The reclusive artist who spent more than 50 years bringing his passion to life
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe work of a reclusive artist who sketched and painted the wildlife of Bolton for more than 50 years is to be displayed as part of a museum’s summer show.
Artist and naturalist Eric Gorton, from Westhoughton, who died in 2002, was a former assistant curator of Bolton Art Gallery and Museum.
He has been described as a ‘very reclusive man’ who painted in the field at many locations around Bolton and Lancashire and from exhibits in the museum.
His work will form the centrepiece of Bolton Museum’s latest exhibition, ‘Birds of Bolton’, which combines art and natural history to celebrate one of Britain’s best-loved creatures – birds.
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