After working as an electrician for almost 40 years, Leamington-born Gez Cox traded in plugs for paint brushes.
He was bored of fitting plug sockets in factories and offices and when his wife bought him a small watercolour paint set as a present, back in 1995, he realised he had a hidden talent.
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Now, at the age of 55, he's taking the art world by storm with his watercolours of Warwickshire scenes.
He has given up being an electrician and now paints watercolours for a living full-time, selling paintings for 拢200-拢800.
See the gallery
Click the images button below to launch a gallery of 25 of Gez's watercolours, including many local landscapes and scenes of Warwick, Stratford and Leamington.
Read more about the work and how you can buy some of the paintings, below.
International prize
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Gez's passion for putting the region onto canvas has won him international acclaim. His Frozen Pond painting of Stoneleigh Woods near Kenilworth has been awarded second place and a cash prize of 拢1,000 in a prestigious competition run by International Artist Magazine.
Drumming-up trade
Gez is also well-known in Leamington as a jazz-rock drummer and his band played all over the Midlands for over 25 years. He also made his mark locally in the late-80s when he opened a vegetarian restaurant, before discovering his painting talents.
Quick progress
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Gez first started painting as a hobby in 1995 and was elected into the Society of Graphic Fine Artists within two years.
He was still working as an electrician, painting in his spare time, until 2000. Then he took the plunge and became a full-time painter.
Own a Cox
Most of Gez's works in the gallery are for sale and he accepts commissions, painting historic buildings, wedding scenes, portraits and more.
For more information or for sale enquiries, call Gez on 01926 311912 or contact him using the email link on the left.
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