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Portfolio for Keith Holmes - Commissionaportrait
I want the portrait to be a narrative and as much about the sitter, their life and achievements as is possible in one image. To this end, much in the same way of the Northern Renaissance artists, I like to include their environment, home, work or leisure, favoured objects or people. I have no problems working from photographs but I do prefer meeting and having a discussion with the person involved. I like to keep the nature of the medium as neutral as possible, it is a portrait of the sitter and not about my abilities in flashy use of media.
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| Education |
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1969-1973 West Surrey College of Art and Design (BA Fine Art)
1973-1975 Camberwell School of Art & Crafts (Dip. Paper Conservation)
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| Awards |
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Fellow of the International Institute of Conversation
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
1994-1996 Science Museum, Artist in Residence
1999 Made official artist to the Mines Advisory Group
2002 Work purchased by the Tank Museum at Bovington
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| Selected Commissions |
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1996 Work commissioned by the Officers Mess to commemorate the closure of the Royal Marine barracks, Deal, Kent
1997 Science Museum, commissioned to produce a painting to represent the work of the museum
Royal Marine Museum, works purchased for the new Musicians Gallery
1998 Invited by Mines Advisory Group to go to South East Asia to create work covering the issue of landmines
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| Group Exhibitions |
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1978 Private Presses, Victoria & Albert Museum
1982 Maker’s Eye, Crafts Council
1991 Hunting Observer Art Competition
Mall Galleries, Royal Society of Marine Artists
1994 Hunting Art Competition
Science Museum, Painters, Surgeons, Patients. Exhibition with Sir Roy Calne.
Science Museum, the new Health Matters Gallery, permanent exhibit
Rexel Derwent Open Drawing Exhibition
Mall Galleries, Pastel Society
Mall Galleries, Royal Society of British Artists
Mall Galleries, Royal Society of Marine Artists
Mall Galleries, New English Art Club
Science Museum, Centuryscape
Mall Galleries, Royal Institute of Oil Painters
1995 Hunting Art Competition
Hartlepool Renaissance Open Art Exhibition
Mall Galleries, Pastel Society
Mall Galleries, Marine Artists
Lambeth Palace, Marine Art
Mall Galleries, Discerning Eye, a prize winner
1996 Science Museum, “See Me!”, an exhibition for visitors with special needs
Mall Galleries, Pastel Society
Guild of Aviation Artists
Cheltenham, Cheltenham Open Drawing
Mall Galleries, Royal Society of Marine Artists
Chatham, “Britannia & White Horses”
1997 Science Museum, Artist in Residency works
Whiteleys, invited to exhibit
Guild of Aviation Artists
Mall Galleries, Royal Society of Marine Artists
Chichester Open Art Exhibition
145th Royal West of England Academy
Mall Galleries, Royal Institute of Oil Painters
1998 Mall Galleries, Pastel Society
Guild of Aviation Artists, Commendation awarded
Mall Galleries, Royal Institute of Oil Painters
1999 Mall Galleries, Pastel Society
Mall Galleries, Laing Art Competition
Guild of Aviation Artists, Commendation awarded
Mall Galleries, Royal Society of Marine Artists
147th Royal West of England Academy
2000 Guild of Aviation Artists, Commendation awarded
2001 Science Museum, “Seeing Red”, through to October 2002
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| Solo Exhibitions |
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1980 Basilisk Press
1985 The Greenwich Theatre Art Gallery
1986 The Greenwich Theatre Art Gallery
1988 Line Art Gallery
1989 Woodlands Art Gallery
1995 Royal Society of Art, drawings and pastels produced during the tenure of Artist In Residence at the Science Museum
1996 Royal Society of Pathologists, “Sea Soldiers” a year with the Royal Marines
1997 Royal Albert Hall, “The Work of the Royal Marines”
Army Flying Museum, “Flying Soldiers”
Imperial College, Medical Schools, long-term display
Imperial College, Department of Material Sciences, long-term display
Imperial College, Mathematics Department, long-term display
1998 The Royal College of Pathologists, recent paintings and drawings
Mall Galleries, “Ocean Warriors.” Culmination of three years work with the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy
2002 Tank Museum, “Fragmented.” Impressions of Cambodia, Laos & Kossovo
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| Statement |
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Initially I make a large charcoal drawing of the sitter during which we can talk about their history, listen to their favourite music and generally relax into the situation. This is the time I tend to learn the most about the essential personality of the sitter. We discuss what they would like to see in the painting and how I would like to represent them. It is at this time that I would take a number of photographs of the sitter and their environs. The drawings and photographs remain my property and are not part of the commissioned painting. Variable, two to four sittings of three to four hours. Fewer sittings would be required for the main painting, one to three sessions of about two hours each, and a final sitting of the same duration. Where possible I like to borrow favoured items to make studies of them, if not then I photograph them. It is best that the initial drawings are done in my studio, charcoal is too dirty for anywhere else. This would be followed by a visit to the sitters favoured backdrop. Oils are always on top quality marine ply board, to prevent splitting traditionally prepared with layers of gesso.
I can arrange framing and it would be better that I deal with the framing of the charcoal drawings and pastel paintings because of the difficulties that they present. My framer is good and reliable and I am a trained art conservator so everything would be done to the highest standard. |
| Travel nationally |
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No |
| Travel internationally |
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No |
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| Prices |
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| Portrait Format: |
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Drawings |
From £ |
2100 |
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$ | 3150 |
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Head and Shoulders |
From £ |
3300 |
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$ | 4950 |
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Full Length | From £ |
7600 |
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$ | 11400 |
The
Prices quoted are for the standard mediums of oil on canvas and bronze
(in
the case of sculpture).
For other media, prices may vary, please enquire
directly with us for more specific quotes.
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