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Angela studied Fine Art for three years at both Northumberland College and Northumbria University before changing path and qualifying with a first class BSc (Hons) in Archirectural Technology. For several years Angela worked in that field, before having children and setting up an award-winning design business. 

Angela also authored a series of urban fantasy/paranormal fantasy novels based around Norse and Anglo Saxon mythology, and is in the pocess of publishing the Vampire Cohorts Series, including designing the cover art for each book. 

As well as graphic design, Angela dabbles in sculpture, wood-carving, and silversmithing, but is getting back to her roots as an artist and painter. Her artwork is often inspire by her heathen/pagan faith. 


"The Last Free Dawn of Fenrir".
Oil on canvas.
by Angela Louise McGurk, 2021.

Copyright @ A L McGurk 2021. 
It is illegal to edit, sell, or reproduce this artwork without the artist's written permission.

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