Tony Brown
Tony was born in Co.Durham in 1945 and moved to London at the age of four and lived there until he moved to Kent in 1958. On finishing grammar school he went on to Rochester College of Art where he successfully obtained an NDD qualification. From there he moved to Maidstone College and on completion of a graphic design course in 1967 Tony obtained entry to the Royal College of art as a demonstrator.
When he left the RCA he worked in various design studios in London before moving to Scotland where he married and eventually had three daughters. He has worked in Edinburgh since 1982 and freelance as a designer/illustrator. Tony started painting in watercolours in 1998 and divide his time between this and freelance design.
Tony states "I have been interested in railways since a small boy when I lived alongside the North London line in Hackney. The move to a small village in Kent near Faversham brought me in contact with the ex-LCDR main line to Dover and Ramsgate. After 1968 my interest took me abroad throughout Europe whilst at home the industrial subjects replaced BR steam".
Tony has had several articles published in various railway magazines. Whilst his main medium is oils he also works in pencil, etching and silk screen printing.