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United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 59.8 W x 40.2 H x 0.8 D in
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I was exhibiting in the Crypt Gallery underneath St Pancras Church, London, which is a very old brick lined crypt, somewhat damp and atmospheric. I decided to do a painting that was site specific and a study in tones of white. For the last few years I had been working on a series of drawings of skeletons and skulls, as part of improving my understanding of anatomy, to ultimately improve my portraiture. I borrowed a skeleton, laid it out as on a mortuary slab and draped it in a white cloth, so that the skeleton showed where the fabric touched the bones. And dramatically illuminated it. So it was painted from 'life'. Close up it almost becomes abstract. And it's title 'Silent Scream' is a rage against the brevity of life, so in one sense it could be seen as encouraging us all to make the most of our short time here.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:59.8 W x 40.2 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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United Kingdom
I was born on the Isle of Wight, an island of the south coast of the UK. I studied graphics at Portsmouth Art College and on graduating moved to London. I worked briefly at Thames TV doing TV graphics before joining a small design group in Fulham, south west London in the early 70s. Thirty years on I was running, with my business partner, a design practice employing 20 odd staff and working for large national and international businesses. in early 2000 I sold out and took some time off and a year on started up again as a freelance design consultant, mostly working for small businesses. Design was all absorbing until by chance a saw an exhibition of Lucian Freud's work at the National Portrait Gallery in London and was inspired to refresh long lots skills in drawing and painting. I subsequently took courses at Putney School of Art, Heatherleys and Life drawing at The Landmark Art Centre, Teddington. For the last four years I have had a studio at ASC Studios in Kingston with 50 other artists and I paint there virtually every day.
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