Portal Painters is the world's leading specialist in beautifully crafted, representational, quirky and slightly surreal paintings. Since 1959 Portal has become justly famous for painstakingly executed contemporary paintings which are sometimes surreal, have a touch of magic realism and occasional flashes of humour. Portal exhibits a group of some thirty artists who have in common a quirky vison and superb painterly technique. Beryl Cook is one of Portals most celebrated artiists. Portal held her first exhibition in 1976. Since her brilliant debut, Beryl's colourful world of large ladies, male strippers, drag acts, bars and night clubs has found admirers all over the world, Beryl received the O.B.E. in 1995. She is, without doubt Britain's best known and most popular painter. www.berylcook.org. Portal Painters has shows time and time again that contemporary painting can be accessible, enjoyable and of outstanding quality. Portal Painters exhibits at all the London Art Fairs : The London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1 ( January.) The International Art Fair at The Royal College of Art, London in February, The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea in March and in Hampstead in October. C20/C21 Art Fair at The Royal College in September. Portal Painters have regular exhibitions at the Arts Club, Dover Street, London W1S 4NP. Outside of exhibitions Portal Painters can be seen by appointment at 100/102 Sutherland Avenue, London W92QR.