| Birth date |
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1966
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| Education |
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St Albans College of Art and Design
BA Hons Fine Art - Newcastle-upon-Tyne University
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| Awards |
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1988 - The Royal Academy Richard Ford Award for Figurative Painting
1989 - The Elizabeth Greenshields foundation Award for Figurative Painters
2005 - The Elizabeth Greenshields foundation Award Second Grant
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| Selected Commissions |
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Jimmy Tarbuck, Stand-up Comedian
Ronnie Corbett, Actor and Comedian
Mark Gatiss (League of Gentleman) Comic Actor and Writer
Russ Allen, Jazz Musician
Peter du Rollo, Soho Restaurant Owner
Terry Jones (Monty Python)
Marika von Christian, Businesswoman
Jenny Eclair Stand-up Comedian and Writer
Dave Schneider, Comedian and Screenwriter
Helen Atkinson-Wood, Actress
Nick Faldo, British Golfer and Manager John Simpson
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| Group Exhibitions |
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1987 - Laing city Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1988 - Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1992 - Greenwich Theatre, London
1992 - Migraine Images, St Martin’s Gallery, London.
1993 - Cooling Gallery, Cork Street, London
1994 - Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London
1995 - Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London
1995 - BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
1996 - Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London
1996 - BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
1996 - The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
1997 - BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery
1998 - The Manor House Gallery, Oxfordshire
1998 - Contemporary Figurative Summer Exhibition, Beatrice Royal Galleries, Hampshire
1999 - Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London
1999 - New Millennium Wing Exhibition, Beatrice Royal Galleries, Hampshire
1999 - Four Selected Painters, The Manor House Gallery, Oxfordshire
2000 - Bennett Galleries, Tennessee, USA
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| Solo Exhibitions |
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1989 - ‘Sketches of Spain’, Grey’s Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1989 - ‘Copies from the Prado’, Long Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1990 - Hailebury College, Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire
1992 - European Festival, Broxbourne Civic Centre, Hertfordshire
1999 - Portrait Exhibition, The Radisson-Edwardian Pastoria Hotel, London
1999 - Figurative Paintings, The Radissson-Edwardian Marlborough Hotel, London
2000 - Portrait Showcase, Beatrice Royal Gallery, Hampshire
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| Artist's Statement |
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"To paint people is to create a definite presence on a canvas. For me, the stronger the presence, the more successful the portrait. This can cover many sides of a likeness of a person, but each subject is a new discovery. A portrait is a distillation over a space of time: the artist reacting to the sitter, like a short film captured on a canvas, one which enables that person to live through paint in years to come."
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| Statement |
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“I prefer to paint from life when doing commissions but I will nearly always take photographs for further thoughts on composition and to help paint backgrounds and clothes if sitting time is limited. I ideally like sittings of between 2-3 hours with breaks and somewhere between 2-5 sittings per person, daylight hours preferred. I often suggest painting people in their homes as then a part of their environment can be included or suggested in the painting. However, some sitters have preferred to sit in my studio to avoid household distractions like the telephone or social visits. Although the commission does not come framed I am happy to offer advice on the matter." |
| Travel nationally |
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Yes |
| Travel internationally |
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Yes |
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| Prices |
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| Portrait Format: |
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Drawings |
From £ |
800 |
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$ | 1200 |
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Head and Shoulders |
From £ |
2600 |
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$ | 5000 |
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Half Length | From £ |
3400 |
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$ | 6500 |
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3/4 Length | From £ |
3900 |
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$ | 7200 |
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Full Length | From £ |
4500 |
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$ | 8500 |
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Double Portrait | From £ |
3900 |
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$ | 7200 |
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Group Portrait | From £ |
6500 |
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$ | 1100 |
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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