Roger Cecil b.1942, has lived and worked in Wales for the past four decades. A BBC documentary was made on his work called 'The Gentle Rebel'. Roger is very matter-of-fact about procedure and materials. To him painting is a very practical thing. The making is important. He brings the work to life by explaining how he manages to balance method and aesthetics. He tells of the ordinary everyday materials he uses, red oxide, polyfilla, stopping out varnish, grate blacking, and how he builds the work in layers, rubbing and scraping back, burnishing, scratching and scoring to reveal what has gone before. In 1963, Roger won the highest award from Newport College and a place at the Royal College London.