Roy Freer began his art training in 1953 at the Bournville School of Art and then the Birmingham School of Art.

Since becoming a full time artist over twenty years ago Roy Freer's artwork has shown a single minded focus in using overlays of rich colour to depict still life, figure and landscape as a way of presenting a visual understanding of his subject. Working from a familiar selection of either studio based still life objects, or outdoor features he continues to explore the tension held both within and between objects to a degree whereby they are held by the fulcrum of the painting.

His present work is concerned with the interpretation of the subject as a visual experience rather than a physical factual response. For Roy it is not so much a case of loosing the identity of the object so much as becoming more aware of the less tangible qualities within appearances. Objects are seen disguised and visually modified by light, shade, space and distance resulting in the fragmentation of colour and form.

Roy Freer shows an engagement with the medium in the manner of his over-layering brush marks. They act as directional indications that underpin the main structure of his paintings and the whole is suffused with lighting that is depicted in strong shafts of colour across the canvas.

Roy Freer is a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and, since 2000, the New English Art Club.

Throughout his career Roy Freer has gained a number of prestigious awards. These include the Royal Institute Bronze Medal, the Llewellyn Alexander Prize, The Conelissen Award and the C Roberson Prize amongst others.

As well as exhibiting at Red Rag Gallery his contemporary paintings can be found in many public and private collections.

Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Roy Freer artist studio and like all Red Rag British art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.