Ray Postill

I was born in North London, on 8th January 1945, the last of seven children. My chosen profession was Civil Engineering . The direction of my education took me away from art as a subject,however I never lost my interest and in my mid 50s I began painting as a hobby,initially in the Naive style but later experimenting with different styles and subjects. The Naive style of painting came quite naturally to me. I found that I could produce pleasing images which create a different reality to conventional academic art, allowing complete freedom to tell a story without following the normal rules relating to colour, scale or perspective. These paintings often combine a mix of nostalgia and humour and can best be described as Quirky.
Later works have included a series of Art Deco fashion images, several still life images (inc. venetian masks), several solarised nudes and finally a whole series of Iconic portraits in black and white.
Since the illegal invasion of Ukraine I have been selling all my original paintings for a charity that supports the people suffering as a result of the war. I have set up a website to sell my entire collection. These can be viewed and further details on the charity can be found on:

I have received no formal art training, being entirely self taught. Also as a busy Civil Engineer, working on major construction projects, I found little spare time to promote my art until my retirement. Having accumulated a large body of work I feel that the time has now arrived when I should actively promote my work and hopefully receive some commercial return for my chosen charity. If you wish to view more of my work please visit my website: www.artsforukraine.org.uk

Summer Art Exhibition at Haileybury Public School Hertford Heath, Hertford, England, August 2013.
Art exhibitions at St Albans Museum and St Albans City library - summer 2013.
Summer Art Exhibition "Summer Art Collective" at PS Arts Gallery Mardleybury Farm, Datchworth SG3 6SG (2 months on show July/August 2014).
Winter Arts Exhibitionat PS Arts Gallery - Mardleybury Farm, Datchworth (3 months on show October-December 2014).