Last night I was thrilled to attend the preview of Football Is Art, the new exhibition at the National Football Museum in Manchester. The exhibition features a superb variety of artworks and fashion as the museum questions... can art in all its forms truly capture the emotions of a match? Football Is Art is [...]
My latest portfolio project 'Identity' is now available to view in a new 'Projects' section that I've added to my website. The project explores different symbols and cultures associated with modern day masculine identity. Made up of three portraits, each one was painted entirely from life in my studio over the course of [...]
Earlier this year I welcomed Munich based photographer and good friend of mine Philip Hyndman to the studio for a behind the scenes photoshoot. Philip is an incredibly talented photographer who is currently exploring the working practices of different creatives from across Europe. He wanted to capture shots of me painting a portrait from [...]
Portrait Exhibited as part of the 2018 OpenThe Grundy’s 2018 Open Art Exhibition opened recently and I was delighted to see my painting “Not a Penny More” exhibited alongside so many other brilliant artworks from the creatives of the Fylde Coast. This year's exhibition is described by the gallery as follows:“Demonstrating the wealth and breadth [...]
My portrait “Not a Penny More” is now available to view in the 21st National Open Art Exhibition in the heart of London’s South Bank at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf. Not only that but I can now reveal that the portrait made it into the Top 10 of the World Art Vote. I must say [...]
I am thrilled to reveal that my painting “Not a Penny More” has been selected for the National Open Art Exhibition 2017! The portrait will be displayed in the heart of London’s South Bank at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf from the 17th – 26th November 2017. As explained in my last news update, the [...]
Three Portrait Artists Shortlisted for 2014 Award The BP Portrait Awards have revealed the artists who have been shortlisted to win the annual portrait prize. The awards have reverted back to shortlisting three artists after only selecting two last year. Richard Twose from Bath, David Jon Kassan from New York and Thomas Ganter from Frankfurt [...]
I thought it might be quite interesting, where possible, to provide a brief description of who features in my portraits along with some detail on the painting process involved. First up, a military portrait of a British Army Major… Military Portrait - Major Philip. E. Bradshaw T.D. Major Philip. E. Bradshaw T.D. served as a [...]