John Hoyland RA Painting

Currently working on a new series of paintings and drawings in response to Covid 19: 'Essentials/Non-essentials. For the past 23 years, I have been painting professionally in places with great, natural light: Barcelona, Cádiz, Whitstable and Granada....always learning something new in the process. My work is largely representative and includes several portraits, though more recently, landscapes and interiors too. Sometimes, I take huge risks and abandon my brush in favour of lavish injections of paint. Despite these seemingly random acts, precision is a concern along with a desire to respond honestly to my subject. When I make a portrait, as with all my work, I aim to create something meaningful. Composition is important to me-especially where there is background detail, adding to the narrative. However, for me, the face predominates. I have enjoyed looking at many sitters, exploring their faces and getting a sense of them + seeing how we respond to one another. I have exhibited widely/ internationally, including in Barcelona, Cadiz, New York, Edinburgh, Argentina and London, at The Mall Galleries. You can learn more via: PROFESSIONAL HISTORY: * 2020 Portrait pre-selected for the BP Portrait Award *Selected to take part in 'Sky Portrait Artist of the year 2017/18 series, filmed at The Wallace Collection, London. * Made honorary member of the 'United Society of Artists' 2018 * Painting selected for The Mall Galleries London 2016 (Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibiton)) * 6 paintings selected for Bankside Gallery, London 'United Society of Artists' (U.