ANGELA CATER

Angela Cater was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire in 1967 and has been painting all her life. Her school and family home was adorned with her pictures. On leaving school, she supplemented her meagre YTS wage by sketching workmates' favourite film and pop-stars, her best-seller being the Pope in the year he visited the UK!

As a mature student, she took the Foundation course in Art and Design at Chesterfield College of Technology and Arts, before studying on the BTEC HND in Design and Advertising at Doncaster College.

She now lives in Manchester with a family of elderly cats who have been regular models for years. They appear in many guises in her bright, gouache and coloured pencil illustrations. "Handsome" Samson, who at the grand age of 15 recently won second place in a competition to find the world's cutest pet, is soon to appear in his own children's book as the character cat "Sailor Sam". She is also the illustrator of "Rickie the Raccoon Learns about Recycling" by Canadian writer, Giovanna Lagana.

Additionally, Angela uses coloured pencil for both animal and human portraiture. She was a regular exhibitor at the "Wild About Art" wildlife exhibition in Sheffield and five times a finalist in the "Paint a Wildlife Subject" competition.

Angela is a signature member of the UKCPS and has recently retired as editor of Talking Point. She self-publishes greeting cards of her work and is happy to accept commissions.

Contact details:

Angela Cater
52 Doncaster Avenue
Withington
Manchester M20 1DJ
Telephone: 0161 610 0679 (evenings + weekends)
E-mail: angelacater[at]yahoo.com
Website: http://www.geocities.com/angelacater/