The Spring Painting

TOM BATEMAN ARTIST 77 year old undiscovered Artist who has worked in isolation for many years. During 2020 this lock down year due to Covid 19 Tom has been inspired by work of Austrian contemporary painter Voka . Toms latest work being large brightly coloured portraits ranging from well known celebrities such as David Attenborough and Martin Luther King Jr. Spends three months of each year in Port Elizabeth South Africa and nine months in England promoting his work. As an 18 year old he began painting using oil paints and developed his skill. While working in the paint and textile industries he gained knowledge of the use of colour and the ability to create his own paint colours. When Tom first started using oil paint, he used oil paint from start of finish of the work. 15 years ago he began to use Acrylic paints. Acrylic was used to start to form the basis of the painting once the layout was completed he would continue to completion using oil paint. Tom has recently changed his painting technique now using Acrylic paint from start to completion. Tom is a figurative painter often his work having metaphysical content .Toms style being influenced by the American artist David A Leffel. Recent work has changed to explosive colour with impressionistic abstract modern style greatly influenced by the Austrian Spontaneous Artist Voka.