Tony Bowall ARPS - Photography
Helene Hymans - Pastels,
and Sam - the Happy Artists' Dog.
Exhibiting at The Happy House


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Tony Bowall ARPS - Photography - More about Tony further down this page

Our Fourth Brighton Festival Open House Season is now over.
Thank you to the 2,000 or so people who came through our door.
Many visitors said it was our best Open House to date and
a large number left with smiles on their faces!
You are welcome to still visit us at any time by appointment.
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MORE SUCCESS AT THE LONDON SALON!
For the second year in a row Tony has had a photograph accepted for the
London Salon of Photography. His 2008 image is of another detail
from the Greek island of Santorini and is on display at the Happy House.

Recently Tony photographed the Rainbow Chorus at Brighton
Library in celebration of the Library's Sunday Opening. You can
see a few of the pictures by clicking here (do come back!)

Online ordering of some of our most popular images
now available. Click on this line for details
Click here to view Tony's Galleries.


Exhibitions and Notable Dates
Tony Bowall ARPS

London Salon of Photography 2008
Surrey Photographic Association Biennial Exhibition - Highly Commended Ribbon - 2008
London Salon of Photography 2007
Royal Photographic Society 150th International Print Exhibition 2007
Royal Photographic Society Members' Exhibition 2007
Opening Exhibition at the BANK Photographic Gallery, Folkestone, Kent ,
The OLD MARKET (Brighton and Hove Camera Club)
Brighton Festival Exhibition in HOVE 2008, 2007 and 2006,
The Grange Rottingdean (Brighton and Hove Camera Club) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
'Waitrose' Supermarket Brighton 2007 - photographs of rehearsals of the
New Venture Theatre on behalf of Brighton and Hove Arts Council,
Starbucks, Hove 2006
Solo Exhibition - Indigo Roses Boutique, The Lanes, Brighton 2006
Solo Exhibition - La Piazza Restaurant, Church Road, Hove 2006
The Happy House Open House 2005, 2006 (x2), 2007, 2008
Seventh Place Worldwide in the Amateur Photographer of the Year Competition 2005
run by Amateur Photographer magazine
The Sanctuary Cafe, Brighton (Brighton and Hove Camera Club) 2005
Lewes Artists Group Exhibition 2004 at Southover Grange, Lewes

In June 2008 Tony had another of his prints selected for the
prestigious London Salon of Photography -
that's two years in a row!

In February 2008 Tony was awarded a Highly Commended Ribbon
by the Surrey Photographic Association and had two of his Greek photographs
displayed at their biennial exhibition in Guildford, Surrey.

In 2007 Tony had one of his prints selected for the
prestigious London Salon of Photography which is
a great achievement!

He also had another print accepted for the
Royal Photographic Society's 150th International Print Exhibition.
2,200 entries from 33 countries were judged and Tony's was one of the 120 selected.
The exhibition continues to tour the UK at present.

Just before that one of his prints was exhibited at the
2007 Royal Photographic Society Members' Exhibition.

In 2007
Tony was awarded the Associateship Distinction with the Royal Photographic Society.
This is the second highest distinction with the society. His panel of 15 images
was highly praised by the judges and was retained by the RPS for teaching purposes
to show what a 'perfect panel' of photographs should look like!
This means that Tony can use the letters ARPS after his name. This follows on from his
successful Licentiateship assessment with the RPS in 2006.
His award winning panel of photographs of Greece was on display
at the Happy House Open House and can still be seen by appointment or by clicking here.

In 2007 Tony returned from another visit to India, this time meeting and
taking portraits of local people along with exploring patterns and textures.
Some of this work is shown on this website but a larger selection can be seen
on his external 'Flickr' web pages by clicking on 'Happy Bear' below:

In late 2007 he visited Venice and the some of the results from
that trip will be shown at the Open House, on the Flickr site
below and on this site later in the year.

Most Recent Photos can be found here

Click here to view Tony's Galleries.



About Tony Bowall ARPS
(A few events prior to the more recent news - so there may be some repetition!)

Tony Bowall is a Londoner from the deep South (Lewisham actually)
and has lived in Brighton for 18 years and has been taking photographs for 26 years.
Self-taught, he started photographic printing making Cibachrome prints from slides at the
Camerawork Studios in London’s Bethnal Green, then moved on to colour negative and
black and white printing. For the past six years all work has been digital but his
love of film returned for a while recently but all work is now digital.
He has a varied portfolio of Travel Photography, most noticably his minimalist and
colourful Greek work as well as work made in India and Italy.
He also lovesclose-up/macro and other images of flowers, many of which
have been taken in the Happy House Garden as well in Sussex and beyond.
Apart from flowers he likes to find beauty, humour and the absurd in life and is showing
some images from Greece, Italy, Egypt, Africa and India, as well as closer to home in
Hove and Brighton covering a number of the visually striking events that the City is famous for!

Sam the dog, whom Tony inherited when he met Helene - a fairly simple minded and obsessively affectionate
Bichon Frise (especially if you might have access to food - that's Sam, NOT Helene!) - has been a recent addition to the portfolio!
Tony has been interested in alternative philosophies for many years and has a number of calming images
of Buddhist figures which have been widely published. For more than 20 years Tony ran his own publishing and
design business and his photographs have been used for many cover designs for international Buddhist publications
and books as well as the ‘Viva Guide to Vegetarian Brighton’!
In the past his photography has been used in various shop displays in Sussex and
has a growing number of clients, both in the UK and Internationally, who enjoy and support his work.

In 2004 he decided to focus full-time on photographic projects and, following on from the Lewes Artists Group Exhibition of that year,
the opening of the ‘Happy House’ in May 2005 was one of his first major exhibitions.
Also during the 2005 Brighton Festival, work was exhibited in the Sanctuary Cafe in Hove
with Brighton and Hove Camera Club (BHCC).
In November 2005 he worked with Brighton and Hove Arts Council and two other members of the
BHCC on a project with Brighton's New Venture Theatre Company
which resulted in a joint exhibition held at The Grange in Rottingdean - and he was invited back to the
theatre to take press photographs of their annual Pantomime! (Oh yes he was!)
Tony also exhibited at the Happy House's Xmas Open House in May 2005, December 2005, May 2006.
More recent news can be found at the top of this page.

Tony is a member of Brighton and Hove Camera Club and has holds the
Associateship (ARPS) with the Royal Photographic Society.

You can contact Tony by clicking the link below:
tony@happyartists.co.uk

Helene Hymans - Pastels
click here to view Helene's Pastels Gallery
and Sam - the dog: woof!
click here to visit Sam's 'woofingly good' gallery

We are Venue Number 5 on the

2008 'Hove Arts' trail
(click here to visit their website)

click here to read more about the Happy House and to see
some photos of the HOUSE and GARDEN from other Brighton Festivals

News Archive

In addition to the recent news, above, here is
a selection of Happy House News from previous years.

In 2006 Tony was awarded his Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS) and
in 2005 he gained Seventh Place Worldwide in the Amateur Photographer of the Year Competition!



The Happy Artists are very pleased to announce that on 30th March 2006 Tony achieved
the distinction from the Royal Photographic Society of
Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society.
The letters LRPS can be used after his name to show this achievement.
He has also come Seventh worldwide in the prestigious 2005 APOY
('Amateur Photographer of the Year') competition
organised by Amateur Photographer magazine.
Their website currently features three of Tony's five winning photos.
These can be found by clicking here.

Our OPEN HOUSE during the 2006 Brighton Festival
saw around 1000 people passing through our House, Garden and Studios.

"Stunning! More, More!" "Creatively and imaginatively done" "Great fun. Thanks a lot"
"A Truly Happy House" "Well done. Will definitely be back" "
Very Tranquil" "So glad we came. Love the garden too! Good luck"
"Pleased to view wonderful show in charming setting" "Magical garden and lovely dog!"
"So original and such fun. One of the best open houses. Lovely!"
"Lovely experience" "A very happy house said Morgan, aged 6!"
"An enjoyable way to start the day. Impressive work"
"Lovely ambience. Beautiful art"
"Thank you for your inspirational kick up the backside!"
"Joyful work, gorgeous flowers, thank you"

Just a few of the many comments selected from our Open House visitors' book

If you can't wait until the next Festival, and you don't have to, then
come and visit us and see our work by appointment.

All of the work shown in the house and our very popular Greeting Cards
will be available to order directly from this website soon.
In the meantime just e-mail us or call
01273 325653 and leave a message and we'll get back in touch promptly.

Please bookmark this page and come back soon to see some more new work.

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"The Happy House"
The Garden Flat (Flat 5)
22 Third Avenue,
Hove, East Sussex
BN3 2PD
tel: 01273 325653
Third Avenue is just opposite Hove Town Hall
The Garden Flat is down the stairs to the left of the main house entrance


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click here to read more about the Happy House and to see
some photos of the HOUSE and GARDEN

Tony Bowall ARPS - Photography
click here to view Tony's Galleries.
Helene Hymans - Pastels
click here to view Helene's Gallery
and Sam - the dog: "Woof!"
click here to visit Sam's 'woofingly good' gallery

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or have any other questions
please click on the e-mail address below to contact us:
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Greetings Cards and Giclee Prints available of many of our images
Some original pastels are still available - e-mail for details
If you wish any of these images for publicity or other purposes please ask for permission
which will usually be happily granted, subject to the usual conditions.