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This is a portrait of a friend from the gym I coach at. She came in to learn and practice Crossfit, and has since discovered an unknown passion for Olympic Weightlifting. What I love about her is her determination, her passion, and her big heart. The artwork in this collection are all in pencil on paper. I chose this as my medium because I love the simplicity of pencil on paper, and that anyone, anywhere in the world can have access to these materials, and I find them to be accessible. So far I have played around with rubbings as a technique. I find this to be a way of introducing an element of chaos and the unknown into the making process. The drawing starts with a layer of graphite powder rubbed into the surface of the paper, and then with a thin eraser I start erasing the highlights, and then gradually I will add the low lights and render the portrait to a realistic state. It's at this point that the fun begins. I take the paper and place it over a piece of old textured wood. Ill then rub over the texture with various pencils until I have an interesting textured layer to play around with. I'll then let my imagination loose and pick out patterns or scribble lines over the portrait. I sometimes draw little creatures in the background depending on what comes to mind. This gives a final result that tells a story about the character I have drawn, and also about the time that I spent drawing them. My goal with project YOU is to create an artistic contribution to the world, that is a reflection on, and a celebration of the story that each one of us has to share, by creating a book of portraits, a visual autobiography of my life, told by the multitude of fascinating people I have met so far, whilst living it. I want the drawings to encourage moments of quiet contemplation, reflection, discussion and interaction. Each drawing is a mark of my appreciation for each person, their differences, and their various contributions to my life.
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:13.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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I am a multidisciplinary British artist with an honors degree in Sculpture, from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, and a National Diploma in foundation studies from Central Martin’s College of Art and Design, London, in the United Kingdom. At the age of 8 years old I was commissioned to design magazine advertisements for my parents’ shoe shop, where I also held exhibitions of my landscape paintings inspired by my early travels. At 14 years old, I was commissioned to paint a 30-foot mural for the Riverside Tennis Club, and in 1988 I held my first group exhibition at London’s Richmond Hill Gallery. The exhibition, centered on the theme of professional sports, was held during the revered Wimbledon tennis tournament, and my portrait of Patrick Hart Cash garnered local media attention when he won the men’s singles tournament. My professional journey began in France, where I explored traditional landscape painting and participated in a series of group exhibitions in Grau du Roi, Célas, and Vezenobres in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. My influences during this time were mostly from the impressionists, Cézanne, Matisse, and Monet. The realist style I developed and nurtured during this time caught the attention of the London-based Jim Henson Company’s Creature Shop, which lead to the beginning of a 17-year career in film and TV working as a sculptor, special effects and prosthetic make-up artist, model maker and set sculptor. My work with hyper-realism and illusion can be seen in major productions, including Chris Columbus’s “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (2001), Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005), Bryan Singer’s “X-Men 3: The Last Stand” (2006) and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2012). In 2005, I immigrated to Canada, and after working in the Canadian film industry for 7 years, I decided to establish an artists studio in Montreal and resume my painting career. This lead to the creation of “Life in Every breath”, a tribute to the warrior culture of the Bushido, whose core values highlight the discipline which frames my work as an artist. The triptych, with its hand-crafted custom solid oak frame, was featured at the exhibition “Ode Edo” (Smash Gallery, Toronto). From my reflections on contemporary American society was born pieces such as “The Rancid Feast” and “The Loss of Innocence”.
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