Man becomes talented artist after brain-surgery


	Man becomes talented artist after brain-surgery

cakebelly

6-1-2009 1:11 PM

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more: She looked at it and asked me if I was an artist. I said no and she said I should look into doing a course. Since then I've never looked back.'
I had never even set foot in an art gallery, let alone tried creating my own art work.'

Alan, who has three children, Joshua, 16, Ellie, 10 and Maisy, eight, is now about to graduate from Worcester university with a Fine Art Degree.

He has also decided to open his own art gallery in Malvern after turning his back on selling double-glazing.

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6-1-2009 1:19 PM

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