FREEMAN, Rodney
William Rodney Freeman was born at 49 Graham Road, Ipswich in July 1935, second of the two sons of Charles Henry Freeman (28 November 1895-23 October 1985), a dental surgeon, and his wife Ruth née Collen (12 February 1902-1 December 1990), who married at Chelsea, London in 1929. A chartered accountant by profession and former director of Holbrook Academy in the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk and an Ordained Local Minister. As Rodney Freeman, he painted in oil, in a style which was impressionist with subjects found in East Anglia but also from around the world with light on water including landscapes in oil, devoted to scenes on the Stour and Orwell estuaries. He exhibited at Giffords Hall Vineyard, Hartest, Suffolk and at the Frame Workshop & Gallery, Ipswich. A former member of Suffolk Open Studios from Lavender Cottage, The Street, Harkstead, Ipswich. Revd William Rodney Freeman died at Harkstead on 22 January 2025, aged 89.
Works by This Artist
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Rocky ShorelineOil on canvas |
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WoodlandOil on canvas |