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I have many artistic heroes: Michelangelo, Velazquez, Matisse... but as a young artist I learned more about composition, clarity of line and the power of colour from my treasured collection of Asterix books. ‘Ave’ Albert Uderzo who died yesterday
Cliff top in Brittany. There are some great shots of similar locations in the tremendous film ‘Portrait of a lady on fire’ which is out at the moment.. https://t.co/oJUuObXAvr
This really is a lovely show. Particularly the work of Ghulam Ali Khan, vivid gouache portraits that look ready to walk off the page. Incidentally commissioned by a Scot, John Baillie Fraser. https://t.co/fHWRIvzUNX
2 exhibitions by 2 fantastically self obsessed artists, Freud @royalacademy and Gauguin @NationalGallery. Gauguin's creative range in paint and sculpture and the end-of-career still life portraits he produced, depicting Van Gogh, are profoundly moving. Took my the breath away.
Think I’m going to call this my Sunlounger series... sketches from the beach.
I’m delighted to be having my first solo exhibition @ScottishGallery in Edinburgh, 'A year at the easel' - paintings, drawings and watercolours from my studio and travels. Opens 31st October, closes 27th November 2018