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Millie, the Curator and the Military Man Painting

Naomi Tomkys

United Kingdom

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 25.6 W x 37.4 H x 1.6 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Gerda was a delightfully round 5’1” friend of my grandma with a severe Vidal Sassoon haircut. She introduced me to gallery life when I was young enough for it to matter. In a rich German accent, she announced that in each room of a gallery, “You must find one painting you love, one you hate and when your feet get sore you must stop and eat cake”. Since then, galleries, especially the Fitzwilliam, feels like home. Year upon year of sketching, fleeting memories of my toddlers running wild on rainy days and my second date with my second husband. Like silent movies, The Fitzwilliam is a place where visitor’s personalities shine. This series explores the nature of seeing the world unnoticed. It celebrates the experience of a gallery goer while allowing us the luxury of their imagined stories too.

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Painting:

Oil on Canvas

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One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

25.6 W x 37.4 H x 1.6 D in

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Naomi Tomkys OBE lives and works in Cambridgeshire. She grew up in London where she attended Central St. Martins School of Art. Tomkys has shown in a wide range of group shows and one-man shows both nationally and internationally including The Mall Gallery, Sak and Catto Contemporary in London and in exhibitions and collections as far afield as Texas and Dubai. She also exhibits regularly with the Cambridge Drawing Society and Open Studios. Tomkys’ influences are eclectic and range from the classism of Botticelli to humanity of Hopper to the narrative structures of Rego. Each reflects her own interests in dynamic composition, nostalgic and telling stories of moments in time. Nostalgia plays a significant part in Tomkys’ work, not as sentimentality but as a short cut to cultural connections. Nostalgia presents as a child wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt on a school trip on a school trip, or jar of Nutella or a group of older Cambridge men wearing the same straw Panama hats as soon as the sun comes out. Inspiration comes from the day to day moments that make her smile. Tomkys engages with a broad range of subject matter from iconic punters and picnickers to circus high wire acts. Tomkys portrays a world of authenticity reflecting the joys and idiosyncrasies of daily life. ' Tomkys describes her work as straddling realism and impressionism with changing looseness of brushstroke reflecting the tales being told. She uses traditional oil painting techniques including chiaroscuro, imprimatura, mass tone and glazing to explore her subjects. A limited classical palette, primarily focussing on skin tones, results in a controlled, explorative and joyous body of work celebrating colour. Tomkys has shown in group and one-man shows both nationally and internationally, including The Mall Gallery, Sak and Catto Contemporary, and in exhibitions and collections as far afield as Texas and Dubai. She exhibits regularly with the Cambridge Drawing Society and Open Studios. In 2022, Tomkys received an Arts Council Award to develop her practice.

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