Portfolio for Christopher Hawkins - Commissionaportrait
Christopher Hawkins is an accomplished artist who has lived and worked successfully as a painter in London, Madrid and the South of France. His passion for portraiture and his intimacy with the medium show us how significantly he has added to the pool of artists responsible for the reinvigoration of portraiture and his recognition is now well establihed and accepted.
Birth date
1960
Education
1979 - 82 Camberwell School of Art BA (Hons) Fine Art
1983 Royal College of Art
Awards
1994 - BP Portrait Award finalist
2004 - Not the Turner Prize finalist
Selected Commissions
HRH The Sultan of Brunei
Earl Spencer
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild
Ian Maxwell
J P Getty
Michael Green
Artist's Statement
I find portraiture such a fascinating art form. The opportunity to describe the idiosyncrcies of the subject, through colour and expression, is always an enjoyable challenge. I gain great personal satisfaction from paintings that endure, defy time like Dorian Gray, by never ageing even though the period in which they were painted is always obvious. Much has been achieved in recent years to advance this most noble tradition with renewed momentum and the painted portrait is once again a broadly accepted attribute.
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Prices quoted are for the standard mediums of oil on canvas and bronze
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the case of sculpture). For other media, prices may vary, please enquire
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