NAME: Jeremy Holton
BIRTH PLACE: Luton, Bedfordshire, England
BIRTH DATE: 12.22.40
BIOGRAPHY
1940 Born in Dunstable, England
1965-66 Geologist in Dar-es Salaam and Dodoma, Tanzania, East Africa
1966-67 Town Planner in Kent, England
1967-69 Geologist, with BHP in Whyalla, South Australia
1969-70 Trained in Information Technology by BHP in Wollongong in NSW
1970-77 Established and managed IT support for exploration, mining and petroleum business units for BHP. Regularly travelled around Australia to support mining sites
1977-87 Seconded to Woodside in Perth. Established and managed IT function for the NW Shelf Gas Project during feasibility, construction and operation phases of project
1987-99 Management Consultant with accounting firm Ernst & Young.
1989-99 Owner manager commercial stone fruit orchard in Mount Helena, Perth Hills.
1993-99 Artist with part time management consultant and orchardist.
March 1995 Established the first Internet World Wide Web galleries in Australia (Peach Tree Gallery, http://www.peachtreegallery.com).
1999 to date Full time artist
2004 to date Established studio in Thailand
Medium Oil, oil pastels and inks on canvas and paper
Subject matter Landscapes, flowers, nudes and works from imagination.
Studies 1988-94 Studied for Diploma of Art at Claremont School of Art in Perth
Influences Lloyd Rees, Van Gogh, Bonnard, Klimt, the Fauvres, Lucian Freud, Arthur Boyd, John Perceval, Brett Whitely, Chagall, Garry Shead and Fred Williams
