As subject matter I would probably have to confess to a near obsession with dance, particularly the ballet. In classical roles I've enjoyed the privilege of working with many greats, like Darcey Bussell, Miyako Yoshida, Monica Zamora, Kevin O'Hare, Catherine Batcheller and Joe Cipolla. I have experienced the energy of contemporary dance whilst working with the Rambert Dance Company, particularly with choreographers Christopher Bruce and Wayne McGregor...of course Wayne is now breathing new life into the ballet at the Royal Opera House in London. Over the years I've made several detours working with the Flamenco dance sensation Joaquin Cortes, classical Indian dancers Sonia Sabri and Chitraleka Bolar and many other forms of dance.
My admiration for the beauty and grace of dancers has deepened my interest in distilling the essence of the female form. My aim, to capture the mobility, rhythms, fragility, strength and sensuality of woman.
The girls with whom I work hail from all walks of life, some are models but many have ordinary lives and jobs where they have no need to expose themselves to a critical eye. It’s a matter of delicate negotiation as to how much of their bodies or themselves they would like to reveal.
I work from my studio, attached to my home in Herefordshire, the rural heart of England, with my wife and our two cats and I continue to be inspired by and dedicated to three main disciplines, dance, female form and portraiture.
Il mio lavoro
Le mie opere:
I almost always make graphite & oil studies before painting in oils!.
Il mio stile:
Contemporary figurative realism.
La mia idea:
Is usually carefully planned for collaborations involving female form...and in dance I usually endeavour to capture a precise moment in time!
I materiali con cui lavoro:
Graphite/charcoal and oil on vellum paper. oil on gesso paper, oilk on prepared boad, oil on canvas
I materiali che prediligo:
Good quality, particularly linen canvas.
Le mie muse ispiratrici:
The beauty and grace of female form captured in light and elegant movement!
L'arte
Come ho conosciuto il mondo dell'arte:
Quite naturally...I wasn't much good at anything else.
Cos'è l'arte per me:
A great deal...the subject consumes much of my life
I miei artisti preferiti:
Degas, Heindel
L'opera più significativa di un altro artista :
There are many but probably any of Degas dancers.
Che cosa è cambiato nel mondo dell'arte negli ultimi anni:
Printmaking, particularly limited edition issues.
