Virginia Ramsbottom, Artist
Movement, Style or School: Posturban Neo-exhibitionism
  Date and Place of Birth:       1956 Bilston, England

Life:

Ramsbottom, born in England to a scrap metal dealing family, got her start painting portraits of cats.
Her pencil works proved so popular with clientele, she was kept busy with portraiture
(achieving an output of around 2,000 portraits, alone).
She was unable to work following a nasty skateboard accident in 1999.
Her subjects included most of the prominent Black County scrap dealers of her day,
as well as a special commission to do a Merry Hill Shopping Centre inauguration painting, 
Ms. Ramsbottom also left a smaller collection of popular Black Country landscapes.

Important Landmark Works:

    * The Boiling of the Cat, 1963
    * The Overused Underpants, 1967
    * Queen Elizabeth in a Caravan, 1971
    * Pizza Meravigliosa,  1979

Date and Place of Death:   2008, Brierley Hill, England
Virginia Ramsbottom's personal artistic philosophy:

Art is like a mirror which the artist directs toward the outside world and shows to an audience.
The reflection depends on the mirror's quality and its direction.
The mirror's quality is the proficiency of the painter.
The choice of direction depends on the artist's aesthetic preferences,
creative courage and attitude towards topical issues.
The mirror and its image are different things. The mirror only reflects content, on which it is directed.
One's perception of the image in the mirror depends on how it is looked at.
If the viewer looks at a picture from the same point as the artist,
he will see what the artist wished to express. If the viewer looks at it from another angle,
he will see something from his own imagination in the work of art.

Examples of  Virginia Ramsbottom's work for sale:

All works displayed in this gallery are in Ms.Ramsbottom's classic 12" by 8" format in HB pencil.

Queen Elisabeth in a Caravan £145	Pizza Meravigliosa  £126	Rock Star £200 Sold
Spade Mislaid £103	The Boiling of the Cat £500 Sold	Overused Underpants £398
Ideal Home £174	Deadly Medley £99	Brierley Hill Sunset £599

Please Email rodneyrucksack@yahoo.co.uk to confirm 
continued availability of the above listed works and place order. 
The works will be despatched upon receipt of cheque, 
or if preferred they may be paid for on collection.