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Through to the final of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018

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Through to the final of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018

The Semi-Final of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year is over and I'm in the Final. The competition certainly got tougher at Felixstowe in this weeks episode of Sky Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 - but it wasn't until the end of the days' filming that I really had a chance to see what the other artists had done. It fascinates me how many different interpretations you can have of the same scene - I always feels art is like a language that's personal to the individual. Approach As a competitor on Sky Arts, you're never given much information about where...

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Painting Holiday in South West France: June 24-30th

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Painting Holiday in South West France: June 24-30th

24th-30th June 2018 (6 nights) Suitable for artist at all levels, this inspiring course at Maison du Guit with Greg Mason will provide the perfect opportunity to explore how to develop new skills and build confidence in the making of representational art. Starting with the basics of choosing your subject matter and how to establish a strong composition, we go on to learn a number of drawing skills that lay the foundations of good painting practice.Whether you are new to acrylics or oils, it doesn’t matter, as Greg will give daily demonstrations of how to approach different subject matter in the...

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Sleep: Series 3, Royal Institute of Oil Painters entry 2017

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Sleep: Series 3, Royal Institute of Oil Painters entry 2017

Sleep: Series 3 - £6000 This is the third painting in the series examining sleep - and in particular the unique way in which the human body holds itself in this most intimate of moments. I love the way we get an aerial window on the unconscious - playing the full figure into focus - set against the neutral backdrop of sheets and bed linen. This will most likely be a series of about ten paintings - each focussing on an individual body signature as a celebration of the female form. Rosa, in this picture, will feature in two or three...

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Painting Eileen Ellis RDI (Royal Designer) for the Royal Portrait Society Award 2017

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Painting Eileen Ellis RDI (Royal Designer) for the Royal Portrait Society Award 2017

This is a special painting for the RP (Royal Portrait Society) competition this year. The subject is a family member Eileen Ellis RDI - a magnificent lady, now in her 80s, who spent her life designing textiles. Most of us at some point in our lives will have sat upon or walked on her work - in tube trains, aeroplanes and airports throughout the world. Achieving success was never the main driver for her and many generations of students at the Royal College of Art will testify to her imense generosity and infinite knowledge of her subject. Recognised in the 1980s...

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Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2017 - Greg Mason entry

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Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2017 - Greg Mason entry

I have always loved watching Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year - even from the first series when Nick Lord won the commission to paint Hilary Mantel I was enthralled by watching the process of different artists as they struggled to capture the essence of their sitters. Condensing the process into a four hour window seemed to bring an immediacy and excitement that made for great viewing. The reaction of sitter and judges - the arguments and disagreements - the elation and disappointment, it was all there. When Christian Hook won in 2014 - he took the format to a...

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