Howard Butterworth Explained

Howard Butterworth
Birth Date:29 June 1945
Birth Place:Rochdale
Nationality:British
Website:www.howardbutterworth.co.uk

Howard Butterworth (born June 1945) is a Scottish landscape artist working in the North East of Scotland.

Butterworth moved to Aberdeenshire from Yorkshire, England in the 1960s.[1]

In 2006 he created fifteen oil paintings of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, which were sold for up to £13,000 each, with 30% of the proceeds donated to the River Dee Trust.[2] Queen Elizabeth II purchased one of the paintings.

He has an art gallery, run by his daughter, located between Banchory and Aboyne.[3]

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  1. News: Zara Janjua . World-renowned artist hopes painting can help protect the River Dee . STV News . . 18 May 2013 . 15 January 2014 .
  2. News: Generous Howard goes with the flow and supports river project . Deeside Piper . 27 November 2006 . 15 January 2014 .
  3. Web site: The Butterworth Gallery . . 15 January 2014 .