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New painting and L.S. Lowry
“You don’t need brains to be a painter, just feelings”. L.S. Lowry I’ve long admired L.S. Lowry’s paintings. He is widely known for his mill scenes and industrial landscapes. However, later on in his career Lowry turned his attention to vast empty landscapes, including desolate views of lakes and seascapes. It’s these paintings and drawings…
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Self portrait at Bethlem Museum of the Mind
In December last year, I delivered a self portrait painted in 2021 to the collection of the Bethlem Museum of the Mind, where it is on loan for two years. Bethlem Museum of the Mind has a fascinating archive and art collection focusing on the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital, infamous as the ‘Bedlam’ which…
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Landscapes added
I’ve added images of two paintings from 2013 and 2014 to the ‘A selection of paintings’ page. Both are urban landscapes and are in a private collection. I’m rarely pleased with my paintings, but of the urban landscapes I’ve painted, I think these are probably amongst the ones I’m happiest with. Once I’ve finished painting…
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De Profundis, The Oscar Wilde House
I’m thrilled that ‘De Profundis’ (2016), a painting of Oscar Wilde, is to become part of the collection of The Oscar Wilde House in Dublin, where it will be displayed in the house where Oscar spent his formative years. I’ve painted four portraits of Oscar in total, and they’ve all found interesting homes. One is…
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Interview with myself and Robert Priseman
As part of a series of artists talking to artists, an interview with myself and Robert Priseman, artist, writer and founder of the Priseman Seabrook Collections is now online and you can read it at the link HERE. #prisemanseabrookcollection #artistinterview #art #painting #figurativepainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #robertpriseman
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Art UK/Priseman Seabrook talk now on YouTube
You can now listen to a fascinating talk about the Priseman Seabrook collections on YouTube with artist and writer (and collector) Robert Priseman and Art UK. The talk takes a look at seven of the paintings in the collection (including works by myself, Wendy Elia, Nathan Eastwood, Tracey Emin, Anonymous Artist, Julian Brown and Linda…
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Scandal!!
Hillingdon Museums and Heritage’s ‘Scandal!!’ exhibition is now up and running at Northwood Hills Library and includes my ‘Christine and the Poisoned Apple’ painting, which is part of their collection, alongside the catalogue for ‘Dear Christine’. The exhibition also includes an online talk with Seymour Platt (Christine’s son) and Collections Officer Paul Davidson, which I’ve…
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Online talk with Art UK and Robert Priseman
One of the paintings being discussed in an online talk (Wed, 21 Jun 2023, 17:30 – 18:00) with the founder of Contemporary British Painting and the Priseman Seabrook Collections, Robert Priseman, will be one of my portraits of Christine Keeler: ‘Christine Keeler and her cat’ (2017). “Art Unlocked is an online event series from Art…
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10 paintings for Lucas House
I had said recently that I was giving up on projects in order to concentrate on my own art practice. Well… just one more! I’m really thrilled to learn today that I’ve secured a grant from the The Responsa Foundation (which supports art with strong social impact) to commission 10 paintings for Lucas House, a…
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Scandal ’63 Revisited: Symposium
The symposium for ‘Dear Christine’ that didn’t happen in 2020 due to lockdown is now finally happening three years later, with additional speakers, as part of ‘Scandal ’63 Revisited’ at Leicester Gallery. It’s free (but please remember to book your seats) and it’s going to be fantastic. The lineup includes feminist artist Caroline Coon, art…