Alan Cotton with...
Alan Cotton with...
Friends and Fellow Artists
Kevin Crooks
David Messum and Alan Cotton in the Garden at Lords Wood
Art Historian and Writer Jenny Pery
Sir David Hempleman-Adams at Everest Base Camp
John Nettles
Art Malik
Judi Spiers
Sir Tony Robinson
Brian Hoskins before flying in the Red Arrow Hawk
Jeremy Gilley, (L) (Founder of 'Peace One Day'), and Jimmy Gardner (R) (Actor)
Sir Peter Blake OBE
Sir Terry Frost
John Miller
Michael Morgan
Alan with sculptor Denis Mitchell (L) and painter Johnny Wells (C
Grayson Perry
Norman Neasom
Ken Howard RA OBE
Phil Creek
Peter Brown
Alan with actor Dudley Sutton and artist Rose Hilton
Alan with his great friend John Struthers
Alan with Lydia Corbett, who when she was young was Picasso’s model for Sylvette, the famous 'Girl With A Pony-tail’
Alan with actor Nanette Newman
Special Occasions
Receiving his MBE from King Charles III
Alan with his wife Tricia, son Robin and daughter Rachel, when Alan Received his MBE from King Charles at Windsor Castle
Alan receiving his Honorary Doctorate from Baroness Floella Benjamin Chancellor of Exeter University
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II introduced to Alan, representing the Arts of the South West, at her Diamond Jubilee visit to Exeter 2012
Alan With Alan Wicker at the Falle Fine Art, Jersey Exhibition
HRH. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (now King Charles lll) in Australia 2005
HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (now Duke of Edinburgh) when he opened Alan’s Retrospective Exhibition at Bath University
Alan with his friend Hugh Scully, who presented Alan’s film ‘Cotton on Canvas’
Alan at BBC SW, with Max Wall and daughter Juliette, at BBC South West, when she interviewed Max for a BBC Children’s programme.
Alan in his studio with Sir David Hempleman-Adams
Alan with Johnny Messum (L) and the CEO of Hartland Shipping (R), with the Hartland Painting they commissioned
Germaine Greer, Jimmy Tarbuck, Tricia Cotton, Alan Cotton and Pauline Tarbuck at the Icons’ Dinner at Windsor Castle
Alan Working in the Studio and on Location
Alan in his first studio at St Briavels 1960's
Alan Cotton drawing in his Studio
Alan with the 4 paintings commissioned by Exeter University for its Silver Jubilee
Alan working on a Cyprus painting
Alan Cotton in his studio with some of the Everest Paintings
Alan Cotton painting in his studio in Venice
Alan painting a model during the filming of Cotton on Canvas
Alan Cotton drawing near his home in Colaton Raleigh
Alan Cotton in a Wheatfield in the Otter Valley
Alan in Winter Landscape in the Otter Valley
Alan drawing in the Snow. Otter Valley
Alan Cotton at Hartland Quay
Alan Cotton drawing on the cliffs near Hartland Quay
Alan Cotton working at Harland in the late 1970's
Alan Cotton on the West Coast of Ireland
Alan Cotton Drawing at Gordes, Provence
Alan Cotton at Gordes during the filming of Cotton on Canvas
Alan presenting on a film about Newlyn Artists. Director Kevin Crooks
Alan Cotton during filming Cotton on Canvas. Cameraman Colin Rowe L. and Director Philip Speight R.
Alan Amongst the Autumn Vines in Piemonte
Alan Cotton drawing in Cyprus
Alan in the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus
Morocco Alan, Millie and David in Marrakech
Alan and David near a Berber village in Morocco
Alan with David Messum in Morocco
Alan Cotton drawing in The Old Fish Market in Venice
Alan Capturing Canal Reflections in Venice
Alan Cotton drawing the pigeon loft at Miklosvar, Transylvania
Alan drawing at Everest Base Camp
Alan high in the Himalayas
Alan with his Family
Elsie and Bill Cotton on their Wedding day
Alan (front left) with his parents, sister Dorothy, brother Alf and baby Bernard
Alan Aged 7 years
Alan's sister Dorothy (centre back) with Alf (left) and their cousins
Alan with his father and brothers (l to r Alan, Alf, Bill and Bernard)
Alan at Tintern Abbey
Alan's first studio at St Briavels
Juliette and Robin at Rocks Cottage, St Briavels
Juliette at Rocks Cottage, St Briavels
Robin at Rocks Cottage St Briavels
Juliette and Robin at Brockhill
Alan with Richard along the River Otter
Richard Aged 5 years
Rachel aged 4 years
Rachel and Alan
Rachel and Richard Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Tricia and Alan with Alan's Mum at his exhibition at Fairlynch Museum
Robin, Juliette, Richard and Rachel with Alan's Mum, at Smallwood Hospital, Redditch
Alan in the Otter Valley
Young Cotton Family at Brockhill Studio
Alan and Tricia at Bicton Park
The Cotton Family at Bicton 24th April 1984. Then one day, when we had two teenage sons!
Richard with his band 'Any Wednesday
Richard and Alan at RADA
Tricia with Adam and Laura at Penarth
Richard in Piemonte
The Cotton Family at Robin's Wedding at the Oxford Union
Robin with Natalie
Yan, Layla and Florence on Layla's 3rd Birthday
Five granddaughters at Rachel's wedding. 2005
Alan and Fenn at Sidmouth
Rachel and Fenn
Fenn's goal kick
Fenn, with his Dad, Paul
Rachel 2021
Rachel and Gareth
Robin's Girls with Rabbits
Robin's Girls Maddy Natalie and Imogen at Natalie's Cambridge Graduation
Family Seaside Holiday in France
Juliette in Venice
Tricia and Alan in Venice
Lunch At the Monaco and Grand Canal Hotel in Venice
Tricia Fenn and Alan and the gondolier
Tricia in Venice
Alan (Front left) and Tricia (Back right). Having survived 21 rapids, white water rafting in Bali. A scary experience.
Alan and Tricia Cruising in Norway on Queen Mary ll
Family Holiday on Cruit Island Co Donegal
Family holiday in the Lake District, joined by Tricia's sister Susan and family
Family Holiday in Provence
Lunch at Brockhill, Alan, Rachel and Fenn with Robin and Richard and their girls
Summer lunch with the Family at Brockhill Studio
Christmas Lunch at Brockhill Studio
Alan's Messum's Exhibition in Cork Street 2006
Alan, Exhibition at Messums' in Cork Sreet 2010
Tricia - Clowning at Rose Bruford Drama School. 2007
Alan and Tricia at Brockhill Studio
The Cotton-Fiest Family - (l to r). Richard, Layla, Florence, Yan, Rebecca
The Gomollier Boys - Milo, Felix, holding baby Harry and Max
The Gomollier Boys Max and Milo (Back row) Felix and Harry (Front row)
The Gomollier Family
Adam and Anna 2021
Cotton Family Gathering at Brockhill Studio