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Fred Masters studied fine art for four years at Manchester and Sunderland art colleges, followed by a year at Leeds college of art (art teachers' diploma ). He subsequently taught art, in grammar and independent schools, before taking early retirement.

His paintings, mainly in oils and acrylic, vary in subject matter, ranging from the quite figurative to the purely abstract. He often works in series, developing an idea where one painting leads to another, before moving on to another theme. 

He has exhibited in Newcastle, Oxford, Devon, Rye and various places in Surrey.