News — 2017
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year
2017 Art Artist Gregory Mason Self Portrait Sky Arts Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year
Winning Heat 4 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Here's a selection of images from the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year competition which was a wonderful experience that has changed my professional career this year.
BP Portrait Award 2017 - Greg Mason - Waiting for the Call
2017 Art Artist BP Portrait Award Competition Greg Mason Gregory Mason Portrait Portrait painting
Victoria Lucie by Greg Mason This large canvas is my official entry for this years BP Portrait Awards - held at the National Portrait Gallery each year in London. My subject is Victoria Lucie, a young actress - who recently starred in Dartmoor Killing - an award winning independent movie shot on location in Devon. This painting began with a session in my studio on the edge of Dartmoor a couple of years ago. The plain interior and simple accessories are typical of my pared-back approach. I like to put the subject as hero so that we experience the 'presence' of the...