and later at St Martin's School of Art in London. In 1964, he won an award for landscape art from the Royal Academy of Arts.

He started a course at the Royal College of Art, but he soon decided to leave. Instead, he chose to work in mines and on building sites. When he was 21, Roger was featured in a BBC TV show called The Quiet Rebel. In the show, he talked about how much he loved art and the pressure he felt to get a "normal job." He also spent some time teaching art in Ebbw Vale.

Roger worked on his art privately in the house where he grew up in Abertillery. He was sometimes described as a quiet person who kept to himself. His friends had to convince him to start showing his artwork in 1987. He was not part of any specific art group or movement. From the late 1980s, his art was shown in many places in Wales and beyond.

He was known for two main types of art: paintings that showed real objects (figurative) and paintings that were more abstract. His art was often full of interesting pictures, feelings, and colors. These ideas came from his home, the industrial towns, and the mountains around him. Roger often used everyday items in his artwork, like sandpaper, paint primer, and Polyfilla, along with regular paints.

Later Years

Roger Cecil passed away in 2015.