Brian West (sports artist)

Brian West (born 1945) is a British sports artist born in Sutton-in-Ashfield. He studied at Mansfield College of Art and worked as a production engineer in various fields then was a founder of companies supplying equipment to the National Coal Board before becoming a professional artist. His interest in drawing began at age nine when his crayoned depiction of Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Bert Williams won first prize in a Daily Express art competition.