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Welcome to the online home of Pat Bellay . Artist + Designer 

22 June update > Use of integral Garage as Studio now 'workable', so paintings/cards can now be seen here at 4 Crown Paddock 'by appointment' - anytime within reason....! Just ring or email me.

11th June 2024 - Belated update > Sold two paintings + 6 cards at this years Needham Market Art Show over Easter w/e, so thats the best I've done there for some years! Did mange to do one new painting for that horizon 26, but that was not sold.

Am still trying to get going again after 7 months going through process/treatment for Prostate Cancer...given the all clear on 8th May - but am still not clear of side effects of medication + radiotherapy, gradually getting back to 'normal' but way to go yet!

Have all my paintings out of storage here at home, + am part way in converting my integrai Garage into a Studio, having no outlet whatsoever, other than Needham Market anual Art  Show.

So watch this space....need to get some new atwork up + running asap.

11th April 2023  > Needham Market Art Show over yesterday sold 8No cards + no paintings....so oculd hae been worse...next??                     

Update 5th April 2023 > Had all my paintings out of storage, since closing Studio Feb 21, at home now + have started painting again > Nos 169 + 170 now in 'Gallery' page.

Designer activities now practically over now [after 54 years!!] wef updating of Building Regulations in June this year - have no desire to start learning all that's involved, plus more greater changes in the pipeline etc etc! Still available should advice +/or opinion sought!! 

*If there is no website 'Menu' showing on left, click on 3 horizontal lines top left in headline + website 7No sections will come up >> Home . About Us . BellayArt . Gallery . Design portfolio . Services . Contact Us 

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Am/was essentially a one man band [though had part time assistance over the years] Designer - Pat Bellay Designers Ltd [mainly architectural - closed my office April 2009 to semi-retire + work from home [*Now practically inactive - see above] + to concentrate more on art] + Artist - BellayArt [mainly abstract/semi abstract] - started.painting in the mid 60,s, stopped in 1967, started again in 2007 [40 year 'gap year'?!] Based now at home > 4 Crown Paddock in Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8RY.

*Website is/has always been a DIY attempt [via www.gbbo.co.uk/via Google Analytics/now Google G Suite] + has to be viewed as 'work in progress', even after all this time as I continue to grapple with the mechanics of forming/sorting! For that I apologise, as I still find the whole process quite baffling but I soldier on...! Still 'trying...!*Aug/Sept 20 had to convert website from Google Classic sites to Google New sites! Problematical 'of course' but am still slowly sorting.......!!

The 'Designer' side  of website is very minimal [want to cover 50 odd years in private practice/40 odd on own a/c - as a matter of record combined with 'Campaign for Revolution as regards the ghastly + utterly negative/useless UK Planning Control system'], initially had an odd selection of job photos as attachments but have now replaced these with collection of various jobs [1968 to present time] under  'Design Portfolio'. This will be continually expanded as + when. Concentrating mainly on the 'Artist' side under 'Gallery' - that is continually expanding + includes all paintings illustrated with No; title; media; on board or canvas info; size; price ['those sold'], + frame/no frame....many available as A5 cards @ £2.75 each including envelope, excluding p+p.

*See under BellayArt for 2No ex popup Galleries +3rd + last external venue > Studio [formerly Studio/Gallery] , The Causeway, Needham Market that I closed in this February, to continue working from home whilst keeping association with all those previously featured in Studio. Had over 100 hundred paintings + items in secure dry storage awaiting opportunity to have at, or very near home, where 'with immediate access' I can more easily re-invigorate BellayArt activity.....> Now [Oct22] set up in basic [but reasonably workable] form!

* Contact.....>> Ring > Pat on 07974 424374 anytime! 

Or > email me > pat@patbellay.co.uk, then there is always messaging via BellayArt on Facebook.

*Only annual Exhibitions still participatng is > 

Needham Market Art Exhibition during Easter Bank holiday weekend.

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**Personal explanation > As a 'designer' on my own a/c [*Now inactive] I have never ever 'advertised' anywhere as never take on anything I am not prepared to put my name to. All work has come in via recommendation/seen what you do have done etc. Where people have just come across me/seen something I have done, or been recommended, whatever way, in all cases generally I always start off with both barrels first on a like it or lump it basis/take it or leave it what you see is what you get QED. OK that can come across as arrogant +/or bombastic, but that's the way it is! Not a brilliant designer, wish I were, but have always been determined to do my best + build on abilities/experience regardless of budget or circumstance. *Even then there are numerous jobs I daren't go back + look at, full control never been achieved, only part/some little to none! *As of 2020 will only look at any 'design' project if find it interesting enough to get involved, but am increasingly reluctant to even think about tackling the planning gestapo/planning system that get/s steadily worse year by year!!

*October 2023 > Persuaded to come out of retirement to design a new one off house here in Needham Market. Inmmediately not sure whether right to do so, but have soldiered on + got Planning Approval on 23rd May. Now ploughing on with details + horrendously daunting new updated Bklg Regs....still not sure of taking this on - even now......??! 

*Explanation necessary as 'design' ethos continues + website meant to promote that, not 'advertise' + to further the cause to get the UK Planning Control system drastically looked into/overhauled < after 50 years of trying I have to accept that this is never going to happen, not that this will stop me trying at any + every opportunity!. Whereas as an 'artist' I am indeed 'advertising' my work to hopefully sell/find patronage + to develope/progress as an artist.

Copyright >> All images contained in this website remain the sole property of Pat Bellay. 

Images may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, projected or used in any way without express permission.

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