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I regularly get told that I sell my work too cheaply. I do that because I want everyone to have access to original art in their homes. As a kid we had real art in our home, as my dad knew a number of painters. I want that for every kid.
The Gentileschis won the trial, but with the reputation of the daughter besmirched in public eyes. Artemisia’s father quickly married her off to a minor artist from Florence - to which the pair moved. Judith (1623), Aurora (1625-7) & Venus & Cupid (c1625-7)
Artemisia was born in Rome & her father was the great painter Orazio. He originally hailed from Tuscany & was a disciple of Caravaggio’s. Artemisia would also have the same style, having been taught by her father. Madonna (1609)
In NY he spent an evening taking drugs with muse Gervase Griffiths & this informed some hallucinatory art. He felt that Gervase was the most beautiful man he had ever seen & painted him often
In 1973 he married Kirsten Benson & had a son with her. She sold her restaurant to Langan & Proctor, Hockney, Bacon & Freud helped decorate the walls. Lamp & Pines (1975), Two Diners on Desert (c1976) & Victoria Falls (1974). Regents Park (1973) is a delicate landscape
Proctors milieu included Joe Orton, Derek Jarman, Francis Bacon & Cecil Beaton & he was involved in gay cultural life. Derek Jarman (1967), Young Man (1966), Leather Boy (1966) & Boy (1967) all show his humour & sense of fun at a time when being gay was decriminalised in England
He became a popular choice to illustrate the records of the Swinging Sixties. Mick Jagger (1966), Figures (1965). His exciting colourful ethereal watercolours captured the spirit of the age
You can see more of my original ink on paper drawings in my Etsy shop. Give me a shout if you have any questions & I’m happy to do a deal if you would like more than one! Etsy will show you pricing in your local currency. I ship worldwide
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Burne-Jones had an idiosyncratic approach to painting figures - they all look like close relatives to each other. However the attractiveness of his art is not in its exquisite drawing but in the mood of mystery, magic & romance. A private addiction!
Love (1894), the Garden Court (c1894) & Launcelot’s Dream (1895-6). Again magnificent in their romance, these works demonstrate Burne-Jones’ ability to create mesmeric atmosphere